Bromsgrove School - Definition and Overview

Bromsgrove School was founded in 1553 and is located in the small, Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove, UK. It was known as a chantry school in the Middle Ages and was then re-established in 1553 as a Tudor Grammar School. Sir Thomas Cooke endowed a number of buildings on the present site in 1693.

Notable Old Bromsgrovians

• Ian Carmichael, Actor
• Alfred Edward Housman, Poet
• Digby Jones, Director General CBI

Five Old Bromsgrovians have been awarded the Victoria Cross:

Percy Thompson Dean;

Eustace Jotham[1] (http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/jotham.htm);

Nigel Gray Leakey;

Frank Bernard Wearne[2] (http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/wearne.htm);

George Stuart White.

Contact Details

Address:

Bromsgrove School

Worcester Road

Bromsgrove

Worcestershire

B61 7DU

External links

• Bromsgrove School Website (http://www.bromsgrove-school.co.uk)
• Old Bromsgrovian Club (http://www.bromsgrovian.co.uk/)
• Map Location (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?scale=25000&pc=B61%207DU)
• The Five Victoria Crosses of Bromsgrove School (http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/vc.htm)
• Schools accredited by the Independent Schools Council (http://www.isis.org.uk)