Brentford School for Girls is a

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and

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with academy status for girls aged 11–18, in

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

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, England.

History

The school was established as the Brentford British School in 1834, and was initially mixed.

Lionel de Rothschild Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild (22 November 1808 – 3 June 1879) was a British Jewish banker, politician and philanthropist who was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of England. He became the first practising Jew to sit a ...

and

Charlotte von Rothschild ''Freifrau'' Charlotte von Rothschild (13 June 1819 – 13 March 1884) was a Germany, German-born United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British socialite. She was a member of the Rothschild banking family of Naples. Family Rothschild w ...

took an interest in the school after taking residence at nearby

Gunnersbury Park Gunnersbury Park is a park in the London Borough of Hounslow between Acton, Brentford, Chiswick and Ealing, West London, England. Purchased for the nation from the Rothschild family, it was opened to the public by Neville Chamberlain, then ...

in 1835. Baroness Charlotte commenced a series of charitable donations and schemes, that culminated with her financing of a new school building in 1857. The Baroness' contributions continued until her death in 1884, and by 1906 the school had been renamed the Rothschild School. The Rothschild School building closed in 1930, to be replaced by a new building on the school's current site. Numbers at this new school grew to such an extent that in 1968, boys were moved to

Isleworth and Syon School Isleworth & Syon School (formerly Isleworth Grammar School) is a non-denomination secondary school and sixth form for boys aged 11 to 18 years old. Girls are admitted to the school's sixth form, which is part of a consortium with other secondar ...

, and the Brentford school thereafter became for girls. In 2012, the school converted to academy status. In its three

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inspections since 2011 the school has been assessed as "Good". Marias Leenders is the current Headteacher.

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* Brentford, London Girls' schools in London Secondary schools in the London Borough of Hounslow Academies in the London Borough of Hounslow Educational institutions established in 1834 1834 establishments in England {{London-school-stub