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Brentford School for Girls is a single sex school in Brentford, Middlesex. The school was built in 1930, originally educating both boys and girls. In 1968 the school could not cope with the growing number of pupils, and the boys moved to what is now known as Isleworth and Syon School.

The school was preceded by The Brentford British School, which was in operation since 1834. It educated both boys and girls and was financed by The Rothschild Family. In 1912 the school became The Rothschild School and stood on the current Health Centre site.

Academics
In 2008 the school gained Arts Media specialism status.

The school is one of the Hounslow consortium schools, comprising of Hounslow Manor School, The Green School and Isleworth and Syon School. Consortium schools have a common academic timetable, allowing sixth form students to interact and exchange lessons.

Headteachers

 * Miss Brace (1930-19xx; Girls' half of school)
 * Mrs Smyth (1968-19xx)
 * Ms Hardy (19xx-1986)
 * Mrs Joan Senior (1986-2000)
 * Ms Susan Higgins (2000-2005)
 * Mrs Julie Tomkins (2005-present)

Premises History
The original building is what is now known as the Julie Moles block, and was built around 1930. This comprised of the boys' half to the right (looking at the original entrance, which is now the back), and the girls' half to the left. This was named after a student who lost her life in Gunnersbury Park whilst saving her brother from drowning.

Beatrix Potter block was soon built, which was originally used for domestic sciences. This was used by Adult Education from the years 199x-2010, but was required again by the school when the intruduction of Vertical Tutoring neccessitated more classrooms.

The Peggy Ashcroft building was built next, with the original use as a primary school on the same grounds.

Several buildings were built during the 1960s, including Mother Teresa (originally known as the ROSLA block), Emeline Pankhurst, Marie Curie and Charlotte Brönte.

In 1982 the Link Building — between Bronte and Curie — was built. This would originally serve as the domestic science block in the first floor, and the admin and senior management offices downstairs.

In 200x the Design Tech building was built, shortly followed in 2004 by the Brentford CLC, which tacs on to the Julie Moles block.

In 2010 the new studio theatre and sixth-form block was completed, and was offically opened in June 2010.