Science Centre

From September 2017 our students began to use the new multi-million-pound Science Centre which is by far the most significant capital investment in the School’s history. It is an exceptional teaching and learning environment which will inspire countless young scientists for many years to come.

Key features:

• Separate floors house each discipline: Biology, Chemistry and Physics
• A central learning atrium provides a flexible teaching and display area
• 17 multi-discipline laboratories are sized to accommodate up to 24 students each with ample storage and preparation space located close to them
• Facilitating opportunities to incorporate the very latest in modern technology
• The environment is calm, light, airy and conducive to learning
• The use of cutting-edge design and construction standards make the building itself a stimulus for learning.

Rutherford Building

The Rutherford Building is home to our Refectory and Sixth Form Centre. The recently-refurbished Refectory is used by all year groups, and is open at break and lunch times. Our caterers, Holroyd Howe, provide well-balanced, healthy and appealing food using seasonal, fresh ingredients from local suppliers.

Our state-of-the-art Sixth Form Centre has been designed to support our students during this all-important transitional phase of education. The centre includes Sixth Form specific teaching rooms, a computer suite, a café and a modern lounge.

Art and Design Technology

Please note that due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), some of these areas may currently be inaccessible. However, please be assured that we continuing to provide a full academic and co-curricular programme.

Our Art and Design Technology faculty contains:

• Well-equipped art studios
• Specialist dark room with black and white and digital photography equipment
• Ceramics studio housing two kilns
• Dedicated departmental library
• Three specialist design suites
• An electronics room
• A Design Technology lab including a spacious workshop with a range of machinery for working with woods, metals and plastics.

There are also opportunities for students to use Computer Aided Design (CAD) packages in the form of Solidworks, 2D Designer, and Circuit Wizard depending on the subject option students choose. The department is well resourced with Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM) machinery available for students to then manufacture their final products and 3D prototypes. This includes the use of CNC milling machines, laser cutters and 3D printing machines.

Music and Dance

Please note that due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), some of these areas may currently be inaccessible. However, please be assured that we continuing to provide a full academic and co-curricular programme.

Our Music Faculty contains well-equipped classrooms with pianos, interactive whiteboard and relevant audio facilities. Each class has access to a range of classroom percussion equipment, guitars and keyboards.

27 peripatetic Visiting Music Teachers teach in 13 practice rooms, one recording studio and a live room. The department also houses a music tech room with 12 Apple Mac computers with Logic Pro and Sibelius software to aid composition.

One of our main drama spaces adjoins the Howard Hall and the Music Faculty. This large studio is used for classroom drama, dance lessons and rehearsals and contains a comprehensive sound system, video projection facilities, a mirrored wall and ballet bar.

The Howard Hall

Please note that due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), some of these areas may currently be inaccessible. However, please be assured that we continuing to provide a full academic and co-curricular programme.

The Howard Hall is a large and flexible space which forms the centrepiece of the School’s Performing Arts area. It features:

• Comprehensive lighting rig and sound system
• Seating which can be curtained off to create an atmospheric events area
• An adjoining large scenery workshop, green room, prop and costume store and dressing facilities.

LIBRARY Resource centre

The Library Resource Centre houses a large collection of materials which support the students’ academic and leisure activities. The collection is constantly being updated and includes books, magazines, ebooks and online resources.

The Main School

Please note that due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), some of these areas may currently be inaccessible. However, please be assured that we continuing to provide a full academic and co-curricular programme.

In 1974 BMS moved to its purpose-built premises on Manton Lane. The main school is home to the faculties of English, Maths, Humanities (Geography, History and Religious Studies) and Languages (French, Spanish, German and Classics), as well as Common Rooms for Years 7-11.

The Junior School

Please note that due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), some of these areas may currently be inaccessible. However, please be assured that we continuing to provide a full academic and co-curricular programme.

There are more than 250 students in the busy and thriving Junior School. It is a friendly, happy environment where children enjoy excellent, enthusiastic teaching in first-class surroundings.

The spacious modern buildings include light and airy classrooms alongside specialist rooms for Art, Music, Design Technology, Science and ICT. A newly-refurbished library with a great range of books is a much-used resource and the most recent extension includes the striking Christopher Fry Hall as well as additional classrooms and offices. The youngest students benefit from a specially-designated Year 3 suite of classrooms and their own playground to help them settle in swiftly and feel at home.

School HOUSE

Speech and Drama is taught at School House. Several teaching rooms are available as well as a small library of playscripts.

The School Archive is also housed here. It contains records relating to the history of the School dating from the nineteenth century to the present day in various formats.

SPORTS COMPLEX

Please note that due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), some of these areas may currently be inaccessible. However, please be assured that we continuing to provide a full academic and co-curricular programme.

BMS enjoys varied and significant sports facilities and currently boasts the following:

• Large sports hall with climbing wall – accommodating five badminton courts
• Fitness Centre
• Two floodlit netball courts
• Floodlit all-weather area (56x30m)
• Floodlit astroturf (90x60m)
• Small gym with fixed gymnastic equipment
• Boathouse with 34 boats and a weight training/testing facility
• Indoor rowing training suite
• Field changing rooms and large function suite

SPORTS FIELDS

Our flexible playing fields can accommodate up to 12 individual pitches and also include artificial and grass cricket nets.

SWIMMING POOL

A 3D map of our swimming pool can be viewed here.

KING ROOM

The recently-refurbished King Room provides the perfect space for match-day hospitality and catering.

CRICKET PAVILION

A 3D map of our cricket pavilion can be viewed here.