Private school in Newton Mearns, Scotland
| Belmont House School |
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Sandringham Avenue, Broom
, G77 5DU
Scotland |
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| Type | Private school |
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| Motto | Strenue sed aeque strong but fair |
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| Established | 1929 |
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| Principal | Melvyn Shanks |
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| Staff | 55 |
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| Gender | Mixed |
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| Age | 3 to 18 |
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| Enrolment | 300 |
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| School Years | Nursery - S6 |
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| Website | http://www.belmontschool.co.uk/home |
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Belmont House School is a private co-educational school in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the greater Glasgow area, providing primary and secondary education. It is based in the former Broom House, a Georgian category B listed building.[1]
History
The school was founded in 1929[2] in Greenhill Avenue, Giffnock[3] as a boys' preparatory school, and moved to its current home in the former mansion house of the Broom Estate in 1934. The Broom House was built in 1840, possibly to a design by Davvid Hamilton, and was the birthplace of Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll.[3] In 1977, the secondary department opened, and the school began admitting female pupils in 2000.
Junior school
The school was originally established as a preparatory (or primary) school.[2] Today, pupils sit the cycling proficiency test and a programme of Emergency First Aid in Primary 6.
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