THE former home of Bruton School for Girls is up for sale – for £9 million.

Complete with around 34 acres of grounds, the 125,000 sq ft building features a mixture of general and specialised teaching space, boarding and residential accommodation, a theatre, music school, office space, playing fields, full-size Astro pitch and tennis courts.

Founded in 1901, the independent school closed at the end of the 2022 academic year.
The school building is now on the market with agent Knight Frank, with a guide price of £9m.

“The site occupies an elevated position with far reaching views west across the Somerset countryside, with Glastonbury Tor visible on the horizon,” the agent said.

“The school centres around the ‘Old House’ that fronts Strutter’s Hill Road (A359).

“Most of the school buildings fall in behind and are perched on the gentle slope that runs down towards Mill Lane with the Astro dominating the other side of the road.”

The site features entrances off Strutter’s Hill, Mill Lane, and Sunny Hill, as well as two main car parks, accessed off the A359, with capacity for around 100 cars.

The property features an Astro and a number of other courts

Sunny Hill Nursery is currently operating on the site and will remain open, the listing adds, however there may be the possibility of relocating the nursery to another building on the site or relocating elsewhere in Bruton with improved facilities.

“The site benefits from extensive lawns, wooded enclaves in the old railway cutting and grass sports pitches,” it went on.

“In addition to the Astro, at the centre of the site are additional hard surfaced netball or tennis courts.

“Away from the former school site and within the redline boundaries are areas of pasture leased to local farmers for grazing.”

The school closed last year amid falling pupil numbers, it was reported.

A spokesperson for the trustees of Bruton School for Girls, said: “We are extremely mindful of the significance of the site to the local community, and any offers will be considered in this context.

“The trustees intend to use the proceeds of the sale to further the objects of the charity, which is to promote the education in Bruton of girls of all school ages and of boys aged under eight.”

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