Ardingly is delighted to offer the George Brann 16+ Scholarship to a small number of young men or women who show outstanding sporting ability in one of the following flagship sports at the College: Football, Hockey, Cricket, Swimming.
The scholarship is open to boys or girls who are looking to join the College for their Sixth Form studies. The George Brann Sports Scholarship is the most significant sporting award on offer at Ardingly and recipients can be awarded up to a 25% remission in tuition fees.
The College will provide the George Brann Scholars with a bespoke Performance Pathway programme, structured around the four pillars of performance: physical, psychological, tactical and technical. In return, George Brann Scholars are expected to represent the College in all school fixtures for which they are selected, fully commit to their Performance Pathway programme, demonstrate leadership and act as
a role model for younger pupils at Ardingly.
George Brann, who was at Ardingly from 1876 until 1887 (as both a pupil and latterly as a teacher) was an outstanding sportsman of the Victorian era. Brann played football for England several times and was a notable batsmen, playing 291 first class cricket matches for Sussex.
He was the second cricketer in history to score two separate centuries in a to score two separate centuries in a single game of cricket. Brann is also responsible for an Ardingly legend; he is reputed to have hit a cricket ball over the roof of the Chapel and a distance of at least 250 metres. The spot where his cricket ball hit the terrace wall is
commemorated with an anchor today.
