Ardingly is delighted to announce that we are now offering 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 or Swimming.
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.
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 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!
For more information, please go to https://info.ardingly.com/GeorgeBrann or contact our Director of Sport, ross.millard@ardingly.com
