Brannel School is a

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located in

St Stephen-in-Brannel St Stephen-in-Brannel (known locally as ''St Stephen's'' or ''St Stephen'') () is a civil parish and village in mid Cornwall, England. The village is four miles (6.5 km) west of St Austell on the southern edge of Cornwall's china clay dis ...

, in

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, UK. There are around 750 children aged 11–16 on roll. The school was established in 1961 and was designated as a '

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' in 2000. Brannel School became a specialist college for English and the Performing Arts in 2005, and in November 2017 the school became an

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as part of the Cornwall Education Learning Trust. Brannel School offers a broad curriculum for students with options being studied in Years 10 and 11. The school also has a specialist provision for students with severe

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The Bell Theatre

The Bell Theatre is a

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and

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located at Brannel School. Named after a previous headteacher, Mr Ray Bell, the 200-seat venue plays host to various touring and community theatre productions, as well as being used as a facility pupils attending the school. In September 2015 digital cinema projection equipment was installed in the theatre, and the venue also now shows films for the local community.

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