Brentwood in Essex is an unremarkable town, once derided as the most boring in Britain. It is home not only to Brentwood School, a moderately well-known independent school founded in 1558, but also to two more modern establishments: Sawyers Hall College and, five minutes down the road, Shenfield High School. In 2006 Sawyers Hall was deemed a failing school, one that was not educating its pupils as required. Since then, parents have voted with their feet. Rolls have fallen even as efforts to improve results have paid off. Sawyers Hall is slated to close as a comprehensive in the summer; a further-education outfit teaching hairdressing and the like will take its place.
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机译：埃塞克斯（Essex）的布伦特伍德（Brentwood）是一个不起眼的小镇，曾经被嘲笑为英国最无聊的小镇。它不仅是布伦特伍德学校（Brentwood School）的所在地，这是一家始建于1558年的中等知名度的私立学校，而且这里还有两个现代化的机构：Sawyers Hall College和距市中心5分钟路程的Shenfield高中。在2006年，Sawyers Hall被认为是一所失败的学校，没有按要求对学生进行教育。从那时起，父母就开始用脚投票。即使改善结果的努力取得了回报，劳力下降。索耶厅定于夏季全面关闭。将会有一个教授理发等类似专业的进修学院。
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