horn - sh aped ▁br ass ▁instruments ▁that ▁were ▁much ▁more ▁popular . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Br ass ▁instruments ▁Category : 1 8 9 2 ▁musical ▁instruments <0x0A> </s> ▁St ▁Br end an ' s ▁is ▁a ▁state ▁fund ed ▁sixth ▁form ▁college ▁located ▁in ▁Br is ling ton , ▁Br istol , ▁England . ▁Over ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁students ▁study ▁A - level s , ▁B TE C s ▁& ▁GC SE s ▁on ▁one ▁purpose ▁built , ▁university ▁style ▁campus . ▁Michael ▁J aff rain ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Princi pal ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁St ▁Br end an ' s ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁Irish ▁Christian ▁Brothers ▁as ▁a ▁Catholic ▁school ▁for ▁boys ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁in ▁Ber keley ▁Square ▁in ▁Br istol . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁fifty ▁years ▁of ▁its ▁existence ▁it ▁played ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁developing ▁an ▁educated ▁Catholic ▁la ity ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Br istol . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁its ▁pup ils ▁entered ▁the ▁priest hood ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁prof essions . ▁ ▁History ▁as ▁a ▁Direct ▁Grant ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Education ▁Act , ▁Saint ▁Br end an ' s ▁became ▁a ▁boys ' ▁direct ▁grant ▁grammar ▁school ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁had ▁out g rown ▁the ▁Ber keley ▁Square ▁site . ▁The ▁Brothers ▁purchased ▁a ▁house ▁( the ▁Be ech es ) ▁and ▁extensive ▁grounds ▁of ▁Br is ling ton ▁House