Bradfield College is a coeducational independent school located in the small village of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire. The college was founded in 1850 by Thomas Stevens, Rector and Lord of the Manor of Bradfield. It has around 480 male and 240 female pupils. According to the Good Schools Guide, the "Pastoral, extra-curricular and academic aspects [are] all strong in a very beautiful setting. The school is unusually family-friendly and with exceptional boarding." The school, which admits pupils between the ages of 13–18, has been fully co-educational since September 2005. All first years pupils (Fourth Formers) enter a first year boarding house (Faulkner's) and then, from the second year (known as the Shell), they move to their main boarding houses for the remaining four years. Bradfield's Motto: Benedictus es, O Domine doce me Statuta Tua means, You're blessed, Lord, Teach me your Laws." Bradfield is renowned for its Greek theatre and Greek play, which is performed on a three-year rota. Started to save the school from bankruptcy by Head Master, Dr Herbert Branston Gray, the Greek plays have been staged by the school for almost 150 years.