Awarded five stars in Fortune’s World’s Leading Boarding Schools in 2023 and named ‘Independent Boys School of the Year 2021’, Bedford School seeks to raise good people first and foremost, and then allows them to flourish as academics, sportsmen, artists and, above all, as themselves. Academic results and leavers’ destinations are excellent, with boys going on to top UK and Interna¬tional universities.
Bedford School for Boys
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Academic
Very good results, especially IB.
IB
Bedford School has recorded very good results in each of the 15 years in which it has presented candidates for the IB Diploma examinations. The school believes that it gives their students an edge as they seek a place on particularly competitive university courses. A Bedford IB Diploma is an asset to those who recognise that their future career may include an international dimension.
Sports
From the beginner to elite athlete, Bedford offers every boy the opportunity to participate and develop in a wide range of sporting activities.
Bedford values sport not only for the health and fitness benefits it provides but also for the values of enjoyment, discipline, independence, camaraderie and teamwork. Their team of dedicated and passionate specialist teachers and professional coaches, are on hand to provide high-quality tuition and guidance, helping each boy fulfil their potential.
Bedford’s ‘major’ sports are rugby, hockey, rowing and cricket but the range on offer extends to: athletics, badminton, basketball, canoeing, cross-country, fencing, fives, golf, horse riding, sailing, soccer, squash, swimming, table tennis, tennis, water polo and weight training/conditioning.
With so much scope, every Bedford boy can find something they enjoy, whatever their ability. Indeed, many students find themselves excelling in a sport they would not otherwise have thought to try.
Famous Alumni
Alastair Cook (Cricketer: England Captain), Lord Ashdown (Politician), Harold Abrahams (Olympic Sprinter: Gold Medallist/ Chariots of Fire)
Related news
The International Baccalaureate and the UK IB Boarding Schools
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