Bedford School is not to be confused with Bedford Modern School or Bedford High School.
Bedford School is a public school for boys in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England and one of five run by the Harpur Trust.
Bedford School comprises the Preparatory School (ages 7 to 13) and the Upper School (ages 13 to 18) and has average of 1,200 pupils, both day-boys and boarders. A range of subjects is taught at GCSE and at A-level; the school also teaches the I...
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Bedford School is not to be confused with Bedford Modern School or Bedford High School.
Bedford School is a public school for boys in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England and one of five run by the Harpur Trust.
Bedford School comprises the Preparatory School (ages 7 to 13) and the Upper School (ages 13 to 18) and has average of 1,200 pupils, both day-boys and boarders. A range of subjects is taught at GCSE and at A-level; the school also teaches the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The current headmaster as of 1 September 2008 is Mr. John Moule, the previous Vice Master.
According to the Good Schools Guide the "School [is] much-respected by those in the know". However, the Guide also states that the school is "Something of a well-kept secret."
A church school was founded before the Domesday Book on the site which Bedford School occupied until the late 19th century. A grant of letters patent by King Edward VI in 1552 to the school was much aided by the actions of Sir William...
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