Head, Hand and Heart

Bedales was founded to be different. Where other independent boarding schools imposed conformity, we have always nurtured individuality, initiative and an enquiring mind. Our founder, J H Badley, wanted to educate the whole person – 'head, hand and heart'. Pursuing this ideal, Bedales has evolved constantly. Most recently, we have led the way in replacing some GCSEs with our own more interesting and more demanding Bedales Assessed Courses (BACs).

The students who will gain most from our community are those who will give most and join us wholeheartedly in this unique educational experience.

This website gives a flavour, so please browse and enjoy. But do come and visit us to experience what makes Bedales special.  Our next Open Day is on 10 March 2012.

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Keith Budge
Headmaster, Bedales Schools             Read Keith's blog

Bedales Arts

Douglas Dunn

21st February - 21st February

DOUGLAS DUNN

8.00pm

olivier theatre

Dorcas Sculpture

14th January - 8th February

WINCHESTER SCHOOL OF ART

gallery

Youth Dance

26th February

YOUTH DANCE PLATFORM

5pm & 7.30pm

olivier theatre

Full Bedales Arts schedule

Latest News

Mid Summer Night's Dream

20/01/12

Call for actors to audition for outdoor Shakespeare performances

Actors are invited to audition for Shakespeare outdoor performances as part of the inaugural Petersfield Shakespeare Festival which will take place in July 2012.

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Notting HIll Prep School

19/01/12

Notting Hill Prep School explores Science at Bedales

16 year 7 pupils from London school Notting Hill Prep visited Bedales for a workshop on science at the start of the Spring term.

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Oxbridge offers students 2012

13/01/12

Bedales students offered 10 Oxbridge places

10 Bedales students have received Oxbridge offers this year recording the most success in the last five years. One place is for Cambridge and nine are for Oxford for courses including Medicine, Mathematics, Mathematics and Philosophy, English Language and Literature, History, Biological Sciences, and French. The news follows an impressive nine offers for Bedales students last year.

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Block 4 geographers trek through Morocco

12/01/12

Bedales geographers trek through Morocco

30 Block 4 (year 10) geographers from Bedales School departed for Marrakesh on 2 January for an eight day tour of Morocco, following on from the great success of last year’s visit.

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Hounds for Heroes

09/01/12

Dunannie pupils raise funds for Petersfield based charity Hounds for Heroes

Pupils at Dunannie, Bedales pre-prep school, have recently adopted the Petersfield based charity Hounds for Heroes, and kicked off fundraising support by raising over £200 from The Great Dunannie Bakeoff.

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Dubai Drama

22/12/11

Dubai drama

Bedales School recently entered its 20th year of drama exchange visits with Dubai College by once again hosting sixth form Theatre Studies students from the United Arab Emirates.

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Cabaret Dancer

19/12/11

It’s Cabaret at Bedales

In the last week of term, 60 Bedales students from Block 4 (Year 10) to 6.2 (upper sixth) were involved as actors, dancers, singers, music makers, production designers, riggers and technicians in the school’s winter production of Kander and Ebb's iconic musical Cabaret, performing to over 1,000 people in the school’s Olivier Theatre.

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Dunhurst 1st XI Football Team Trophy

19/12/11

Dunhurst 1st XI win football league

Played 9, Won 9, Goals for 54, Goals against 9
The first XI boys’ football team from Dunhurst, Bedales Junior School, has won every 11-a-side game this term and the entire league, as well their own Dunhurst 6-a-side competition. Luca Caruso also received the Golden Boot award for the leading goal scorer in the league.

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Dunhurst HOPiT Fair

12/12/11

Dunhurst pupils raise over £2,000 for charities

Pupils from Dunhurst, Bedales junior school, recently held their annual HOPiT Fair, raising over £2,000 for their chosen charities.

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1st X1 Football Team

12/12/11

Best football season in a decade for Bedales 1st XI

A 7-0 win for Bedales against More House capped the best season for the last decade for the Bedales first XI football team who have won 13 out of 15 fixtures.

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Young Enterprise Scheme Winners

09/12/11

Young entrepreneurs win business plan prize

Bedales students in Blocks 4 to 6.1 have won the business plan prize for the south east Young Enterprise Scheme

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Dunannie Christmas Play

06/12/11

Funky and fun Dunannie Christmas play

Children from Dunannie, Bedales pre-preparatory school, have performed their annual Christmas nativity play to a packed audience of parents.

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Bedales Girls’ 1st XI Hockey Team

05/12/11

Superb results for Bedales’ girls’ hockey teams

The Bedales girls’ U14 XI team had an amazing game against strong hockey school Portsmouth Grammar last week, the 1st XI girls’ hockey team played their final game of the season against Churcher’s College and it was also a busy week for the boys’ football teams.

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YPI Winners

02/12/11

Bedales Block 4s win £3000 for 'Simon Says' charity

32 Block 4 (year 10) students at Bedales stepped into the limelight on 1 December as the seven finalist teams for the first ever Bedales Youth and Philanthropy presentation evening with the winning team receiving £3,000 for their chosen charity ‘Simon Says’.

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Today's Diary

Bedales

08:00 6.2 Physics trip to CERN departs

15:15 Block 5 Parents' Meeting

15:30 Long Leave Weekend

Gallery: Winchester School of Art - 3rd Year Undergraduate Exhibition

Dunhurst

HOPiT Fancy Dress Day

4.00pm Leave Weekend begins for everyone

Dunannie

Year 1 visiting INTECH

2.15pm Childnet Talk