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Following the release of A Level results, Bedales students are celebrating after securing offers from some of the most prestigious educational and artistic institutions globally.
32% of grades achieved by Bedales students were A*- A, with 18% of students achieving the equivalent of at least three A grades, nine of whom had previously attended Bedales Prep or Pre-prep school.
Bedales students will study on some of the most demanding courses at universities featured in the top 100 of the QS World University Rankings 2026: Top Global Universities | Top Universities, including:
University of Oxford – History of Art; Biochemistry; Biology
King’s College, London – Neuroscience; Liberal Arts; Culture, Media & Creative Studies
University of Edinburgh – Cognitive Science; Religious Studies & English Literature; Interdisciplinary Futures
University of Manchester – Architecture; Drama & Film Studies; Aerospace Engineering
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada – Biology
University of Bristol – Physics; Neuroscience; Liberal Arts; Law; Modern Languages
University of Western Australia - Business and Commerce
University of Southampton – Mathematics with Statistics; Marine Biology with Oceanography
Durham University – Accounting; History; Physics & Astronomy; Geography
Members of the 2024 cohort who applied though this year’s cycle will also be taking up places at QS Top 100 universities including:
University College, London – English; Comparative Literature
University of Edinburgh – Social Anthropology & Politics; History of Art & English Literature
University of Southampton – Chemistry
Durham University – Modern Languages & Cultures; Business & Management
Bedales’ strong reputation in the performing arts continues this year, with three students gaining prestigious offers to study Music at Leeds Conservatoire and another to study Music at Goldsmiths. Bedales students wiIl also be taking up places to study: Acting at the prestigious Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama; a Foundation Course in Acting at RADA; Theatre & Production Technology at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts; and Dance courses at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and the University of East London.
A number of students have opted to continue their art and design education, pursuing Art Foundation courses at Kingston University and the University of the Arts, London. Other Bedales students are joining undergraduate art and design courses including:
University of the Arts, London – Fashion Design Technology; Fashion Styling & Production; Costume for Theatre & Screen
University for the Creative Arts – Illustration
Glasgow School of Art - Fashion Design
Kingston University - Product & Furniture Design
KLC School of Design - Interior Design
International study continues to be popular with Bedales students. Further to the courses highlighted above, other offers include places at Ithaca College, New York to study Biology and Universidad de Navarra, Spain to read Chemistry.
Will Goldsmith, Head of Bedales, commented:
“We are so proud of our students on their outstanding achievements this year. Their success in securing places at a remarkable range of universities and colleges is a testament to their dedication, curiosity and vitality. From highly competitive STEM courses to world-renowned arts and humanities programmes, our students continue to defy the national trend of narrowing subject choices, instead embracing breadth and depth in their academic pursuits.
We’re especially pleased to see how they’ve applied their independent learning skills and creative thinking to follow their passions with confidence. Whether heading to conservatoires, top-ranked global universities, or innovative art and design institutions, Bedalians are charting bold and inspiring paths. We celebrate not just their results, but the spirit with which they’ve approached their education and the exciting journeys ahead.”
Note results and university destinations are provisional and subject to change. A full list of destinations will be published in due course.
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