Bedales students secure places at prestigious universities
Bedales students are celebrating after securing places at some of the most prestigious educational and artistic institutions following the publication of A Level results. An impressive 84% of Bedales students, 26% of whom progressed from Bedales Prep, Dunhurst, secured places at their first-choice university.
Many of this year’s cohort will take up places at UK universities featured in the 2023 QS Top 100 World University Rankings, including courses in Philosophy & Italian at Christ Church, University of Oxford; English Literature at University College London (UCL); English Literature at the University of Edinburgh; and English Literature and French Studies at the University of Manchester. Other courses to be pursued by Bedalians at QS Top 100 universities include Business & Management, Chemistry, Economics & Accounting, International Social & Public Policy, Philosophy & Spanish and Psychology at the University of Bristol; Film & Television Studies and Geography at the University of Glasgow; Philosophy, Politics & Economics at Durham University; and Biology at the University of Sheffield.
Bedales’ strong reputation in the performing arts continues this year. In music, students have received places for the prestigious Bachelor of Music with Honours in Popular Music course at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM); Music Production & Sound Engineering at Falmouth University; Popular Music at Goldsmiths, University of London; and Popular Music Performance at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. In drama, students will take up places in Acting & Performance London South Bank University and Professional Theatre at the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, Avignon.
A number of students have opted to continue their art and design education. Many will pursue Art Foundation courses at Central Saint Martins, Camberwell and Kingston, whilst others are set to study courses including Fine Art at the University of Leeds; History of Art at the University of York; Fashion Design & Development at the University of the Arts London; Jewellery & Silversmithing at the University for the Creative Arts; and Product Design Engineering at Loughborough University.
International institutions are also a popular choice for Bedalians, with students taking up places to study Classics at the Sapienza University of Rome; Humanities at John Cabot University, Rome; Social and Behavioural Science at IE University, Madrid; International Studies at Leiden University, Netherlands; Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Fashion Design at Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York.
QS Top 100 universities also feature for Bedales applicants from previous cohorts who will be heading off to university this year. Courses include German & History at UCL; Biological Sciences (Zoology) and History at the University of Edinburgh; Music at King’s College London; Chemistry with Computing and Physics at the University of Bristol; Management at the University of Warwick; and Computer Science with a Digital Technology Partnership with PwC at the University of Birmingham.
Will Goldsmith, Head of Bedales, commented: “Congratulations to all our students. They have worked very hard and shown great resilience in overcoming the many pandemic-related disruptions to their education. The independent learning skills and inquisitiveness they have honed in the Bedales Sixth Form will serve them well as they progress to an impressive array of courses. We are so proud of what they have achieved and who they have become.”