Bedales School
Independent Boarding School | Co-educational
Progressive co-educational day and boarding school with a distinctive creative, holistic ethos.
Exam type
Exam plus interview
Selection
Score led
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Key insight
Admissions reality
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Overview
What parents need to know first
Type
Independent Boarding School
Gender
Co-educational
Entry points
11+, 13+, 16+
Location
Decision summary
- Children who will thrive in an individualistic, broad education balancing academics, creativity and personal development.
- Admissions are clearly personalised, but the school does not publish simple exam-score thresholds in the evidence provided.
- No published historical 11+ score trend found.
Child fit
Is this right for your child?
Academic intensity
HighPressure
MediumCreativity
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Best-fit school profile
68
Fit
Selective fit
Best match: Organised students who respond to clear expectations
Children who will thrive in an individualistic, broad education balancing academics, creativity and personal development.
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- Admissions are clearly personalised, but the school does not publish simple exam-score thresholds in the evidence provided.
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Daily life
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Admissions strategy
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- No published historical 11+ score trend found.
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