- Badminton School was founded in 1858 by Miriam Badock to offer girls the same educational opportunities that their brothers had. As one of the oldest schools set up specifically to educate girls, it continues to build on the “pioneering ideas of extraordinary women” today.
- The school aims to “provide a holistic education that is engaging and challenging”, to “nurture the individual through an ethos of kindness and mutual respect” and to “promote an international mindset that makes a positive contribution to the wider world”.
- There are more than 30 student clubs, as well as a wide range of extracurricular trips and opportunities.
- More than half the girls are day pupils and the youngest boarders are aged nine.
- Badminton offers a number of scholarships each year that carry remission on fees and are awarded to girls with unique strengths. They are assessed separately and awarded on merit. Scholarships are available at 11-plus (year 7), 13-plus (year 9), 14-plus (year 10) and sixth form.
- Notable alumnae include Indira Gandhi, the first female prime minister of India, the philosopher Iris Murdoch and the actress Rosamund Pike.
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