- Bedford School’s ambition for its boys is “that they be good men”. Three quarters of leavers gained places at Russell Group or The Times Top 30 destinations in 2024, and pupils played 1,256 fixtures across 34 sports, including rugby in Italy and under-19 World Cup cricket for Scotland.
- More than 70 groups and societies include various musical ensembles, the Pythagoreans (a weekly dose of high-level maths), the data club, the astronomical society (hosted in the school’s observatory and planetarium) and a VR club.
- Forest school, in which the outdoors becomes the classroom, supports those struggling with friendships, and there’s also the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme and the Combined Cadet Force.
- Bedford School was awarded five stars by Fortune magazine, putting it in the top six boys’ boarding schools in the world.
- Scholarships are awarded for academic ability or talent in art, computer science, drama, music and sport. Means-tested bursaries are worth up to 100 per cent of school fees.
Results
A-level 2024 rank: 156=

Grade
%
A*
17.9
A
29.8
B
31.3
A*/A
47.7
A*-B
79
GCSE 2024 rank: 151

Grade
%
A*/9/8
45.1
A/7
20.4
A*/A/9/8/7
65.6