Bedford Prep School
Bedford Prep School
Bedford Prep School
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Bedford Prep School Bedford, Bedfordshire Visit
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Bedford Prep School
Bedford
350 pupils, ages 7-13
Mixed
Day and Boarding
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Bedford Prep School

There’s a strong boarding ethos at this all-boys’ school in Bedford that embraces day pupils equally into its kind and tight-knit community. Led by the incredibly relaxed and super friendly head Ian Silk, every member of staff not only looks out for each pupil’s academic progress, but also their social, emotional, ethical and physical development, ensuring every boy is happy and successful. Located in the same grounds as Bedford Upper School, it’s consistently at the top of the leaderboard in academics, sport, music, drama and technology and it shares the same pri...
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Boys in blue scrum caps at Bedford Prep School
Art at Bedford Prep
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Bedford School choristers
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Boys wearing glasses and ties playing the cello
Boy in a red tshirt lying in a dark green hammock in the woods
Boy with red hair wearing a white and black rugby shirt holding a rugby ball

School Updates

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Address
De Parys Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 2TU

Contact
info@bedfordschool.org.uk
01234 362200

Website
bedfordschool.org.uk

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