Bedales School
Other independent school · Mixed · Hampshire
Church Road, Petersfield, GU32 2DG
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Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
722
Capacity used
Has space90%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Will Goldsmith
- Address
- Church Road, Steep, Petersfield, GU32 2DG
- Phone
- 01730300100
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward / constituency
- Froxfield, Sheet & Steep · East Hampshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116527
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 29% | — | — |
722 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 6.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 0.94 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.87 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 6.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.91 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 96 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.48 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 97 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French | 40 | 50% | 95% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 35 | 43% | 69% | 86% | |
| Russian | 12 | 67% | 92% | 100% | |
| Italian | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Latin | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| German | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 23 | 4% | 13% | 48% | |
| English Literature | 23 | 4% | 39% | 78% | |
| Geography | 21 | 0% | 29% | 52% | |
| Mathematics | 21 | 19% | 48% | 81% | |
| Biology | 18 | 33% | 33% | 78% | |
| Business Studies | 18 | 0% | 11% | 44% | |
| History | 16 | 0% | 13% | 31% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 13% | 44% | 63% | |
| Fine Art | 15 | 27% | 60% | 87% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 13 | 0% | 15% | 69% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 12 | 8% | 8% | 50% | |
| Photography | 11 | 27% | 55% | 82% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11012: Bedales School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.