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Together with its Junior School (Dunhurst) and Pre-Prep (Dunannie), Bedales has been providing an innovative co-educational boarding school education for over 100 years at its stunning location on the edge of the South Downs in Hampshire.

If you wish your child to grow up as a name rather than a number, Bedales may be the right choice for you. We are a school willing to stand up to the educational establishment, encouraging children to be themselves in a creative and stimulating environment, which means we are constantly  changing and responding to meet their needs. Many schools have mourned the progressive devaluation of GCSEs, but few have come up with a  solution. In 2006, Bedales introduced the innovative Bedales Assessed Courses (BACs) to complement GCSEs and to stimulate students and staff to  pursue their interests and areas of expertise.

We have our wonderful oak-beamed library and theatre, where craftsmanship, and engagement with the beauty of materials and form embody our  founder’s ideal of developing ‘head, hand and heart’. A Bedales education encompasses not only ‘brain work’ (as in academic study) but ‘hand work’  (as in work on our farm, perhaps with the animals, or in the forge or the bakehouse). A strong ethical thread runs through the School; a huge variety of  fundraising events – many of which are organised by the students – takes place throughout the year.

The community at Bedales is distinctive, defined by individuals who are at ease with themselves and relaxed with others. Our ‘no fear’ culture reigns  both in and outside the classroom. Students speak up without worrying about making a mistake. We actively encourage them to ask lots of questions.  This expansive approach opens their minds and stimulates independent thinkers who are well prepared for life beyond Bedales. Our students arrive at  similar destinations to those in more formal educational settings – they have just taken a different route. Universities warm to Bedalians because  they have a fearless non-conformity of thought, and an ability to cope with the freedom which some students from more formal schools can find overwhelming.

Bedales taught me independence; it taught me to want to learn; and it gave me a fantastic base and grounding which to this day I cherish.
Harriet Logan, photographer and Old Bedalian

比德莱斯 (Bedales) 学校地处汉普郡内南唐斯 (South Downs) 丘陵的南缘宝地，连同其小学部 (Dunhurst) 和学前部 (Dunannie) 一起，已有100多年的创新男女同校寄宿教育历史。

如果你希望自己的孩子长大后获得真才实学，而不仅仅是分数，那么比德莱斯学校就是适合你的选择。我们是一所不愿与教育权威苟同的学校，提供一个富有创造性和激发性的环境，鼓励孩子们独立思考，这就是说，我们在不懈地改变，满足他们的需求。许多学校都对GCSE价值的不断降低感到难过，但是没有什么学校拿出了应对办法。2006年，比德莱斯推出了创新性的比德莱斯评估课程 (BAC)，作为对GCSE的补充，并激励学生和教职工发展他们的兴趣和专长领域。

我们拥有以橡树为梁的绝妙图书馆与剧院，这里表现出来的精湛技艺和材料与形状之美都体现了创始人发展“脑、手和心”的理念。比德莱斯的教育不仅涉及“动脑”（比如完成学习任务），还涉及“动手”（比如在我们的农场——或许还会使用动物——工作，或在锻造厂或面包房工作）。学校贯穿着一种强烈的道德感。全年会举办众多筹资活动——其中许多活动由学生组织。

比德莱斯学校的学生自己感到轻松，与他人相处感到放松，营造出一种独特的氛围。我们的“不恐惧”文化在课堂内外都在发挥着作用。学生们可以大胆发言，不怕出错。我们主动鼓励他们多提问。这种扩展式的方法可以开阔他们的眼界，并鼓励独立思考，让他们做好走出比德莱斯后的生活准备。与更正式的教育环境中的学生相比，我们的学生可取得类似的效果——他们只不过走了一条不同的路线。各大学很欢迎比德莱斯学生，因为他们有一种大胆的不落俗套的思维，并且能够支配自由，而有些更正式的学校的学生则感到控制自由很困难。

比德莱斯教我独立；给我求知欲；并向我提供了一个我缅怀至今的美好校园环境和基础。
原比德莱斯学生、摄影师哈里特•洛根

学校类型 男女同校 寄宿8-18岁和走读3–18岁
学生数 750
寄宿生数 360
每学期费用 寄宿 6860–9985英镑；
走读 2300–7850英镑

Bedales School - Film Festival showcases students’ initiative and creativity

Colourfully and cleverly masterminded by Fred Aspel in 6.2 (Upper Sixth) and entirely student-led, the Bedales Film Festival 2012, which is now in its 3rd year, was a great success.

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Bedales School - Dunhurst pupil wins Sports Award

Block 2 (Year 8) pupil, Emilie Jung, from Dunhurst, Bedales Junior School, has won the Sports Award in the Petersfield Business and Community Awards, and was also awarded Highly Commended for the Young Achiever of the Year.

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Bedales School - Fun, stimulation and learning for students…in the holidays

Students from Bedales School enjoyed learning in new and stimulating environments over the recent Easter break. The 6.2 (Upper Sixth) historians visited Moscow and St Petersburg and the junior classicists visited Rome and the Bay of Naples, while others learnt to dive in the Red Sea, speak French in Nice, and write creatively at the Arvon centre in Devon.

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Bedales School performs ambitious Spring Concert in Chelsea

Over 100 musicians from Bedales performed at St Luke’s Church in Chelsea for the school’s annual end of term Spring Concert.

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Bedales open to local schools

At the end of the Spring term, Year 6 pupils from Thorngrove School, Newbury visited Bedales School for a day of outdoor craft activities.

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Dunannie pupils learn about polar adventures and the Bedales pony!

Year 2 pupils from Dunannie, Bedales Pre-prep school, have recently been studying the poles, visiting the Oates Collection and participating in an Arctic training day to enhance their understanding of the regions.

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Scholarships and Bursaries
Bedales is committed to broadening access to the school by offering financial support.

Scholarships are competitive and are awarded on merit; they are not means-tested. From 13+ upwards, scholarships may be supplemented by bursaries, awarded at the time of entry, which are means-tested and awarded according to need. Means-tested bursaries may also be awarded at other times to help families in any of the three schools through temporary financial difficulties. The school devotes 5% of its fee income to means-tested financial assistance. In addition, grants can be made from the Bedales Grants Trust Fund, which was set up to help children of Old Bedalians and others.

The school has introduced a new initiative, the John Badley Foundation (JBF), which awards 100% bursaries to broaden access to the Bedales Schools. Applicants for JBF awards will undergo a separate assessment process, involving visiting the school for one day in January for entry in one of the next two academic years.

For more information about scholarships, bursaries and the JBF bursary scheme please visit the school’s website or contact the Registrar Janie Jarman on 01730 711733.

Bedales Open day dates for 2012

Open Days
Do come and meet us (and the students). It is the only way to get a feel for the unique Bedales atmosphere. We are holding open mornings as follows (places are limited and must be pre-booked):

Bedales

Spring Term 2012
Saturday, 14th January
Saturday, 10th March

Summer Term 2012
Saturday, 12th May

Dunhurst

Spring Term 2012
Saturday, 4th February, 10.45am (Open Morning)

You are welcome to visit at other times. These visits will, typically, take the form of meetings with the Registrar and Head or Deputy Head, as well as a tour of the school with students.

Bedales: Please contact Tricia Bryanton, Assistant Registrar on 01730 711569.

Dunhurst and Dunannie: Please contact Janie Jarman, Registrar on 01730 711733.