Address: Upper Dicker, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 3QH
Website: bedes.org
Founded: 1978
Pupils: 811, coed aged 13-18
Fees: £9,310 per term, plus sixth form supplement and boarding supplement
Head: Mr Peter Goodyer
Religious Affiliation: Non-denominational
Entrance Procedure: Selective
School Visits: Visit website for details
Contact: 01323 843252 or [email protected]
Curriculum
36 subjects are offered at GCSE including mathematics, science and English (compulsory) as well as potential optional courses including: art and design, business studies, dance, geography, home economics, modern languages (French, Spanish, German), performing arts (dance), physical education and religious studies. A pre-sixth course is offered for those who need a year of intensive English before embarking on an A level course. In the sixth form there are 39 different A level and BTEC courses, including BTEC Animal Management.
Sport & The Arts
There are currently over 14 club activities running each week and an average daily choice from 40 options. Games and sports include aerobics, archery, basketball, canoeing, fishing, riding and target rifle shooting. Bede’s has a fine sporting reputation, with students past and present representing their country in cricket, football, hockey, athletics and showjumping. The Emerging Talent Programme brings together pupils across different sports who have potential to become professional sportspeople and provides training in areas such as nutrition, sports psychology and media handling.
Pastoral Care
An appropriately selected tutor provides a mentor for each student during their time at the school. These tutors are responsible for ensuring that each student’s academic and social wellbeing is carefully looked after. Tutors act in liaison with housemasters and housemistresses and are readily available for discussions with parents. All parents have several formal opportunities each year to meet those who teach or otherwise look after their sons or daughters.
Exit Destinations
In 2024, 93 percent of pupils got a place at their first choice university. 80 percent of pupils received A*-B at A level.
Head’s Philosophy
To inspire a self-belief that empowers them and stimulates their natural curiosity. Their enriched learning experience increases their appetite to achieve more because they expect more.
