Data profile
Bedford School
Independent boys senior school for ages 7–18, day or boarding.
- Fees £30.9k/yr
- boys
- both
- Bedford
Outcomes
Where leavers go after sixth form.
- Cohort
- 81
- Oxbridge
- 2
- Russell Group
- 10
- US Ivy
- 0
- Medicine
- 9
Class of 2025
Top destinations
- Durham—
- King's College London—
- UCL—
- Bristol—
- Nottingham—
- Leeds—
- Loughborough—
- Newcastle—
Exam results
A level A*–A and GCSE 9–7, recalibrated for 2026.
- A-level A*–A
- 70%
- GCSE 9–7
- 50%
- Oxbridge rate
- 3%
- Russell Group rate
- 12%
Recalibrated
Entry points & fees
| Entry | Year | Places | Assessment | Day fee (max) | Boarding fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13+MAIN | Year 9 | — | ISEB Common Pre-Test · School's own exam · Interview · Reference / report | £30.9k | £53.2k |
| 14+ | Year 10 | — | School's own exam | £30.9k | £53.2k |
| 16+ | Year 12 | — | School's own exam · Interview | £30.9k | £53.2k |
| 7+ | Year 3 | — | School's own exam · Interview | £30.9k | £53.2k |
Inspections
ISI
Met
Inspected 2023-10-17
All standards met across leadership, education quality, pupil wellbeing, safeguarding, and social/economic education under the new ISI framework. The school received a hugely positive outcome.
Read full ISI report →Key people
Head Master
James Hodgson
Educated at Wellington College. Read Classics at Durham University. After working at Ernst and Young in London, completed Classics PGCE at Cambridge University (where he was a cricket blue). Spent six years teaching in Sydney. At Tonbridge School served as Boarding Housemaster and Director of Admissions, successfully strengthening admissions and boarding recruitment. Prior to appointment to Bedford School in September 2014, was Usher (Senior Deputy Head) at Magdalen College School in Oxford. (BA Classics (Durham), PGCE Classics (Cambridge))
Headmaster Of The Prep School
Ian Silk
Prep Headmaster at Bedford Prep School.
Vice Master, Senior Deputy Head
Sam Baldock
Vice Master and Senior Deputy Head at Bedford School.
Director Of Finance & Operations
Andy MacFarlane
Director of Finance and Operations at Bedford School.
Compare with peers
Schools families applying here also consider.
- Fees £35.5kA*-A 70%Oxbridge 2%
The Leys School matches on boarding (both), selectivity tier (free), and has very similar academic outcomes and fees, with a manageable 40km commute.
- Fees £33.2kA*-A 74%Oxbridge 7%
Merchant Taylors' School shares sex (boys), entry phase (13+), and selectivity tier (free), with slightly lower fees and a reasonable 56km distance.
- Fees £27.6kA*-A 78%
City of London Freemen's School aligns on boarding (both), selectivity tier (free), and fees, with strong academic results despite a longer 93km commute.
- Fees £38.8kA*-A 66%Oxbridge 3%
Epsom College matches on boarding (both), selectivity tier (free), and offers similar academic outcomes, though fees are higher and commute is 92km.
- Fees £34.8kA*-A 56%Oxbridge 2%
Reed's School shares boarding (both), selectivity tier (free), and similar academic profile, with a reasonable 89km commute.
How peers are chosen
Matched on sex, boarding, entry phase, location, fee band, tier and outcomes. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity, 0.25 structured, 0.10 embedding, 0.20 AI re-rank. Refreshed yearly and when a profile changes.
Open days, bursaries and how to apply: Bedford School profile →