More than a school The facilities are superb and spacious, with multiple tennis courts, a floodlit, Olympic-standard hockey Astro, a competition-standard pool, a phenomenal sports complex, grass pitches, cricket ovals and traditional cricket pavilion. Pupils are logistically and emotionally supported in their sporting endeavours, and staff ensure that they are able to keep up with their mainstream academic work. Bede’s is considered to be one of the top schools for each of the core sports it offers - cricket, football, hockey and tennis. Our academies run all year round and offer not only world class facilities, but professional level coaching and a structured individualised programme of training. Our links to regional and national squads drives progression and ensures success. Performing Arts is popular at Bede’s with professional productions, specialist courses in backstage tech and specialist lessons from industry experts. Bede’s is also home to the prestigious Legat Dance Academy.
Dancers are trained by world class professionals in ballet, contemporary and jazz, with supplementary training in creative, strength and conditioning, tap and musical theatre. Our acclaimed Art School includes dark rooms, ceramics studios, a Mac graphics studio and Victorian printing press. Year 9 pupils can study Fine Art, Ceramics, Photography and Graphics. A third of our pupils go on to study art-related degrees.
Our renowned co-curricular programme offers more than 100 activities, including Model United Nations, debating,
Nestled beside the playing fields, the zoo is home to 70 species, including marmosets, polecats, lemurs, African birds and kinkajous. It’s a cornerstone of the BTEC in Animal Management which has spring- boarded pupils to careers in veterinary medicine, veterinary nursing zoology and conservation.
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