Bedales students celebrate progression to prestigious universities

Bedales students are celebrating after securing places at some of the most prestigious academic and artistic global institutions following the publication of A Level results this year.

An impressive 32% of students gained at least three A grades or equivalent, 9% of whom achieved three A* grades. There were a number of high achieving students who progressed to the Senior School from Bedales Prep, Dunhurst, with four of them gaining a clean sweep of at least three A* grades.

Over a fifth of this year’s cohort will take up places at UK universities featured in the 2022 QS Top 100 World University Rankings, including courses in Philosophy and Theology at Oriel College, University of Oxford, and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge.

Other courses to be pursued by Bedalians at QS Top 100 universities include Chemical Engineering at Imperial, College London; English, Architecture and History and Politics of the Americas at University College London (UCL); Biological Sciences and Philosophy and Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh; Biomedical Sciences, Social Anthropology and Sociology and Fashion Marketing at the University of Manchester; Mathematics at the University of Warwick; Zoology at the University of Bristol; Sociology, Classics and Computing Science at the University of Glasgow; Psychology at the University of Southampton; Biomedical Science at the University of Birmingham; and Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Thought at the University of Leeds.

Bedales’ strong reputation in the performing arts continues this year. Students have received places on the prestigious Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) course at the University of Surrey; Music Performance and Industry at Trinity Laban Conservatoire; Popular Music at Goldsmiths, University of London; Creative Music Production at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance; Music Production and Sound Engineering at Falmouth University; and Acting at Leeds Conservatoire.

A number of students (22%) have opted to continue their art and design education. Many will pursue Art Foundation courses at Camberwell, City and Guilds, Kingston, Brighton MET and Ravensbourne, whilst others are set to study courses including Fine Art at Glasgow School of Art; Architecture at Coventry University; Fashion Styling and Creative Direction at the Istituto Marangoni London; Theatre Design at the University of the Arts London; and Costume Design for Film and Television at Falmouth University.

One student has been accepted on the highly rated five-year Veterinary Medicine course at the University of Nottingham.

A number of Bedales students have chosen to study at QS Top 100 international institutions, including courses in Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, Linguistics at Sorbonne University and Psychology at the University of British Columbia.

QS Top 100 university offers also feature for Bedalian applicants from previous cohorts who will be heading off to university this year. Courses include Biology at St Peter’s College and Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at St Hilda’s College, both at the University of Oxford; Psychology with Education at UCL; and Music and Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the University of Bristol.

Will Goldsmith, Head of Bedales, commented: 

“Congratulations to our students who have shown such resilience in the face of unprecedented challenges in their education. With the support of dedicated teachers, they have successfully adapted to the different styles of learning and assessment caused by the pandemic. Our students will progress to an impressive and broad range of courses at highly prestigious academic universities, art colleges and conservatoires in the UK and overseas. I wish our departing students all the best for their futures, and am confident that their Bedales education will equip them well for their further study and work.”

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