Bedford Girls' School A GSG School
- Bedford Girls' School
Cardington Road
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK42 0BX - Head: Miss Jo MacKenzie
- T 01234 361900
- F 01234 344125
- E [email protected]
- W www.bedfordgirlsschool.co.uk
- An independent school for girls aged from 7 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Bedford
- Pupils: 920; sixth formers: 140
- Religion: Christian Inter-denominational
- Fees: £9,729 - £13,674 pa
- Open days: October, November, March and May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Students say teachers are ‘really supportive’ and they appreciate lunchtime clinics to cover tricky areas as well as being able to email teachers direct, with replies generally flying back through the ether within minutes (similarly to parental missives)...
What the school says...
Bedford Girls School is a dynamic, independent school for girls aged 7 to 18. Committed to the education of girls and young women, we recognise a world of possibility in every girl and provide individuals with the tools they need to flourish.
An exceptional community, where enquiring minds are nurtured and everyone learns to be proud of their achievements, Bedford Girls School is an environment where girls excel in every subject and activity.
Academically selective we offer a broad curriculum of academic and extra-curriculum subjects, delivered by first class teachers. In our Sixth Form girls can choose between the International Baccalaureate or the A Level curriculum ensuring our pupils leave us as confident young woman equipped to take on the challenges of the waiting world.
Bedford Girls School holds regular Open House events throughout the year and parents are warmly invited to join us for private visits upon requests. ...Read more
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Curricula
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since 2010, Jo MacKenzie BSc MSc (50s). Schooled in Australia, then read geography and economics at the University of Western Australia. Realised vocation aged 5 when gifted a blackboard which was promptly put to excellent use teaching pets, toys and her younger brother. ‘Never considered any other career’ (apart from – briefly – sweet shop owner). PGCE at London University’s Institute of Education, followed by masters at Leicester University. Cut teeth at Bromley High and arrived in Bedford via stints at Blackheath High, Alleyn’s School in Dulwich and Ipswich High. Appointed head of Dame Alice Harpur School in 2009 before being offered the chance to take the reins at the then newly created Bedford Girls’ School.
Strongly in favour of IB and although GCSEs and A levels still represent the majority...
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Special Education Needs
All girls, whatever their specific learning requirements, can expect support and guidance to enable them to achieve their best both within the classroom and beyond it. The head of learning support works full time in school. He has accumulated extensive experience of supporting children who need learning support across the whole age range. He advises and liaises with staff, sees and supports girls, screens girls for specific learning difficulties when appropriate and contacts representatives of outside agencies as required.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
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