Bradfield College A GSG School
- Bradfield College
Bradfield
Berkshire
RG7 6AU - Head: Dr Chris Stevens
- T 01189 644516
- F 01189 644511
- E [email protected]
- W www.bradfieldcollege.org.uk
- Bradfield College is an English independent school for day and boarding pupils aged 13 to 18, located in the village of Bradfield, Berkshire. It educates over 700 boys and girls and was founded in 1850 by Thomas Stevens, rector and Lord of the Manor of Bradfield.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: West Berkshire
- Pupils: 880; sixth formers: 380
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £39,096; Boarding £48,870 pa
- Open days: Tours every Saturday morning during term time. To book please contact the school Admissions office
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Last time we were here we said, ‘A school that is, without question, on the up’. We can now report that ‘up’ has been reached, surpassed, and left stranded in the rearview mirror. Not very long ago Bradfield was seen by many as a ‘safety’ school. Now, it is firmly on the radar of aspirational parents, with several we spoke to choosing it over offers from...
What the school says...
Bradfield College is a kind, happy and down to earth school where young people are valued for who they are and who they can be. Set in the Berkshire countryside less than an hour from London, Bradfield’s environment is an intrinsic part of a learning experience designed to offer pupils an ‘Education for Life’. Our vision is clear – to enable our pupils to flourish personally and professionally beyond Bradfield and to make a positive contribution to their world. Our pupils are characterised by integrity, not entitlement, and the community embraces the values of kindness, respect, and inclusivity. ...Read more
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Curricula
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
Sports
Polo
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2015, Dr Chris Stevens MA DPhil. Educated at Tonbridge School, then read modern and medieval languages at Caius College, Cambridge before researching Italian literature for a DPhil at Oxford. First experienced working in education as a gappie at Brambletye Prep, and then at Ashdown House where he split the year in half: six months at Ashdown establishing the Ashdown château in France and the rest of the year studying for his doctorate. Began his proper ‘career’ at age 29 when he joined Uppingham. There he taught French, Italian and history of art, became a housemaster and was master-in-charge of cricket over his 14 years in residence. Moved on to be second master at Marlborough College. Wife Helen is associate professor of English at Corpus Christi, Oxford. They have three school-age daughters – two...
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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaudesert Park School | 2024 | 2 | ||
| Broomwood Prep – Boys | 2024 | 5 | ||
| Broomwood Prep – Girls | 2024 | 5 | 1 | |
| Caldicott | 2024 | 1 | 1 | |
| Elstree School | 2024 | 4 | ||
| Farleigh School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Hall Grove School | 2024 | 2 | ||
| Hazlegrove School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Highfield and Brookham School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Papplewick School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Pinewood | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 1 Drama Scholarship |
| St Andrew's School | 2024 | 21 | 4 | Music Scholarship; Drama Scholarship; Academic Scholarship; Sports Scholarship |
| St George’s School Windsor Castle | 2024 | 4 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| St John's Beaumont School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| The Hall School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Battersea | 2024 | 2 | ||
| Thomas's Clapham | 2024 | 2 | ||
| Trevor-Roberts School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Woodcote House School | 2024 | 1 |
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