Bede's Preparatory School A GSG School
- Bede's Preparatory School
Dukes Drive
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN20 7XL - Head: Mrs Leigh-Anne Morris
- T 01323 734222
- F 01323 746438
- E prep.admissions@bedes.org
- W www.bedes.org/
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 1 to 13 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: East Sussex
- Pupils: 254
- Religion: Christian Inter-denominational
- Fees: Day: £11,505 - £20,370; Boarding Supplement: £9,690 pa
- Open days: Saturday 2 March 2024
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Bede's Senior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Surrounded by fields on all but its southern aspect, with a cluster of smaller buildings round about, it sits like a benign hen comfortably supervising its offspring, assured that all can run about safely in a healthy, beautiful, open space. We visited at the end of a long day and were astonished by the bright-eyed vitality of the teachers. They told us of the new topic with which each term is launched in each classroom: ‘It’s so exciting – they can't wait to come in and see what we're going to do!’ Dance is serious – remember that Bede’s is home to…
What the school says...
The purpose of a school is to prepare its pupils for a rich, rewarding life. At Bede's this is our privilege and our specialism. Our philosophy means that whether a child is a drama scholar, maths prodigy or aspiring computer programmer they will have the specialist facilities and dedicated staff they need to surpass all expectations - including their own.
We support and enrich every individual, guiding them through lessons, supporting them on the sports field and connecting them with their passions through our expansive flexible activities programme. Our pupils are with us for their crucial, formative years, and we enable them to embrace the challenges and opportunities they will meet in their life beyond.
We expect a lot of each other at Bede's, and we will inspire our pupils to expect a lot of themselves. You will not find the same personalised, holistic, wholly educational experience anywhere else, and this helps us to ensure that every individual at Bede's has the chance to become extraordinary. ...Read more
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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
Head
Since January 2023, Leigh-Anne Morris, previously senior deputy head since 2019, having joined the prep as director of studies three years earlier. Educated at the University of Natal in South Africa, then relocated to the UK where she worked as an accountant for Barclays Financing. Realised education held more of an interest, so joined the sector in 2004, training as a specialist maths teacher at the University of Sussex under the Graduate Teacher Programme. First teaching job was in an all-boys comp, where she became head of maths, then an assistant head and finally vice principal. She is joined by her husband Graham and their two children, who are pupils at Bede’s.
Entrance
Not academically selective. Entry by interview and screening for SEN.
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Special Education Needs
Provision is confirmed on a case by case basis. We have a strong Learning Support Department which is fully integrated within the school. Specialist teaching from staff on a 1:1 withdrawal basis is available. There are eight staff in the team all with SEN qualifications and outreach service is provided by a Speech and Language Therapist.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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