Bede's Senior School

The School is set in 140 beautiful acres of the Sussex Downs . Our current student roll is 750, with over 300 of our students boarding at one of our 5 stunning boarding houses . Bede's is a place where every pupil is truly treated as an individual and where we enrich young people in a holistic way - not only for success in the material sense but in ways which enable them to flourish meaningfully, as rounded human beings.

Upper Dicker
Hailsham
East Sussex
BN27 3QH

+44 (0)1323 843252

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ISC associations: HMC, AGBIS, ISBA

Religious affiliation: All Faiths

Day/boarding type: Day, Weekly/Flexible Boarding and Full Boarding

Gender profile: Coeducational

Size: 799

Bede's Senior School fees:

Boarding fees per term:
£13,250 to £14,080

Day fees per term:
£8,990 to £9,240

Scholarships & bursaries:
Available

ISC reference number:
80601

DfE reference number:
845 / 6006

Boys - age range & pupil numbers:

Day: 13 to 18 (284)

Boarding: 13 to 18 (205)

Sixth Form: (172)

Girls - age range & pupil numbers:

Day: 13 to 18 (188)

Boarding: 13 to 18 (122)

Sixth Form: (131)

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The trust invests considerable time and resources in the awarding of its bursaries and ensuring that, as far as is able, the benefits of a Bede's education are as accessible as possible to those who do not have the means to pay full fees. During the year,it provided 56 means tested bursarial awards at a cost of 609K and 86 means tests scholarship awards at a cost of 718K. Two of the awards were for fully funded places. Means tested support provided during the year totalled £1,327K, representing 4.6% income. 

Scholarships & Bursaries offered

  • Academic scholarships
  • Art scholarships
  • Design scholarships
  • Drama scholarships
  • Music scholarships
  • Sport scholarships
  • Sixth Form scholarships
  • H M Forces discounts
  • Sibling discounts
  • Bursaries for new entrants
  • Hardship awards for existing pupils

Disclaimer: Data is provided by the school, ISC is not responsible for inaccuracies