Bedstone College
Bedstone, Bucknell, SY7 0BG
This school is closed (it closed in July 2025).
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Protestant
- Headteacher
- Mr Toby Mullins
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 123599
- Local authority
- Shropshire
About this school
Bedstone College was a Protestant independent school in Shropshire. It taught children aged 4 to 18 and had 102 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bedstone College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1949, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 19 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.3 | 29.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 10% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 20% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 2.5 |
Trends over time
How Bedstone College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.3 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 29.3 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 145 |
| 2023/24 | 152 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 24
Location
Nearby schools
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Knighton C.I.W. School5.2 miles
Welsh schools · Powys
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Presteigne C.P. School7.8 miles
Welsh schools · Powys
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Lucton School8.1 miles
Independent schools · Leominster
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Moor Park School8.7 miles
Independent schools · Ludlow
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Overton School9.2 miles
Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Bedstone College teach?
- Bedstone College taught children aged 4 to 18. It was an independent school in Shropshire.
- Has Bedstone College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bedstone College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Bedstone College?
- Bedstone College had 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- How have Bedstone College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.3 in 2022/23 and 29.3 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bedstone College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bedstone College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2025.