Year of Entry Calculator
Year of Entry Calculator
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- Year 12 (Lower Sixth)
- Year 13 (Upper Sixth)
Dialog Options
Nursery
Your child could join our Nursery!
Our Nursery is located by the sea in Eastbourne, East Sussex and is open 51 weeks a year. We offer education from the age of 3 months old. Our youngest members of the Bede’s family are kept safe, happy and cherished in our wonderful baby and toddler unit. Each child is unique and staff at Bede’s work hard to ensure that every child has their individual needs met throughout their time here. Our Nursery has limited spaces, so do be sure to enquire early!
What's Next?
Book a personal tour or register for our next Open Morning to visit our setting and meet our amazing team. You can contact us on nursery@bedes.org or call 01323 356939 for more information ahead of your visit.
Once you have visited, we can confirm session availability and start date. At this point, you will be asked to complete the online registration form and make payment of the registration fee.
We will then write to you to confirm your place offer and request completed acceptance documents and deposit. Once these are received, your place is confirmed.
As your start date approaches, our Nursery team will be in touch to arrange settle sessions where your child, and you, will spend time in the setting with our team.
Pre-Prep & Prep
Your child could join our Pre-Prep & Prep
Bede's Prep is an independent, co-educational school located by the sea in Eastbourne, East Sussex. We are a school that enriches young people so that they may become confident members of their communities. We believe in providing children with rich learning opportunities that stimulate and broaden their knowledge, skills and understanding, engaging them in practical experiences which bring learning to life.
What's Next?
Register for our next Open Morning for an opportunity to see the School in action and meet with our leadership, teaching and admissions team. You may also wish to book a personal visit , during the School week, where you will meet with Mrs Leigh-Anne Morris, Head, as well as tour the School.
Once you have visited, we will invite your child to attend taster days in School. During their time in School, they will join their current year group and follow their timetable, as well as complete computer-based assessments in English and Maths. Ahead of confirming taster days, we will review your child’s 2 most recent school reports and, if they have SEN, any reports relating to their diagnosis (such as an EP report). You will also be asked to complete the online registration form and make payment of the registration fee.
Following their taster days, we will write to you to confirm more information about a place offer and request completed acceptance documents and deposit. Once these are received, your place is confirmed.
In the Summer term prior to your child joining us in September, we will share onboarding information with further information, including form tutor, being shared in the summer holiday.
The day before the start of the academic year, your child (and you) will be invited to attend the New Starters welcome event in school as an opportunity to meet their form tutor and other new families.
Throughout the process, our admissions team are on hand to answer any questions you may have about all aspects of transition to Bede’s - you can contact them via prep.admissions@bedes.org or call 01323 356939
Senior School or Upper School
Your child could join either our Upper School or Year 7 & 8 at our Senior School
Year 7 and 8 at Bede's Senior School
From September 2027, Bede's Senior School will introduce a new purpose-built centre for children in Years 7 & 8 at its Upper Dicker campus. It will run alongside the established provision at Bede’s Prep School in Eastbourne. The cornerstone of this new development is the construction of a brand-new purpose built facility which will be a true “school within a school”. Pupils will benefit from enhanced access to the Senior School’s outstanding facilities, including the extensive sports centre, arts and DT rooms, dance and drama spaces, and music rooms. In addition, pupils will benefit from being taught by subject specialists from across the Senior School academic faculties.
Upper School:
From September 2027, Bede's is extending the Eastbourne provision to Year 11, creating a seamless, boutique educational pathway through to GCSE - offering a high-impact academic experience within the nurturing “village” atmosphere that our community values so highly. Our new model is designed to offer choice, flexibility and value. Whether your child is a budding scientist, has a creative spirit or is a future entrepreneur, our “Step Up” curriculum in Year 9 and hybrid GCSE/BTEC model in Years 10 and 11 ensure that pupils are not just “exam-ready” but “life-ready”.
What’s next?
Upper School
Register for our next Open Morning for an opportunity to see the School in action and meet with our leadership, teaching and admissions team. You may also wish to book a personal visit, during the School week, where you will meet with Mrs Leigh-Anne Morris, Head, who will share further information about the Upper School provision. You will also be able to tour the School.
Following your visit, we will ask you to complete the online registration form and make payment of the registration fee. Additionally, we will review your child’s 2 most recent school reports and, if they have SEN, any reports relating to their diagnosis (such as an EP report).
Once your registration and reports have been received, we will confirm the next steps in the admissions process - ahead of confirming a place offer and requesting completed acceptance documents and deposit. Once these are received, your place is confirmed.
Throughout the process, our admissions team are on hand to answer any questions you may have about all aspects of transition to Bede’s - you can contact them via upper.school@bedes.org or call 01323 356939.
Year 10: Senior School or Upper School
You could join us for Sixth Form!
What’s next?
Entry into Year 12 - Sixth Form - (UK based)
- Attend an Open Morning, which includes a tour of the school and talks from the Headmaster and current pupils. We also offer a bespoke Sixth Form only Open Morning, where you would be able to speak with our faculty heads and our UCAS advisers.
- Alternatively or additionally, you may wish to visit the school for a personal visit (Monday to Friday only) during which we can arrange for you to see areas of the school of interest, as well as meet with specific staff, such as our Director of Learning Enhancement or Heads of Sixth Form. This is an ideal opportunity to talk about possible subjects to study and alternatives, looking ahead to university places.
- Registration followed by an invitation for a formal interview and to sit a computer based verbal and non-verbal reasoning test. We will also need to see school reports, predicted grades for GCSE’s and a reference from the current school as well as a personal statement (no more than two sides of A4).
- Applications will be discussed by our Admissions Panel and all candidates will be informed of the outcome within two weeks of their interview. Once we have offered a place, we will ask you to complete our acceptance documents and pay the deposit. For pupils looking to apply for scholarships, they must secure the offer of a place before applying.
Entry into Year 12 - Sixth Form - (International pupils)
- Ideally families will visit the school first of all either on an Open Morning or on a private visit.
- If a visit was not possible, we would arrange for an introductory chat with a senior member of our team, via Google.
- We will invite you to register with us and then will arrange for an English Test to be sat under examination conditions. The pupil’s current school will be asked to complete a Health and Wellbeing Form as a reference, and we will need to see copies of their latest two school reports, translated into English. Pupils will also complete a Personal Statement (no more than two sides of A4), to prepare for the interview.
- The pupil will then be invited for an interview, via Google Meet or face-to-face. Applications will be discussed by our Admissions Panel and all candidates will be informed of the outcome within two weeks of their interview. Once we have offered a place, we will ask you to complete our acceptance documents and pay the deposit. For pupils looking to apply for scholarships, they must secure the offer of a place before applying.
Pre-Sixth
Your child could join our Pre Sixth - One Year GCSE Programme
Our Nursery is located by the sea in Eastbourne, East Sussex and is open 51 weeks a year. We offer education from the age of 3 months old. Our youngest members of the Bede’s family are kept safe, happy and cherished in our wonderful baby and toddler unit. Each child is unique and staff at Bede’s work hard to ensure that every child has their individual needs met throughout their time here. Our Nursery has limited spaces, so do be sure to enquire early!
What’s next?
Entry into Pre Sixth - One Year GCSE Programme
- Ideally families will visit the school first of all either on an Open Morning or on a private visit.
- If a visit was not possible, we would arrange for an introductory chat with a senior member of our team, via Google.
- We will invite the family to register with us and then will arrange for an English Test to be sat under examination conditions. The pupil’s current school will be asked to complete a Health and Wellbeing Form as a reference, and we will need to see copies of their latest two school reports, translated into English. Pupils will also complete a personal statement (no longer than two sides of A4), to prepare for the interview.
- The pupil will then be invited for an interview, via Google Meet or face-to-face. Applications will be discussed by our Admissions Panel and all candidates will be informed of the outcome within two weeks of their interview. Once we have offered a place, we will ask you to complete our acceptance documents and pay the deposit.
Sixth Form
You could join us for Sixth Form!
Our Nursery is located by the sea in Eastbourne, East Sussex and is open 51 weeks a year. We offer education from the age of 3 months old. Our youngest members of the Bede’s family are kept safe, happy and cherished in our wonderful baby and toddler unit. Each child is unique and staff at Bede’s work hard to ensure that every child has their individual needs met throughout their time here. Our Nursery has limited spaces, so do be sure to enquire early!
What’s next?
Entry into Year 12 - Sixth Form - (UK based)
- Attend an Open Morning, which includes a tour of the school and talks from the Headmaster and current pupils. We also offer a bespoke Sixth Form only Open Morning, where you would be able to speak with our faculty heads and our UCAS advisers.
- Alternatively or additionally, you may wish to visit the school for a personal visit (Monday to Friday only) during which we can arrange for you to see areas of the school of interest, as well as meet with specific staff, such as our Director of Learning Enhancement or Heads of Sixth Form. This is an ideal opportunity to talk about possible subjects to study and alternatives, looking ahead to university places.
- Registration followed by an invitation for a formal interview and to sit a computer based verbal and non-verbal reasoning test. We will also need to see school reports, predicted grades for GCSE’s and a reference from the current school as well as a personal statement (no more than two sides of A4).
- Applications will be discussed by our Admissions Panel and all candidates will be informed of the outcome within two weeks of their interview. Once we have offered a place, we will ask you to complete our acceptance documents and pay the deposit. For pupils looking to apply for scholarships, they must secure the offer of a place before applying.
Entry into Year 12 - Sixth Form - (International pupils)
- Ideally families will visit the school first of all either on an Open Morning or on a private visit.
- If a visit was not possible, we would arrange for an introductory chat with a senior member of our team, via Google.
- We will invite you to register with us and then will arrange for an English Test to be sat under examination conditions. The pupil’s current school will be asked to complete a Health and Wellbeing Form as a reference, and we will need to see copies of their latest two school reports, translated into English. Pupils will also complete a Personal Statement (no more than two sides of A4), to prepare for the interview.
- The pupil will then be invited for an interview, via Google Meet or face-to-face. Applications will be discussed by our Admissions Panel and all candidates will be informed of the outcome within two weeks of their interview. Once we have offered a place, we will ask you to complete our acceptance documents and pay the deposit. For pupils looking to apply for scholarships, they must secure the offer of a place before applying.