Badminton School, Bristol
Westbury Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3BA
Headteacher: Mr Stuart Dalley (Acting Head) Admissions: admissions@badmintonschool.co.uk +44 (0)117 905 5271
GENDER/AGES: Girls, 3-18 years
FEES: Nursery £30 per session (there are two sessions in a day), junior (day) £3,640-£4,170, weekly and flexi boarding please contact us for more information, full boarding from £8,300-£9,520, senior (day) from £6,100, weekly boarder from £11,440, flexi boarding, please contact us for more information, full boarding from £12,140-£14,180 per term
TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Prep – 16, senior – 18, sixth form 2-12
FAITH: Non-denominational.
MOTTO: Pro Omnibus Quisque Pro Deo Omnes.
ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please see the website for details.
School philosophy: Badminton offers a holistic approach to education; to put it simply, it encourages the girls to get hands on with their subjects, ask questions and really get stuck in. The school’s focus is on nurturing the girls’ natural curiosity and fuelling their passion for learning, rather than simply ‘filling them up’ with knowledge. What is special about Badminton? It is impossible to narrow it down to one thing, but its unwavering sense of community is something that really needs to be experienced to be believed. Badminton is fortunate that the size of its campus and community gives an unparalleled homely feel to the school, in which every girl is known by all. With more than 35 nationalities represented within the close-knit community, girls develop an understanding of the viewpoints of others and an appreciation of the school’s international outlook.
Academic record: GCSE grades A*-A/9-7: 80%, GCSE grades A*-B: 92%, A-level grades A*/A: 73%, A-level grades A*/A/B: 86%.
Extracurricular: Some of the extracurricular activities on offer at Badminton have an academic bias, such as ICT programming club and young engineering. Others allow the girls to pursue their talents and interests, these include symphony orchestra, debating, cross stitch, technical theatre club, Model United Nations, Leiths School of Cookery and young enterprise. Health and wellbeing activities include running club, fencing, judo, dance club, DofE, Pilates and CrossFit.
Notable achievements and alumni: Alumni include Rosamund Pike (actress), Dame Iris Murdoch (novelist), Indira Ghandhi (first and only female Prime Minister of India to date), Mary Fedden (artist).