Merger of Bedford High School for Girls and Dame Alice Harpur School

Trustees are delighted to announce that a new selective independent day school for girls, aged 7 to 18, called Bedford Girls’ School, will open in Bedford as a result of the planned merger between Bedford High School for Girls and Dame Alice Harpur School.

Bedford Girls’ School will be located on Cardington Road, Bedford (the current Dame Alice Harpur School site) and will continue to offer the outstanding choice of academic, sporting and extra curricular opportunities, and benefits, that you would expect from a Harpur Trust School.

Combining the strengths, academic excellence and heritage of our existing girls’ schools, it is our vision that Bedford Girls’ School will create opportunities for every girl to develop her potential to the full, creating confident, independent, versatile and successful adults, equipped with the skills and values to meet the challenges of a changing society and to provide the best possible educational foundation for life.

For more information on the merger, copies of press releases, letters and Question and Answer documents, please click on the links below.

Information Sheets and letters

23 March 2010 - BGS Uniform Letter

2 February 2010 - Transfer Options Letter

10 December 2009 - Copy of Parent letter

3 December 2009 - Copy of Parent letter

2 December 2009 - Letter from Jo MacKenzie

27 November 2009 - Copy of the phased closure of boarding

                                 at Bedford High School for Girls letter                                   

20 November 2009 - Copy of Parent (update)

13 November 2009 - Copy of Parent letter and invitation to open events on 24 & 25 November.

4 November 2009 - Vote for the School Name & Notice of Key

                               Decisions

Transfer Options Documents from the Parents' Evening on 7 January 2010

Transfer Options Presentation

Summary of Transfer Options

Sally Peck's Talk

Jo MacKenzie's Talk

Julie Eldridge's Talk

Jill Berry's Talk

Press Releases

13 November 2009 - Introducing Bedford Girls' School

3 July 2009 - Planned merger

Frequently Asked Questions

25 March 2010 - Issue 3

4 November 2009 -  Issue 2

3 September 2009 - Issue 1

Information Evenings

14/15 September 2009 - Copy of the Trustees' presentation

Send us your questions...

If you have questions, views or feedback that you would like to share with us on the merger, please send them to either:

Suzanne Sharp, Communication Manager or

Rama Venchard, Project Manager

In addition the Head Mistresses at both schools are also very happy to answer your questions either via email or in person.