Badminton School

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Girls' school in Bristol, England

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::summary Girls' school in Bristol, England ::

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FieldValue
nameBadminton School
logoBadminton School logo.png
logo_size150px
imageBadminton School Lodge, Bristol (geograph 3207215).jpg
captionThe school lodge and gates
motto
motto_translationEach for all, and all for God
addressWestbury Road
cityBristol
county
postcodeBS9 3BA
countryEngland
coordinates
typePrivate boarding and day school
established
founderMiriam Badock
local_authorityBristol City Council
urn109337
headteacherJessica Miles
enrollment550
capacity550
genderGirls
lower_age3
upper_age18
houses
free_label_1Alumnae
free_1Old Badmintonians
website
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Badminton School is a private boarding and day school for girls aged 3 to 18 years situated in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England. Named after Badminton House in Clifton, Bristol, where it was founded, the school has been located at its current site since 1924 and consistently performs well in the government's league tables, particularly at A-Level. |url=https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/109337 |title=Badminton School |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |access-date=26 January 2009 In 2008 the school was ranked third in the Financial Times top 1,000 schools. |url=https://www.ft.com/content/4193a52a-ec59-11dc-86be-0000779fd2ac |title=FT.com – In depth – FT top schools |work=Financial Times |access-date=26 January 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304193827/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/4193a52a-ec59-11dc-86be-0000779fd2ac%2CAuthorised%3Dfalse.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F4193a52a-ec59-11dc-86be-0000779fd2ac.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&_i_referer=&nclick_check=1 |archivedate=4 March 2009 |url-status=live In the 2023 A-Levels, the school saw 48.5% of its candidates score A*/A. |url=https://britannia-study.co.uk/boarding-schools/badminton-school-review/ |title=Badminton School: Reviews, Rankings, Fees, And More |work=Britannia UK |date=7 August 2023

According to the Good Schools Guide, "The secret of the school's success is in its size and a good deal of individual attention."{{cite web |url=http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/school/badminton-school.html |title=Badminton School, Bristol – The Good School Guide |publisher=goodschoolsguide.co.uk |access-date=26 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502073952/http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/school/badminton-school.html |archivedate=2 May 2011

School history

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Miriam Badock established a school for girls in 1858 at Badminton House in Clifton, Bristol. By 1898 it had become known as Miss Bartlett's School for Young Ladies.

The school developed a broad curriculum, and extracurricular activities, including sports, were encouraged which was unusual for the time. The school grew steadily in size, and in 1924 moved to the present site, under the headship of Beatrice May Baker (1876–1973). Baker, known as BMB, was fundamental in shaping Badminton's ethos and had a deep personal influence on individual pupils. |url=http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=3262 |title=Literary Encyclopedia: Dame Iris Murdoch |publisher=litencyc.com |access-date=26 January 2009 She encouraged the girls to be aware of world affairs and internationalism. A pioneer in many educational fields, she established Badminton as a much-admired progressive school. She insisted on the rights of young people to freedom of expression and encouraged a questioning approach to learning: "in chapel 'Jesus often had to share the stage with Lenin". |url=http://www.oup.com/oxforddnb/info/prelims/contents/07c/preface/#2 |title=Preface to the online release, October 2007 |publisher=oup.com |access-date=26 January 2009 The international outlook she pioneered continues today.

In 1958, the school celebrated its centenary with the opening of a new Science Centre by Countess Mountbatten of Burma. Dame Sybil Thorndike was president of the school at that time, and a new cantata called "The Crown of the Year" by Michael Tippett was specially commissioned to mark the event.

By the late 1960s, the progressive aspects of the school had all but vanished (Royston Lambert speech at Exeter University, 19 November 1971) and it had become a standard independent academic school.

Old Badmintonians

Alumnae of the school are known as Old Badmintonians.

References

References

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  3. "Our History". Badminton School.
  4. (1982). "At Badminton with BMB by Those Who Were There". Badminton School.
  5. Watkins, Christopher. (May 2007). "Inventing International Citizenship: Badminton School and the Progressive Tradition between the Wars". Routledge.
  6. Child, Hubert Alwyn Thomas. (1962). "The Independent Progressive School". Hutchinson.
  7. Lambert, Royston. (1972). "Alternatives To School". Exeter University Press.
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