Saint Bede's School is a

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and

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Redhill, Surrey Redhill () is a town status in the United Kingdom, town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead within the county of Surrey, England. The town, which adjoins the town of Reigate to the west, is due south of London Borough of Croydon, Croydon in ...

, England. In the most recent

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inspection, the school was graded as "outstanding" in all areas. It now has over 1700 male and female pupils aged 11–18 (Years 7–13), with around 330 students in the sixth form. Classes have an average of 28 pupils.

History

In 1976, Bishop Simpson Church of England Girls School amalgamated with St Joseph’s Catholic (mixed) School to create St Bede’s School. The school was the first voluntary-aided joint

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and

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school to be established in Britain. Initially the school was split between three different sites in the town, but in December 1986, a grant of £1.9M was awarded to enable all teaching to be carried out at a single location. Two new buildings were constructed at the Carlton Road site, officially opened in March 1990 by Ronald Bowlby, the Anglican Bishop of Southwark, and

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, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. Between 1988 and 1999 the school underwent large-scale building works to bring the school together on its present site, and to create new facilities for a library, ICT and careers. In 2004 a new arts centre was opened and in 2006 a sports hall was opened.St Bede's School website
Retrieved 6 March 2017 Starting in 2018, construction began to expand the school's capacity.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Bedes School Educational institutions established in 1976 Secondary schools in Surrey 1976 establishments in England Christian schools in England Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Southwark Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton Voluntary aided schools in England