Bedford Greenacre Independent School
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| head = Ian Daniel
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| city = Bedford
| county = Bedfordshire
| country = England
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| gender = Co-educational
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Bedford Greenacre Independent School is a co-educational private day school located in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.{{Cite web|url=https://bedfordgreenacre.co.uk/|title=Our School|website=Bedford Greenacre Independent School}}
The school was formally created in May 2021 from a merger of Rushmoor School and St Andrew's School.
History
= Rushmoor School =
Rushmoor School was founded in the early 1910s and was originally a privately run school based in London. It educated children of the ages of 8–13. In 1918, the school moved from London to a site on Shakespeare Road in Bedford. In 1965, the owner announced her retirement and the closure of the school, however, a group of parents and friends persuaded her to allow them to take over the running of the school and thus, the school became 'Rushmoor School Ltd', a charitable trust administered by a board of governors. The school then expanded considerably; it became partially co-educational, accepting children of the ages of 3–16.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rushmoorschool.co.uk/index_files/Page350.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619153723/http://www.rushmoorschool.co.uk/index_files/Page350.htm|url-status=dead|title=Welcome to the Rushmoor School website|archivedate=19 June 2008|website=www.rushmoorschool.co.uk}}
= St Andrew's School =
St Andrews School was founded in 1896 as a school for the daughters of gentlemen. Located on Kimbolton Road in Bedford, before the federation and merger the school consisted of a nursery, reception class, junior school and senior school educating girls aged 3–16 and boys aged 3–9.
= Federation and merger =
In September 2013 Rushmoor School and St Andrew's School entered into a federation. Both schools retained their own identity and governing body, but shared resources and had one principal.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/local/two-bedford-schools-to-work-together-to-provide-excellent-education-1-5447681 |title=Two Bedford schools to work together to provide "excellent" education - Local. |publisher=Bedford Today |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05}} In September 2016 both schools opened a combined sixth form.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.standrewsschoolbedford.com/senior/sixth-form/ |title=Sixth Form |publisher=standrewsschoolbedford.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-14}}
In early 2014, the schools released plans to move to a combined site on the edge of Bedford. The new site utilises the current sports field for development. The plans will see girls and boys educated on the same site in a Diamond school system. In May 2021 the two schools formally merged under the new name of 'Bedford Greenacre Independent School'. The merged school is expected to relocate to the new site in 2023. A combined nursery school will be retained on the former St Andrews School site on Kimbolton Road.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/two-bedford-schools-merge-under-a-new-name/|title=Two Bedford schools merge under a new name|date=26 March 2021}}
References
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External links
- [https://bedfordgreenacre.co.uk/ Bedford Greenacre Independent School official website]
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