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Bedford Modern School has its origins in The Harpur Trust, born from the endowments left by Sir William Harpur in the sixteenth century. [3] Since the separation of Bedford School and BMS in 1764, the School has had four names: the Writing School, the English School, the Commercial School and finally Bedford Modern School, the last change being made in 1873 to reflect the School's modern ...
The Harpur Window, Bedford Modern School, designed by Hugh Easton with the inscription, They Shall Mount Up With Wings As Eagles. The following is a list of some notable Old Bedford Modernians who are former pupils of Bedford Modern School in Bedford, England. At the school, alumni are known as OBMs. [1]
Bedford School aims to maintain the Christian ethos which was embedded into its foundation principles when established, but commits to admitting boys of all faiths, or boys with no faith. [18] The first year at Bedford School (for 13- to 14-year-olds) is called the Fourth Form and is equivalent to Year 9 in the state system.
Pages in category "People educated at Bedford Modern School" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 388 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 1566, the Bedford Charity endowed Bedford School, which had been established in 1552, and founded "the Writing School" (later renamed Bedford Modern School) to teach copper plate handwriting. In 1764, the Harpur Trust was formally created by an act of Parliament , the Harpur Trust Act 1764 ( 4 Geo. 3 .
The school, expected to be completed sometime in 2026, will replace the aging James B. Congdon and John B. DeValles elementary schools in the South End. The location planned for it is the former ...
He was educated at Bedford Modern School, [5] the University of London and Trinity College, Cambridge where he was eleventh Wrangler (1878). [6] After Cambridge, Langley taught mathematics at Bedford Modern School (1878-1918) where he wrote numerous mathematical text books and his pupils included the famous future mathematician Eric Temple Bell ...
The club participates in the Henley Royal Regatta, Henley Women's Regatta, Schools' Head of the River Race, and National Schools' Regatta. [3] The boathouse is a three sectioned shared building with Bedford School Boat Club and Bedford Girls' School Rowing Club. On 4 May 2022, the boathouse celebrated its 100th anniversary. [4]