About Us

Bedelsford School is an Outstanding special school based in Kingston which provides innovative education and a supportive environment for pupils aged 2 to 19. The school provides places for 200 pupils with a wide range of physical disabilities including those with profound and multiple learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties and complex health needs.

The school converted to Academy status in April 2016 and was last inspected by Ofsted in June 2024 and once again graded as an Outstanding provision. The school benefits from specialist facilities including an accessible swimming pool, adapted outdoor play areas and an outdoor learning environment. It is within walking distance of the vibrant town centre of Kingston upon Thames and has excellent transport links.

In September 2025 the Bedelsford Chaucer Centre satellite site opened in Merton. In its first year it offered places to 40 leaners, increasing to up to 80 children over a three-year period. It will provide places for children who have a range of moderate to severe learning difficulties and complex needs. This includes Speech Language and Communication Needs and may also include Autism Spectrum Conditions and other associated areas of need.

Bedelsford School keenly takes account of the development of neuroscientific knowledge and research to develop the skills of the staff team. Staff are trained to understand the unique way pupils learn and are supported to implement the teaching strategies to ensure pupils make the maximum progress.

Bedelsford School works in close partnership with Parents/Carers to ensure that collaborative goal setting takes place and that all students reach their full potential.