advantage schools
Bedford
Formed in April 2017, we run Elstow School, Bedford Free School and Queen’s Park
Academy. We are opening a brand new secondary school, Houstone School, in
September 2022. We believe very strongly in our values, which guide everything
we do. We exist to serve our communities – the pupils and families of Bedford
and Central Bedfordshire – in order to offer a real choice of education. We
specialise in an academic education that offers excellent outcomes, a great
learning environment with routines and structures that ensure excellent
behaviour, and phenomenal extra-curricular opportunities. Our schools are
genuinely comprehensive, and we believe that every child can go on to achieve
extraordinary things. We ensure that our curriculum is rich in knowledge, expect
hard work and do not make excuses. We believe in working together with families
to support our high expectations that meet young peoples’ aspirations. Every
pupil should have the option to go to university at 18, and for the vast
majority this should be the choice of highly-selective universities. We hence
craft our curriculum around the core knowledge contained in traditional academic
subjects. We believe all of our pupils have a right to the assumed knowledge
that educated people take for granted, and aspire to ensure that all of our
pupils join the community of educated citizens. We are outward-facing, sharing
all of what we do with other trusts, professionals and anyone who is interested.
