Cheney School Competitors

BCA is a Further and Higher Education College with a land-based specialism based in Burchetts Green just outside of Maidenhead in Berkshire. Founded as an agricultural college in 1949, BCA has come a long way. It now offers courses from Entry to Foundation Degree Level, within its incredible 400-acre estate. Full-time subjects include: Agriculture, Animal Management, Applied Science, Art & Design, Business Studies, Early Years, Equine Studies, Events Management, Foundation Studies, Health & Social Care, Horticulture, Media Production, Motor Vehicle, Outdoor Education, Performing Arts, Production Arts, Protective Services and Sports Studies. To complement the above provision, the College also offers a range of Apprenticeships, Higher Education and leisure training courses. Graded as a Good Provider by Ofsted, BCA has a lot to offer its learners.

St Edward's, Oxford, is a co-educational boarding and day school for 13-18 years, situated in north Oxford, and affectionately known as Teddies. Underlying everything at Teddies is our mission to prepare our pupils for the rest of their lives by encouraging their passions and talents, enabling them to discover new ones and supporting them to achieve their own potential. Our community thrives on diverse interests and enthusiasms, while our academic excellence means 90% of our top pupils gain the highest grades in their Sixth Form exams and take up places at the world’s best universities.

BGS is a thriving independent day school, taking children from Reception through to the Sixth Form. Over the past 10 years, the School has greatly strengthened its academic, pastoral and co-curricular provision, culminating in the highest ‘Excellent’ rating across all categories in the ISI Inspection report in October 2015. Student numbers have risen steadily as our reputation has grown across the city and the region: for the start of the 2017/18 academic year, the School is effectively full with waiting lists in some year-groups. The financial strength this brings has allowed the Board of Governors to invest in new infrastructure, the highlight being the opening of our 1532 Performing Arts Centre in September 2016, named in memory of our foundation year. We continue to be ambitious in thinking about how to expand and improve what we provide for our students. For example, implementation of our plan to introduce the International Baccalaureate into the Sixth Form is well advanced, and we are making good progress on significant additions to our sports facilities. Looking further forward, we are exploring ways in which BGS, its staff and its students can play a wider role in the community that is Bristol and its surrounds.