Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School
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Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School is a co-educational, Independent
day school for children aged between 3 months and 8 years. The Little Pilgrims unit is a nursery school
catering for children from the age of 3 months–3 years (the nursery is within the main school complex). The school is part of the Harpur Trust
family, and aims to prepare all its pupils for entry to the main Harpur Trust Schools: Bedford Girls' School
, Bedford School
and Bedford Modern School
.
The school building, which opened in January 2000, was designed by the winners of a national competition, Hampshire County Architects
. It was built in Brickhill
, Bedford
on the site of the former (unrelated) Pilgrim School and thus retains in its name the reference to one of Bedford’s
most famous citizens John Bunyan
, author of The Pilgrim's Progress
.
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
day school for children aged between 3 months and 8 years. The Little Pilgrims unit is a nursery school
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
catering for children from the age of 3 months–3 years (the nursery is within the main school complex). The school is part of the Harpur Trust
Harpur Trust
The Bedford Charity is a charity in Bedford, England which is principally concerned with the operation of private schools. The Bedford Charity is the legal name, but it is most often referred to as the Harpur Trust....
family, and aims to prepare all its pupils for entry to the main Harpur Trust Schools: Bedford Girls' School
Bedford Girls' School
Bedford Girls' School is an independent school for girls which opened in September 2010 in Bedford, England. The school is a result of a merger of Bedford High School and Dame Alice Harpur School, and is operated by the Harpur Trust...
, Bedford School
Bedford School
Bedford School is not to be confused with Bedford Modern School or Bedford High School or Old Bedford School in Bedford, TexasBedford School is an HMC independent school for boys located in the town of Bedford, England, United Kingdom...
and Bedford Modern School
Bedford Modern School
Bedford Modern School is a British co-educational independent school in the Harpur area of Bedford, in the county of Bedfordshire, in England.Bedford Modern comprises a junior school and a senior school...
.
The school building, which opened in January 2000, was designed by the winners of a national competition, Hampshire County Architects
Hampshire County Architects
Hampshire County Architects are the award-winning in-house architects studio of Hampshire County Council, England. They have a particular reputation for good school design...
. It was built in Brickhill
Brickhill
Brickhill is a civil parish and electoral ward within northern Bedford in Bedfordshire, England.The boundaries of Brickhill are approximately Kimbolton Road to the east, Bedford Park and the old Bedford cemetery to the south, with Cemetery Hill and the Manton Heights Industrial Estate to the...
, Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
on the site of the former (unrelated) Pilgrim School and thus retains in its name the reference to one of Bedford’s
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
most famous citizens John Bunyan
John Bunyan
John Bunyan was an English Christian writer and preacher, famous for writing The Pilgrim's Progress. Though he was a Reformed Baptist, in the Church of England he is remembered with a Lesser Festival on 30 August, and on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church on 29 August.-Life:In 1628,...
, author of The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan and published in February, 1678. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been...
.