At the heart of the Prep School campus, Eagle House gives boys a place to relax and feel at home at the end of the school day.

Purpose-built for junior boarders, it offers comfortable living areas including bright, spacious en-suite rooms sleeping four to eight boys.

Houseparents Ed and Sarah Loader ensure a warm, family atmosphere, supported by two matrons, an Assistant Housemaster, a Resident Tutor and academic staff.

Every evening, boys complete homework in a study room with their own cubicle, which is supervised and checked. Computers linked to the school network allow controlled use of the internet, email and the school’s own software, and Wi-Fi is available too.

Boys’ recreational needs are well catered for too, with a large common room, games room and a music room in which to practice the piano or their own instruments.

There is access to the Prep School’s all-weather pitch at the rear of the house and to the whole range of school facilities at weekends. Visits and outings are organised regularly too.

Eagle House boys flourish in a caring and supportive environment as part of the Bedford family. They learn to become independent, confident and organised, respecting all other house members and appreciating everything done for them.

Boarding Options

Boarding options include weekly and flexible ‘Day Plus’ arrangements for day pupils. Some boarders live locally, but most come from all over the UK and overseas, mixing easily with the school’s day population to build varied and lasting friendships.

The Late Room is available Monday-Friday for day pupils at no extra charge. Our Day Plus programme is also available to all boys in the Prep School at a reasonable cost. It includes after-school care as well as flexible boarding opportunities.

Boarding at Bedford Prep allows each boy to grow in confidence, have fun, develop personal skills and form lifelong friendships within a safe and nurturing environment.

We offer a full range of full, weekly, flexi and occasional boarding, enabling boys and their parents to find an option that is just right.

Eagle House Information Booklet

House staff

Houseparents Ed and Sarah Loader joined Eagle House in January 2022 together with their daughters, Lottie and Elodie. They aim to run a warm, cosy house where boys feel at home, and parents, staff and friends are always welcome.

Ed is a Geography teacher, and no stranger to Eagle House as he was a boarder here himself and the eagle-eyed will find his name (he was Head of his House) on the boards in the house. Ed has, in fact, lived at Eagle House more than anywhere else, as he was also Assistant Housemaster for several years. Sarah is a teacher of French and is also Head of Y8.

Read more about Ed and Sarah Loader 

Assistant Housemaster Mr Roger, the school’s Head of Athletic Development, ensures boys have an enriched boarding life with the help of Live-In Tutor Miss Martin-Merchant, the Prep School’s Art Technician.

Two Graduate Teaching Assistants are also attached to the house and support the boy’s activities, while Matrons Mrs Kyle, Mrs O’Rourke, Mrs Relton and Mrs Waters share responsibility for running the house during the school day.