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Public school in Bradfield, Berkshire, England

Bradfield College, formally St Andrew's College, Bradfield, is a public school (English fee charging boarding and day school) for pupils aged 13–18, located in the small village of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire. It is noted for its open air Greek theatre and its triennial Greek Play. The school is a member of the Rugby Group, which also includes Rugby, Harrow, Shrewsbury, Wellington College and Charterhouse. The college was founded in 1850 by Thomas Stevens, Rector and Lord of the Manor of Bradfield. It has around 490 male and 320 female pupils.

According to the Good Schools Guide, "Thoroughly unpretentious yet with lots to boast about, Bradfield is a heavenly place to learn and to grow. Very difficult to imagine who would not thrive here. There's something for everyone and lots for all." The school, which admits pupils between the ages of 13 and 18, has been fully co educational since September 2005. All first year pupils (Fourth Formers) enter a first year boarding house (Faulkner's) and then, from the second year (known as the Shell), they move to their main boarding houses for the remaining four years. The school motto is the Latin rendering of Psalm 119:12 Benedictus es, O Domine. Doce me Statuta Tua, which means "You are blessed, Lord. Teach me your Laws".

Bradfield College was founded in 1850 by Thomas Stevens. Stevens had inherited the manor of Bradfield from his father in 1842, having been in his family for four generations. As a tribute to his father, he set about restoring St Andrew's Church, Bradfield and commissioned Sir Gilbert Scott (one of whose architect sons, John Oldrid Scott, was later to marry Thomas Stevens's eldest daughter, Mary Anne) to effect the restoration. It was decided that the majority of the church, except the tower, should be demolished and rebuilt in a style influenced by that of gothic architecture. After the completion of the church in 1848, Stevens saw it fit to arrange a choir. While the whole village were able to sing, they were not felt to be of a high enough standard. It was proposed that a college be established at Bradfield, to be called St Andrew's College. The college was to be for the education of a limited number of boys between the ages of 8 and 12, all to be from modest backgrounds. Their education was to be based upon 'true Church principles', with focus to be paid on reading, writing, mathematics, and music, and later on, classics and history. The first headmaster to be appointed was F. B. Guy in 1852. The headmaster was to be under control of the college warden, who would be responsible for the principal governance of the college. Soon after the formal establishment of the college, all references to 'true Church principles' were dropped, with the focus now being on providing an education like that of other British Public Schools. By 1880 there were eight masters and 75 boys (far fewer than the founder's aim of 300); creditors were petitioning for the school's bankruptcy given debts of £160,000; by 1900 there were 292 students, making the school more financially viable.

Bradfield is renowned for its Greek plays and outdoor Greek theatre. The first Greek play, Alcestis, was performed in the original language in 1881. The play was put on by Headmaster, Herbert Branston Gray to save the school from bankruptcy and was inspired by the performance of Agamemnon at Balliol College, Oxford in 1880, directed by F. R. Benson, who stage managed the Bradfield performance and took the role of Apollo. The theatre was based on that at Epidaurus and built in a disused chalk pit. It opened in 1890 with a performance of Antigone. The theatre was closed in 2009 due to its poor state of repair, especially the temple building. Following a £1.3 million appeal, the theatre was restored and reopened with a performance of Antigone on 20 June 2014. The college decided not to rebuild the Victorian temple at the rear of the performing area because such "temples" are not true to the design of ancient Greek theatres. The Greek play is normally performed on a three year rota. The students who act in them receive no formal training in speaking Ancient Greek, and have only nine months to learn the lines and direction, while keeping up with their studies. The 2023 Oedipus The King was the first hybrid production; the choral elements were performed in Ancient Greek, alongside scenes in Modern English.

Dr Christopher Stevens succeeded Simon Henderson as Headmaster in September 2015. Stevens was educated at Tonbridge School and then read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University, from where he received his MA. He began his teaching career as a college lecturer while researching for a DPhil in Italian literature at Oxford University. He then established a school in France for Ashdown House, the boarding prep school in Sussex. He joined Uppingham School in 1997 where he was master in charge of cricket and a housemaster for nine years. In 2011 he moved to Marlborough College, and was Second Master until his appointment at Bradfield.

In September 2010 the Blackburn Science Centre was opened. The building includes green elements such as a bio mass boiler, green roof and solar panels. Since September 2012 Bradfield has offered the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) alongside the traditional A Level pathway. In Summer 2015 Bradfield received an outstanding inspection report from the Independent Schools Inspectorate. The oldest building is college gateway, which incorporates part of a barn of 1382. The wrought iron was made by the village blacksmith. The last service was held in St Andrew's Church in 2014 and Bradfield College bought it from the Diocese of Oxford in 2019. The college is converting it into a secondary library and working space. Each August, the college serves as the 'base camp' for the Bradfield Ringing Course, which aims to improve the standard of change ringing in the United Kingdom.

The 24th steam locomotive (Engine 923) in the Southern Railway's class V was originally named 'Uppingham', but after objections from Uppingham School the name was changed to 'Bradfield'. This class was known as the Schools Class because all 40 of the locomotives were named after English public schools. 'Uppingham' was built in December 1933 and had its name changed to 'Bradfield' on 14 August 1934.

Bradfield has 12 boarding houses in total. All first years pupils (Fourth Formers) enter a first year boarding house (Faulkner's) and then, from the second year (known as the Shell), they move to their main boarding houses for the remaining four years. House Abbr. Hsm. Gender Faulkner's L S. Grinham & J. Fox Female & Male Loyd House A J. Preston Male Army House C S. Rees Male D House (House on the Hill) D R. Sanford Male Stone House E J. Saunders Male Hillside F C. Best Male G House (House on the Hill) G T. Goad Male The Close H L. Beith Male Palmer House I N. Armstrong Female Armstrong House J A. Spillane Female Stevens House K C. van der Westhuizen Female Stanley House M H. Peters Female