Bewdley the headquarters for the Free French officer cadets. The cadets consisted of 200 teenagers who undertook military training at Ribbesford House until they joined with other allied forces in the D Day invasion. Bewdley is now governed by three tiers of local government; in increasing order of size: Bewdley town council, Wyre Forest district council and Worcestershire county council. For many centuries Bewdley had its own Member of Parliament (MP), most famously the Conservative Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin who represented it from 1908–1937, but in 1950 the Bewdley constituency was abolished and the town was included in the Kidderminster constituency.
The Bewdley School In 2017, 76% of Bewdley students achieved a GCSE grade 4 (old C) or above in English and 71% a 4 (old C) or above in Maths. The Bewdley School achieved 90% of A Level students gaining three or more A*-C grades. In April 2017, a name change was proposed by the new head teacher to shorten the schools title to "The Bewdley School." This was agreed upon by parents and governors in September 2017. The Bewdley School continues to have a large and growing sixth form. A new school logo was introduced in May 2018. The Bewdley School The