Category: School News
Under 16 rugby v Sedbergh
By Rory N, Year 11 We entered the game with the heavy 56-7 defeat that Sedbergh had inflicted on us just a few weeks earlier freshly in our minds. However, with the status of our opponent and our defeat to them earlier in the season came the sense that we had nothing to lose. And […]
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1st XV march on to round 5 of the National Schools Vase
By Tom F, Year 13 The 1st XV overcome a very physical Ripon Grammar School side with a hard fought 17-10 victory that takes them through to the last 16 of the National Schools Vase. The boys started brightly with a bit of Harvey M brilliance charging from his own 22 to dot down in […]
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Reception trip to Seven Stories
Before half term, the boys in Reception had an amazing time at Seven Stories. They were very excited to get on the bus for the short trip. When they arrived, they listened to a story they have been learning about in class, Anna Hibiscus’ Song, which is all about how happiness can grow by enjoying […]
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House reading
Before the boys broke up for half term, the Junior School took part in house reading. Boys from North Avenue were asked to bring in their favourite book to share with an older boy from West Avenue in the same house. It was a great opportunity for the boys in Aldridge, Ascham, Mavor, and Newlands […]
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Top week for 1st XV rugby
The final full week before half term was a week of firsts for 1st XV rugby as the boys won against Yarm School for the first time and then reached the last 32 of the National Vase with a resounding win over Dame Allan’s. In torrid conditions on the Saturday, the boys battled hard to […]
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PADI open water diver course
Last month, eight of our novice divers set off to a dive site in a submerged quarry near Lancaster, called Capernwray Dive Centre. It was their first open water dive wearing thick exposure suits, hood, gloves and boots. They had just passed the theory exam earlier in the week. The water was 14 degrees and […]
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A level music visit to Newcastle University
Before half term, our A level musicians attended a concert at Newcastle University, which complimented the study of their set works. Tenor Oliver Vincent and accompanist Venera Bojkova delivered an excellent programme charting the development of the song throughout the history of music, from Handel’s Deeper and Deeper Still to Britten’s The Prologue via Mozart’s Un’aura […]
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Berlin – 23rd to 27th October 2018
Before the half term holiday, 24 boys in Years 10 to 12 visited Berlin to deepen their knowledge of the units they are studying in their GCSE and A Level History courses. The boys arrived on a very cold and wet Tuesday afternoon and began the trip with a sobering experience visiting Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. […]
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The importance of governance
In my prize day speech a few years ago, I suggested, irreverently, that governors were like bidets. They added a touch of class but nobody really knew what they were for. My tongue was firmly in my cheek and I quickly followed up expressing my genuine appreciation of the valuable work undertaken by those on […]
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Year 3 and 4 trip to Robinwood
Many of the boys from Year 3 and 4 spent the first three days of the week at Robinwood activity centre in Alston in Cumbria, testing their resilience, teamwork and agility in a range of challenging activities. Arriving on Monday morning before splitting into their two groups of thirteen – Avalanche and Stream – the […]
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