Category: Seniors and Sixth Form
Year 12 Physics students visit Hartlepool power station
Our Year 12 Physics students have visited the EDF nuclear power station located south of Hartlepool. This trip was fantastic as it was both enjoyable and had many links with the A level Physics course. After an explanation of how the plant worked, the boys took a tour of the control room simulator. Jack Pearson became Homer […]
Read MoreInfant and Junior sports day
Congratulations to all of the boys in the junior and infant School, who performed admirably in their sports day last week. In the infants, it was fantastic to see all of the boys taking part, practising the transferable sports skills they have learned in PE this year, and there are clearly some budding sportsmen on their way […]
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Year 4 rivers projects
Year 4 have been learning about the world’s major rivers and have thoroughly enjoyed finding out about their natural features, the people that live on these rivers and how their lives are impacted and improved by the many uses that they have. Over half term, the boys were challenged to choose a river of their […]
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Under 13 Durham 6-a-side cricket
The Under 13 6-a-side cricket team consisted of Cole C, Oliver F, James H, Josh L, James S and Will V. Drawn in group B, they progressed through to the final with three wins from three. The first saw them win comfortably by 30 runs against the MCC Hub. The second was much closer, beating […]
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Duke of Edinburgh bronze qualifying expedition
Early on Saturday morning, Messrs Black, Drax, Wells and Dr Holmes took 28 boys in Year 10 in three minibuses to two start points 30 km apart in Teesdale. Boys set off in six teams down three different routes, each about 16 km long, in order to reach the same campsite seven hours later on […]
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Lindisfarne Plate athletics
Congratulations to all of the athletes involved in a hugely successful Lindisfarne Plate competition at Monkton Stadium this week. In poor weather, many of our athletes did incredibly well to come close to some long-standing records and the amount of events won by NSB was hugely impressive. In the end, NSB came fourth in the […]
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Leaving well
I frequently use the cyclical nature of school life to highlight new beginnings and fresh starts. Of course, by its nature, the academic year also generates endings and conclusions. As we broke up for summer half term, our Year 13 boys were in school for the very final day of lessons of their school careers. […]
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Under 13 cricket v Sedbergh
The Under 13s, representing Northumberland, played Sedbergh School, the Cumbrian representatives, in the second round of the national Bunbury Cup indoors at South Northumberland Cricket Club. Batting first, NSB posted 201 for 3 thanks to Oliver F batting all the way through the 30 overs to finish on 94 not out on a foot that was […]
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Headmaster’s invitation concert
The Headmaster’s invitation concert was held last Wednesday 18th May in the Hall at The Grove. The concert showcased some of NSB’s best musicians as well as those who have made considerable progress over the year. There were performances from boys in almost every year group, from Kaipo in Year 1 (whose feet didn’t even […]
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Looking ahead to exciting times
It was a real pleasure to attend our school’s tenth anniversary ball recently. Just as we had hoped, all of the sections of the school community that have contributed to the School’s success were there. And as I said on the evening, it’s easy to forget just how far the School has travelled in its […]
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