On Wednesday 25 June we celebrated our students at our annual Whole School Celebration Evening.

Students were nominated in each year group based on their outstanding contributions at a Faculty level (CORE, Humanities and Performance), to their Year Group and Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

Students were recognised for their outstanding contributions for their leadership in Careers, in the Duke of Edinburgh scheme, as well as our Eco and the International Schools programmes.

We warmly invite you to join us at our annual summer music concert, taking place on Tuesday 8 July.

It promises to be a truly enjoyable evening as our talented musicians perform a variety of summer-themed pieces playing a range of instruments. Over seventy students from all year groups have been working hard and look forward to entertaining you with their performances that will range from solos to large ensembles and will include our Pop Choir, Wind Band, Steel Pans and String Group.

Just before the Easter break 38 students enjoyed the amazing scenery of Iceland which is one of the best locations to cover so many aspects of Geography in just one place.

We arrived in Iceland and visited Grindlevik, our first port of call, to see the deserted town due to the recent volcanic activity. Houses, churches, sports centres all deserted and we felt the sorrow of the townsfolk.

Our trip to New York this April was a truly unforgettable adventure with 61 Year 10s able take part  and  I am delighted to share a few reflections.

The students were a credit to the school  from the moment we boarded our Virgin Atlantic flight and were excitable and full of energy for the days ahead. Their enthusiasm never waned, as we walked an average of 30,000 steps a day – always with a smile on their faces.

New York offered a feast of experiences, and the highlights were as impressive as the skyline itself. We marvelled at the city from the top of the Empire State Building at night, the dazzling lights creating a memory that will stay with us for a lifetime. The Top of the Rock gave us another breathtaking view – this time looking out over Central Park and the Empire State itself, a perfect opportunity for some iconic photos.

On 3 April , 45 Year 10 students, and four staff members, set off for a three-day tour of the Battlefields of World War 1, mainly with a focus of visiting sites that were related to the medicine in the historic environment section of Paper 1 of the History GCSE.

This week we welcomed back into school our 12 students who visited our partner school in India from Sunday 23 March to Saturday 29 March.  Mrs Harding our International Schools Coordinator accompanied the six year 9 and six year 12 students. 

I had the pleasure of accompanying twelve of our students to visit our partner school, Anjuman I’Islam Girls High School, in Mumbai, India. We were able to secure £20 000 from the Turing Grant in order to significantly subsidise this trip. 

We had a fantastic week taking part in lessons, playing sport and learning about single use plastic and AI. Our students really enjoyed working alongside the students at our partner school and learning all about their lives.  As their school day finishes at 12.30, after lunch, we visited many of the sites in Mumbai including the planetarium, Elephanta caves, Crawford market, the Nehu museum and Prince of Wales museum.

The students had a fantastic time and this is how they described the experience: