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Category: Senior School News

Informal Guitar Concert – 28 January 2026

30th January 2026

With 20 different performers, the Informal Guitar Concert on Wednesday was a showcase for the wide range of styles guitarists have available at their finger-tips. From classical to folk, rock…

PSHE lesson on consent and boundaries

27th January 2026

Fourth Form (Year 8) pupils recently took part in a thoughtful and practical PSHE lesson on the importance of consent. During the session, pupils faced one another and slowly walked…

Informal Vocal Concert – 21 January 2026

23rd January 2026

The weather was wild and unpleasant outside, but in many ways this made coming into the Chapel to hear the Informal Vocal Concert on Wednesday all the more welcoming and…

Ökoscoop project with Goethe Institute

23rd January 2026

On January 22, we took part in a German environmental project with the Goethe institute. Our remit was to address an environmental issue concerning our community. We decided to look…

Economics Society welcomes alumni speaker Chris Briggs

21st January 2026

The Economics Society was delighted to welcome alumnus Chris Briggs (1980–1991) from consultancy firm The Table Group on Tuesday. Chris delivered an engaging and insightful talk on the vital role…

Student Business Success: Postcode Coffee Roasters

20th January 2026

We are delighted to share this article written by pupils Alex and Chiara, who explain how they established their own ethical and sustainable coffee roasting business. We’re Alex and Chiara,…

Upper Sixth visit Hinkley Point

16th January 2026

On Wednesday, our Upper Sixth (Year 13) geographers enjoyed an educational visit to Hinkley Point, the site of the new nuclear power station currently under construction on the Somerset coast….

First Informal Concert of 2026

16th January 2026

The first Informal Concert of 2026 took place in the Music Hall after school this Wednesday, when a number of the woodwind players took to the stage. Ranging in age…

Success in the Bebras computing challenge

19th December 2025

We are excited to share the fantastic achievements of our pupils in the Bebras Computing Challenge, which took place in November. This national competition, run annually, invites schools across the…

A festive concert from Lower Sixth musicians

19th December 2025

After a couple of months of organising and planning, and couple of weeks of frantic rehearsal, the Lower Sixth (Year 12) music class and musician friends put on a short…