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22nd March 2024

Expedition training commenced in January with a cold visit to Ford Farm. Mist and icy conditions had turned Dartmoor an eerie white. Immediately, pupils had to apply their newly found…

21st March 2024

The award-winning author Ele Fountain visited us today to meet Upper Two to Fourth Form pupils. As well as being another chance to celebrate reading, Ele’s books explore themes and…

21st March 2024

Careers Advisor, Melanie Szender, came along to junior school Library Club to talk about future careers. Our pupils were fascinated to talk about their interests and skills and were introduced…

21st March 2024

The art department regularly awards the title, ‘Artist of the Moment’ to recognise the achievements of individual pupils in the junior school section of our co-educational day school. Entries cover…

21st March 2024

Congratulations to Lewis in Middle Fifth who raced in the two-counties swim meet in Plymouth on Saturday and Sunday. He swam really well, coming home with six gold and two…

20th March 2024

Thursday saw the annual Crossing Club Mock Trial take place in the Drama studio at lunchtime. This annual event provides pupils the opportunity to practice their legal debate techniques and…

15th March 2024

The U12 boys’ travelled to Millfield on Thursday to represent Devon (and the school) at the West finals. They continued their excellent form eventually finishing runners up to the hosts….

15th March 2024

House meetings in junior school this week saw the pupils share their love of books. Following on from a very successful world book day last week, the children met in…

15th March 2024

On Friday 8 March, seven members of the charity committee visited Vranch House, a school for children with special needs. Through our collaboration with the Wooden Spoon charity in the…

15th March 2024

Cross country It has been a busy two weeks in the cross-country calendar and Middle Fifth pupil Rory continues to excel on the national stage. Last week he competed for…