Wednesday 2 July 2025 Year 9 at the Royal Society Science Exhibition Blessed by the remarkable spell of cool weather, we embarked on a visit to the Royal Society in London to attend its Summer Exhibition. Upon arriving, we immediately set off to explore, initially in a well ordered group, but that rapidly disintegrated as we each found ourselves immersed in the most recent scientific discoveries and innovative inventions. The little group I was in used a crude cardboard and tin can radio telescope to detect radio signals from galactic hydrogen. Through this, we learnt about the SKAO (square kilometre array observatory), the project that is building the two largest telescope arrays in the world. Specialists from various prominent universities also talked about projects such as using quantum entanglement to detect cancer, light activated catalysts, detecting seismic activity from wildlife to aid conservation and my personal favourite: Faraday's Gold Colloids. These gold nano-particles can still interact with light after being suspended in water for the pa

Tuesday 24 June 2025 The Music Department Summer Concert A fantastic end to the school year with performances from our talented students in the annual Music Department Summer Concert. With the whole range of year groups represented, this was a feast of music from Drumming club to piano solos, Beethoven to Barlow.

Monday 9 June 2025 Year 12 Crucible Trip to the Globe Theatre The thumbnail has been assigned to the news item, and for convenience also added to the body here:

Thursday 29 May 2025 Year 9 Activity Week in Austria!

Thursday 29 May 2025 Year 9 Activity Week in Calshot!

Thursday 29 May 2025 Year 9 Activity Week in Ullswater!

Thursday 29 May 2025 Year 9 Activity Week in Plas Y Brenin!

Thursday 29 May 2025 Rock Club Performs at Local Gigs

Wednesday 28 May 2025 Year 8 Activity Week Adventures After three days packed with exams, we finally got to go on trips for the rest of the week. One of these trips was to the Science Museum in London. We started our day by getting on the coach and starting our journey to London. After what felt like hours, we arrived at the Science Museum and started our day in the space exhibit. In there, installations ranged from model rockets and realistic model planets to space suits and control panels. This exhibit was one of the most interesting ones for me. But it doesn't end there, after the space exhibit we got to watch a movie about our planet, in IMAX and 3D. That's right, the ultimate movie experience. After a short break for lunch, we headed to many other exhibits around the museum, from models of cars to old hospital machines. This trip was one to remember.

Wednesday 21 May 2025 Year 7 Activity Week Adventures The Year 7 Activity Week began with a trip to Whipsnade Zoo: an amazing opportunity to experience thousands of animals. The day had something in it for everyone - whether that be wandering through the humid butterfly house, seeing the mighty elephants and rhinos, exploring underwater habitats in the aquarium or admiring the lions. Not only was there lots to see - it was a sensory experience too. The variety of smells emanating from each enclosure and the vibrant colours of the animals within gave us an appreciation for the biodiversity we are lucky to have in the world around us.