Headteacher’s notices

When we return from May half term we will have less than eight weeks until we close for this academic year. In the coming weeks we will welcome our new Year 7 to our community and their families as well.

We have said goodbye to our Year 13 students. Thinking ahead to our Year 7 Induction Evening towards the end of June – I am taken back to the same evening seven years ago when the vast majority of our Year 13 students nervously, anxiously and somewhat excitedly stepped across the threshold of what would be their home for the foreseeable future – and how lucky were we? Continue reading …

I hope you are well. Can you believe we are halfway through May and are nearly upon May half term? Where has this year gone? As I mix with our students at break and lunch time and drop in and out of their lessons, I am particularly drawn to considering our Year 7 students and have been taken aback somewhat by the fact that this time last year they were about to commence their SATS and have now almost completed their first year with us. Continue reading …

Hello, I hope you are ready for our Easter holidays and time to rest and spend quality time with your families. We have celebrated Easter as we usually do with our Easter services. These have been most creative and thought provoking and have allowed us all time to stop and reflect on what it truly means to give to others – especially to those that others may feel it is appropriate to forget or ignore. Continue reading …

I hope you are enjoying the glorious weather of late? This is always a signal for us that exam season is on its way! To that end – students in Years 11, 12 and 13 are most busy preparing for these exams particularly as we are now in the final few weeks before they start. Please keep them in your prayers. Continue reading …