WLD Update Sunday 30th September
The death of Tim Hindle has been affecting us this week, as you would expect. His memorial service on Saturday was well attended by staff and students and we raised a lot of money in his memory at the Macmillan Coffee morning on Friday - it was busy as...
WLD Update Sunday 23rd September
In any community or family there are times to be happy, times to celebrate, times to be sad and times to grieve. This week the school has been shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Tim Hindle (Year 9 in Red section) from a brain tumour. Our thoughts...
WLD Update Sunday 16th September
It is Open Evening tomorrow (Monday).... Students will leave school at 12.20pm. Many thanks to students who coming back in the evening to help - it is our showcase event of the year. That being said, I know that I will be showing many parents and carers...
School Improvement Planning
As everyone knows we were disappointed with the Ofsted report (that is putting it mildly!). Having been a "Good" school for a decade and with no changes to the fundamentals of the school we are absolutely determined to restore our status as quickly as possible. ...
Upcoming events (and a couple of reminders)
No sooner does term start than a number of important events are upon us! Firstly, it is Year 11 Mentoring Evening on Wednesday, starting at 3.30pm and running until 6.30pm. Each Year 11 has a personal mentor and Wednesday is the time when parents/carers meet...
Start of the new year!
The start of a new school year is always a time for reflection. Many parents and carers will wonder where the time goes as students who started in Year 7 so recently now become our senior students and are facing GCSEs as Year 11. As always it is wonderful to welcome our new Year 7...