The final week of term before the Christmas holidays is always a busy and exciting one for pupils. It is fair to say that everyone is tired after what is the longest school term of the year, and our priority is to keep pupils safe and in one piece until we...
This week Year 12 Mathematicians have been practising important Core 1 skills such as using equations of curves, lines and circles. To enable them to do this, they were challenged with creating a Christmas scene. Below are a few examples...
Congratulations to Myles Wilson, who won the u16 British title in the 500m event at the British Indoor Rowing Championship at the Lee Valley Velodrome on Saturday. Huge congratulations, for this superb achievement, well done Myles...
Over Farm Market, Gloucester have very kindly donated another Christmas tree to the School this year. The tree has taken pride of place in the school hall and has bought a festive feel to STRS. Thank You Over Farm...
There is still time to order any of the School's memorabilia items in time for Christmas. The last day for delivery will be Friday 16th December. Items are available to purchase online here https...
The Quiz & Pudding night on 18th November was a great success, equally enjoyable for the organisers and participants! It was a cold and wet night but about 120 tickets were sold and no one was about to let the weather dampen their spirits! Thank you to all the school staff...
The House Languages competition took place on Monday afternoon. It was an exciting celebration of languages, and it was very rewarding to see students from year 7 to year 13 speaking and performing with such confidence in the foreign language. The event was hosted by our Lead Language Ambassadors, Louis Yates...
Last week a group of year 12 and 13 linguists attended a series of lectures in French, German and Spanish at Stroud High School. The lectures were delivered by native speakers, working in Higher Education. The themes were linked to the A level topics and gave an excellent insight into some...
In January 2017 STRS will once again be competing in the British School’s Karting Championship. Pupils are currently signing up to enter and the driver trios will be selected for the exciting competition. Outside of the national school competition there has been success for past pupils in the University championships. Former...
We are delighted to hear that Sir Thomas Rich’s has been ranked as the fourth best secondary school in the Southwest in The Sunday Times Parent Power list. The rankings are based on the percentage of examination entries gaining A* to B grades at A Level and GCSE in this summer...
The U18 Nat West Cup Quarter- Final match against Bromsgrove School due to be played at Bromsgrove this afternoon has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. The match is now likely to be played next Wednesday on the 7th Dec...
Sir Thomas Rich's won the Gloucester District Boy's Swimming Championships for the eleventh consecutive year at the gala last week. The Senior girls team also performed well in the event. In the ESSA Regional Round held at Millfield School all teams performed well, with the Junior Boys finishing 11th in the...
Can everyone who is concidering attending this exciting trip Please give in their forms by 2nd December to secure a place...
School Production: "You Can't Take It With You" by Moss Hart and George S Kaufman. I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to attend this year's drama production of "You Can't Take It With You" a play written by Moss Hart and George S Kaufman. The play will...
Congratulations to the Senior Boys, Senior Girls, Intermediate Boys and Junior Boys for winning the Gloucester District Cross Country Championships. The Minor Boys finished second. The Junior and Intermediate Boys teams also competed well in the ESAA Championships this year and all the School teams as a result, will enter the...
46 German students from Year 11,12 and 13 enjoyed a trip to the largest German market in Britain which is held each year in Birmingham. On a dry but chilly evening students were able to browse the craft stalls and sample traditional German delicacies...
Our U15s gained an impressive victory [35-15] over a very good Pate's side to reach the last 32 of the Plate competition. It was an excellent team performance but special mention must go to number 8, Conrad Holmes, who scored all 4 tries. Ben Major was also in excellent form with...
The Quarter Final match will be away at Bromsgrove School on Wednesday 30th November, kicking off at 2...
The Ist XV have been drawn away against defending Champions, Bromsgrove School, in the Quarter Final of the U18 Nat West Cup. Bromsgrove won the Cup in 2015 and 2016 so will be formidable opponents. I'm sure, though, that our boys will rise to the challenge buoyed on by an excellent...
The boatswain and the master: Mr Parker and Mr Birkett, drove a crew of twenty-five through tempestuous weather to see Gregory Doran's latest version of The Tempest on Monday the 21st. The Tempest is the last complete play solely attributed to Shakespeare and this season's version is a visual spectacular. Created...
Our 1st team convincingly won the Bristol regional heat of this year’s ECF National School’s Competition. Our team won all of its matches, winning the competition ahead of Churchill Academy (Somerset), QEH (Bristol), hosts Bristol Grammar School and Hereford Cathedral School. We also entered a B team in the event. Our...
Aim high Fly2help Scholarship: Fly2help is a charity that supports children who suffer from disabilities and life limiting conditions, it also has an aim high scholarship scheme that allows teenagers between the ages of 14-18 who are interested in the Aviation industry to get an inside view into the aviation industry...
The 1st XV beat Exeter School 29-15 in a hard-fought encounter in front of a large home crowd to become the South West Group B Regional Champions. Their 4 tries were scored by man-of-the match Louis Earle-Davis [2], Gabriel Chelotti and Conor Gresty, the captain. The scoring was completed by fly...
This week the Key Stage Three team launched their Anti - Bullying week campaign. Today Miss Bale and Mr O'Neil led assemblies for Year 8 and 9 respectively, addressing the issues associated with bullying...
Following on from the assemblies yesterday, Mrs Stroud led anassembly for Year 7 on the impact of bullying...
Year 10 RAF Motivational Leadership Course All the Students in Year 10 were allocated a session with the RAF Outreach Support Team, in which they undertook training involving practical and theoretical activities. The session was designed to promote core generic skills in preparation for the world of work. Our students had...
To enhance their understanding of the Shakespearean tragedy, Year 13 students were given the opportunity to watch the live screening of the RSC's production of Hamlet. This critically acclaimed production is directed by Simon Godwin and features Paapa Essiedu as the eponymous protagonist. Essiedu's interpretation of the tragedy of a young...
Göttingen Exchange 2016/17 On Tuesday 8th November 23 year 10 boys said emotional goodbyes to their German exchange partners from the Otto-Hahn Gymnasium in Göttingen – Germany. The German pupils had a fun-packed week in England and thoroughly enjoyed their stay here. Their programme included trips to Bristol and London and...
14th November, Pate's Grammar School, 4.30 pm –7.30 pm Interested in training to be a teacher? Looking for more information and want to find out more? Do you want to meet providers in your area? A Gloucestershire Train to Teach Event will be held at Pate's Grammar School on the 14thNovember...
On Monday 7th November, Mrs Spilsbury from the English Department gave a highly entertaining and informative talk to the English Society entitled 'School's Out!' She took us through a fascinating whistle-stop tour of 19th and 20th century fiction which has at its heart school institutions and the theme of education. Works...
Robbie Hicks from 9T took part in the UK Rubik's Cube Championship this last weekend, held in Bristol. Robbie competed in the 3x3x3 cube event and achieved his personal best competition time of 12.30 seconds. This has given him a UK ranking in the top 50. Congratulations to Robbie for this...
The 1st XV were involved in yet another very tight game against RGS High Wycombe in which the lead changed hands 6 times and was settled with the last play of the match. Having just conceded a try with just 3 minutes to go which put RGS 23-19 up, the 1sts...
I hope you have all enjoyed a good holiday. With half a term under our belts, it is a good moment to pause and take stock of all that has been achieved so far this year. There has already been much to celebrate in School. I am sure you will have...
Congratulations to James Tunkhume (13R) and Daniel Hart (13L) who achieved a Gold Crest Award. Over the course of the summer, James Tunkhume and Daniel Hart were among 30 students selected from 600 applicants to participate in the Nuffield Research Placements in the South West Region. This is a highly competitive...
Blue Coat Best Book Award 2017 The Long List has been composed and the Year 9 Team is about to start reading! Perhaps you'd like to try some of these: Kwame Alexander - Booked Sam Angus - House on Hummingbird Island Malorie Blackman - Chasing the Stars John Boyne - The...
The Ist XV secured a place in the 3rd Round of the Nat West Cup with a narrow away victory 26-24 against local rivals St Peter's. They will now face RGS High Wycombe at home in R3 on Thursday 3rd November KO 2...
While this summer's GCSE results were impressive for Gloucestershire as a whole, we are delighted that STRS fills the top slot with the best results in the county. It is the only school in Gloucestershire with 100% of its pupils gaining a grade C or better in Maths and English. Alongside...
We were very saddened recently to hear about the sudden death of John Holdaway who gave great service to Rich's as Head of Maths for many years and as Headmaster in 1990. John was a lovely man and will be sadly missed by the whole School community. John's funeral will take...
Fifteen Year thirteen students and six Year twelve and thirteen students successfully completed their Gold and Silver Expeditions Assessed Expeditions in the Brecon Beacons on the last weekend of September. We were reasonably lucky with the weather given the time of year. The rain only really set in as true Welsh...
National Poetry Day was celebrated across the school on the 6th of October. Staff shared their love of poetry with their classes and read the work of poets such as Coleridge and Walter de la Mare. Miss Thackway, English department, co-ordinated the day and worked with Ms Cordall, the librarian who...
Love and politics in a dystopian society was presented on stage at the RSC on Thursday 6th of October. The Shakespeare Society, run by Mr Parker, enjoyed the variable pace and high production values of one of Shakespeare's lesser performed plays. The nuances of Queen Cymbeline's divided society were not lost...
We always begin the new academic year with a whole school assembly with the traditional handing on of the baton of responsibility from last year's Observators and School Captains to this year's team of Year 13s. We wish our new School Captains, Emma Folkard and William Barradell-Black, well in their demanding...
On Monday the School celebrated the European Day of Languages with a number of activities for pupils, designed to promote interest in language learning and showcase the richness and diversity of languages and cultures in the world today. The European Day of languages is the initiative of the Council of Europe...
The Annual Awards ceremony and Speech Night this year was held on Friday 23rd September. Staff, current and past pupils, parents and honoured guests gathered in the main hall to celebrate the wonderful achievements of the academic year 2015-16. The Brass band provided its usual stirring accompaniment to the hymn, Tommy...
The Rich's chess team travelled to Eton College on Sunday 18th September to take part in the ECF National School's Rapidplay Championships. 50 teams took part representing the main chess-playing schools in the UK with representatives from as far afield as Yorkshire, Kent and Wales, as well as two overseas entries...
Although Dr Johnson considered Shakespeare's King Lear “too painful to bear," the play remains ever popular. Mr Parker continues to run a thriving Shakespeare Society and on Tuesday 13th a number of students, accompanied by Mrs Saunders and Mr Parker, attended Gregory Doran's production of Lear at the RSC. Students commented...
James competed on Sunday 4th September in the final race of British Triathlon Youth super series 2016, which was held in Strathclyde. He came a close 2nd place at this event. In August, James won the youth race at the British Championships in Liverpool. He also won the first triathlon of...
Schools appear to be strange places during the long weeks of the summer holiday.While plenty happens in terms of refurbishment and activity clubs, they still feel unnaturally empty and far too quiet, so we were very pleased to welcome back our pupils today for the start of the academic year at...
Former pupil Jacob Barns is principal cellist for the opening piece of The last Night of the Proms, at the Albert Hall this Saturday 10th September. It is a new work called Raze by Tom Harrold and as leader of the cellos, he was fortunate to work with the composer to...
Jacob Barns to perform at the BBC Proms Jacob Barns will perform as part of the BBC Proms Youth Ensemble in the world premiere of Tom Harrold’s ‘Raze’ which will open the BBC Last Night of the Proms on Saturday September 10 at 7.15pm. Jacob has already performed at the prestigious...
Sir Thomas Rich’s is celebrating another year of outstanding GCSE results. 100% of pupils achieved 5 or more A*-C grades, with 97 of our pupils achieving 5 or more A* and A grades and over half the year group achieving at least 9 A* and A grades. Headmaster, Matthew Morgan commented...
I am proud of all of our students and they should be congratulated for achieving such good results. They are testament to the commitment and hard work of the students themselves and the invaluable support they receive from their teachers. I wish them all the very best for the future as...
In my last email to parents, I indicated that I would inform you over the summer of some staff changes for the next year academic year as well as outlining our plans for the continued development of the School. Staff Changes Sarah James retired at the end of last term, having...
Fifteen Year twelve students and six Year eleven and twelve students successfully completed their Gold and Silver Expeditions last week in Exmoor. The weather wasn’t brilliant but no really heavy sustained rain and not too hot for walking either. The members of the Silver group were collected from Taunton station on...
The 2015/16 School Council members discussed a range of topics and issues throughout the year. The Council took many ideas forward to the Grand Grand School Council meeting chaired by the Headmaster, seeking his approval. We are pleased to have been awarded the Speaker's Schools Council Award for 2016 and look...
After weeks of reading the 10 shortlisted books for this year and posting reviews on SharePoint, our Year 8 Team members were ready to promote their favourites from the selection to their peer group. It was a whistle stop tour through the books and we didn't get through all of them...
Eight City Primary Schools took part in our first Y4 5-a-side Football Tournament and after a series of exciting, keenly contested matches Longlevens beat Upton- St- Leonards 2-0 in the Final. Cups were awarded to the winners and runners up and all 8 teams received medals...
James came 4th in both the single sculls and double sculls in the U14 section of the British Rowing Championships recently held in Nottingham. This was a fantastic achievement, it being James’ first outing at the National Championships...
Zak's results in his first SuperPrix karting event last weekend, where the “E" plate was awarded to the winner as English champion. Zak was racing for Jade Karts in the Junior TKM class, which had a grid of 30 competitors: Heat 1: started in 15th position and finished 12th (fastest lap...
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Following success in the Junior Maths Challenge in April, nine Tommies boys (5 from Year 8 and 4 from Year 7) qualified for the follow on competition, the Junior Maths Kangaroo. Facing very challenging, thought provoking questions they all performed well. Three boys, Robert Nixon, Alex Parvanov and Will Fitchsampson gained...
It has been another exciting month in school, with rehearsals and trips, as well as opportunities to meet our new Year 7 pupils and our prospective Year 12 students. For me, particular highlights have included witnessing Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh's Award participants successfully complete their Bronze expedition assessments as well...
During the Y12 enrichment week, some of our mathematicians visited Birmingham University to get a taste of studying Mathematics. They experienced a sample lecture on 'randomness and bias in probability' followed by an intriguing lecture on 'graph theory' and 'graph colouring'. Students were then given the opportunity to have a tour...
Last Friday and Saturday six groups of Year 10 students, thirty-five in all, successfully completed their Assessed Expedition for the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. As ever, they were supported by a number of staff in the field as well as a number of staff at school; covering for absent staff...
On Thursday 7th July 14 members of year 9 attended a Languages Day at Bath University. The language courses at Bath have an excellent reputation with many graduates going on to prestigious jobs in international organisations. It was a marvellous opportunity for the boys to visit the university, meet with lecturers...
On Saturday 2nd July Joel Price reached his third century of the season for the 1st XI, when he scored 113 v The King's School, Gloucester. It was a key contribution, along with three wickets each from Captain Sam Rideout and Jacob Hughes, as the 1st XI defeated King's at Archdeacon...
You may have heard that the National Union of Teachers (NUT) will be taking strike action on Tuesday 5 July. This action has been called "to protect school funding and maintain teachers' pay and conditions." Less than 15 of our teachers are members of the NUT, out of a teaching staff...
The Year 7 forms have each spent half a day visiting three sites along the River Churn. The first site is near to the source of the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, near Severn Springs. The second site is close to the village of North Cerney. Our final...
On Monday 20th June, nine of our year 12s took the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge which is designed to be accessible to Year 12 students but takes them significantly beyond the syllabus and encourages them to think about science in the way they would at university. Over half of our students got...
We are inviting back last Year's leavers for a BBQ and refreshments Friday 1st July. For tickets to this event, please click here. If you have any questions, please contact alumni...
The Year 10 academic enrichment group spent the day in Oxford looking around a few colleges as well as the city centre. The day started with a very informative talk by the admissions tutor at Lady Margaret Hall. The main message for our boys was how important their GCSEs are, as...
On Tuesday the Year 9 language ambassadors ran a number of activities in celebration of International Russian Language Day. International Language days were established by the UN in 2010 to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and promote equal use of all six of the UN’s official working languages. The ambassadors worked...
Congratulations to Beck Phillips for his selection to represent Sir Thomas Rich's School & Gloucestershire at the English Schools Athletics National Championships in Gateshead on 8th July. He will be competing in the Senior Boys Discus event. We wish him well...
Year 8 visited two sites in South Wales last week to extend and improve their knowledge of coastal processes and landforms. Each class spent half a day on the beach at Porthcawl and the wave-cut platform at Southerndown Bay. The weather was wet and windy, however, this didn't stop the boys...
The coach has left Stansted Airport and is due to arrive at school around 1:20 pm. Chris Carter, Deputy Headmaster...
Unfortunately the trip to Ribadesella has been cancelled due to the cancellation of the EasyJet Flight and the fact that there are no flights available tomorrow. The party will be returning to Gloucester by coach which is in the process of being arranged. As soon as we have details about the...
Easyjet are unable to organise transport home this evening but have arranged overnight accommodation for the party in the Premier Inn at Stansted Airport and a coach to bring the party back to school tomorrow morning. The boys will inform parents of timings tomorrow. Chris Carter Deputy headmaster...
Fifteen of our top mathematicians from Yr10 attended a Mathematics Enrichment Event at the University of Bristol on Monday 20th June. The boys attended lectures on topics ranging from the mathematics in social networks to playing with fractals. They also competed in a problem solving activity (where the winning team included...
Duke of Edinburgh 1st Assessed Expedition for 2016 This Friday 17th June, 38 students in six groups undertook their Assessed Expedition for their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award, having successfully completed their Practice Expedition at the end of April. Delays, cancellations and derailment meant that one of our assessors made it...
I could not have been more proud of the School on the Thursday before the half-term break when we attended the Service of Thanksgiving at Gloucester Cathedral to celebrate the School's 350th Anniversary. Many of the Old Richians who had returned to the School, often for the first time since they...
This half term the regular navigation training took place for our Gold and Silver teams. Because of the numbers this year we had to run this over two days. We decided this year to return to the location we first tried in 2013; the featureless moorland of Llangynidr. Whilst this is...
STRS, as a new Direct Licencing Organisation for the Duke of Edinburgh Award, enrolled its first Gold Award level students in 2013 with their Practice and Assessed Expeditions taking place the following July and September 2014. It is pleasing to see a number of students in this first cohort gradually completing...
41 students from STRS and the High School for Girls have had an amazing week with their exchange partners in Germany. Much language has been learnt, friendships forged and lots of local culture experienced. A trip to Berlin and meeting some witches in the Harz mountains were just some of the...
Two teams of boys, one from Year 8, the other from year 9 have just returned from the annual cricket tour to Jersey which was enjoyed by all, and in terms of results, a great success. The Year 8 team, pictured below, won all three of their matches, including a narrow...
Luke Bond, a member of the school's Under 13 cricket team, carried his bat, and made his highest-ever score, 99 not out against Victoria College, Jersey, on the school's recent cricket tour to the island. Watched by his mother, he led the school to a dramatic seven run victory against strong...
Last Friday was an unusual day in School as we said farewell to the Upper Sixth; the sun generally shone and there was much laughter and fun throughout their final assembly led by the School Captains and the other activities which took place including the increasingly popular 'Form Breakfasts'. It's a...
James Chantler (11R) competed in his first full triathlon of the 2016 season on Saturday and came first , his first ever national win. The competition was a British National Youth Super series event, for athletes born in 2000 or 2001, held in Llanelli. At the Triathlon England performance assessments in...
The 1st XI defeated Wycliffe College by 4 runs on Thursday 12th May, with Peter Carter taking 3 wickets for 16 runs. However, on Saturday 14th May against RGS Worcester a lack of runs, just 133 by the 1st XI, left RGS favourites to win. However, Oliver Pearce and Haroon Shahzad...
The 1st XI have continued their excellent start to the season. They have already defeated Pate's by 83 runs, Rendcomb College by 9 wickets, Marling by 87 runs and QEH by 187 runs. On Saturday they defeated Bristol Grammar School by 9 runs. A special mention must go to two exceptional...
Seventy-three students and fifteen staff took part in the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Practice expedition this weekend. The weather forecast had been horrendous, at one point forecasting snow for Saturday afternoon. In the end we were, once again, remarkably lucky: very cold on the Saturday but dry and mostly sunny. We...
Once again the Geography department returned to our Snowdonia fieldwork haunts with year 13. The revision course was a great success, the sun shining helping us appreciate the glacial landscape in the day and pupils working late into the evening on their revision notes and follow up tasks. Well done to...
Karting final at Thruxton – Sunday 25th April Sunday afternoon saw three students from Sir Thomas Rich's take part in the South Wales and West Finals of the British Schools Karting championship. Racing 18 teams from different schools across the region Sir Thomas Rich's achieved a disappointing but enjoyable 11th place...
Over two weeks, Year 10 Roundabout has been dedicated to 1st Aid training for the whole year group. Miss Atkins has utilised our new Pavilion as an attractive teaching space for up to 75 students to train them in a variety of 1st Aid skills from communication to bites and stings...
Rich's hosted a very successful Careers Fayre, with over seventy organisations represented, including Universities, Employers and specific Professions. The Fayre was open to Years 8-13 and provided them with the opportunity to find out about specific Career pathways they could take in the future. It also included the chance for Students...
On Thursday members of the Intelligence Corps visited Sir Thomas Rich to talk to members of year 11, 12 and 13 about the work of the Intelligence Corps and career opportunities within the service. Unlike other services within the Army this sector is expanding as a result of the global situation...
They were spotted at the quack of dawn today, and we expect egg-cellent results...
Thank you to Cheltenham Racecourse and Gloucestershire Cricket for donating tickets to the Parents Association for the Wine Tasting Evening. The School are really grateful for the donation and I am sure the winners will have a great day out at both...
On Wednesday the Onatti Company performed the play “Les garçons” in front of a very appreciative audience. When a boyfriend decides to visit his girlfriend, Natalie, whilst she is babysitting problems can arise. Firstly he is mistaken for a burglar and enters into a fracas with one of the pupils who...
On May 4th and 5th, this year’s Uganda volunteers are undertaking a two-day, ninety-mile sponsored bike ride from St Andrew’s Church, Sonning (three miles east of Reading, and Sir Thomas Rich’s resting place) back to school. The riders are raising money for PMM School, St Andrew’s Church and to help pay...
Whilst some of the country's great Public Schools like Eton (1440), Harrow (1571), Winchester (1382), Rugby (1567), Shrewsbury and Bedford (both 1552) all date from the late medieval period, Sir Thomas Rich's has a longer and richer history than the majority of the UK's top independent schools. For example, Marlborough was...
Last Thursday saw Harrison, Clark & Rickerbys deliver a Law workshop for students in Yr 11 and 12. Students spent time in the morning with 5 trainee solicitors, learning about various aspects of the law including employment law, property law and family law. In the afternoon students then prepared and conducted...
During the Easter break Year 10 student Avineesh Suppiah attended an avaiation scholarship at the Cotswold Airport, Cirencester. Selected in a group of 12 from over 100 applicants, Avineesh Learnt all about flying. He has a real passion for avaiation and hopefully this will just be the start...
The Onatti Theatre Company returned to Sir Thomas Rich’s at the end of last term to present their new German play “Zwillinge”. The main actor, Annika, has a drama practical and has written a play called "Walls". She has asked Lukas, a reluctant volunteer, to help her with the performance. Lukas...
Robbie (8T) was successful in the Exeter Open Speed Cubing competition held on 3 April. He obtained a personal best competition time of 13.35 seconds to solve a 3x3 cube. Well done...
We hope everyone has had a good holiday and look forward to welcoming pupils back at 8.40am Monday 11th April...
We still have a number of unclaimed raffle prizes from the 70 Years of Rugby evening. The ticket numbers and respective prizes are: 20 White - £100 Raging Bull Voucher 191 White - Greatest moments of Rugby DVS and book set 408 Green - 70 Years of Rugby Book If you...
All students are reminded that information and revision materials are available on your home computer at all times. Log in to the LRC's SharePoint pages and look at the Online Journals section. Philip Allan Magazine Archives cover a wide range of A level subjects and EBSCO Reference Centres provide even higher...
STRS Under 16s captain Henry McCloskey and Oliver Thomas have been representing Gloucester Academy in the Premiership rugby Academy tournament at Wellington College. The team lost close games against Sale and Worcester, before beating local rivals Bath 15 - 10. The team are due to play Leicester Tigers on Friday. Good...
Have you ever thought about playing bowls? No experience required - everybody welcome. Sunday 15th May 2016 2...
Meet at the School 5.45am on Saturday We will return to School on Sunday the 3rd April around 11.30am Please remember to bring your passports ski clothes and money Have you completed the ESTA...
Some of Year 7 preparing to set off on their voyage...
On Tuesday 22nd March, Sir Thomas Rich's A karting team prepared for their forthcoming South West and Wales Final at Thruxton karting centre. The boys soon got to grips with the challenging 900m outdoor track driving the 390cc 55mph Thunderkarts. The lap record on this track is around 49 seconds and...
The school were delighted to hear that seven Sir Thomas Rich's boys were selected for the Gloucestershire county hockey squads, for the recent JAC tournaments. After many weeks of training, final squad selections were made where Zac Castledine (U14), Owen Harrison (U14), Harry Elliott (U14), Ben Gleeson (U16), Craig Jones...
French Exchange Students from year 10, 12 and 13 visited our partner school in Oloron Sainte- Marie in November. Friendships were formed and the return visit anticipated with much excitement. Although we could not quite match the warm temperatures we experienced in France the weather did not let us down and...
After a long journey, we arrived safely at Lakeside to be greeted by this wonderful view...
Year 10 pupil Noah Smerdon recently played for West Brom U15 in the final of the U15 Floodlit Cup (South). After scraping past Arsenal in extra time in the semi final, West Brom were second favourites against a strong Chelsea team. However they managed to win 2-1 with Noah playing a...
Congratulations to the STRS Football First XI for reaching the semi finals of the County Cup. They travelled to Katherine Lady Berkeley's School, near Wotton-Under-Edge, and came away with a very well-deserved victory. Tommies went ahead through a majestic headed goal from Higgs, latching onto a pinpoint free kick from captain...
Yesterday we waved goodbye to our 24 German exchange partners after a fun-filled week. Their programme included trips to Bristol and London, as well as a visit to the mayor, a tour of Gloucester, a very energetic barn dance and a trip to Croft Farm. Many thanks to all the parents...
For those of you who will be unable to attend Twickenham, the game will be streamed live on the RFU website. Here is the link for you to watch the semi-final. https...
The Under 15s arrived at Twickenham earlier today ahead of their National Vase Final match against Dr Challoner's School. We wish them all the best tomorrow for their game...
During February half-term, we took 25 girls to Malta for our first ever netball tour. This was a huge achievement and an unforgettable experience for all those involved. We have seen an increase in the number of girls joining us in the Sixth Form and, as a result, netball has gone...
A bright, chilly Monday morning. The entire school assembled on the field today for our 350th anniversary photo. Pupils looked smart and were well behaved in the long process of getting lined up on the staging. We look forward to seeing the final product...
I ended my email to parents in February wishing the Under 15s luck in the Quarter final of the NatWest Vase. We now know that their hard work did pay off and since then they have followed this with success in the Semi-Final held at Allianz Park, the home of Saracens...
Congratulations to STRS Under 16 rugby captain Henry McCloskey and Oliver Thomas on their selection for Gloucester Academy. Both pupils will represent Gloucester in the Premiership Academy festival at Wellington College. All at school wish both boys the best for the tournament...
The Under 13 A&B rugby matches against Monmouth today have been cancelled. The Under 12 A&B matches are still on. The pupils need to meet at 12pm at School. These matches are away at Monmouth...
Thirteen students from Years 8 and 9 travelled to Worcester Magistrates Court this Saturday to take part in the Citizenship Foundation 2016 competition. This was the culmination of several months of weekly practice of their roles and analysis of the law and the case in question. All members of our prosecution...
Ms Sadler and Ms Cordall will be judging the Book Lego competition at 1.30pm tomorrow, Friday March 11 in the LRC. Please bring in any remaining models to be considered by then. Call in to support your friends...
Congratulations to the U15s who have made it through to the NatWest Vase Final at Twickenham next Wednesday. The team beat a spirited Bishop Vessey at Allianz Park 23-19 to book their place at HQ for the second time. For those of you who will be unable to attend Twickenham, the...
Congratulations to Lorelei and Benjamin Wyman who attended the International Baton Twirling championships in the USA. They both performed incredibly well and came home with 13 awards; including Lorelei a 1st place, and Benjamin won again the title of 2016 Junior Men’s Masters Champion. The competition was extremely tough, competition against...
At the end of February brothers Michael Ashworth (Year 12) and Robert Ashworth (Year 10) participated in the West of England Junior Chess Championships. They both played really well and despite having to default one of the rounds due to a clash with another event on the same day, they managed...
There have been some fantastic Lego models brought into the LRC this week. If you haven't got round to making yours yet, judging is at lunchtime on Friday March 11, so bring them in before that date. There will be PRIZES...
Voting for Gloucestershire Secondary Schools' favourite book takes place on Wednesday March 9 at STRS. There are 6 nominated titles, chosen by students from 23 schools: Terror Kid by Benjamin ZephaniahWe Were Liars by E LockhartGirl Online by Zoe SuggAwful Auntie by David WalliamsSilence is Goldfish by Annabel PitcherThe Dying of...
Good luck to the U15 rugby team who play in the semi-final of the NatWest Vase on Sunday at Allianz Park, home of Saracens Rugby. For those of you who cannot make the 13.00pm kick off, please use the link below to view the live stream of the game. http://www.englandrugby.com/news/live-natwest-schools-cup-u15-semi-finals-from-allianz-park-1316651/ Garde...
Year 10 pupil Noah Smerdon has been part of West Bromwich Albion's academy system for a number of years and this year has been memorable for both himself and the squad. Noah is part of the WBA U15 team that has been taking part in the U15 National Floodlit Cup. After...
On 24th February, our KS3 badminton team played in the Level 3 county tournament at Leisure@Cheltenham. Joel Downward, Raiph Ackroyd, Taras Wolczuk, Husayn Ginwalla and Alan Paulson, after having won the Level 2 Gloucester qualification at the end of 2015, were confident they could become the first STRS badminton team to...
103 Year 12 students attending the What Career Live event at the NEC Birmingham on Friday 26th February. This gave students a chance to explore school leaver programmes as well as graduate opportunities with some of the country’s biggest employers including Mercedes Benz, PWC and Accenture. One student commented that...
World Book Day is on Thursday March 3. Here's what's happening at STRS: £1 Book Tokens will be given to students in years 7 to 10.Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover - mystery loans - borrow a book based just on the blurb.Design and build a Lego model of your...
During February half term, our year 12 students once again spent a week in Germany completing a Work Experience placement. This was the ideal opportunity to practise their language skills and experience first hand German life and culture. The students chose work placements from an extensive list covering a wide range...
On Wednesday 24th February 21 boys making up 7 teams from Sir Thomas Rich’s competed in Round 2 of the British Schools Karting Championship at JDR Karting in Gloucester. STRS A-Team won the night with Toby Hogg and Zak Taylor particularly impressive both winning two races each. Louis Appleyard of STRS...
The gymnasium was built in the 1960s and over the years has had considerable wear and tear after extensive School and community use. The pupils are delighted with the gymnasiums new look and are pleased for it to be back in use for their PE lessons and extra-curricular activities...
On Monday 22nd February the school chess team competed with 8 school teams in the Bristol heat of the ECF Rapidplay Team Chess Challenge. The results were 1st Millfield, 2nd STRS, 3rd Bristol Grammar. Our 2nd team did very well in being the highest placed 2nd team in the competition...
We will depart from the school On Saturday 26th March at 06:00am for the airport ***PROMPT*** (Please be at the school by 5.35 am in order to load bags and receive instructions) Return on Sunday 3rd April. We will be collected from the airport at 09:00am and therefore will arrive back...
This Sunday and Monday saw twelve staff and volunteers undertaking a gruelling two day and 16hr+ Certificated Outdoor 1st Aid Course. For some, this was their three year update, for others this was the first of, hopefully, a long term commitment to 1st Aid training. In all cases these staff contribute...
The Under 15's travelled to Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School for the National Vase Quarter Final. We fell behind early on to an unconverted try but battled back to lead 8 -5 at half time, through a Dan Walker penalty and a fine solo try from Matt Lampitt. Playing up the...
Yesterday, Tuesday 9th February, was Safer Internet Day. Partly in recognition of this but, mainly to promote awareness amongst our students, Year 10 Citizenship was devoted to a watching of the BBC 3 film “Murder Games”. This 1 hour film is chilling in its’ horrible normality, fronting a cold and deliberate...
On Monday morning students in their first year of learning French had the opportunity to view an interactive, bilingual play, performed by the Onatti Theatre Company. It was a fun way to engage with the language and listen to authentic colloquial French. Two professional actors, one English and French, acted out...
All home and away fixtures today are cancelled as both our pitches and those at Warwick are waterlogged...
On Wednesday 3rd February Sir Thomas Rich’s commenced their karting season with round 1 of the British Schools Karting Championship. The event was essentially free practice before knock out rounds begin after half term. Tommies boys raced against students from All Saints Academy, Hanley Castle and Newent School. Fastest lap times...
The Under 14 Hockey squad finished their season today by taking part in the County Hockey tournament, held at Cheltenham College. They played six fixtures, each of length 18 minutes against the top schools in the local area. In their opening fixture against King's School Gloucester it finished 0-0 where opening...
Eight language students from year 12 had the unique opportunity on Wednesday to attend a careers event at Bath University on Interpreting and Translating. They were privileged to hear three high profile speakers, Dr Svetlana Carsten, a practising interpreter and trainer, Dr Steve Slade, Head of English translation at the International...
Both Under 15 fixtures versus Bishop of Hereford School have been cancelled. In addition, the Under 12 sevens tournament being held at QEH, Bristol, has also been cancelled...
I am pleased to announce that the U15s are through to the Quarter Final of the NatWest Vase following a hard fought home victory over Trent College, Nottingham. The team were superb against a big opposition. Try scorers were: Walker (2), Edginton, Lampitt, with scrum-half, Oliver Gordon, slotting two important conversions...
Ticket deadline for the 70 Years of Rugby dinner is fast approaching. All tickets must be purchased by 12th February at the latest. We are edging towards full capacity so please order soon to avoid disappointment. Tickets are available online at https://strschool.co.uk/alumni/70rugby Could all year group representatives please get their team...
A great performance from our 2nd XV who beat Millfield 17-15 away in Somerset after trailing 10-0 at half time. Well done boys...
Our Sixth Form Application Process is now open. Sixth Form Applications should be made electronically here: Online Application Form Further information can be found on our website: https://strschool.co.uk/admissions/sixthform The closing date for on-time applications is Friday 12 February...
You may be aware that we had to evacuate the main school buildings this morning. This was not a planned practice but was in response to a gas leak in one of the science laboratories. The problem was quickly resolved by British Gas. During the evacuation, pupils were supervised by their...
UK airport transfer the final time will be provided a little closer to travel, but I would estimate that the coach will be leaving at 06:00am from school on 26th March 2016. Your flight VS111 is due to depart at 11:30 and arrive to New York JFK at 15:50. Return details...
Sir Thomas Rich’s Chess team has progressed through to the regional semi-finals of the ECF National Schools Knockout Competition. A quarter-final victory over Redland Green School from Bristol by the emphatic margin of 6 – 0 puts us amongst the top 4 schools in the West of England. The other regional...
Jacob Barns gains a place in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and three prestigious music colleges. Congratulations to Jacob Barns 13H who has successfully auditioned on the cello for a place in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. The orchestra is recruited anew each year, and current and...
Jack leading out of the tunnel with Liverpool player Jordan Henderson at Anfield last Wednesday...
350th Anniversary celebrations As we begin 2016, we are excited to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the School's foundation. There will be a number of events during the course of the year to mark this important milestone in the School's history. On 19 March a Festival of Rugby will be held...
All rugby matches home and away v Solihull School on Saturday 16th January have been cancelled due to frozen pitches...
Well done to the U15 rugby team, who are through to the last 16 of the NatWest Vase with a 23-10 win today v The Woodlands School, Coventry. Try scorers were Oliver Edginton, Joe Hocking and Ben Daniels. Conversions and penalty kicks scored by Oliver Gordon and Daniel Walker...
Congratulations to the School's 1st XV Rugby Team who were victorious today away at Millfield.Tries from Earle-Davis, Ryder, Brown and Kiely secured the win and play in the second half was outstanding...
On Thursday students of Spanish enjoyed watching Primera Cita performed by the Onatti Theatre Company. The students responded positively to the colourful and interactive performance. It was great to see so many of the students take up this opportunity to hear some live Spanish spoken...
The School was delighted to hear that Glen Cleaning have presented Gwen Witts (left) with a Bouquet of flowers in recognition of her outstanding service to Sir Thomas Rich's. Gwen has overseen the cleaning of our buildings for a number of years and has worked at the School for over 43...
Both the senior boys and Under 14 hockey squads have had good preparation for the season ahead. The Under 14 have trained well and are looking forward to their fixtures against Katharine Lady Berkeley School and King's School Gloucester as well as the county tournament. The senior boys squad have already...
The School's final of the GCHQ Language Challenge competition took place on Tuesday, 12th January. Groups were invited to do a presentation on a town or region where the target language is spoken. Tahita, Barcelona, Munich and Barcelona were selected by the pupils. The teams researched their town well and produced...
Pupils are enjoying extra ski lessons prior to hitting the slopes in Killington, USA during the Easter break. The itinerary is packed full of exciting adventures including a trip to New York City for the last couple of days...
All Liverpool supporters feel a special connection to the club they adore, but the mascot for this evening's clash with Arsenal enjoys a relationship with the Reds that runs a little deeper. That is because 11-year-old Jack Richards, who will lead the team out alongside the captain against the Gunners, just...
The deadline for ticket purchases is February 12th 2016. Tickets are available to purchase online at https://strschool.co.uk/alumni/70rugby or alternatively by downloading the attached application form and sending together with a cheque, payable to STRS to: Rhys Williams, Sir Thomas Rich’s School, Oakleaze, Gloucester, GL2 0LF If you have any questions please...