Year 4 and 5 Visitors Enjoy Basketball Session

Friday 14 February 2025 SJV

At our third Shaping Futures session this week, students enjoyed a fantastic basketball session led by Mr Raddon, who was supported by our Basketball Captain Toby and Vice-Captain Charlie in Year 13. Our Year 4 and 5 visitors enjoyed a high energy session learning new skills and even playing some short...

Girls' Football Team Wins First Ever Match

Thursday 13 February 2025 SJV

The Girls’ Football Team travelled to Chosen Hill School on Wednesday and played their first ever match – winning 2-1! Coach Mr Ormston reports: “After months of training and anticipation, the girls were excited and nervous, but as soon as the game got going, they showed skill, discipline and great determination...

A Level Students Meet Top Author

Thursday 13 February 2025 SJV

Our A Level English Literature students visited Wycliffe College in Stonehouse this week to hear from poet, novelist, playwright and Professor in Creativity at Swansea University, Owen Sheers. Owen read excerpts from his BAFTA and Grierson nominated film-poem, *The Green Hollow*, a poetic history of the Aberfan disaster of 1966, his...

Year 9 Students Deliver Impressive STEM Talks

Thursday 13 February 2025 SJV

Back in December Year 9 forms competed in the first round of the FameLab Academy STEM competition, and today the top two students from each form competed in the next stage. The students all gave a three-minute STEM talk in front of a Year 8 audience and judges, Mrs May...

We Will Rock You!

Monday 10 February 2025 SJV

The final dress rehearsal for *We Will Rock You* is underway today, well done to all the students and staff involved, it's looking and sounding absolutely great! There's still time to get tickets - click the button at the top of the home page. (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, starting at 6pm...

French Exchange Guests

Monday 10 February 2025 SJV

Last week Year 10 and 12 students hosted their French exchange partners from the Sainte-Marie Lycée in Cholet. Our guests enjoyed a busy itinerary designed to immerse them in the British way of life, including visiting classroom lessons with their partners, a football tournament, a cooking class, a visit to the...

Junior Debate Team

Monday 10 February 2025 SJV

Three Year 8 pupils from the Junior Debate Team (Sam C, Thomas H, David S) competed in the District Final of the prestigious Rotary Youth Speaks: A Debate Competition on Saturday. The group chose to present the arguments in favour and against the motion “This house would suspend the development of...

Senior Basketball Team In Last 16 of National Cup

Thursday 6 February 2025 SJV

Yesterday, the 1st V Basketball team achieved an historic win in the U19 Dynamik School’s National Cup. After going unbeaten in the pool stage, the team knocked out a strong Hayward’s Heath Sixth Form College side to advance to the last 16 in the country, an incredible achievement! The game started...

GCSE Poetry Live!

Thursday 6 February 2025 SJV

Yesterday 130 Year 11 students enjoyed a fantastic trip to GCSE Poetry Live! at the Bath Forum. This incredible event included the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, and former Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and was a great opportunity to hear them read their work from the AQA GCSE Anthology. There were...

GFRS Talk on Risks to Young Drivers

Wednesday 5 February 2025 SJV

As part of our Enrichment programme, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service delivered an excellent presentation to Year 12 students yesterday designed to deepen their understanding of the risks face by young learner drivers or newly qualified drivers...

SW Regional Schools Netball

Tuesday 4 February 2025 SJV

Our Netball players had an incredible day at the South West Regional Schools Tournament on Saturday, coming 5th overall in a field of 14 very strong teams. The team put in an amazing showing, resulting in 4 wins and 2 losses, coming third in their group and only narrowly missing out...

High Sheriff and Magistrate Speak to Students

Tuesday 4 February 2025 SJV

Today some of our Sixth Form students interested in the Law enjoyed a talk in the Pavilion from High Sheriff of Gloucestershire (and former managing editor of BBC Radio Gloucestershire), Mark Hurrell, and serving Magistrate Julia Hurrell. The Hurrells spoke about their careers in media and the law, and Mrs Hurrell...

Josh Wins U14 Regional Fencing Championship

Monday 3 February 2025 SJV

Josh in Year 8 competed in the West Midlands Youth Championships in Fencing at the weekend, where he won in the U14 Boys' Epee category. This means he has now qualified for the British Youth Championships, which take place in Sheffield in May. Good luck Josh, your school is very proud...

Book of the Month: Cogheart

Monday 3 February 2025 SJV

February’s Book of the Month is a review by Ben in 9R of Cogheart by Peter Bunzl - a steampunk-style tale of ambition, pursuit and revenge. Students in any STRS year group can submit a book review - just contact any one of the teachers in the English Department...

Auf dem Campingplatz

Monday 3 February 2025 SJV

The Onatti Theatre Company visited us again last week to perform a play in German to our Lower School students. Pupils thoroughly enjoyed Auf dem Campingplatz! Performed completely in German with elements of audience participation, the play has been specifically written for 12-16 year olds to reinforce language teaching in a...

We Will Rock You

Sunday 2 February 2025 SJV

Some of our Year 12 Art students are pictured here hard at work creating the amazing set for We Will Rock You, based on Sophie in Year 12's winning graffiti design. Tickets for performances (11-13 February) are on sale now at www.tickettailor.com/events/sirthomasrichsschool/1530620 - they are selling fast, so don't miss out...

Apply to our Sixth Form

Thursday 30 January 2025 SJV

Applications are now open to join our Sixth Form in Year 12 this September! Just click on the button at the top of the homepage to apply online; the closing date for applications is 28 February. There's still time to register for and attend our Open Evening on Thursday 30 January...

Newgate Wins House Music

Thursday 30 January 2025 SJV

Around 250 pupils took part in House Music in the hall this week, which was amazing, and it was wonderful to see so many students enjoying playing and singing. There were some stunning performances – particularly from the junior soloists this year. Ying-Tai Y won the Junior Solo for Westgate, and...

Year 12 Biology Practical

Wednesday 29 January 2025 SJV

Year 12 Biology students are busy performing a fish head dissection in Lab 8 with Mr Moore this week. Local business and restaurant the Severn & Wye Smokery at Chaxhill (www.severnandwye.co.uk) supply us with around 30 huge fresh fish heads each year free of charge, which we really appreciate...

Local Poet Visits Year 13 English Students

Wednesday 29 January 2025 SJV

Year 13 students enjoyed a poetry workshop this week with visiting local poet and photographer (and former English teacher), Philip Rush. Students gained a valuable insight into the writing process, developing their analytical skills by ‘thinking like a poet’. Philip also gave practical advice for approaching the comparative poetry essay in...

Biggest Ever Careers Fayre

Tuesday 28 January 2025 SJV

Students from Year 9 to Year 13 attended our annual Careers Fayre today, with 45 companies exhibiting in the main hall and 30 universities in the sports hall. Our thanks to all the exhibitors who attended, it was our biggest and busiest Careers Fayre yet...

KS3 Squash Win

Friday 24 January 2025 SJV

Pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 won the Regional Squash Championship on Tuesday this week, beating Wycliffe College and King's College Taunton. A fantastic achievement, which means we are now through to National Finals on 12 March in Birmingham. A huge well done to Mr Deacon and the team...

Chess Success

Friday 24 January 2025 SJV

A huge well done to the Chess Team - Curtis C, Sai V, Muthu M, Alan A, Samuel G and Artur F - on their win against Denmark Road High School this week 5 ½ to ½ in the regional knock out stage of the national competition...

Year 4 and 5 Pupils Enjoy Mentoring Session

Thursday 16 January 2025 SJV

This week we hosted our first Shaping Futures event with a new group of Year 4 and 5 pupils, who enjoyed meeting their Year 12 mentors for the first time and taking part in a range of icebreaker activities. A particular favourite was the challenge to build the tallest tower out...

Netball Team Win Quarter Finals of Sisters 'n' Sport

Thursday 16 January 2025 SJV

Another win for the Netball 1st VII - this time in the quarter finals of the Sisters ’n’ Sport competition against The Priory Academy, who travelled all the way from Lincolnshire for the fixture! Final score 60-43. Players of the match were given by the opposition to Niamh G and Millie...

Book of the Month

Tuesday 14 January 2025 SJV

January’s Book of the Month is The Road by Cormac McCarthy, which is recommended for older readers by James M in Year 12. Staff or students who would like to contribute a review can contact any teacher in the English Department. https...

We Will Rock You Tickets

Friday 10 January 2025 SJV

Tickets are on sale now for We Will Rock You - 11, 12, 13 February! Students and staff have been hard at work to bring you this wonderful musical show, it's expected to be a sell out so make sure you grab your tickets now: £8 for adults and £4 for...

Non-Uniform Day Raises Over £1000

Thursday 9 January 2025 SJV

The non-uniform day before Christmas raised an amazing £1126.94 for the Diana Award, whose mission is to develop and inspire positive change in the future of young people. You can find out more about the charity and its work online at www...