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 German Play

German Play

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On Wednesday we welcomed the Onatti Theatre Company to perform their German play, Der Babysitter. Students from Years 7-10 were entertained by the interactive language experience, which focused on an evening of babysitting that goes wrong. A highly enjoyable opportunity to enhance our language skills with some great cameo performances by...

Oskar takes Runner-up Spot in FameLab Final

Oskar takes Runner-up Spot in FameLab Final

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Well done to Oskar in 9S who was one of the runners up at the Gloucestershire FameLab Academy final this morning. The prestigious STEM competition is run by Cheltenham Science Festival and schools from all over the county compete. Mrs Mee said: “Oskar delivered an excellent talk on the structure of...

Personal Best for Mia

Personal Best for Mia

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A huge well done to Mia in Year 12, who competed in an elite field the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics English Championships last week. Mia was competing alongside those trying to qualify for the summer Olympics, so it was an extremely tough competition, and she achieved a personal best score as a...

German Exchange

German Exchange

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GCSE and A Level German students travelled to Göttingen in Germany at the end of February for the German Exchange, accompanied by pupils and staff from Denmark Road High School. This is the 46th year of the Exchange with Otto Hahn Gymnasium in Göttingen (Cheltenham’s twin town), and the programme is...

New Headmaster Appointed

New Headmaster Appointed

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We are delighted to announce that after a thorough and rigorous process, Mr Matthew Lynch has been appointed our new Headmaster, effective from September 2024. He will replace our current, longstanding Headmaster, Mr Matthew Morgan, who will be leaving to take up a new role as Headmaster at Bishop Wordsworth’s School...

FameLab Academy

FameLab Academy

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The final of the Rich’s FameLab Academy competition took place recently, with Year 9 students delivering some excellent STEM talks. Mrs Mee said: “The quality of the talks has improved over the years since we have been running the competition and the judges had a very difficult job of choosing a...

U14s in EDF Cup Final 6 March

U14s in EDF Cup Final 6 March

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We are incredibly proud to announce that both our U14 Rugby sides have reached the EDF Energy Gloucestershire County Cup Final again this year! The Final takes place on Wednesday 6 March at 6.45pm at Kingsholm – we would love as many parents, pupils, staff and friends of the school to...

Easter Rugby Camp

Easter Rugby Camp

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Senior rugby players are running an Easter Rugby Camp for pupils in Years 7-10 to raise funds for their South Africa Rugby Tour in July. The Camp takes place at the School on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 April, 9am-3pm, and the cost is just £15 for one day or...

Shaping Futures

Shaping Futures

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Local primary school pupils have been enjoying workshops at Sir Thomas Rich’s this week in Business Studies, Art and Food Tech. Helped by Sixth Form mentors, they worked in groups to come up with concepts for new chocolate bars, designed the packaging and then brought the product to life! The pupils...

Year 13 Students Win Against Harlequins

Year 13 Students Win Against Harlequins

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Congratulations to three of our Year 13 students, James, Ollie and Jay, who were part of the winning Gloucester RFC Academy Under 18 team against Harlequins last Saturday at Kingsholm. The final score was 24-17, with Jay scoring for the cherry and whites. Well done to all, your school is very...