On Friday 20th September, a group of our Year 10 girls were taken to experience a day at Ascot Racecourse. The day included trying out the horse race simulator, how to care for and handle a horse, a riding lesson, finishing the day with a mini tour of the racecourse.   The day was a hug...

On Wednesday 19th June, 92 of our students, from Year Groups 7, 8 & 9 attended a STEM event at the NEC in Birmingham. There was a wide range of STEM activities which focused on Energy, Transport, Health & Wellbeing, Technology & Innovation and the Environment & Sustainability. T...

On Wednesday 19th June, a group of our Year 9 boys attended a Book Presentation Ceremony to celebrate their hard work on the Boys’ Impact Programme at Reading University. Over the past few months, they participated in a series of university-style tutorials on masculinity and male characters wi...

On Wednesday 12th June, our year 12 students attended Oxford Brookes University to participate in a University and Apprenticeship day. The event is the perfect way for students to choose which university or apprenticeship is right for them. This was very informative and provided the a...

On Thursday 16th May, our year 8 students had the amazing opportunity of watching a Spanish play. We were visited by the theatre group "Onatti". The atmosphere was great, the students had a really enjoyable time.  At the end of the performance, a survey was passed aroun...

On Saturday 16th March, 14 of our Year 8 and 9 students participated in the Magistrate’s Court Mock Trial competition at Reading Crown Court. The students worked extremely hard, with outstanding performances. Our court Artist, produced several sketches. 

On Friday 8th March, we travelled to Brentford Football Club with a group of Year 7 and 8 girls so that they could participate in the Girls Football Festival. The day included coaching, matches, with an insight into officiating, followed by a tour of the stadium. This was a brilliant oppor...

On Thursday 14th March, our Year 9 students attended the PwC offices in Reading, where they took part in a series of workshops in data analytics, product analysis and marketing. The students had the opportunity to tour the office, gaining an understanding of how the office operates an...

During the week commencing 26th February, 12 of the Year 9 students graduated from The Brilliant Club project at the University of Southampton, having completed a 1300-word thesis exploring emotional health in schools. Students participated in a series of seminars led by Husna Hejazi, PHD student fr...

Our Year 7 students were actively involved in a series of STEM Workshops with the British Army from Tuesday 16th - Thursday 18th January. The workshops focused on STEM careers in the service as well as problem-solving in disaster relief using robotics. The students engineered complex robot...

On Monday the 8th January, we took a group of our Year 12 Humanities students to visit Shrewsbury Prison. Shrewsbury Prison is a decommissioned Victorian prison. The students went on a guided tour of the prison and participated in the ‘prisoner experience’ in which they expe...

On Wednesday 29th November, 31 of our Year 11 students visited PwC in Reading to participate in workshops that included: Data Analytics Product Analysis Marketing The students found this really informative and had a great day, as the comments below highlight: 'This...