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Excellent Results for Our Fourth Years!

Ruby Norris — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:59:53 +0000

Before half term, 56 of our Fourth Year pupils took part in the Junior Chemistry Challenge, a national competition primarily aimed at Fifth Year pupils. We are delighted to report that our pupils rose to the occasion magnificently, with many achieving iron, copper, and silver certificates at rates well above the national averages. A special […]

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Taking Physics Beyond the Classroom

Darcy Brown — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:11:07 +0000

It has been a busy and exciting term for the Physics Department, with numerous pupils taking part in an array of national physics competitions. Over 30 pupils elected to give up their lunchtimes to sit the Intermediate and Senior Physics Challenges, aimed at 5th and L6th respectively, and consisting of a demanding one-hour paper filled […]

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Chemistry Addressing Everyday Challenges

Darcy Brown — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:58:31 +0000

On Tuesday 10 March, thirty Lower Sixth Chemistry pupils travelled by train into London to attend the Chemistry In Action event at the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster. The day consisted of listening to a series of talks from various scientists and doctors about how Chemistry is applied in areas such as medicine, energy, technology, and […]

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The Wright Society Annual Medicine Lecture

Ruby Norris — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:48:50 +0000

This year on Monday the 2nd of March the Annual Wright Society Lecture welcomed Mr Edmund Fitzgerald O’Connor, consultant trauma surgeon and featured clinician in the Netflix series “Critical”, for a compelling and unfiltered insight into life at a London Major Trauma Centre. From the outset, he challenged the audience with sobering questions regarding the […]

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Success at The British Biology Olympiad 2026

Ruby Norris — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:47:27 +0000

Just before the half-term break, 30 Lower Sixth Biology pupils and 1 Upper Sixth, took part in this year’s British Biology Olympiad. The competition comprised of two 45-minute papers. The first paper contains many questions about all aspects of biology, and the second paper contained longer problems. Pupils were presented with unfamiliar ideas and topics […]

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Moncrieff-Jones Society Christmas Lecture

Ruby Norris — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:49:43 +0000

Dr Rachael Greenhalgh (postdoctoral researcher at the University of Southampton) inspired our audience with her anecdotes about her studies and employment at the forefront of the chemical industry. She began by discussing how her interest in Chemistry had emerged during her later school years and how this inspired her to pursue a degree in it. […]

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