School News

School appoints new Musical Director

Donna Milne

3rd June 2026

Barnard Castle School new director of music Matthew Lowe   A TALENTED musician who started learning the cello at the age of four has added another string to his bow…

Spring chickens bring down the hen house!

Donna Milne

3rd June 2026

Putting a feather in their caps, the cast of Spring Chicken which was performed by Year 3 and 4 pupils at Barnard Castle Preparatory School   FEATHERS were ruffled as…

Gordon’s Staff Conquer the Three Peaks

Donna Milne

2nd June 2026

A break for the walkers on their first mountain, Ben Nevis. Pictured are Gordon’s staff (left to right): Kathryn Moore, Director of Creative Arts; Houseparent Daisy Cooper; Houseparent and Head…

The Leys and St Faith’s to Merge

Donna Milne

2nd June 2026

TWO Cambridge independent schools are to strengthen existing links to provide an all-through education. The Leys School and St Faith’s School in the heart of Cambridge are set to become…

Ratcliffe College expands Day Nursery with new year-round childcare for children from 6-months – Opening Spring 2027

Donna Milne

1st June 2026

Ratcliffe College is delighted to announce an exciting expansion of its Day Nursery, introducing dedicated year-round childcare for children aged six months to four years. The new provision is scheduled…

Taunton School leads revival of traditional ‘pen pal’ programme with partner French school

Donna Milne

1st June 2026

Taunton School has welcomed 53 students from Collège Joseph Kerbellec in Quéven, Brittany, as part of a growing international partnership that is helping to revive the traditional ‘pen pal’ exchange for a new…

More House School Celebrates Exceptional Ofsted Success

Geri Pick

29th May 2026

More House School (Frensham, Surrey) is celebrating a major achievement following the publication of its February 2026 Ofsted inspection report, which recognises the school with FOUR ‘Exceptional’ judgements and rates all…

School boy rugby players attend first England training camp

Donna Milne

29th May 2026

Wearing England colours, Barnard Castle School students Josh Dickson and Sonny Hopper   TWO talented school rugby players are celebrating their first official England camp, the latest generation of pupils…

The Burj Khalifa stands at 2,700ft, seven OSH cadets were to jump from 3,300ft on a sunny May afternoon. Cdt CSM Harrison tells us more.

Geri Pick

29th May 2026

This feat has been in the works for multiple months and was accomplished over this past half term.  My fellow cadets and I travelled to Netheravon Airfield, home of the…

Fly-past at Downside School commemorating the fatal air crash of 1943

Geri Pick

27th May 2026

On the afternoon of Saturday, May 15, 1943, two Sea Hurricanes from RNAS Yeovilton were performing low-flying training manoeuvres over Downside School grounds. On the afternoon of Saturday, May 15,…