May 25, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 26th May
We have been hosting Open Mornings with tours of the school for current Year 5…
May 23, 2023
Matt Falls for Skydiving
Matt, Year 12, has never been one for sport at school, but has taken his…
May 22, 2023
Florentina at The Cathedral of Polo
In April, Year 8 student Florentina was invited by the Argentine Polo Association to play…
May 19, 2023
Charlie's Work Experience - A Ringing Endorsement
Charlie, our Year 8 bell-ringer we wrote about last November had the unique chance to gain…
May 19, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 19th May
Last Friday was the second successive Friday on which the school was filled with some…
May 16, 2023
Jasmine and Orla & the Wallingford Wildcats
Jasmine and Orla in Year 8 are members of the Wallingford Wildcats hockey team, and…
May 12, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 12th May
Year 11 Celebration Day took place last Friday followed by the Prom in the evening.…
May 12, 2023
The King and Lizzie
Lizzie, Year 10, has been part of the Girlguiding youth steering group 'Amplify' for the last…
May 05, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 5th May
We are fortunate to be part of a great school community at Wallingford School. As…
April 28, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 28th April
We often talk in school about the “beyond the classroom” aspect of our core ethos…
April 21, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 21st April
The sun has generally been shining during the first week after the Easter break as…
March 31, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 31st March
As we break for the Easter holiday I would like to encourage everyone to read…
March 30, 2023
Spring Newsletter 2023
Before you race into our latest newsletter, take a good look at this phenomenal hand…
March 24, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 24th March
The interform lunchtime House football finished this week culminating with the Year 11 final. It…
March 23, 2023
York Trip Diary - Day Three
Wednesday 22nd March This morning we went to the National Railway Museum where students could…
March 22, 2023
York Trip Diary - Day Two
Tuesday 21st March First stop was York Minster, the second largest medieval gothic cathedral in…
March 22, 2023
York Trip Diary - Day One
Monday 20th March After a long journey, we arrived in York and headed straight out…
March 16, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 17th March
There has been a raft of House activities taking place in school this week and,…
March 10, 2023
Belgium Trip Diary - Day Three
Today was a dry day - hurray! We had a 2 hour coach journey to…
March 09, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 10th March
There have been several highlights this week in a typically busy week in school. At…
March 09, 2023
Belgium Trip Diary - Day Two
Today has been another tremendous day in Belgium. The day got off to a great…
March 08, 2023
Belgium Trip Diary - Day One
First day in Belgium. A long day, after a very early start, but a really…
March 06, 2023
Building Bird Boxes at Earth Trust
Great work from our Year 10 Skills students at Earth Trust last week. Some of…
March 03, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 3rd March
As Headteacher I spend a lot of time walking around the school with a purpose…
March 02, 2023
Spring Concert 2023
Just one week to go until our Spring Concert! It's been great to see and…
March 02, 2023
World Book Day 2023
It's World Book Day! Be sure to grab an e-voucher (check your Satchel homework timetable…
February 23, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 24th February
It has been a busy week back in school following the half-term break. It is…
February 22, 2023
Planting Day
A couple of weekends ago, Wild about Wallingford, GreenArt and a team of volunteers planted…
February 21, 2023
Gateway to Great Design
Last year our A Level Product Design students were asked to design a new gateway…
February 10, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 10th February
It was Key Stage 4 Options Evening on Wednesday and as always it was an…
February 03, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 3rd February
Our Year 13 Student Leadership Team are a great bunch of young people who lead…
February 02, 2023
Year 9 Student Plays His Way to Italy
We are thrilled to hear that Peter in Year 9 has been selected to represent…
February 01, 2023
Merchant Taylors' Company Competition Winners
Earlier this week, Miss Jolly and Beatrice (Year 12) visited Merchant Taylors' Hall representing Wallingford…
January 27, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 27th January
As you may be aware, many teachers who are members of the National Education Union…
January 20, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 20th January
As you may recall, the school was inspected by Ofsted on 8th and 9th November…
January 13, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 13th January
It has been great to see House activities kicking in at the start of term.…
January 06, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 6th January
A Happy New Year to all members of the school community. It has been a…
January 04, 2023
Biodiversity Garden Project Launch
As the school broke up last term, not everyone was downing tools for Christmas. GreenArt…
December 20, 2022
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
We were pleased to be able to have our traditional whole school assembly before the…
December 20, 2022
Winter Newsletter 2022
If you're short of gift ideas, why not give the gift that keeps on being…
December 19, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Tuesday 20th December
It is the last day of a long term and the well-deserved break is now…
December 15, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 16th December
The snow and the ice came to school this week and so did Christmas and…
December 08, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 9th December
Year 11 have had their first week of mock examinations during this week and their…
December 06, 2022
Sleigh2Give
We're really pleased to support the Play2Give @play2give Sleigh2Give campaign again this year - the annual Christmas present…
December 02, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 2nd December
The Governors of a school play an important role in its community. Someone may become…
November 24, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 25th November
We are all busy – busy with our lives, busy with our interests and busy…
November 18, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 18th November
Each week without fail I write that it has been a busy week in school…
November 11, 2022
Remembrance Day 2022
Wallingford School showed our respects to those who died in conflicts across this world this…
November 11, 2022
Charlie Rings the Changes
Charlie in Year 8 is a Campanologist, and he regularly updates music teacher Ms Hammond…
November 10, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 11th November
As ever, it has been a busy week in school with trips and visits, fixtures…
November 04, 2022
Recording at Readipop
After our successful songwriting competition last July, our winning group, Dynamic Force (Ferne, Lyna, Carys…
November 04, 2022
6th Former Harry Helps Host 24-Hour Radio Fundraiser
We were really pleased to hear what Harry, Year 13, has been up to in…
November 03, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 4th November
We have returned to school this week with darker evenings and a lot of rain…
November 02, 2022
Ex-Wallingford School Student Rises to the Challenge!
Ms Lancaster, Head of English, was thrilled to see ex-student Hollie Partis representing St. Catherine's…
October 31, 2022
Angie's Amazing Art
We have some wonderful young artists at Wallingford School. We often watch in amazement when…
October 30, 2022
What do teachers do on INSET days?
Have you ever wondered what your teachers get up to on INSET days? Look no…
October 19, 2022
Spellbinding Reads
We return to school on Monday the 31st - Halloween! Mrs Saunders, School Librarian, has…
October 18, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Wednesday 19th October
It is a shorter week this week at the end of the first half-term of…
October 14, 2022
Year 7 CPR Training
All of our Year 7 students are receiving a 30-minute basic CPR training session today…
October 13, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 14th October
Wednesday was our Sixth Form Open Evening and it was great to welcome so many…
October 12, 2022
Army Careers Visit
On Tuesday 4th October, Wallingford School arranged for some regiments from The Army to come…
October 07, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 7th October
Last night was our annual school Open Evening and it was great to welcome so…
September 30, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 30th September
Assemblies this week have been led by Ms Miller have been about learning. In itself…
September 22, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 23rd September
Almost three weeks in to a new academic year I have to say what a…
September 15, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 16th September
This morning we observe a minute’s silence in remembrance of HM Queen Elizabeth II. As…
September 09, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 9th September
After a long, hot summer it’s been a rather soggy return to school but it…
September 06, 2022
Invitation to Tender - Pat Granados' Biodiversity Garden & Amphitheatre
We are really pleased to be progressing plans with the Pat Granados’ Biodiversity Garden and…
August 25, 2022
Key Stage 4 Results 2022
Students at Wallingford School are receiving their Key Stage 4 results this morning and we…
August 18, 2022
Key Stage 5 Results 2022
We are tremendously proud this morning of all of our Year 13 students as they…
July 20, 2022
Summer Newsletter 2022
Dip into our cool summer newsletter and get lost in the lush vegetation of Kew…
July 19, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Wednesday 20th July
At the very hot end of the school year I would like to wish all…
July 14, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 15th July
The highlight of a hot week has been Sports Day and it was simply great.…
July 08, 2022
World Music Day Songwriting Competition
The Music department have been blown away by the talent and creativity of our musicians…
July 08, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 8th July
Yesterday was our Rising Year 7 Taster Day and it was great. The students came…
July 06, 2022
STEM Workshop
This week Year 9 students have participated in the Intensive STEM Summer Camp, run by…
July 05, 2022
Rugby Success
We always love to hear about our students' activities outside of school. Aimee, Year 10,…
June 30, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 1st July
We have had so much going on in school over the past week that it…
June 23, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 24th June
We are getting increasingly close to occupation of our new teaching block at the front…
June 16, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 17th June
We are currently showing Year 5 students and families around the school and it is…
June 09, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 10th June
It can sometimes be said that June and July are the “quiet” times in school…
May 26, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 27th May
As we get to the half-term break it has been all systems go with exams…
May 24, 2022
Hustings - Student Leadership Group
We want to say a big well done to the 11 candidates who put themselves…
May 20, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 20th May
Our Year 13 students had their Celebration Day last Friday and they marked it in…
May 17, 2022
Year 10 Work Experience 2022
We're always so pleased when our Year 10s return from their week of work experience,…
May 12, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 13th May
Last Friday was our Year 11 Celebration Day followed by the Prom in the evening.…
May 11, 2022
Brightwell cum Sotwell CofE Primary School Ofsted Report
We are delighted to be able to share the published Ofsted Inspection report for Brightwell…
May 10, 2022
Wallingford Rowing Club Fundraiser
Wallingford Rowing Club juniors (mostly from Wallingford School) completed a 24h sponsored ergo over the…
May 09, 2022
Bigg Band at Wallingford Car Rally
Bigg Band performed on Sunday at the Wallingford Car Rally. There was a fantastic turn…
May 09, 2022
Alumni News - Alex Bosley
We've been hearing what Wallingford School Sixth Form alumnus Alex Bosley (class of 2021) has…
May 05, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 6th May
I am handing over the Headteacher’s Message this week to an unashamed plug. House competition…