Category: Extracurricular News

We previously reported that Year 7, Sky, had won a National Championship. Now we hear she is a Monkstown International Box Cup Champion - congratulations Sky!

Category: Extracurricular News

Sunday 11th November 2018, 2.30pm

Tickets: £10-£28

Students from Wallingford School will be joining schools from across the country to perform at a Remembrance Concert at Birmingham Symphony Hall - widely considered one of the finest concert halls in the world on Sunday 11th November 2018 to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War I.

The Remembrance Concert will include musical performances from Wallingford School as well as readings from students. The distant sound of gunshot, photographs of soldiers and communities from WWI as well as a poignant shower of poppies will set the scene as generations come together to help mark the end of the first World War. Musicians will also perform an extract from "The Armed Man" by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins, subtitled "A Mass for Peace" as the concert honours the messages of remembrance and hope. The concert will culminate in an extraordinary combined choir and orchestra performance of Mozart's Requiem, one of the most famous choral works in the classical repertoire.

Tickets for this unique event are available from Birmingham Symphony Hall:

Online: Find the Remembrance Concert listed here (https://www.thsh.co.uk/event/remembrance-concert) and click Buy Tickets button. You will then be able to select seats and add them to your basket.

In Person: From the Symphony Hall. The Box Office is to your right as you enter through the main ICC entrance on Centenary Square, Birmingham. The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday from 10am – 6pm, and on concert evenings 30 minutes into the start of the performance.

By Phone: Contact the Box Office tel: 0121 780 3333 (10am – 6pm, Monday to Saturday). Hearing impaired patrons can call the Box Office minicom line on 0121 644 6140.

For group bookings, please call 0800 358 7070 (10am – 5pm, Monday to Friday) or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

This open concert will include performances from all schools associated with the Merchant Taylors' Company - one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London and founder of a number of schools. Wallingford School will join performers representing Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood; King's School, Macclesfield; St Saviour's and St Olave's School; Wallingford School; Merchant Taylors' Prep School; Merchant Taylors' Boys' School; St Helen's School, London; Wolverhampton Grammar School; Merchant Taylors' Girls' School; Foyle College; Merchant Taylors' Junior Girls' School and St John's School, Northwood.

Category: Extracurricular News

A big congratulations to Sky, Year 7, on becoming the national female champion (under 52kg) at the England Boxing, National Schools Championships 2019!

Category: Extracurricular News

As we head into the summer break, here's a look back at the Year 9 Residential which took place at the beginning of the month, as told by a couple of people at the Kilvrough activity centre:

"Kilvrough was lots of fun. Each day, we had to get up at seven o’clock and had to eat breakfast at eight o’clock then started activities at nine-thirty.

"We did a lot of activities each day, such as climbing, abseiling, caving and kayaking. My favourite bit was the caving because I did all of the obstacles and it helped me feel more confident. The activities helped me improve my trust skills and strength.

"We came back at four o’clock and had dinner at six. We did activities in the evening, such as hikes, watching the football, running down sand dunes and teambuilding. I enjoyed it very much."

"Before the residential I didn’t think it would be as fun as it was. When we arrived at Kilvrough Manor, after having lunch, we were split into our activity groups to complete the assault courses on site.

"On Tuesday my group went out climbing, which I was not looking forward to as I have a fear of heights. Before my group (Group B) climbed up the cliff, we had to abseil down it first. Out of the two, I enjoyed climbing the cliff rather than abseiling down it.

"The next day, we went caving which was very stressful because of what we had to wear. Once inside the cave, we had to go through the letterbox which was one of the most nerve-racking challenges for me.

"Thursday was kayaking. I was in a boat with Gemma. We didn’t capsize, thankfully, however it was difficult at the start leaving the beach. After being in the boats for about an hour and a half we stopped off in a little cove where we were allowed to swim around and jump off the rocks into the sea.

"Lastly, on Friday, everyone went on a coastal scramble to the beach where we could go for a swim in the sea once. Moreover, every evening we did an activity, such as orienteering, watching the football, tackling assault courses, problem solving, beach walking (including running down sand dunes) and mini challenges thought of by the teachers."