December 20, 2024
Winter Newsletter 2024
Our Winter newsletter is finally here to brighten the long, cold nights. We start with…
December 20, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 20th December
It has been a busy week ending a long and rewarding term with lots of…
December 12, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 13th December
Christmas is definitely coming into sight at Wallingford School. A highlight of this week was…
December 09, 2024
Merchant Taylors' Livery Academy Awards Heat 2024
At the start of the school year, six students were selected to take part in…
December 05, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 6th December
It was a pleasure on Monday evening to attend the annual Merchant Taylors’ Company Livery…
November 28, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 29th November
Wednesday evening saw all of our Year 7 students perform as The Merry Wanderers in…
November 21, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 22nd November
Assemblies this week have been all about “stretch and challenge” in the classroom and have…
November 20, 2024
World Challenge - Summer 2024
At the start of the summer, two groups of students went on a trip to…
November 15, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 15th November
On Wednesday we held our Sixth Form Open Evening and as ever it was a…
November 07, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 8th November
It has been a really good week back in school after the half-term break. I…
October 23, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Wednesday 23rd October
It has been a shorter week with the two Inset Days before the half-term break…
October 17, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 18th October
It has been a busy start to life at Wallingford School for our Year 7…
October 10, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 11th October
It is always a pleasure at around 4pm each day when lessons have finished and…
October 04, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 4th October
Last night was our School Open Evening and it was wonderful to welcome so many…
October 02, 2024
The Merry Wanderers Project - Settling into Secondary School with the help of Shakespeare
Tom Davey, RADA trained and former RSC actor, is proud to be bringing this ground-breaking…
September 26, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 27th September
Thursday was European Day of Languages and to mark it our Modern Foreign Languages faculty…
September 19, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 20th September
This week in school has seen the rhythm and routine of the school year being…
September 18, 2024
Out Standing in a Field
The Art Department create so many fantastic opportunities and new experiences for our young artists!…
September 12, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 13th September
As we get to the end of the first full week of the academic year,…
September 06, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 6th September
It has been a rather wet return to school but the enthusiasm, buzz and energy…
August 22, 2024
Key Stage 4 Results 2024
Students at Wallingford School are receiving their Key Stage 4 results this morning and we…
August 15, 2024
Key Stage 5 Results 2024
We are tremendously proud this morning of all of our Year 13 students as they…
July 24, 2024
Summer Newsletter 2024
As we break up for summer, our final newsletter of the academic year starts with…
July 23, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Wednesday 24th July
At the end of the school year I would like to wish all members of…
July 22, 2024
Max Warr's Legacy
In 2021, we shared a story about medical detection dog Max, named and sponsored in…
July 18, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 19th July
The sun has finally come out at the end of the final full week of…
July 16, 2024
Anniversary Regatta Row-Past
John Marston recently visited the Henley Royal Regatta for a special event: "It was a…
July 11, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 12th July
The highlight of the week has been one of the highlights of the year –…
July 04, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 5th July
The next generation of Wallingford School students joined us on Thursday as it was the…
June 28, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 28th June
Yesterday evening was our annual school Founder’s Day Celebration and Prize Giving, one of the…
June 21, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 21st June
It was a pleasure to welcome Paralympian medal winner Ian Rose to the school this…
June 14, 2024
Digital Wellbeing Conference at Merchant Taylors' Hall
Last term, head students Archie and Emily visited Merchant Taylors' Hall for a Digital Wellbeing…
June 14, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 14th June
The House system lies at the heart of our school with the balance between competition…
June 10, 2024
Rotary Club 'Student of the Term'
Over the past couple of terms, Mr Lyons has been asked to nominate a student…
June 06, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 7th June
We have returned after the half-term break to a busy week in school. Tours of…
June 06, 2024
Young Carers in Schools Award
We’ve won a prestigious award for our work supporting young carers with their education. We…
June 06, 2024
History Workshop at Merchant Taylors' Hall
Earlier this week, we took 30 Year 8 students to Merchant Taylors’ Hall, Threadneedle Street,…
May 23, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 24th May
It is hard to believe that we are already at the half-term break and it…
May 17, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 17th May
For the second successive Friday last week the school was filled with students in bizarre,…
May 15, 2024
Unique Art Awards
Lizzie, Year 7, has been working with Mrs Williams, Art Technician, over the past couple…
May 10, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 10th May
Last Friday was our Year 11 Celebration Day followed by the Prom in the evening…
May 03, 2024
UKMT Team Maths Challenge
Tilda (Yr 8), Syrah (Yr 8), Callum (Yr 9) and Joseph (Yr 9) visited Headington…
May 03, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 3rd May
We have moved into May with a typically busy week in school with Year 11…
April 26, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 26th April
It has been great this week to see the photos and start to get feedback…
April 18, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 19th April
It has been great to have everyone back in school after the Easter holiday –…
March 28, 2024
Spring Newsletter 2024
In our latest newsletter, the dark of winter gives way to the colours of spring,…
March 27, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Thursday 28th March
We have hurtled towards the end of term at pace and it has been a…
March 22, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 22nd March
In a busy week, I have to start by saying a huge “well done” to…
March 21, 2024
UKTA National Blackbelt Seminar & Grading Weekend
Wallingford School Leisure Centre was delighted to host the 'UKTA National Blackbelt Seminar & Grading…
March 15, 2024
My Time in Belgium
I was lucky enough to get to go on the Belgium trip at the beginning…
March 14, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 15th March
It has been a very busy week in school with Year 10 students starting their…
March 08, 2024
German Exchange 2024
The week beginning 19th February, thirty-four GCSE and four A Level students took part in…
March 07, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 8th March
One of the highlights of the year is the annual Ninja Warrior competition and the…
February 29, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 1st March
Today sees the launch of our annual parent and carer survey and we are keen…
February 27, 2024
Diary of Geography Trip to Iceland
GCSE and A Level Geography students spent three days in Iceland over half term, and…
February 23, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 23rd February
Assemblies this week started with Year 7 having their new School Passports launched on Monday…
February 19, 2024
Unforgettable Adventure in Barcelona!
Our Sixth Form trip to Barcelona was an unforgettable adventure from start to finish. Despite…
February 09, 2024
French Exchange 2024
From 26th January to 2nd February, I took part in a French exchange to Oxford’s…
February 09, 2024
The Addams Family Musical
We were thrilled to present to audiences the Wallingford School’s 2024 production of The Addams…
February 09, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 9th February
It was a pleasure to be part of the Key Stage 4 Options Evening for…
February 01, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 2nd February
Wednesday was a pause for most students with the Inset Day – although not all,…
January 25, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 26th January
The anticipation has been building for a while but we are almost there – our…
January 17, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 19th January
It has been a pleasure over the past couple of months to read our Year…
January 10, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 12th January
Firstly, a Happy New Year to everyone! The school returned on Monday with a few…
December 20, 2023
Winter Newsletter 2023
On the last day of Term 2, Wallingford School gave to me,The Winter Newsletter Twenty-Twenty-Three.…
December 19, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Wednesday 20th December
It has been a great ending to a long and busy term with so much…
December 15, 2023
Clean Sweep in the Merchant Taylors' Photography Competition!
This year’s Merchant Taylors’ Company Photography Competition was introduced to students in October, where they…
December 13, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 15th December
There has been a really interesting series of assemblies this week on The Ripple Effect…
December 07, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 8th December
The message in assemblies this week has been Thinking of Others and has provided some…
November 30, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 1st December
We are now three months in to their Wallingford School lives and I have to…
November 23, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 24th November
This week’s assemblies have had the title “What do I not know” and have focused…
November 22, 2023
Why I Love Science
Before half term, Miss Sutton helped run a science essay writing competition for the STFC…
November 16, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 17th November
This week is national Anti-Bullying Week and Deputy Headteacher Mrs Lewis has been leading assemblies…
November 10, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 10th November
In the couple of weeks since the half-term holiday I have been in and out…
November 07, 2023
Wallingford Taekwon-do Medal Haul
Wallingford Taekwon-do took six students to the UK Open Championships 2023 and came away with…
November 02, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 3rd November
I think it is fair to say that Autumn has properly arrived this week as…
October 17, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Wednesday 18th October
Although a shorter week in school, it has been a busy one. Amongst other things,…
October 12, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 13th October
Our Sixth Form Open Evening took place on Wednesday and it was great to welcome…
October 06, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 6th October
It was fantastic to welcome so many prospective students and families to Wallingford School last…
September 29, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 29th September
Wallingford School is a school with an identity. The only school in the town, comprehensive…
September 22, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 22nd September
Yesterday evening saw the final Parent-Tutor evening of the start-of-term series with Year 11 families…
September 15, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 15th September
At the end of the first full week of school it is safe to say…
September 08, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 8th September
It has been great to welcome everyone back to school in a very warm first…
August 24, 2023
Key Stage 4 Results 2023
Students at Wallingford School received their Key Stage 4 results this morning and we could…
August 17, 2023
Key Stage 5 Results 2023
We are tremendously proud this morning of all of our Year 13 students as they…
July 21, 2023
Summer Newsletter 2023
And now, it's the end of the school year, and so we face the final…
July 21, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 21st July
At the end of a long and very busy year it seems right to reflect…
July 13, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 14th July
The penultimate week of the school year continues to be exceptionally busy with a fantastic…
July 07, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 7th July
Yesterday was the Taster Day for our rising Year 7 students and it was a…