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 14, 2024
Headteacher's Message - Friday 15th March
It has been a very busy week in school with Year 10 students starting their…
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 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…
June 30, 2023
Sponsored Walk 2023
We're really excited to end our academic year on a high by bringing the whole…
June 30, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 30th June
Yesterday evening was our annual school Founder’s Day. It was a great event and a…
June 22, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 23rd June
On Tuesday evening a new addition to the school calendar took place with the first…
June 22, 2023
HR Wallingford Visit for INWED23
It was a privilege to be invited to HR Wallingford last week for International Women…
June 15, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 16th June
We talk a lot in school about our ethos of “Sending every young person out…
June 13, 2023
Toll Gemacht, Alexander!
Huge congratulations to our Year 8 German student Alexander Simpson for having come 2nd in the…
June 13, 2023
Thumbs Up for New Minibus
We were really excited by the arrival of our new minibus last week, which has…
June 09, 2023
Headteacher's Message - Friday 9th June
It was great to be able to attend the AGM of the Wallingford School Association…
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.…