Before the summer holidays Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School was inspected as part of the “Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools” programme and was rated to be ‘Outstanding’ in all areas! It’s the second major recognition for the school in just six months. In March it received praise from Ofsted, who rated …
Samuel Smith, in Yr 9 at Wellington School, has entered the record books by becoming the youngest person ever to complete the gruelling cycle ride from London to Paris. Samuel’s ride was to raise money for the charity that supports his younger disabled brother. Sebastian, 9, has a rare genetic condition – Rubenstein-Taybi Syndrome, which …
Wellington School pupils put in excellent performances in this year’s GCSE examinations Twenty-nine Yr 11 pupils, nearly a third of the year group, gained 8 or more A*s and As with 49% of exam entries gaining A* or A, almost 28% above the national average. Headmaster, Martin Reader commented :‘We tend to focus on the …
Exam results at Court Fields have improved massively, after a tough year with the school placed in special Measures by Ofsted last autumn. The number of pupils gaining the crucial five A-C grade GCSEs leapt by over a third to 57% compared with last year’s exam results. In some subjects the rise was even more …
It wasn’t just Chris Froome who was riding quickly across France this summer, twenty pupils with teachers and parents from Wellington School had their own mini Tour de France. The Year 9, 10 and 11 pupils pedalled 650 km from Bordeaux to Caen in seven days, covering around 100 km each day. The group avoided …
Elizabeth Wright has a passion for everything that she does. The triple Australian Paralympic swimming medallist, born with a congenital limb deficiency, competed at both the Atlanta and Olympics, writes Katy Farmer.. As I found when we met, she possesses an overwhelming sense of enthusiasm and there is a conviction about the way that she …
Year 5 cricketers from Wiveliscombe Primary School have won the Asda Kwik Cricket county championship in their age group, beating schools from all over Somerset. The seven schools taking part in the finals had earned the right to attend by winning through their area qualifying rounds, therefore ensuring an excellent day’s cricket at the Bedminster …
Elaine Faull, head of Court Fields, has resigned and will leave the school in three weeks at the end of the summer term to become a drama student. Her departure follows six months of radical change at Court Fields since the school was found “unsatisfactory” by Ofsted and placed in Special Measures last January. In …
Dozens of young runners from Courtfields and Wellington School – and quite a few of their young-at-heart teachers – revived both the spirit of last year’s Olympics and a historic race in a return of the Wellington Monument Run this week. The idea was former staff member David Lungley’s. He explained: “I was a Wayfinder …
Tom Carson, from Wellington, gained his first international cap on his debut for the England Men’s Hockey team , in a three-match series against Belgium, in Antwerp. Tom was a sports scholar at Exeter University, where he played in their men’s 1st team for 4 years. After graduating last summer, Tom moved to Reading, where he …
Three young cricketers from Wellington School have been selected for the Somerset County U12 squad. Jack Derrick and Harry Nuttall-Owen attended two county trial assessment events at the Somerset Cricket Excellence Centre in the Spring along with Joe Horne, who is already part of the Somerset set-up. Following this all three were selected to participate …
