Monthly Archives: June 2017

The Year 10 geologists set out again to complete what they started in May, having been defeated by the very thing they set out to study – the rocks at Lulworth Cove. This time, with only minor drizzle and no creaking cliffs, the students successfully mapped the Chalk, the Wealden and the Greensand from the […]

During the week starting 19th June, 94 Year 8s and nine members of staff set off for Outward Bound in Aberdovey. The boys were full of nervous anticipation and excitement; the staff, most of whom had been before, were smiling, but a little bleary eyed, as departure was at 0700. On arrival, the boys were divided into […]

Both our U12A and U13A cricket teams are county champions, following their successful finals in the last week. On Friday June 23rd, the U12s secured their county cup with a disciplin ed and businesslike win over Crosfields, who they defeated by 7 wickets, with 14. 2 overs to spare – and on Tuesday June 27th, the […]

It’s been another busy week for the Boat Club, with the 1st VIII training at Henley for the Qualifying event on Friday. The weather turned from hot to windy, making for some tricky rowing conditions, but the crew had some great training outings  and boated confidently for the qualifying time trial on Friday evening. They […]

Our rowers had a great weekend in mid June, with both the Marlow Regatta and the Thames Valley Park regatta on the agenda. On Saturday 17th June, the 1st VIII raced at Marlow Regatta, the last big regatta before the Henley Regatta entries. They raced a consistent time trial to come 8th out of 12 […]

Three athletes from Year 11 took time off from their GCSE studies to compete in the Berkshire Schools Championships on Saturday 10th June, all with excellent results. Ollie Matthews threw the javelin 38 metres to win a bronze medal, Eddie Steveni ran 2 minutes exactly to win silver in the 800m, and Max Cooper won […]

The National Schools’ Regatta 2017 was a busy three days for the Boat Club, with 82 boys representing the School. Friday saw our J14 squad compete in three Octuple Sculls. The C boat raced well, finishing 25th out of 37 in their time trial, just out of the places for a side-by-side race. The B boat […]