We had another meeting of our Community Forum on 27th June. Introductions from two of our new head prefects and from the Colchester representative for the Essex Youth Assembly. Great conversations and ideas generated on: our new STEM Academy, representation of our students across the city, parental engagement, inspiring alumni, and Schools of Sanctuary.Read More

On Friday 23rd June the whole school were involved in trips or activities that had been organised in school. These included visits to the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, O2 Sky Walk, National Maritime Museum, the Big Bang at the NEC, Colchester Zoo, Jump Street, Bowling as well as an inflatables obstacle course, scavenger hunt...Read More

The 24th June was Armed Forces Day. We had the privilege of taking our service children and their friends to spectate at the 16 Air Assault Brigade’s freedom of Colchester parade on Thursday 22nd June. Our students were a credit to their school and their families.Read More

On Thursday 22nd June we had the privilege to celebrate the end of Year 11 with our most amazing group of students. They have had so much disruption to their education with Covid restrictions but yet remained determined, conscientious, respectful and kind to the end. The students shaped their own leavers’ event, which included an...Read More

Congratulations to our Duke of Edinburgh students. Over the weekends of 26th and 27th May and 9th-10th June our staff supported two fantastic groups of students through their qualifying expeditions. On the second expedition the worked through some very challenging heat. In the words of one of the students “the expedition equipped me with a...Read More

Congratulations to all the staff who took part in May’s Bike Month Challenge. The school achieved first place in Essex for organisations our size.Read More

Congratulations to our new Head Prefects, our Student Management Team and all our newly appointed prefects.Read More