Successful Audition Leads To West End Role For Bertie
Huge congratulations go to Bertie for getting a part in the Royal Ballet Company’s production of Cinderella, following an audition in London during half term. He will have a very busy schedule of stage calls, studio rehearsals and performances at the Royal Opera House. This is a super achievement, and we can’t wait to hear all […]
Year 6 Outdoor Rangers
The Year 6 Outdoor Rangers had their first session last week and they were amazing! The children kicked off the session with a brainstorming of what they felt it meant to be an Outdoor Ranger, followed by what they felt they could do to improve the outdoor space and to finish why they thought children should […]
Year 6 Trip to Hockerton Housing Project
On a bright, breezy and cold morning, our Year 6 students embarked on an exciting journey to the Hockerton Housing Project. The adventure began as we boarded the minibuses from school, filled with anticipation and curiosity. Upon arrival, the pupils were immediately introduced to the eco-friendly lifestyle by using a composting toilet—an experience that brought […]
Club News: Jaguars
What a busy start to the year for Team Jaguars! Our Year 6 leaders are already working hard to look after the club. Ruby, our new Club Captain, led her first Club Kahoot quiz, which she had created over the summer holidays. It was all about the Paris Olympics. Great fun was had by the […]
House News: Weymouth
We couldn’t start the year without recognising Weymouth’s success on the last day of term in Trinity 2023/24. Weymouth took the school by storm winning the Juniors, Inters and Seniors House Cross Country competitions alongside the Girls’ Athletic Shield for Sports’ Day, and finally the overall House Shield with contributions from all the Weymouth girls […]
House Singing 2024/25
On Thursday 19th September, we were treated to a fantastic afternoon of House Singing that was without doubt the highest standard in many years. Every House raised their game, not only in the quality of their singing and polished performances, but also their musical backing and colourful, imaginative outfits. Each song was a foot tapper […]
Headmaster’s Welcome
And they’re off! The Bursar often tells me that his favourite day of the year is the first day of the School year, when after a long period of relative silence around the site it’s – wham! – the hustle and bustle of children with happy faces and bundles of energy. It really isn’t a […]
Wellingborough School Students Celebrate A Level Successes
Weeks of anticipation and trepidation came to an end as Wellingborough School’s outgoing A level students received their results. In a marketplace where there is much competition for jobs, apprenticeships and university places, the 2024 Leavers have secured a wide range of opportunities from Accountancy to Agriculture, with destinations taking in Newcastle to Bristol, and […]
Student Newsletter Showcases Activity Week
The last week of Trinity term at Wellingborough School is traditionally Activity Week, and this year was the most ambitious to date with more activities on and off site than ever before. As part of this, 14 pupils from across the year groups, formed the Wellingborough Student Marketing Team, tasked with producing a Newsletter showcasing […]
Geography Department Has Busy Term
The Geography Department has been busy this term. Term started with us sending our well-prepared Year 11s and 13s on study leave. Both year groups can breathe a sigh of relief now as they have finished their GCSE and A level exams for Geography. The Year 12s also had two external exams this year and […]
Goodnight Mister Tom Set For Castle Theatre Stage
Excitement is in the air as school rehearsals for the well-known play, Goodnight Mister Tom, are underway, with performances scheduled at the Castle Theatre from 12th -14th November 2024. Tickets are on sale now! This heart-warming tale, adapted by David Wood from Michelle Magorian’s novel, promises to captivate audiences with its story of friendship and […]
Sports Scholars Visit University Of Northampton
On Wednesday 12th June our Sports Scholars spent the morning at the University of Northampton. After a dynamic warm up, the group completed a range of strength and conditioning exercises including back and goblet squats, calf raises, inverted rows and weighted press ups. They also took part in a range of fitness testing which consisted of […]
A Level Politics Students Trip To Westminster
Possibly the highlight of the last few months has been our visit to the British Museum and Westminster. We travelled down to London by train, then walked to the British Museum, where student explored some amazing new exhibitions. I was amazed to find out more about female gladiators in Bodrum and to see bits of […]
Year 8 Trip To Ironbridge
Ironbridge ‘Valley of Invention‘ is a great educational visit and Year 8 really got into the spirit of it. We started the day with a talk on why that gorge became the first place in the world to smelt iron as the necessary resources of iron ore; charcoal; limestone; clay and an entrepreneur coalesced there. […]
Owls Visit Cambridge Botanical Gardens
Last Friday Owls set off in high excitement for Cambridge Botanical Gardens. We were also going with Hedgehogs and Kingfishers which made it even more of an adventure. We arrived ready to have a lovely day looking at plants and how they have adapted to different habitats. We had a brilliant introduction with an aerial […]
Community In Sixth Form
The sense of community among our Sixth Form students always fills me with pride. I don’t have to look far to see examples: the large number of Year 13 students using the Sixth Form Centre to support each other in A level revision during study leave; or the Year 12 Business A level Enterprise Challenge, […]
Year 4 Residential To Caldecotte
While the weather might not currently be making us think we are approaching summer, this did not diminish the enthusiasm of our Year 4 pupils who thoroughly enjoyed their residential trip to Caldecotte last week. The photos show what an exciting time they had! Thank you so much to Mrs Stevens, Mrs Waite and Mr […]
Surprise Visit From The Northants Sings Out Choir
We began the week with some surprise guests in assembly! Members of the Northants Sings Out choir visited us for a Q&A session with pupils about their recent audition experience on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent programme. There were some very thoughtful questions, and we were grateful for the time that choirmaster Gareth and other choir […]
School Transport Half Termly Passes Available
The school operates six bus routes covering Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire and provides a service to and from Wellingborough train station. The service we provide is exclusively for Wellingborough School pupils. We have limited availability on some of our routes and are now able to offer half termly passes up until the end of the 2023/24 […]
Well Done to Our Year 12 Litter Picking Volunteers
A big a shout out to some of our fantastic Year 12 students who have volunteered their time to litter pick from School down the glorious tree-lined Wellingborough Walks each week. We have saved 17 bags of litter from going into our rivers and seas thus far; depressing and uplifting at the same time.