BREAKING NEWS!
Announcements of Heads and Deputy Heads of School On the Friday before half-term, Year 12 gathered in the Chapel for the eagerly anticipated announcements of Heads and Deputy Heads of School for 2021-22. The Headmaster spoke of the way in which Year 12 have already stepped up into their role as the most senior students […]
Neil Lyon in this month’s All Things Business Magazine
Building on a long and glorious history Read the article here
The Challenge of Homeschooling
We asked Wellbeing Manager, Gemma Saunders, for her top tips for parents with the challenging task of homeschooling, and here’s what she shared with us: Firstly, I want to remind everyone to be kind to themselves. We know that up to six online lessons a day with the occasional Wi-Fi difficulties and technical problems can […]
Fundraising in Weymouth House
Congratulations to our Year 9 Weymouth House girls (with the help of Miss Cook, Mrs Monaghan and Mrs Whittaker) for raising money for charity through selling handmade face masks. Donations are going to Northamptonshire Health Charity and Salt Of The Earth, a charity which supports the less fortunate in Tamil Nadu, India. If you would […]
Princess Anne flies in
On Wednesday 14th October HRH The Princess Royal visited the School, to celebrate our 425th anniversary. Arriving on the playing fields by helicopter, she met a selection of pupils and staff from both parts of the School, before unveiling a plaque outside the Chapel to record her visit. Alas, COVID-19 restrictions meant that everyone presented […]
An exciting start to the new academic year
We are extremely excited to unveil our new website, which is the culmination of a huge amount of hard work, allied with a great deal of reflection on what is important about Wellingborough and what makes it so good. We hope you like it! The website launch comes at a time of great change, both […]
GCSE Successes
In a year with unprecedented challenges for Year 11 students, we are celebrating the achievements and resilience of our students as they receive their GCSE grades. Results are justly high; 99% of results are at grades 9-4 (formerly A*-C) with 20% at grade 9 and over 73% grades from 9-6 (formerly A*-B). The grades submitted […]
Upper Sixth students celebrate A Level successes
In a year with unprecedented challenges for Upper Sixth students, we are celebrating the achievements and resilience of our students as they receive their A level grades. The pass rate today stands at 99% with over 70% A*-B grades. With around a third of the assessed grades from teachers, who know their pupils well, adjusted […]
Young Enterprise Success
Empneo came third overall in the Young Enterprise Company of the year competition. This is out of a field of over seven hundred schools, over one thousand companies, over thirteen thousand students and they were the youngest as the only Year 10 competing company. To get to the National Final they won the Area Final, […]
Year 4 Toilet twinning
It has been business as usual in Year 4 as we set about completing our sponsored water walk to raise money for the Toilet Twinning project. It was a beautiful Spring day as we set off on our mile long walk around the school grounds balancing a plastic container of water on our heads. It […]
425th Anniversary Appeal for the New Sixth Form Centre
This year marks the School’s 425th anniversary. To celebrate this, the Foundation Office is launching our largest fundraising campaign in more than 30 years – for the new Sixth Form Centre. The project is likely to cost around £1.5 million, and the School aims to fund this through a combination of borrowing, the utilisation of […]
IAPS Regional Netball Qualifiers U11A at Uppingham
The U11s took part in the Regional IAPS Championships which was held at Uppingham School. Having only come up against one familiar school in their pool, Wisbech, the team were up against some unknown competition. The girls put out some fantastic results in their pool, in particular an impressive 15-0 win against Stephen Perse. Finishing […]
Valentine’s Day Bake Sale
Today we’ve been raising money for the British Heart Foundation with a Valentine’s Day Bake Sale! This has bought our Assistant Bursar’s grand fundraising total to £4,300 which is double her original target! Mrs Ransom will be running the London Marathon and the Bath Half in the coming months. Sponsor Mrs Ransom
BBC Sports Editor Dan Roan (OW 90-95, Garne’s) revisits the School
OW Dan Roan (90-95, Ga) visited the School yesterday to give an insightful look into the world of being Sports Editor for the BBC. In a one to one interview with Mr Holman, in front of a packed audience of pupils and staff, Dan explored the well thought out topics put to him around sport […]
Wellbeing Success
Congratulations to our Wellbeing Team who were recently awarded the Northamptonshire Education Awards Health and Wellbeing Award in recognition for their ongoing work and success. The judges commended the Team for their outstanding work that has allowed many pupils to pass through their doors and make positive progress from a variety of situations. Special mention […]