Headteacher's Message
19 December 2025
Dear Parents, Carers and Students
First of all, I want to thank you for all your support over the course of the Autumn term and to thank our staff for always ‘going the extra mile’ to ensure that we maintain the highest standards of education and care for all our students. I need to say a big thank you to all those parents and carers who have supported our PTA fundraising, either for movie night or hot chocolate and doughnut sales which, together, raised almost £1,000! We will be reporting back on how the PTA spent this money in the New Year.
You will see from the articles below that there continues to be a real breadth of opportunities for students to explore their ‘gifts’ outside the curriculum, as well as within it. I am always amazed by our students’ enthusiasm and ingenuity, no more so than during our Winter Craft Fair where there was an array of talents on display. I even managed to do some Christmas shopping! Our Winter Concert was a triumph too: so many fantastic performances by our steel pans, Glee Club, orchestra and more. I also enjoyed our visit to the pantomime with Year 7 which was great fun and where students co-constructed a play about ice chickens, Dr Pepper and ‘6/7’.
I am particularly proud of the compassion shown by our students and families in your Eat or Heat donations to our local food bank. Not only did our Student SLT run an effective campaign but you gave so generously that Caroline, from Eat or Heat, was moved to tears as she loaded up her car, full to the brim with our donations. It is so important that we think of and actively support others at this time of year.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a restful winter break. For those who are celebrating Chanukah, we wish you ‘Chanukah Sameach’; for those who are celebrating Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
With all good wishes
Ms Marriott
All events have now been added for the remainder of the academic year.
