Senior School News
Musical student sweeps board to gain place on medicine course
Posted on: August, 15th Aug 2014
In Category: Senior School News, Sixth Form News, Woodbridge News
Woodbridge School’s musical sixth form student Victoria Whitmore gained four A*s and a place at Durham to read medicine.
A Level Results 2014- Another Strong Year for Woodbridge
Posted on: August, 14th Aug 2014
In Category: Senior School News, Woodbridge News
Woodbridge bucked the national trend with an increase in the proportion of A*s. Over half the candidates gained an A* or A, and just under half gained three A grades or equivalent.
Despite grade suppression nationally, the average entry points / subject was maintained, and a very high proportion of students achieved their first choice university
Read MoreNATIONAL PREP SCHOOLS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS – 10 FOR 10
Posted on: August, 8th Aug 2014
In Category: Senior School News
What an amazing day! With a marvellous symmetry, all ten pupils who qualified for the National Preparatory Schools Athletics Championships finished in the top ten nationally. Sophie Graham gained a new national record, throwing the javelin 29.98m to win her age group; sister Amy won hers too to complete an unprecedented family
Read More“O BRAVE NEW WORLD” – Y9 PLAY ‘THE TEMPEST’
Posted on: August, 8th Aug 2014
In Category: Senior School News
And brave Year 9 for its noble portrayal of ‘The Tempest’, full of the agonies of rivalry and treachery, and the ecstasies of love and redemption. Beautifully told in an outdoors dressed to perfection, the story unravelled like an anchor chain sent deeper than did ever plummet sound, resting only to secure the lovers to each other and regal Prospero once more to his
Read MoreEIGHTY-FOUR HANDS & FOUR PIANOS
Posted on: August, 8th Aug 2014
In Category: Senior School News
In a thundering near-finale to the musical term, eighty-four hands spread over four pianos and fifteen pieces made light of some marvellously complex opi and some charmingly gentle ones to delight and entertain an enthusiastic audience at the piano concert on Monday 30 June 2014. Bracketed by two new compositions of Mr Stafford’s for sixteen hands (with a little help from Brahms for the second of them) which positively flew off the
Read MoreKOREAN KARATE – CONGRATULATIONS TO GEORGE
Posted on: August, 8th Aug 2014
In Category: Senior School News
Many congratulations to George Cory on gaining his black belt (1st Dan) in Korean karate recently – an outstanding achievement for one so relatively young. This was one tough assignment: an intensly physical and mental examination over an hour long. Korean Karate is more aggressive than Japanese Karate, with more kicks and more combat according to
Read MoreSPORTS DAY HIGHLIGHTS 2014
Posted on: August, 8th Aug 2014
In Category: Senior School News
Here are the various age group 1-2-3s and the House Competition results. Once again, although the plaudits fall on the heads of the medallists, everyone who competed, many setting personal bests, deserves our congratulations: Senior Boys: Callum Askins (victor ludorum), second James Cherryman, third Fergus Cooney; Senior Girls: Francesca Ottley (victrix
Read MoreYEAR 7 ATHLETICS – STRING OF VICTORIES
Posted on: August, 8th Aug 2014
In Category: Senior School News
Our Year 7 boys and girls shone in the recent County Athletics Finals against fierce competition from the other nine schools. The girls recorded a string of individual victories to secure the title well clear of the rest. Many congratulations indeed to all on the team, and particularly gold medallists Joanne Garnett in 200m (B) and Discus
Read MoreU12 ROUNDERS – WHAT A TEAM
Posted on: August, 8th Aug 2014
In Category: Senior School News
The undefeated U12A team finished its season in style at the RHS U12A rounders tournament: the first two matches against St Alban’s and Farlingaye were very convincing wins (12-2 and 12½-4) and perfect preparation for the altogether more challenging game against the hosts. 6-4 sufficed! That in turn proved precursor to the semi-finals – RHS
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A CLEAN SWEEP FOR WOODBRIDGE AT COUNTY ATHLETICS FINALS
Posted on: July, 29th Jul 2014
In Category: Senior School News, Woodbridge News
Our year 7 boys and girls shone in the recent County Athletics Finals against fierce competition from the other nine schools. The girls recorded a string of individual victories to secure the title well clear of the rest. Many congratulations indeed to all on the team, and particularly gold medallists Joanne Garnett in 200m (B) and Discus
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