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- 15/09/21
Missed the Year 11 GCSE Information Evening?
Please click here to watch a recording of the Year 11 GCSE Information Evening.Read Full Story - 14/09/21
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October Half Term Free school Meals Gloucestershire County Council
October Half Term Free school Meals Gloucestershire County Council. For the October half-term, Gloucestershire County Council is providing vouchers to parents who have signed up to their Holiday Free School Meals (FSM) scheme. These vouchers are provided by Gloucestershire County Council as...Read Full Story - 13/09/21
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Sochi Film Festival
Members of the Year 13 Russian group met Lyuba Balagova, the founder of the Sochi International Film Festival and Awards, at a cultural gala in Cheltenham last week.Read Full Story - 03/09/21
Update From The Head 3rd Sept
Welcome back to the first update of the new school year. I do hope that you all had a lovely summer. I spent a week with my family in Guernsey which was lovely. The new term has started well and it has been lovely to meet our new Year 7 and Year 12 pupils. It’s early doors of course...Read Full Story - 02/09/21
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Open Week - September 2021
Open Week will be running from Monday 20th September - Thursday 23rd September 2021. The tour will leave at 9.15 am. Please come to the main school reception. You do not need to book. There will be a talk from the Headteacher at 10.30 am each day. Open Evening will be running...Read Full Story - 02/09/21
The 'side hustle initiative'
Pupils take part in a national competition for budding entrepreneursRead Full Story - 02/09/21
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- 25/08/21
School Funding - article in The Sunday Times
Last week Balcarras headteacher Dominic Burke wrote an article about the drastic reduction in per pupil funding for sixth form students over the last decade. The article was published by The Sunday Times on 22nd August 2021 and is available below. Schools work best when they are funded...Read Full Story - 12/08/21
GCSE Results 2021
We would like to congratulate our Year 11 pupils on their outstanding GCSE results. The resilience they have shown over the past two years has been admirable and we are delighted that despite the unusual circumstances they have achieved such fantastic grades. During their GCSE courses Y...Read Full Story - 10/08/21
A Level Results 2021
Balcarras would like to congratulate all of our students in Year 13 who have received their A level results today. Collectively they have achieved a remarkable set of results particularly when you consider the unprecedented levels of disruption they faced. What is most pleasing is...Read Full Story - 21/07/21
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- 21/07/21
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Midsummer Music - Rise Up
You can watch the finale of Midsummer Music "Rise up" with an introduction from Mr Burke, Headteacher below:.Read Full Story - 21/07/21
House Dance Highlights
At the end of term Balcarras managed to hold the house dance competitionRead Full Story - 21/07/21
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- 21/07/21
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Support for children and their families over the school holiday period
Gloucestershire County Council has collected information to support children and their families over the school holiday period. Please click here to view it.Read Full Story