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- 19/03/25
Scholastic book fair
The Fair is arriving next Thursday and will be available for students and staff to browse and purchase on Friday 28th in the library during lunch. We have the crates until Tuesday 8th. We had a great success last year! Books are priced a little lower or equal to a regular booksto...Read Full Story - 12/03/25
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We are the Champions!
Congratulations to the Year 8 Netball Team who were crowned County Champions last week. They beat Dean Close in the semis before sealing the championship against Cleeve in the final. Well done girls!Read Full Story - 07/03/25
OFSTED inspection of Balcarras
Balcarras went through its first full inspection in over 10 years this week. Please see a letter sent from the headteacher to parents below. The school would like to thank the lead inspector and the inspection team for the way they conducted the inspection.Read Full Story - 05/03/25
- 28/02/25
RECORD BREAKING GCSE RESULTS FOR BALCARRAS!
On Thursday the Department for Education published the final validated GCSE results for 2024. Balcarras achieved a Progress 8 Score of +0.83. This was the highest in the school’s history and places us in the top 5% of all schools nationally for progress. Progress 8 is a way of measuring the...Read Full Story - 28/02/25
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- 26/02/25
BALCARRAS IN THE TOP 200 FOR SCHOOL SPORT!
Balcarras has been rated 191st in the list of the top 200 schools in the country for sport as ranked by the Schools Sports Magazine. The annual league table is published in January and rates school sport participation across 20 different sports and well over 100 different competitions. This put...Read Full Story - 25/02/25
GCSE and A-level Summer timetable
Click here for the GCSE and A-Level summer time table.Read Full Story - 25/02/25
Activities Week - Addams Family Theatre Tickets available
Theatre tickets are now available to see the Addams family in Birmingham. Together with shopping time in the morning before the matinee show in the afternoon. Ticket costs are £40 per student. This includes Coach, the show, and an ice lolly.Read Full Story - 23/02/25
- 14/02/25
Year 11 Mock Exam timetable for March
Click here for the Year 11 Mock exam timetable for March 2025.Read Full Story - 14/02/25
- 12/02/25
Y8 Science and Geography Trip
This term, Y8 students visited the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum in London.Read Full Story - 12/02/25
Bikeability course Year 8
If you missed the Year 8 Bikeability course (level 3) there is an opportunity to catch upRead Full Story - 11/02/25
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BRILLIANT BALCARRAS GIRLS STORM TO COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
After winning the Cheltenham district 7 a side football tournament in Tewkesbury last month, the Year 8 & 9 girls went through to the next round, which was held Oak Land Park, Bristol. The girls won their group comfortable, never conceding a goal. They then had to play Kings Oak in the...Read Full Story - 10/02/25
BALCARRAS PAYS TRIBUTE TO KEVIN CLANCY
Yesterday we received the very sad news that Kevin Clancy had passed away. Kevin taught science at Balcarras from 2002 until retirement in 2018. He was a highly dedicated educator who always wanted the very best for his pupils. In addition to teaching, for many years he also ran the school...Read Full Story - 10/02/25
- 07/02/25
Vacancy for Teacher of Maths
We are looking for a Maths Teacher to join our team. All the information can be found on the Balcarras Trust website. Click here to see the Maths Teacher applicant pack.Read Full Story - 06/02/25
Live pollution monitoring
We have teamed up with Cheltenham Air Quality Education Projects to install two pollution monitors at Balcarras.Read Full Story - 06/02/25
Balcarras hosts the Cheltenham Education Partnership
This year it was the turn of Balcarras to host the Cheltenham Educational Partnership's flagship event: The Horizons Council 2025. And it proved to be quite an experience!Read Full Story