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- 20/01/20
6th form debates
The debate season has kicked off for pupils in the sixth form. Each year tutor groups compete with each other debating a range of topical issues. This years issues range from 'extinction rebellion' to 'reality TV' and 'the monarchy'. The aim of this is to develop...Read Full Story - 17/01/20
Voice Collective
Last term, thirty four Balcarras students from years seven to eleven took part in a songwriting project. They met after school every Thursday and composed their own song. They were working with Ben O'Sullivan, Victoria Clark and Hamish Woolley from MusicWorks. However, they were facilitators. Th...Read Full Story - 17/01/20
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- 15/01/20
Information evening Year 9 Options
The year 9 information evening will be held on 4th Feb 7-8pmRead Full Story - 13/01/20
- 18/12/19
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Engineering Scholarships
Two year 12 pupils received a prestigious national engineering awardRead Full Story - 13/12/19
Balcarras Election results
Balcarras school hosted an election campaign with visits from local MP's, canvasing by candidates, debates and then a vote for the whole school.Read Full Story - 27/11/19
- 26/11/19
Cantabile Boys choir
The music department have produced a version of 'cant help falling in love' with a boys choir at Balcarras, click on the video below.Read Full Story - 25/11/19
Balcarras tops Sunday Times League Table for third year running
This weekend the Sunday Times published their league table of the highest achieving schools in England and Wales. For the third year running Balcarras is the highest performing comprehensive school in the South West. This year we were the only comprehensive to make the list of the top 20 state sc...Read Full Story - 14/11/19
Kohler Mira Careers event
Balcarras hosted a 'Kohler Mira Speed Networking Event' for 6th form studentsRead Full Story - 11/11/19
Balcarras Remembers
On Monday 11th November we organised our annual remembrance ceremony around the flagpole. Students from Year 8 to Year 13 attended, whilst Year 7s had their own remembrance activity led by the Year 7 tutors.Read Full Story - 10/11/19
Year 7 Fundraising
Year 7's have raised over £25,000 for the British Heart foundationRead Full Story