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- 24/06/24
BALCARRAS ON TENTERHOOKS AS NATIONAL FINALS AWAIT OUR SPORTING TEAMS
Over the next three weeks Balcarras will compete in two National Finals. The first occurs this week when our Under 18 Boys Tennis Team compete in the National Schools Tennis Finals in Nottingham. We wish our team all the very best as they take on 14 private schools and 1 state school at the National...Read Full Story - 24/06/24
BRILLIANT BALCARRAS DOMINATE 2024 DISTRICT ATHLETICS
It has been an absolutely superb Athletics season for Balcarras. After our stunning performance in 2023 hopes were high that we could dominate again. Well, our teams did not disappoint. We won 4 of the 6 events and came runners up in the remaining two. Here are the results: Year 7 Girls...Read Full Story - 19/06/24
Year 7 Fundraising
This week Year 7 took a couple of lessons to fund raise for a national charityRead Full Story - 18/06/24
NEW HOUSE CAPTAINS OFFICALLY UNVEILED
On Wednesday 5th June the school officially appointed the 2024-25 House Captains in a ceremony presided over by Mr Burke. All of the House Captains were present alongside their parents and members of the senior staff, the House staff and the School Dog Buddy! Mr Burke gave a short speech...Read Full Story - 17/06/24
Balcarras U18 Tennis team make the National Finals
The U18 Boys Tennis team have won their final group match 12-0 against Chew Valley School to qualify for the National Schools Tennis Finals @ Nottingham Tennis Centre from Tuesday 25th-28th June. Balcarras will compete alongside the following 15 schools in a 4 day compass competition to battle...Read Full Story - 17/06/24
Apprenticeship opportunities
There are a number of Apprenticeship opportunities available for pupils post schoolRead Full Story - 12/06/24
- 06/06/24
Year 9 District Athletics Success for Balcarras
On Wednesday 5th June Balcarras competed in the Year District Athletics Competition at the Prince of Wales Stadium in Cheltenham. The Boys were crowned District Champions beating Pate's Grammar School into second place. In the girls competition Pate's reversed the order with Balca...Read Full Story - 03/06/24
- 03/06/24
- 24/05/24
- 17/05/24
Runners Up in the South West Young Enterprise Final
Balcarras Young Enterprise team are runners up in SW FinalRead Full Story - 17/05/24
Isla's flag has made it to Antarctica!
Isla Potter in Year 7 won a Geography competition and had her design taken to AntarcticaRead Full Story - 17/05/24
- 16/05/24
Borehole for Nigeria Fundraising appeal - success!
Pupils (and Buddy the dog) have helped to fund the building of a borehole in NigeriaRead Full Story - 02/05/24
Tips for dealing with exam stress
The NHS and Young minds have put together some top tips for dealing with exam stressRead Full Story - 30/04/24
- 30/04/24
YE through to Regional final
Congratulations to the two Young Enterprise groups for their efforts last weekRead Full Story - 22/04/24
History trip to Berlin
Year 10 pupils recently visited Berlin as part of History and Philosophy and Ethics.Read Full Story - 19/04/24
Year 7 intake for September
All the information for the current Year 6/ Year 7 intake for September can be found by clicking here including the pre-admission form. Taster Day for Year 6 pupils - Wednesday 3rd July 2024 Timings for the day will be 8.50am - 3.20pm.Read Full Story