July 06, 2022
STEM Workshop
This week Year 9 students have participated in the Intensive STEM Summer Camp, run by…
July 05, 2022
Rugby Success
We always love to hear about our students' activities outside of school. Aimee, Year 10,…
June 30, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 1st July
We have had so much going on in school over the past week that it…
June 23, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 24th June
We are getting increasingly close to occupation of our new teaching block at the front…
June 16, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 17th June
We are currently showing Year 5 students and families around the school and it is…
June 09, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 10th June
It can sometimes be said that June and July are the “quiet” times in school…
May 26, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 27th May
As we get to the half-term break it has been all systems go with exams…
May 24, 2022
Hustings - Student Leadership Group
We want to say a big well done to the 11 candidates who put themselves…
May 20, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 20th May
Our Year 13 students had their Celebration Day last Friday and they marked it in…
May 17, 2022
Year 10 Work Experience 2022
We're always so pleased when our Year 10s return from their week of work experience,…
May 12, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 13th May
Last Friday was our Year 11 Celebration Day followed by the Prom in the evening.…
May 11, 2022
Brightwell cum Sotwell CofE Primary School Ofsted Report
We are delighted to be able to share the published Ofsted Inspection report for Brightwell…
May 10, 2022
Wallingford Rowing Club Fundraiser
Wallingford Rowing Club juniors (mostly from Wallingford School) completed a 24h sponsored ergo over the…
May 09, 2022
Bigg Band at Wallingford Car Rally
Bigg Band performed on Sunday at the Wallingford Car Rally. There was a fantastic turn…
May 09, 2022
Alumni News - Alex Bosley
We've been hearing what Wallingford School Sixth Form alumnus Alex Bosley (class of 2021) has…
May 05, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 6th May
I am handing over the Headteacher’s Message this week to an unashamed plug. House competition…
April 29, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 29th April
It’s been great to be back in school this week after the Easter holiday with…
April 08, 2022
School Newsletter - Easter 2022
Don't be hot and cross this Easter; crack open a chocolate egg and sift through…
March 31, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 1st April
It has been an excellent week for over one hundred of our Year 13…
March 24, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 25th March
As families are aware, Wallingford School is part of Merchant Taylors’ Oxfordshire Academy Trust and…
March 18, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 18th March
The Spring Concert last night was simply fantastic. The range of performances was diverse and…
March 17, 2022
25th World Scout Jamboree
We were pleased to hear that five students have been selected to attend the 25th…
March 16, 2022
Spring Concert is Back!
We're really looking forward to showcasing our talented young musicians at our Spring Concert on Thursday…
March 11, 2022
Year 13 Visit Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Miss Sutton and Year 13 visited Oxford University Museum of Natural History yesterday, where they…
March 10, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 11th March
We are really fortunate at Wallingford School to have great teachers delivering great lessons to…
March 10, 2022
Merchant Taylors' Design Competition
Product Design student Oscar, Year 12, attended Merchant Taylors' Hall yesterday, where he presented his…
March 09, 2022
DEC Non-Uniform Day - Friday 11th March
Wallingford School is having a non-uniform day on Friday 11th March, with suggested £1 donations…
March 07, 2022
Ninja Warrior 2022 - The Final!
The Ninja Warrior finalists had to overcome another fantastic course set by the PE Department…
March 03, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 4th March
I hope that everyone had a good break over half-term and it has been a…
February 17, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 18th February
As we stop now for the half-term break it seems appropriate to reflect on the…
February 10, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 11th February
It was great to welcome Year 9 students and families to the Key Stage 4…
February 03, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 4th February
It is really important that we listen to the views of our school community in…
February 02, 2022
Mia at Modern Art Oxford
Mia Annesen-Wood actually has a painting exhibited at Modern Art Oxford! She actually, actually has!…
January 28, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 28th January
Wednesday was the deadline for applications to universities and colleges through the UCAS system. A…
January 27, 2022
Year 11 Film Music Workshop
Film music is a huge industry, and composing or performing in film music is a…
January 21, 2022
Public Speaking Workshop
Year 12 students, AJ, Alex, Bethany, Lorna, Saoirse, and Rob, took part in a Public…
January 20, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 21st January
It is probably a little early for the first shoots of spring to be in…
January 13, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 14th January
It’s cold and still dark but it’s been a very busy first full week back…
January 06, 2022
Headteacher's Message - Friday 7th January
Firstly, a very Happy New Year to all members of the school community and I…
December 17, 2021
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
As we wave off our students at the end of another term and another year,…
December 17, 2021
School Newsletter - Christmas 2021
We have a bumper Christmas newsletter for you, packed full of pictures. Whisk up a…
December 17, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 17th December
As we reach the end of a long term, I would like to thank every…
December 10, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 10th December
As I wrote last week, this has been the first week of mock examinations for…
December 03, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 3rd December
As ever, lots going on in school this week and I would particularly like to…
December 01, 2021
The Wizard of Oz - Postponed
Due to rapidly-changing national events, we have decided to postpone our production of ‘The Wizard…
November 26, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 26th November
It was a pleasure to attend the Merchant Taylors’ Livery Awards in London on Monday…
November 25, 2021
Merchant Taylors’ Company Livery Academy Award
On Monday, we went to the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London to compete against 2…
November 19, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 19th November
November is the month when the “hard yards” happen in school. Routines are set, teaching…
November 12, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 12th November
This week has been notable for the selling of poppies in school to mark Armistice…
November 11, 2021
Remembrance Day
Wallingford School has marked Remembrance Day a number of ways this week: Mrs Saunders, our…
November 05, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 5th November
It has been a really good first week back in school after the half-term holiday…
November 01, 2021
MTOAT welcomes Buckinghamshire UTC into the Trust
Merchant Taylors’ Oxfordshire Academy Trust is delighted to confirm the transfer of Buckinghamshire University Technical…
November 01, 2021
Max - Bio Detection Dog
We are very pleased to start the term with an introduction to Max, Bio Detection…
October 14, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 15th October
It was great to be able to welcome students, parents and carers to the school…
October 08, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 8th October
Last night was our annual school Open Evening and it was great to welcome so…
September 30, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 1st October
It is often said in schools that by the start of October the rhythm and…
September 29, 2021
Year 10 National Boxing Champion
A big congratulations to Sky, Year 10, on becoming national champion (female 63kg) at the…
September 28, 2021
Donkey Sanctuary Mural
Year 12 and Year 13 artists kindly gave up their time to paint a mural…
September 24, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 24th September
This has been the week when the extra-curricular life of the school has really kicked…
September 17, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 17th September
Communication between school and home is really important. Often this is through our students but…
September 09, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 10th September
It has been brilliant to welcome all of our students back to school this week;…
August 12, 2021
Key Stage 4 Results 2021
This morning we celebrate the achievements of our Year 11 students in securing a hugely…
August 10, 2021
Key Stage 5 Results 2021
We are tremendously proud this morning of all of our Year 13 students as they…
July 22, 2021
Have A Great Summer!
As we bid a farewell to our students in true Wallingford School style, we wish…
July 22, 2021
House Champions 2020-2021
We've added-up the final House Points from all the students and here are the final…
July 22, 2021
Term 6 Newsletter
Our final newsletter of the year is bursting with photos - from Sports Day, Enrichment…
July 22, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Thursday 22nd July
At the very hot end of a very long year, I would like to say…
July 15, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 16th July
As I write on Thursday morning, we are in the midst of a great Enrichment…
July 08, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 9th July
It has been an exciting week – well done to England and fingers crossed for…
July 07, 2021
STEM Rocket Launch
Year 7 students have been designing and launching rockets in their STEM lessons this week.…
July 06, 2021
Introducing the Head of Year 7 2021
We are pleased to introduce Mr Choi as Head of Year 7 – over the…
July 01, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 2nd July
It has been a really good week in school. Our Year 10 students have continued…
June 25, 2021
Sponsored Walk 2021
As mentioned earlier this week, our Enrichment Week will end with a whole school community…
June 24, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 25th June
On Thursday afternoon we said a formal goodbye to our Year 11 students. As…
June 21, 2021
Visit from Thames Valley Air Ambulance
We were joined by Ruth from The Thames Valley Air Ambulance in preparation for our…
June 17, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 18th June
It has been great to have the warm weather and sunshine over the weekend and…
June 10, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 11th June
It’s been a really good week back in school with the sun shining and everyone…
May 28, 2021
Term 5 Newsletter
In our penultimate newsletter of the year, Mr Lamb looks into who he can trust…
May 27, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 28th May
As we reach the half-term break, my message has to be “well done” to everyone.…
May 21, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 21st May
I have written about the return of assemblies over the past couple of weeks and…
May 13, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 14th May
The Prime Minister’s announcement on Monday felt like another step towards returning to normality. As…
May 07, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 7th May
As I wrote last week, we are planning to start outdoor assemblies from Monday 17th…
April 29, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 30th April
It has been a week when further “normality” has returned to our school – notably,…
April 23, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 23rd April
The sun is shining and it is great to be back in school. Everyone –…
March 31, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Wednesday 31st March
I would like to wish all students and staff a very well-deserved and relaxing break…
March 31, 2021
Term 4 Newsletter
In this term's newsletter, Mrs Miller investigates who moved her cheese, while Wallingford School alumnus…
March 26, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 26th March
As we reach the end of the last full week of term, it feels like…
March 19, 2021
Fantastic Plastic Challenge Winner
You may remember our 'Fantastic Plastic Challenge' set by our Student Leaders back in…
March 18, 2021
Headteacher's Message - Friday 19th March
It’s been the second “proper” week back in school and things are going well. We…