News
2025
The Sixth Form have been involved in the following events:
Football match
We had a very close football match against St Clare's in March where we played at Oxford City's 3g ground, a great pitch to play on, resulting in a 2-2 draw.
Basketball match
We have played a couple of Basketball matches this year, having lost against Wallingford School in a very intense match we managed to scrape out a win against Oxford International College in a thrilling match right up to the end with a score of 32-30.
World Book Day 2025
We celebrated our annual World Book Day with our best ever display of costumes - a massive effort from our sixth formers.
Golf
Starting in March 2025 we have started taking Sixth Formers to Oxford Golf Club once a week to receive tuition from Jai Mcgill (a former student) and Assistant PGA Professional (Trainee). We have students who are very experienced and some who have never played in their life.
Alumni Mock Interviews
In February we had 14 Alumni come in and give mock interviews to every student in Year 13 and to provide feedback on how they did as well as on their CV and where relevant LinkedIn profile. This is the first time that we have done this and the feedback from students and alumni was very positive so we will be repeating.
Paris 2025
Once again we took 50 Sixth Formers to Paris over February half term, highlights included visiting the Eiffel Tower, a boat ride up the Seine, visiting Sacre Coeur and Montmatre as well as travelling in the fastest lift in Europe to get a nighttime view of Paris.
Geography Field Trip
25 Geographers travelled to South Wales for their annual field trip looking at various physical and human factors in January.
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Rugby match
We recently enjoyed a well fought game of rugby against Wallingford School. Unfortunately we lost, however our team showed tremendous spirit right up to the final whistle, determined to get one more try.
Trip to Trinity College
A number of students visited Trinity College, part of Oxford University. They heard from current students to find out what it is like studying at somewhere like Oxford or Cambridge, they had a tour of the College, a free lunch in their refurbished dining room, and heard talks on how to make a really strong application.
Alumni Day
In July we hosted our annual Alumni Day for our Year 12 students. We are so grateful to our ex-students from around 5 to 10 years ago who produced a short video of their life from the start of Sixth Form to now and then came in for the day to talk to our students about their very different experiences. A real privilege to be part of this and observe the interactions.
Oxford Union Debate
The Sixth Form visited the Oxford Union in May for a debate on 'This House Believes International Climate Policy Is Neo-Imperialist’. It was a great opportunity for students to look around the Oxford Union and observe its 200 years of history as well as experiencing a detailed debate in the historic chamber. Valid points were made on both sides, followed by voting where it seemed that most people agreed with the motion.
Basketball match
In May we played a Basketball match against the Oxford Academy at home in a keenly fought match where we emerged victors with a score of 40-32.
Rugby match
In April we played a Rugby match against Wallingford School, at half time it looked like we might be suffering a terrible loss however in the second half we came out fighting and managed to win the match 12-10.
Netball match
In April we played a Netball match against Wallingford School which was very close with us narrowly losing.
Naboj Maths Competition
In April our Mathematicians competed in the international Naboj competition at Abingdon School, where our A team finished as runners up, just one point behind the winners. Our two teams were also 12th and 17th in the UK and 183rd and 261st in the world out of 602! A tremendous achievement.
Football match
In March we played a football match against Wallingford and whilst we both put the same number of balls into the back of the net unfortunately our third one, scored with the last kick of the game, was judged to be offside and there was no VAR!
Cultural Trip to Paris
In February half term 50 sixth formers visited Paris for 3 days seeing the sights and experiencing Parisian life. We had a nighttime view of Paris from the tallest building in the city, the Montparnasse Tower, a night cruise on the River Seine, a tour of the Stade de France (Host for the Rugby World Cup and the Summer Olympics), an opportunity to visit the Louvre and Pompidou Centre as well as various other sights. Unfortunately the workers at the Eiffel Tower were on strike - c'est la vie!
Trip to White and Black Law Firm
In February students were given the opportunity to visit a law firm in Oxford. They got to speak to various employers and hear about their journey in the legal profession, to consider their own futures and to take part in mock interviews.
Trip to Trinity College, Oxford University
In February students attended a day at Trinity College, Oxford to find out about the Oxbridge application process, speak to current undergraduates, have a tour of the college and visit the Weston Library.
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Sporting Success
On 6th December we visited Magdalen College School to play in a very competitive rugby match, securing a very respectable win of 17-7.
On 13th December we travelled to The Oxford Academy to play in a very competitive basketball match, which we narrowly won 57-50.
We are looking forward to playing more sporting fixtures and continuing our unbeaten streak!
Oxford Union Debate
15 Year 12 students visited the Oxford Union in June to have a tour of the Union and to hear a debate on 'This House believes that Net Zero will not be achieved by 2035'. Speakers included Prof Mike Berners Lee and the MPs Chris Skidmore and Philip Dunne.
Naboj International Maths Competition
Ten Year 12 students took part in this international competition at Cambridge University in April. One of our teams was in the top 10 and the other in the top 20. Globally there were over 450 teams competing - it ought to be noted that our positions were based on those competing in Southern England not those globally!
McLaren F1
Sixth Form students (along with some GCSE students) went to hear Ella Podmore from McLaren F1 talk about 'A day in the life of a supercar scientist' at Magdalen College School in April. Ella is a Senior Materials Engineer and was Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2020. Perhaps the greatest highlight was seeing the car that she arrived in, a Mclaren 750S that had been driven by Lando Norris around Monaco.
Collective Minds Gaming Event
A number of Sixth Form students have been helping out at the Big Data Institute looking into the way humans and machines coexist and collaborate. Their researchers were collaborating with two artists and our students to explore ethical and philosophical issues around emerging technologies for collective thinking. There will be an exhibition of the event in Oxford during May.
World Book Day
Sixth Form students were amazing in dressing up as book characters for World Book Day in March.
Trip to Paris
The Sixth Form visited Paris at February half term for a cultural trip. The highlights included going to the top of the Eiffel Tower, a river trip on the Seine aboard the Bateaux Mouches, a tour of the Stade de France (the French national stadium and the Olympic stadium for 2024), the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysées.
Thames Valley Police Ambassadors
In February three sixth formers were helping out the Thames Valley Police by discussing with over 200 school children from 20 schools across Buckinghamshire how to reduce crime and violence, further details are here.
Geography Field Trip
In January the Y12 Geographers braved the weather to travel to South Wales to take part in a week of field work to support their A Level studies.
Data Ethics
During the Autumn 14 of our Sixth Form were involved with the Thames Valley Police Violence Reduction Unit looking at the use of personal data by the Police. This culminated in a day at the University of Oxford's Ethox Centre where they debated proposals on the use of data and the concept of the contagion of violence amongst family, friends and acquaintances. They then presented their ideas to the Police and Crime Commissioner, the Director of the Violence Reduction Unit and the Commander of South & Vale Local Policing Area. Further details can be found here and here.
