Our year 8 students were enthralled when award-winning author Chris Bradford visited Oathall recently. Author of three main series and lots of shorter books, he focused on his first and most popular series, Young Samurai. Our students watched as he demonstrated his skills with the katana (Samurai sword), and they volunteered to come up and serve as his models for various activities, all focused on bringing his books to life. He proved that books are full of adventure, excitement and built a real atmosphere of curiosity that will have them intrigued for a long time.

Get Ready to Shrek the Halls!

Oathall Community College proudly presents: Shrek the Musical Jr. – A Big, Bright, Beautiful Adventure for the Whole Family!

Step into the swamp and join us for an unforgettable journey with everyone’s favourite unlikely hero—Shrek! Featuring our wonderful cast of beloved characters, toe-tapping songs, and laugh-out-loud moments, this junior musical brings the heart and humour of the hit DreamWorks film to the stage in a way that audiences of all ages will adore.

Follow Shrek, Donkey, Fiona, and a hilarious cast of fairy tale misfits as they discover the power of friendship, acceptance, and being true to yourself. With dazzling costumes, magical sets, and energetic performances from our talented students, this is a show you won’t want to miss!

 Perfect for anyone who believes in happily ever after!

Show Dates: 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th December 2025

Location: Main Hall, 7pm

Tickets: Tickets are £7 each + Eventbrite booking fee (£1.30)

3 Dec: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shrek-tickets-1968088399382

4 Dec: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shrek-tickets-1970290697515

5 Dec: SOLD OUT

Come cheer on our incredible students and be part of the magic.

It’s going to be ogre-the-top amazing!

Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the Book by William Steig.

Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire.

Music by Jeanine Tesori.

Originally produced on Broadway by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions.

Original Production Directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford. “I’m a Believer” by Neil Diamond.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International.

All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.co.uk

A group of Year 10 students represented Oathall at the Hayward’s Heath Schools Remembrance Service on Tuesday at St Wilfrid’s Church. Cameron and Fraser read poems to the congregation before Mason laid the Oathall wreath.

Remembrance Day is marked at Oathall with year group assemblies and our own Field of Remembrance on the school Piazza. A group of Y10 students represent the school at the Haywards Heath remembrance service at Muster Green.

Students and staff observe the two minute silence at 11am on 11 November.

Today, our Year 8 and 9 Book Club, ‘The Teenage Bookworms,’ attended an author talk by Adam Connors, the author of ‘The Girl Who Broke The Sea’ and ‘Find Me After.’ We are currently reading the latter as part of the Southern Schools Book Awards. Mr Connors provided deeper insights into the book, discussing its plot and the inspiration behind it. We look forward to our next book club meeting to share our reflections

Today staff and students at Oathall are “Wearing Red” in support of the charity Show Racism the Red Card. We have had assemblies this week delivered by our outstanding School and House Captains to deliver this message. Today we are wearing red to hold up our own red cards and to demonstrate that we stand in solidarity against racism and prejudice in all its forms. We also hope to raise awareness about the importance of anti-racism education so that we can live in a fair and equal society where racism is seen as completely unacceptable.