Congratulations to Oathall’s Y9 boys’ basketball team who played their first match of the year this week, winning 42-30 against Bohunt. It was a real team effort with some great passing – we’re looking forward to their next game.

53 Year 11 students were recognised and celebrated for their outstanding Autumn report. The students had a brunch with SLT and their HOY to celebrate receiving all A1’s for their attitude to learning. Amazing achievement by all.

On Wednesday 17 December students are welcome to celebrate the festive season by wearing Christmas Jumpers or accessories to school! This is a great opportunity to bring some holiday cheer and have a little fun as we approach the end of term.

Please note this is optional, and students are welcome to wear their regular uniform if they prefer.

If your child wishes to participate, they can wear a festive jumper, hat, or other accessories alongside their usual uniform (blazers are optional).

A voluntary donation of £2 can be made to Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper day via parent pay.

The last day of term is Friday 19 December. Following a school assembly and tutor time students will be dismissed at around 12:30 pm. School bus times have been adjusted.

The new school term starts on Monday 5 January at the usual time.

For Black History Month 2025, we are dedicating time in assemblies and tutor time to cover a range of issues highlighting and discussing the contribution that Black people have made in society and in WW1. In tutor time, our weekly ‘Votes for School’ topic will be specifically looking at how fashion can teach us about Black History. On Friday 17 October students will take part in a day of action by wearing a red item of clothing in support of the campaign to Show Racism the Red card. This will be supported by a week of assemblies on the topic delivered by students.

This week, students in years 7, 8 and 9 have been taking part in our annual enrichment day activities.

Instead of normal lessons our students have exchanged the classroom for two fantastic fun-packed days of activities. Amongst other things there have been trips to London, Manga cartoon drawing in school, volleyball and multi sport sessions, Italian cooking, Flamenco dancing and well-being walks in the surrounding countryside. As well as this year 7 and year 8 students have enjoyed adventurous days at Blacklands farm activity centre and Go Ape.

Assistant Headteacher, Mrs Griffiths, said:

Our enrichment days are a way of ensuring all the students at the school have the opportunity to experience and try out something new that they would not normally do as part of their school day. It has been a very busy two days and our staff and students have really enjoyed the experience.

Congratulations to Oathall students who are celebrating an excellent set of GCSE results.
Oathall is delighted to announce another year of strong GCSE results, reflecting the hard work, commitment and dedication of students. Students of all abilities have achieved results of which they should be very proud.

Early analysis indicates that their progress and attainment is significantly above national average with 78% of grades awarded at 4 or above, 64% at grade 5 or above and 31% graded at 7 or higher. Students achieved excellent results across a wide and varied curriculum.

There were some exceptional individual performances. 30 students achieved 8 or more results at grade 7 to 9 and 42 students achieved 7 or more grades 7 to 9.

New Headteacher, Toby Houghton said,
“Our students should be extremely proud of the results they have achieved today. These successes highlight the hard work and dedication of our students and I am delighted to see that their efforts have been rewarded. I would also like to thank all our staff for their commitment in supporting our students as they prepared for their exams. I wish all the Oathall leavers the very best of luck as they move onto the next steps in their education.”

If you missed it, Mr Rodriguez’s last letter for this academic year can be read below.

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