Oathall’s dancers have all the right moves

3rd March 2015J Godbolt

‘Hardship & Inequality’ was the theme for Oathall’s 2015 Rock Challenge performance and last night it proved to be a winner for the judges and audience alike. Oathall’s performance won six individual awards of excellence and we were placed third overall. This was a fantastic achievement for everyone involved.

Dancers in Year 11 getting into character before their performance

Dancers in Year 11 getting into character before their performance

For the last seven months, 80 performers and 12 make-up, lighting and stage assistants have planned, choreographed and practised for a one night only performance at The Hawth, in Crawley. For many of the students it was their first opportunity to perform in a professional theatre in front of a large audience and they did so with confidence and flair.

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Students succeed at UK Maths Challenge

26th February 2015J Godbolt

In early February, 58 Oathall students in Years 9, 10 and 11 took part in this year’s UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge. This competition, organised by the charity UK Mathematics Trust is recognised nationally as one of the largest and most prestigious maths competitions.

We are pleased to announce that this year, Oathall’s high performing mathematicians were awarded 4 gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze certificates. Gold certificates were awarded to Lucas Foreman, Kathryn Hook, Matt Keeble and John Moore. Only the top 40% of students nationally go on to receive a gold, silver or bronze certificate in the ratio 1:2:3.

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Making a date with success

26th January 2015J Godbolt
speed-dating-event

More photos can be viewed on our Flickr pages.

Students in year 9 have just attended the annual Careers Speed Dating event at Oathall meeting representatives from employment sectors covering the media, healthcare and the sciences, uniformed services, construction, performing arts, engineering, legal services and IT.

The event was run as a means of getting students to talk to a large number of business representatives, encouraging them to find out more about future careers options direct from people employed in their sectors.

It was especially pleasing that some of the 28 participating business representatives were former Oathall students and members of the school’s Alumni Association. Former alumni said of the event:

‘A really enjoyable morning, the students were enthusiastic and welcoming. It’s a brilliant way to show the students about the wide range of career options available and the different routes you can take after school.’
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Our girls are National Cricket Champions!

15th September 2014J Godbolt
U15 Cricket Winning team

Top Row: England Cricketer Kate Cross, Ella Bates, Imy Dilling, Megan Hannah, Amber Layne, Student Coach Lucy Western and England Cricketer Tammy Beaumont
Bottom Row: Issy Peacock, Mellieha Teague, Rebecca Bonanate (C), Millie Walker and Charlotte Hepburn

Oathall’s under 15 girls cricket team have beaten all the opposition to become National Champions in the Chance to Compete 2014 Girls U15s cricket finals held on 15 September in Birmingham.
Chance to Compete is a national secondary school competition aimed at giving secondary state school children an opportunity to play competitive cricket. Matches are played in under an hour and all participants play a significant part in the game. (more…)

Sport Relief 2014

21st March 2014Oathall
Captain Jade and some Oathall sailors!

Captain Jade and some Oathall sailors!

Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 at Oathall Community College completed a fun run on Friday 21 March in aid of Sport Relief.

The race took place around the school grounds and participants dressed up as anything beginning with the letter S or R for the occasion.

Check out the photos from the run here and see if you can spot Superman, Spiderman, a rocker, the grim reaper, Little Red Riding Hood, the Statue of Liberty and SpongeBob SquarePants!

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They think it’s all over…

10th March 2014Oathall
U14 football champs

Our U14 football champs!

Our Year 9 boys won the Mid-Sussex District U14 7- a-side football competition on Thursday 6 March at Oakmeeds Community College in Burgess Hill.

Oathall triumphed over teams from St Pauls, Oakmeeds and Weald on their way to the final securing three clean sheets in the process:

  • OCC 1-0 St Pauls
  • OCC 0- 1 Weald (B team)
  • OCC 2-0 Weald (A team)
  • OCC 2-0 St Pauls in final.

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Murder, mystery and suspense in Bognor Regis!

10th February 2014Oathall
Detective Talia is on the case!

Detective Talia on the case in Bognor Regis!

A group of 12 languages students from Oathall Community College took part in an enrichment day with a deadly twist on Thursday 6 February at the University of Chichester’s Bognor Regis campus.

The Year 9 students worked with others from nearby schools to complete a variety of activities based on the theme of murder, mystery, suspense.  The session was organised by trainee languages teachers at the university.

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Careers Speed Dating a Success

20th January 2014Oathall
Year 9s putting an employer through his paces

Year 9s putting an employer through his paces

Our Year 9 students recently made a date with experts representing more than twenty different employment sectors from around West Sussex including media, hospitality, the sciences, construction, professional services.

The students gathered in the sports hall  and discussed roles, responsibilities, qualifications and routes of entry for various sectors in small groups. (more…)

Parallel Youth Games

17th June 2013Oathall

Parallel Games Students

Well done to all of the Year 9 students that volunteered at the Parallel Youth Games at the Triangle in Burgess Hill. The games are a disability event for all schools in Sussex and children take part in a range of activities from New Age Kurling to Cricket.  Oathall’s Year 9 students officiated in the Boccia and played their part in making the event both enjoyable and successful.

Year 8 student Luc Rohan took part as a competitor in the Mid-Sussex swimming team.  Our congratulations go to Luc who achieved two 1st places and one 2nd place in his events, leading to a gold medal for the Mid Sussex Team. Luc will now start training for the athletics at the Sussex School Games finals at K2 on Wednesday 10th July. (more…)