Annual Fundraising Fair Promotes Awareness
In mid-September, Lower Sixth Form representatives from all the Houses put together a variety of games and stalls for the School’s annual Charities Fair. Pupils chose a variety of charities to support,...
View ArticleMencap Holidays Rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Oundle School Mencap Holidays has announced that it has been officially rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted.The government inspector for schools and child services formally assessed the...
View ArticleSports Round-up Week Ending 24 September
The rugby 1st XV faced Bromsgrove in a thrilling encounter. James Keane (L) got the team off to a great start by running a try into the corner. The lead didn’t last long though, with the opposition...
View ArticleThe CCF Travel to The Somme for Commemoration Ceremonies
As part of the School observation of the World War I centenary, pupils gather in the Cloisters on the anniversary of the death of every Old Oundelian killed during the war. Over the last weekend the...
View ArticleCA Field Weekend Inspires Pupils and Participants
Over the Field Weekend, Community Action pupils attended a range of activities including the St Basil’s sleepout, Have a Go Day, and a morning of inspirational speakers.The weekend began on Saturday...
View ArticleSports Round-up Week Ending 1 October
On Saturday the girls Hockey Club played a block fixture against Oakham with the seniors at home and the juniors away. There were 14 matches played overall, and Oundle came away victorious with seven...
View ArticleA Beacon for Science and Engineering
On 5th October 2016, HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO officially opened the new SciTec development, which encompasses a new Mathematics department, science project rooms and the newly extended and...
View ArticleSports Round-up Week Ending 8 October
On Saturday the girls hockey 1st XI faced a tough contest against last year’s national champions Repton. Oundle started with a fine attitude, playing positively and looking to seize the initiative with...
View ArticleInter-House Challenge in Heron Rogers Wood
On Saturday evening, the Crosby and Fisher Third Forms enjoyed their annual challenge night in the Heron Rogers Wood, within the Oundle School grounds, after dusk. The boys built their own cooking...
View ArticleOundle Oarsman Returns to Head Up Rowing
Oundle School’s newly appointed Head of Rowing, Marcus Walker, is no stranger to the discipline of rowing at the School, having been a pupil here from 1971-76. Rowing was Marcus’s passion from the...
View ArticleOundle Netballers Take County Title
On Wednesday 12th October, Oundle hosted the U18 County netball tournament which saw Oundle’s own U18 team take the title. They will now progress to the Regionals in the New Year.In the first game,...
View ArticleJunior Netballers at School Sport Magazine Tournament
On Tuesday 11th October Oundle U12A and U13A met with Bedford Girls School and RGS Worcester for their first match in the School Sport Magazine Netball tournament. Having only played netball on...
View ArticleMusic in Unexpected Places
This unusual event with its unusual title offered an inspired concept and much enjoyment for the audience on Sunday evening, 9th October. The performances were held in seven different venues, with the...
View ArticlePrep Schools Music Day for Brass, Strings and Woodwind
An abundance of young children massed in Oundle for the Music department’s Massed Musicians’ Day in mid October. Instead of meeting across three separate music days, for the first time, ensemble groups...
View ArticleHola! Pupils Experience Argentina's Culture and Traditions
Eleven students and two staff went to Buenos Aires on a ten day exchange this October Half Term. They stayed with families and experienced the Argentinean lifestyle. Lessons took place at the local...
View ArticleRecognition for Outstanding Performance in Economics
OO George Chatterton (F 2016) has received an award from Cambridge International Examinations to acknowledge his outstanding performance, achieving the highest mark for Cambridge Pre-U Economics in the...
View ArticleSports Round-up Week Ending 5 November
The first week back after Half Term was a busy one for Oundle's sports teams, starting with midweek squash matches and culminating in the annual block fixtures in hockey and rugby against local rivals...
View ArticleA Musical Odyssey to Hong Kong and Shanghai
In October ten pupils flew out to Hong Kong, where they were joined by thirteen Oundle pupils who are resident in Hong Kong, and formed a chamber orchestra of 23 players that performed several...
View ArticleSports Round-up Week Ending 12 November
On Tuesday the 1st and 2nd boys squash team travelled to Uppingham. Having been defeated in their last encounter with them, the team knew it was going to be a tough day, and unfortunately that proved...
View ArticleClassical Culture in the South of France
Eighteen pupils travelled to the south of France over the October Half Term to spend five days looking at the amazingly well-preserved Roman remains in the area.Few people are aware of the extent of...
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