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Quadrivium Lecture on Kafka with Professor Robertson
In the first of this year’s Quadrivium Lectures, Professor Ritchie Robertson of Queen’s College, Oxford came to Oundle to talk about Kafka.Faced with a largely Sixth Form audience of linguists,...
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Biology Pupils Attend International Genetics Conference in Dublin
Over the summer, a group of seven pupils in the Lower Sixth Form travelled to Dublin for the International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG) conference at the University College of Dublin.The...
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Four Oundle Pupils Joined Yale Young Global Scholars
During the summer holiday no less than four Oundle pupils who had just finished their GCSE exams took part in the highly selective 2017 Yale Young Global Scholars Program at the Yale campus in New...
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Oundle Remembers Old Oundelians on Somme Trip
In 2016, Oundle School undertook its largest ever trip, taking all 200 Fourth Form pupils and the CCF Marching Band to the Somme battlefields for Field Weekend as part of the 100th Anniversary of World...
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Rowers Race to First Place in Bedford Autumn Head
On Sunday 8 October, senior rowers competed at the Bedford Autumn Fours and Small Boats Head, racing over a 2000m course in a time trial format. The event attracted crews from as far as Putney, London...
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Third Form Pupils Demonstrate their Geographic Knowledge
On Thursday 12th October, five Third Form geographers took part in the local round of the Geographical Association’s Worldwise Quiz, which tests their knowledge of both human and physical geography as...
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The German Declamation Showcases Inspired Recitations
The annual German declamation competition took place on October 10th in the Adamson Centre, and as usual many talented Germanists and presenters gathered, all competing for various prizes, ranging from...
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Massed Music Day for Young Musicians
Close to 200 children from prep and primary schools assembled at Oundle to enjoy a day of musical experiences and specialist teaching.Workshop leaders included David Milsted (Head of Woodwind and...
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Pupils Experience French Language Immersion in Nice
Over the October half term, a group of fifteen Fifth Formers travelled to Nice for an IGCSE study trip. Their programme included half-days spent in lessons delivered by local French teachers, and...
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The Modern Languages Department Celebrates Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
The Modern Languages department hosted two big events in the few weeks before the October Half Term.The annual Oktoberfest was held in the Two Acre Club decked out with Bavarian-themed props, and with...
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Touring Outstanding Historical Highlights in Sicily
Over Half Term, the Classics department took 26 Fourth to Upper Sixth Form pupils to Sicily.The visit began with pupils seeing the Riace Bronzes in Reggio di Calabria, two super-human sized warriors...
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The Stage Lights Burn Bright at the Stahl Theatre
With a busy programme of school and touring productions, the Stahl Theatre has already seen three productions in the first six weeks.Kirkeby House girls launched the season with a terrific performance...
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Spanish Study Visit to Salamanca
In the first week of the October half term, a group of eleven Sixth Formers studying Spanish set off for Salamanca – a small university town near Madrid – for a week of cultural and linguistic...
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Netball 1st Team Shoots Through to the Regionals
In mid-October, the 1st Netball team won the County rounds and are through to the Regionals to take place in Nottingham on Saturday 27 January 2018.Their first match of the tournament was against a...
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Exercising Knowledge and Enthusiasm at 'The Sport of Reading'
The annual Kid Lit Quiz is rightly called ‘The Sport of Reading’, and two teams of keen readers from Oundle had the chance to exercise their knowledge and enthusiasm about books and stories at the...
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U14 Netball Team Head to the Regionals
Following on from the recent success of Oundle’s 1st Netball team in the County rounds, the U14 team were runners-up in their County rounds on November 6, and will also go through to the Regionals...
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A New MFL Partnership Promotes Linguistic Exchange
On 16th November the Modern Language department welcomed guests from Nene Park Academy in Peterborough as part of a joint project between the two schools. Six of Nene Park’s top Year 8 linguists joined...
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Geographers Go Off the Beaten Track in Bulgaria
In the October Half Term holiday, pupils and staff from Oundle School undertook a tour of Bulgaria with a focus on cultural and physical geography and geology, heading off the beaten track and...
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Badminton Club Enjoys Success at U19 County Championship
On Sunday 5 November, a group of Oundle badminton players were successful in the Northamptonshire U19 County championships, with all of the players managing to win some of their games against existing...
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Oundle School and the Great War in New Book By Colin Pendrill
Retired Oundle History teacher, Colin Pendrill, has published a new book entitled And We Were Young – Oundle School and the Great War, a landmark volume charting the impact of the First World War on...
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