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Chloé Zhao scooped the Best Director Oscar

14th June 2021

Chloé was a Sixth Form boarder at the school from 1998 until 2000, where Julian and Alison Withers were the teachers responsible for her pastoral wellbeing. Alison is still a…

National Youth Theatre programme is calling for talented King’s Ely duo!

10th June 2021

Billy Pinto, who is in Year 13, and Tom Bateman, who is in Year 11, auditioned back in January by submitting a recording of themselves performing a monologue. They were…

Dauntsey’s is Buzzing About Bees

9th June 2021

The timber Apiary, to be powered by solar panels, will provide a covered observation area for pupils to view the beehives. The hives will be in an undercover area, allowing…

Teacher’s gruelling running challenge raises thousands of pounds for charity

9th June 2021

Nick Williams, who is Head of Economics and a Business Studies Teacher at King’s Ely Senior, set himself the challenge of running 5 kilometres for fifty consecutive days to not…

Kind-hearted King’s Ely student receives card from Her Majesty The Queen

20th May 2021

Willow Barry, who is in Year 3 at King’s Ely Junior, wrote to the Royal Family on April 11th to express her sadness of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh’s…

Dauntsey’s Celebrates Fifty Years of Moonrakers Adventure

19th May 2021

Photographs show: Moonrakers River Crossing Exercise 1984 and present-day Moonrakers. Each Friday afternoon, pupils take part in a wide range of activities including outdoor cooking, kayaking, cycling, first aid, expedition…

New Enterprise and Entrepreneurship course available at Pocklington School Sixth Form

14th May 2021

The course is a blend of class work and an enterprise project, which will give students hands on experience of setting up and running a micro business.  In class, students…

More children to reap benefits of Cathedral Choristership in Ely

11th May 2021

King’s Ely has educated the choristers of Ely Cathedral for over 1,000 years and joining the Cathedral Choir continues to be a popular choice today for both girls and boys….

Music in Full Swing at Dauntsey’s

11th May 2021

Photograph shows: Choral specialist Greg Hallam with Dauntsey’s pupil Tom, winner of the School’s Gilliat Singing Competition This year’s competition adjudicator was the renowned clarinettist and saxophonist, Tim Redpath, who…

Dauntsey’s welcomes Olympian Roger Black MBE

27th April 2021

Photographs show:  Roger Black MBE visits Dauntsey’s, opening the School’s new running track and meeting pupils and Dauntsey’s Athletics coach and former Olympian, David Hemery CBE The summer term has…