We have enjoyed another challenging and varied year. Above and beyond their hard work in the classroom, pupils have experienced a range of new activities both in and out of school. Year 7 enjoyed a terrific week in the Lake District in October, developing a range of new skills from axe throwing to raft building! The Chadwick Programme goes from strength to strength for our Year 8 pupils, with the addition of outdoor education, yoga and visits to a local retirement home proving particularly popular.

The Spring Term saw large numbers of Upper School commit themselves to the School of Rock production. This was a riot of colour, energy and fun that reflected the positive and creative nature of both year groups. In similar vein, Years 7 and 8 immersed themselves (quite literally) into the inaugural Mud Run at the end of the Spring Term. They not only supported one another, and their younger peers wholeheartedly, but also raised in the region of £12,000 for our two nominated charities, Help for Heroes and the Midlands Air Ambulance.

The Summer Term brought the usual plethora of exams but also the chance to prepare for life beyond The Prep for Year 8. The diverse range of talks and events within the Post Common Entrance Programme afforded these pupils every opportunity to understand and embrace the new and exciting challenges that await them in the next phase of their education.

Mr Noll Jenkins, Head of Upper School