School News

Success at Bournemouth Orchid Show

The Orchid Project students were again celebrating success at the Bournemouth Orchid Society Show on 30-31 March, adding two awards to an already impressive collection. Best Professional Plant for their Coelogyne cristata plant. Best Professional Display for the unique combination...

Year 8 students win a 'Highly Commended' award

Bea, Emily and Martha in Year 8 have been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ for their entry for the Step into the NHS national schools’ competition. They were selected from 3,600 students! A real achievement – we are proud of them....

Year 6 into 7 Question and Answer Session

On 18 and 25 March Writhlington welcomed the parents of Year 6 students for a question and answer session. This provided parents with an opportunity to meet Mrs Wilson and Mrs England and learn more about Writhlington School and Year...

Hockey - Year 8

Year 8 girls competed in the B&NES inter-school hockey tournament at Hayesfield . They came second in their pool, beating Norton Hill 4-1. They lost to Hayesfield in the semi-finals, playing Chew Valley in the play-offs for third place. After...

Boys-U12A Football v Somervale (2-1) Wednesday 27th March 2019

The season finished with a well deserved victory against a spirited Somervale team. The first half was an intense affair with Writhlington dominating territory and possession. Josh opened the scoring with a well worked goal that started from Writhlington’s back...

Honorary degree awarded to teacher

Bristol University awarded Simon Pugh-Jones MBE, with an honorary Doctor of Science degree. Mr Pugh-Jones teacher of Science at Writhlington and Mendip Studio School and founder of the Writhlington School Orchid Project, which since 1993 has been leading conservation education...

Careers Week sees West of England Mayor and Deputy Mayor visit career-defining schools

The West of England Mayor and Deputy Mayor recently visited local schools to support young people’s career opportunities, as part of National Careers Week. Deputy Mayor, Cllr Tim Warren joined joined Writhlington and Mendip Studio School’s students and staff to...

Year 5 & 6 Humanities Taster Session 2019

Year 5 and 6 Humanities Taster Session – As a school we understand that the move from primary to secondary can be daunting for some children. Our taster sessions are designed to allow your child to experience a range of...

Writhlington School - Cheer Grand Champions!

Bath All Starz Cheerleading took a team representing Writhlington School to the British Cheerleading Associations Schools Nationals in Derby. The team was entered into the popular Senior 2 division plus the Youth Group Stunt division. After winning the Senior 2...

The Prince's Trust with Hauser & Wirth

As part of the Prince’s Trust Achieve programme, our Year 10 students took part in creative workshops at the Hauser and Wirth Gallery in Somerset. This internationally renowned gallery and multi-purpose arts center concentrates mainly on contemporary art and offers...

Biology in Action

Sixth Form students Molly and Helena enjoyed a day at Biology in Action. The science event comprised a day of lectures from organisations as diverse as Cancer Research, Genomics England, Everest Laboratories and the academic publisher Taylor & Francis. My friend...

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