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Writhlington Students Provide First Aid

As part of their Level 3 BTEC IT course our students undertake a project for local businesses. This ‘hands-on’ experience allows them to develop all the skills they require to deliver a practical business project, from initial concept meetings through...

Teamwork wins silver

The 2019 British Team Championships were held on 14 and 15 September in Guildford, Surrey. Our students Willow and Fern performed very well and we would like to congratulate them and their team on coming second in their class....

A Summer with Horses

Wow what a busy Summer Emma has had! At the start of the holidays Emma and Silver were part of a team that qualified for the National Pony club championships that were to be help in Cheshire! Unfortunately a few...

Climbing their way to success!

A small group of 4 Prince’s Trust students from Writhlington School recently decided to do a sponsored climb to raise money for The Rainbow Trust, a children’s charity that supports families with seriously ill children. This activity was part...

Visit by Lord Dubs 13 September 2019

We are very proud to be a school with strong relationships with our local community. One such organisation is The Ammerdown Centre, a Retreat and Conference Centre that promotes hospitality, peace, and reconciliation. It aims to promote understanding and acceptance...

Gold!

We are very proud that our student Rue won two gold medals at English National Swimming Championships this summer, in 100m and 200m Backstroke. Her national rankings mean she has been selected to attend the Swim England Talent National Development...

Writhlington Students celebrate GCSE successes 2019

At Writhlington there has been a pleasing climb in the attainment of pupils, particularly in English and maths. The key measure of a 4+ in both English and Maths is now at close to 70% with 5+ in both English...

Year 7 and 8 MNSP Maths Team Challenge

Last week, twelve year 7 students and four year 8 students travelled to Norton Hill School to take part in the Midsomer Norton Partnership Maths Team Challenge, competing with teams from Norton Hill and Somervale over a series of tough...

Boxing Fitness comes to Writhlington

The Head Coach from Norton Radstock Boxing Club recently visited Writhlington School. He provided a Boxing Fitness Training session to a mixed group of nine students from Years 7 to 10. The hour’s intensive coaching introduced students to a variety...

MedSoc investigates pellets

Huge thanks must go to our resident falconer, Julian Frost of ABee Pest Control, who came to MedSoc to show the students his Simien Hawk, Harris Hawk and Eagle Owl. The students were fascinated to learn about the different ways...

Conservation and Education

The Orchid Project recently attended the IOCC conference at Kew. The event provided our students with an opportunity to learn from leading scientists about their worldwide conservation work. They also had the opportunity to spend time with our Malaysian Partner...

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