The autumn term is the longest and always feels the busiest, and this year has been no exception. It is hard to believe that we are already over a third of the way through the academic year. There have been numerous highlights over the past few months, culminating the lovely Carol Concert at St. Mary …
Year: 2022
Special Awards for Humanities Students
Yesterday, students finally got to find out who won Mr Younis’ points competition, which went all the way back to the beginning of term in September. At the start of every single lesson, Mr Younis awarded ten points to each of his students and, with good behaviour and hard work, they were able to hold …
Pupils Make County Cricket Selection
Huge congratulations to Year 9 students, Bertie Kyte and Ben Musgrave, who have recently been selected to play for the under-14 county cricket squad next year. Despite facing plenty of stiff competition, the boys’ exceptional talent shone through and the pair will start training with their team in January. Professional cricket coach, Sam Whitney, who …
Students Become ‘Word Millionaires’
Three of our wonderful pupils have received awards for achieving the remarkable feat of reading more than one million words as part of the Accelerated Reader programme. Topping the list was Evie Dornan from 7SC with an impressive 1,555,736 words, followed by 8SC’s Chloe Slater with 1,045,689 and Annie Bosson from 7VI with 1,038,733. Evie …
Careers Education Matters
It’s been a busy half term for our careers department, who have delivered a jam-packed programme of informative talks, interactive workshops and one-to-one advice sessions across the school. Last month, Oldbury Wells’ Bridgnorth Sixth Form and Kidderminster College came in to hold assemblies for our Year 11s, outlining what they can offer our students after …
Smashed It!
Bridgnorth Endowed School took a recent East Shropshire badminton competition by storm with four top teams of U14 and U16 boys and girls. The School Games regional matches, which took place in November and December, saw plenty of fast-fire action and BES produced some exceptional performances throughout. PE teacher and badminton coach, Mr McAdam, commented: …
Hockey County Champs Success for U14 Boys
Bridgnorth Endowed’s under-14 squad travelled to St George’s in Telford for the Tier 4 Hockey County Championships on a bitterly cold afternoon last Tuesday. A place in the championship finals was about to be decided using a round robin format of 15-minute matches and the excitement in the minibus was palpable. The first match against …
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International Christmas Card Competition 2022
Students from Years 7, 8 and 9 were invited to take part in a Christmas card competition with an international flavour. The theme was Christmas traditions from other countries and the Modern Foreign Languages Department asked pupils to research and design a card featuring a foreign language. Hover on image and click viewer to scroll
A Community Christmas in Comer Woods
The National Trust invited local schools and community groups to create Christmas decorations from natural, sustainably sourced materials for their three-week tree trail event and Bridgnorth Endowed rose to the challenge. Take a look at the beautiful tree ornaments crafted by our talented students and soak up the festive atmosphere with a wander through the …
County Cup Action for U15 Girls
Last night was the turn of the U15 girls to don the BES colours for County Cup action. Despite a number off school due to illness, Bridgnorth Endowed made the long trip to face Bishops Castle. Bridgnorth took an early lead when Hannah Belcher steered home at the near post, but it wasn’t until the …