Bridgnorth Endowed School is celebrating its 500th year anniversary clock coming back to life, after several years of showing the wrong time. Today, clock specialists JB Joyce & Co of Whitchurch came into school to carry out repairs on the iconic timepiece and managed to get it ticking once again. The clock, which sits on …
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Pupil Recognised in Make a Difference Awards
Congratulations to Eva Spickernell from Year 9, who was nominated for an award at BBC Shropshire’s Make a Difference Awards held on Friday 30th September. Eva, along with her friend Manon McAllister, received an invitation in recognition of the community newspaper they had written, produced and distributed during lockdown. The idea behind the project was …
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BES Aims for International School Award
Bridgnorth Endowed’s recently-appointed RE teacher, Mr Younis, has big plans to introduce an exciting new international programme to enrich the curriculum and whole-school ethos. His aim is to work towards achieving the British Council’s prestigious International School Award – a global accreditation scheme that brings an international dimension into schools. The idea behind the project …
The Great European Bake-Off
To mark the European Day of Languages last Monday, students took part in a baking competition with a distinctly international flavour. The difficult task of judging went to Mr Penn, Mrs Hoyle, Mr Butler, Mrs Sheffield and Mrs Porter, and the best bakes were eventually chosen. Aiden McCann, from Year 7, was announced as the …
Henry Returns to the Stage
Congratulations to Year 9 student, Henry Rhodes, who once again took to the stage in a fantastic production of Oliver the Musical earlier this month. The show, which ran over four nights, wowed Theatre Severn audiences as the classic Dickens story came to life with all of its memorable characters and well-known catchy songs. Mum, …
Welcome from the New Headteacher
Bridgnorth Endowed School’s new headteacher I am delighted to have been appointed as the new headteacher of Bridgnorth Endowed School. It is an absolute privilege to have been asked to lead the school into the next phase of its improvement and growth. I am very keen to get to know all our pupils, parents, carers …
GCSE Results Day Success
After two years of pandemic disruption, the return to normal exams saw a strong set of GCSE results from Year 11 students at Bridgnorth Endowed School today. Top grades were gained across the board and this summer’s school leavers are now poised to take up their places at local colleges, sixth forms and a range …
NEW Arbor MIS System Launch
We are excited to announce that we will be moving our management information system to Arbor MIS over the summer holidays, ready for September. Adopting Arbor will allow us to communicate with parents more efficiently and bring all core school data and workflows into one convenient system. This will mean that we will no longer …
Eco-Schools Green Flag Award for BES
Members of Bridgnorth Endowed’s Eco Committee have received the fantastic news that they’ve finally achieved Eco-Schools Green Flag status, after working tirelessly to boost the school’s environmental credentials. Led by languages teacher, Mrs Porter, the group includes Year 8 students, Adam Hewer and Nathan Roberts, and Thomas Brettle from Year 9. Mrs Porter commented: “A …
Dana Set to be Bridgnorth Batonbearer
Local hero and Bridgnorth Endowed minibus driver, Dana Power, is preparing to be a batonbearer in the Queen’s Baton Relay ahead of this summer’s Commonwealth Games. Nominated for his incredible fundraising efforts, which have seen him raise more than £70,000 for various charities in the past decade, Dana is due to carry the baton in …