The Orwell Park riding team competed at The Jays at the weekend in a qualifier for the Arena Eventing Final at Hickstead next May. The Mini team (75cm), Martha Hunter, Verity Paul and Lucinda Fletcher, won their class and qualified for the Arena Eventing Final at Hickstead.

Our pupils from the Pre-Prep to the Prep school marked the 100th anniversary of the Armistice in a variety of ways.  The Pre-Prep on, Friday morning, created a poppy in the grounds by dressing in black and red.  Then followed a service of remembrance in the Pre-Prep and we were very honoured to be joined by Read more...

Our wonderful Year 2 pupils gave an amazing concert at the Foxhall Centre Lavender Trust this afternoon.  As well as the choir singing there were individual performances on the piano and violin. Some poems that had been written especially for Remembrance Day were also recited.  Well done, Year 2, it was a very special concert. Read more...

Year 6 OPS Challenge pupils spent Monday afternoon on the shoreline collecting litter.  Time well spent!    

We are working from Reception up to year 5 making poppies to cover the 100 ready for this year's special Remembrance Day. Our Year 5’s are helping coordinate the task.

A record number of attendees were at the annual firework display on Friday evening! Parents, pupils, visitors and staff all enjoyed the fantastic bonfire and superb fireworks, not to mention the wonderful hot-dogs and toffee apples provided by Mr Jagger and his team!

Our Reception class had a fantastic day today dressing up to have fun on Room on the Broom Day!  There were some superb costumes and Mrs Brown dressed up as a witch too!

An Autumn Scene You are by a pond. It is Autumn and you can see the water reflecting a perfect image of the scene above. Some leaves look like they are pure gold and others are pure ripe oranges and stone red brick. The trees are dancing in the dazzling breeze and the leaves are Read more…

We were delighted to welcome back to school, on Tuesday, Eleanor Shone (Old Orwellian, 1998-2004) who gave an Orangery Lecture entitled Peddling for People.  Eleanor is now a Paediatric Registrar in a hospital in Glasgow having studied medicine at Southampton University.  She and four colleagues, one of whom has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, decided this year to Read more...

We are looking forward to attending the Independent Schools show on the 10th and 11th November at the Battersea Evolution Centre,, Battersea Park, London.  If you are looking for a prep school do come and visit us on stand 319.