Skiing Competition
On Sunday, Oscar Burnett-Hall, Theo Harris-Page and Matthew Walker represented the school at the Eastern Region Snowsports Association Schools' Ski Race in Norwich. The boys performed really well and finished 4th in the U10 team event.
New Choir Robes
There was much excitement on Friday morning as we tried on our new robes. They get their first public outing at whole school chapel on Thursday.
Evie wins national writing competition!
Congratulations to Evie in Year 6, who has won the Junior category in a nationwide creative writing competition run by the Classical Association.
A snapshot of the Spring Concert
Our Spring Concert showed off the fantastic variety of musical groups and tuition available at Orwell Park, and of course the amazing talent of our pupils. Take a look at a snapshot of their performances!
Yinka Ilori Play Space Challenge
The Winners of the internal stage of the Year 5 Yinka Ilori's Play Space Challenge have been announced!
Scholarship success!
18 scholarship offers received to date to leading senior schools including Marlborough, Stowe, Brighton College, Cheltenham Ladies’ College and more!
Shrek comes to life!
Our Prep school musical is here - take a look at our dress rehearsal gallery
Blue Boars triumph at House Cross Country
Well done to all of our pupils who took part in Cross Country on Thursday…
New creations in the DT department
Now we are fully in the swing of the Spring term, the Year 7s have been designing modernist buildings and built architectural models of their designs. Take a look at some of their incredible creations!
Folktales, campfires and freezing temperatures
Twenty-seven bold Y7s (and four members of staff) braved the Beowulf Camp in late January. With temperatures set to drop to -3° overnight, their resilience was sure to be tested…
Success at the British Gymnastics!
Gymnastics star Aniya was invited to attend the Great Britain Espoir squad last weekend. This was an intensive 3-day squad being trained by the best coaches and physios in the country. Olympic gymnast Becky Downie made a surprise appearance and trained alongside them!
County recognition for Gracie
A huge well done to Gracie who has received a Cricket Coaching Scholarship from the Cliff Piper Memorial Fund, setup by Suffolk County Cricket Association, after being nominated by her county coaches.
Take an aerial tour of Orwell Park
Explore Orwell Park by air thanks to drone footage from former Gap Student Daniel Gorton
Merry Christmas!
What a brilliant series of Christmas events we had to hail the end of term!
Well done to our County sportsmen and women!
Our County sports players celebrate the end of another successful year. Bring on 2022!
Bonfire Night Celebrations
Thank you to everyone who came along to Bonfire Night last week!
Kit Car Donation
A new initiative for the Orwell Park extra-curricular activities programme this year is the opportunity for the children in Years 7&8 to take part in building a road-going kit car.
Observatory Reopens thanks to HLF Grant
Thanks to a grant from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage, donations from our community and the support of the Orwell Astronomical Society of Ipswich (OASI), the Orwell Park Observatory has reopened to visitors following mandated closures owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.