A group of our More Able and Talented (MAT) Year 7 students enjoyed their tutor launch of the Scholars Programme today. Dr Hugh Browne made his first visit to THS, sharing his personal story about his journey through education and
We recently had 169 students from years 9-11 take part in the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Intermediate Challenge. The Intermediate Mathematical Challenge is a 60-minute, multiple choice challenge. It encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic
The Year 8/9 girls took on the challenge of playing in the development league today against a variety of schools at Chulmleigh College. A league which promotes enjoyment and participation in girls’ rugby. The team had a mix of experience
Yesterday 27 fantastic year 7 scientists took part in the Primary Engineer ‘If you were an engineer, what would you do?’ competition. We had safety engineer, Simon Craig from DE&S, come in to support with the day. He encouraged the
Members of the Creative Writing Club were keen to take part in this year’s Rotary Young Writer Competition, on the theme of Wonderful Water. Receiving special commendations from the judges, were Emily, year 8, who wrote a passionate report about
During National Careers Week Jazmine Cowlin, former THS student, returned to school to give two presentations about women and careers in STEM subjects. Jazmine, who attended THS from 20015-2021 is currently studying at Bangor University and in her final year
A group of Year 10 girls had a visit to HepcoMotion as part of their ‘Get Girls into Stem’ programme. The group had talks from a current Apprentice employee and former THS student, Bea, and also Design Engineer, Kate. Both
Fourteen year 10 MAT (More Able and Talented) students visited Exeter College for the Academic Insights Day today. Students listened to speakers talk about A-levels and International Baccalaureate, what to expect from their college experience, course choices, progression, statistics and
It was a busy week of rugby fixtures last week. Mr Morell has provided a report for the week: It’s been a fantastic week of rugby for our Year 7 and 8 boys’ teams, with plenty of action and exciting
The 2025 netball season is well underway with a very full match diary for the next few months. Our first match of the season was with Court Fields, Wellington who brought their year 7 and 8 squads over to us
This week we held our Class of 2024 Celebration Event. Thank you to all of the former year 11 students and their families who attended to collect their certificates and to celebrate the success of the year group. It was
All of our year 7 students and around 400 students from local primary schools enjoyed an energetic and entertaining live music event this week. For some young people this was the very first time they had been to a concert!