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13th October 20

On 12th October 2020, Claremont U14s were crowned  ESFA Small Schools’ Champions 2020/21 after a stunning 4-0 victory against Repton School.  Having achieved the same national champion status in the U13 age group in 2019, this phenomenally talented group of young players consistently deliver on the pitch, and against classy opposition at Lilleshall National Sports…

9th October 20

For their Foundation Diploma course launched this year at Claremont, Year 12 BTEC dancers enjoyed a session with professional dancer, Jordan Nesbitt who appeared in Mamma Mia 2. Jordan worked with all the students in dance exam classes to extend their contemporary training with some complex choreography. Mrs Eckhoff said “What a joy it was…

9th October 20

Year 12 Foundation Diploma dancers had a Zoom call with Cleo Demetriou (the first Matilda to play ‘Matilda’ in the West End and who currently stars as ‘Lily’ in the CBBC sitcom, ‘So Awkward’) today to support their study of ‘careers in the performing arts industry’. The students were able chat freely with Cleo about…

9th October 20

Being a teenager in the 21st Century is challenging enough, but in an increasingly digital world, where one’s actions, achievements, ideas and opinions are often the subject of public scrutiny on social media, young people who are happy in their own skin are well placed to take the rough with the smooth. Ladies and gentlemen,…

3rd October 20

With Greta Thunberg back in the headlines and the prospect of further lockdowns ever present in our minds, it feels like the perfect moment to pause for thought and consider the unexpected, positive impacts that COVID-19 has had on our environment. In pursuit of Green Flag Status, we also reflect on what we, as a…

24th September 20

Mrs McNally’s A Level Psychology students have started their course learning about research methods such as behavioural observations from an unlikely teacher: Harvey the Bunny! Having explored the theory, students conducted their own structured observation of Harvey’s exploratory behaviours in a novel environment: the Sixth Form block. Watching rabbit behaviour versus student behaviour helped the…

22nd September 20

The impact of Lockdown on our local community has been profound, and as a school, we have learnt much along the way. Although we have been using Google Suite for many years, the moment we launched our ‘School without Buildings’ programme, the challenges of distance learning gave rise to a remarkable surge in creative energy…

15th September 20

With the first week of the new academic year under our belts, we are delighted at how resilient and adaptable our students have been and how smoothly they have settled back into school life. From the Nursery and Prep School all the way up to Sixth Form, the students are clearly happy to be back…

13th August 20

Congratulations to the wonderfully talented and resilient Class of 2020 who have been out celebrating following the publication of this year’s A Level results. Despite the uncertainties surrounding the awarding system this year, there were significant rises in A Level performance, with close to two thirds (66%) of results graded between A* and B. There…

13th July 20

2020 was the year we decided that Claremont Senior School would have their first ever Junior Production. We would invite lots of local Prep and Primary School students to see our production and to experience a workshop with the cast, but alas Covid-19 came along and it seemed all the rehearsals and planning had been…