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- 10/12/25
Sixth Form Open Evening - 15th January 2026.
Please join us on Thursday 15th January 2026 from 6-8pm for our Sixth Form Open Evening. There is no need to book a place. For further information on the open evening and our admission process, please click here.Read Full Story - 08/12/25
PTFA Comedy Night - 6th March
For this bumper night of comedy, we bring you Jason Neale, Jules O'Brian, Michell Shaughnessy and headlined by Joey Page! Friday 6th March 2026 Balcarras Comedy Club, Balcarras School, Cheltenham 8pm Age 18+ Click here to buy tickets for the comedy night,Read Full Story - 27/11/25
School Production of the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Balcarras School is delighted to announce that their school production this year is the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Tickets can be purchased via scopay in the usual way. We would like to thank our main sponsor, Prosperity, Care & Wellbeing and our partner sponsors Bam Agency and My S...Read Full Story - 03/11/25
School Nurse Extended Service
Thank you to those parents that attended the meeting on Tuesday 25th November. All the information can be found in the powerpoint here. Parents are invited to fill in the form here with their feedback. The form will close at 5pm on Friday 12th December.Read Full Story - 12/12/25
Mars Rover
On Tuesday Mr Gell took a group of six Year 10 Product Designers to Cleeve School for the first session of this years Mars Rover competition, run by the Cheltenham Education Partnership. The Mars Rover Project is an engineering project where pupils are given a limited budget to design, purchase part...Read Full Story - 12/12/25
Update from the Head - 12th December
It has been a great week at Balcarras—we are in the full swing of Christmas activity and there has been a lovely atmosphere. Isn’t this a great time of year! School Production The week has been dominated by the school’s production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. As I...Read Full Story - 12/12/25
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Understanding the Work of the Balcarras Teaching School Hub
Understanding the Work of the Balcarras Teaching School Hub We feel it is useful for parents and those exploring our school website to understand a little more about the work of the Balcarras Teaching School Hub. To provide this insight, Liz Cullis, Director of the Hub, has created this news item...Read Full Story - 10/12/25
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Young Enterprise Trade Fair
Balcarras Young Enterprise teams kick start their campaignRead Full Story - 09/12/25
Working Together
As we approach the end of the first full term I thought it might be a nice idea to share some of the ways schools inside the Balcarras Trust have worked together this term. One of the major advantages of being in a Trust is that you get to collaborate with colleagues from other schools. This year th...Read Full Story - 09/12/25
Vacancy for an HR Lead at the Trust
Please click here for all the information about this position.Read Full Story - 05/12/25
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We are going to the Regionals!!!
The Year 7 Hockey team are on quite the winning streak. Hot on the heels of their win in the District Finals they were runners up at the County Championships held at Dean Close. Balcarras and King's have qualified for the Regional finals which will be held at Millfield in March. Well done to eve...Read Full Story - 05/12/25
Update from the Head - 5th Dec 2025
I feel like we are in the Christmas season now. We had the carol concert this week and hot on the heels of that comes the school production next week. Please do come along to what promises to be a wonderful show. As I write this update, I can hear the technical rehearsal going on in the hall. They a...Read Full Story - 05/12/25
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Trust Conference
Over 200 staff gather for Annual Trust Conference. On Friday 28th November teachers and staff from across the Balccarras Trust gathered for the annual teaching and learning conference. This year's theme was Quality First Teaching and the keynote speaker was Laura Spence from the Gl...Read Full Story - 27/11/25
Update from the Head - 27th November
It has been an action-packed week at Balcarras. I’m sending this update out early because tomorrow I will be the Balcarras Trust Teaching and Learning Conference taking place at the High School Leckhampton…more details below. Let’s start this update by seeing how you did on Mr Nib...Read Full Story - 27/11/25
- 26/11/25
First World War Brought to Life for Year 9
Our Year 9 students were treated to an immersive and fascinating talk exploring the trench experience of the First World War. By handling real artefacts and hearing powerful accounts of real-life experiences, students gained a vivid insight into the harsh and horrifying realities faced by soldiers o...Read Full Story