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- 03/11/25
School Nurse Extended Service
There will be a meeting in School on Tuesday 25th November at 5.30pm. All the information can be found in the powerpoint here.Read Full Story - 14/11/25
Cop 30 conference in Cheltenham
Members of the Eco club took part in a mock Cop 30 climate conference in Cheltenham Council chambersRead Full Story - 14/11/25
Sponsorship opportunity!
Balcarras are offering a fantastic opportunity to sponsor the School Production which runs from Tuesday 9th December until Friday 12th December (4 performances) which this year will be “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe”. We are inviting local businesses and community partners to join...Read Full Story - 14/11/25
Year 8 visit Natural History Museum
Geography trip to the Natural History Museum in LondonRead Full Story - 14/11/25
Squash team into the Nationals
KS4 boys squash team through to the next round of nationals!Read Full Story - 14/11/25
- 14/11/25
Update from the Head - 14th Nov
Update from the Head It has been another fun packed week at Balcarras! I would like to start this latest update by thanking those parents who have joined the Balcarra$ Plan. We have had several people sign up in the last couple of weeks. If you haven’t already I would ask that you look...Read Full Story - 14/11/25
- 13/11/25
LIEUTENANT TIERNEY RETURNS!
On Thursday this week Lieutenant Daniel Tierney landed his helicopter at Balcarras as part of a Royal Navy training exercise. Daniel was a Balcarras pupil from Sept 2014 to June 2020. He is now a pilot with the Royal Navy. Year 7 pupils went out to watch and several staff were there as well inclu...Read Full Story - 11/11/25
Remembrance at Balcarras
On Tuesday 11th November we organised our annual remembrance ceremony around the flagpole. Mr Burke said a few words before Ben Carroll played the last Post. The whole school then observed a silence until Ben played the Reveille. A copy of Mr Burke’s speech is below: 107 years ago almost to...Read Full Story - 09/11/25
- 07/11/25
- 07/11/25
Update from the Head - 7th Nov 2025
I hope you all had a lovely half term. I don’t normally go away in October but this year we decided to go to Mallorca. We had a lovely time in the autumn sunshine…I can recommend it! Geography Trip The Geography department had a hugely successful visit to Iceland over ha...Read Full Story - 07/11/25
Pupils share their opinions on Internet safety
Sixth formers get involved in Internet safety forumsRead Full Story - 07/11/25
- 07/11/25
Balcarras receives attendance award
On Thursday the school received an award for outstanding attendance during 2024-25 from the Fisher Family Trust(FFT). FFT run a database of schools nationally and one of the things they monitor is attendance. Using the database allows us to compare how Balcarras is doing to other schools in the coun...Read Full Story - 02/11/25
Iceland the land of snow
43 Geography pupils visited Iceland over the half term holidaysRead Full Story - 02/11/25
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Last of the music video updates
The last instalment of music from the latest series is now liveRead Full Story - 02/11/25
Creative Thinking for Young Enterprise
As part of their build up to take part in the Young enterprise competition, Year 12 pupils took part in a Creative Thinking Workshop organised by Barclays BankRead Full Story - 30/10/25
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