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- 17/07/24
Start of Autumn Term 2024
Mon 2nd Sept INSET for all staff. Pupils are not in school Tues 3rd Sept Year 7 pupils (head to the main school hall) and Year 12 pupils (enter via 6th form) Weds 4th Sept All pupils in school (7-13) Thurs 5th Sept All pupils in sc...Read Full Story - 17/07/24
BALCARRAS PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS TO WELCOME THE VISCOUNT
On Wednesday we had an impromptu welcome ceremony for our brand new Viscount Church Organ. There were several guest performances before a short speech of welcome. The brand new state of the art Viscount organ was gifted to the school by the Royal College of Organists as part of their scheme...Read Full Story - 16/07/24
Eco Club
The schools Eco club did a collaborative project with the Eco club from The High School LeckhamptonRead Full Story - 16/07/24
DofE Gold Expedition
Year 12 pupils complete their DofE gold expedition in wet weather in the Peak DistrictRead Full Story - 16/07/24
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Activities week
The penultimate week of school was a chance for pupils to try something newRead Full Story - 15/07/24
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***Expedition***
Follow this link for updates on the expedition: https://balcarras2024expedition.wordpress.com/Read Full Story - 05/07/24
BALCARRAS ACTS AS BELLWETHER AGAIN AS JACK BEE-STEPHENS STORMS TO VICTORY IN SCHOOL GENERAL ELECTION
On Thursday Jack Bee-Stephens representing the Liberal Democrats surged to a landslide victory in the Balcarras General Election. Balcarras often acts as a bellwether indicating the direction of travel in Cheltenham. For example the Conservatives took the school seat in 2015. Once again th...Read Full Story - 01/07/24
SCINTILATING RUN TO THE NATIONAL FINALS SEES BALCARRAS EMERGE AS TOP RANKED STATE SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY
After an unbeaten regional campaign, the U18 boys tennis squad travelled to Nottingham for the National Tennis Championship Finals. The finals consisted of the 16 best schools from each region of England and Scotland. In our first match we lost to the eventual winners; Reeds School team. A brilli...Read Full Story - 30/06/24
Staff football success
Balcarras staff win North Gloucestershire football tournament.Read Full Story - 28/06/24
Author Visit
On Friday 28th June, we were delighted to welcome author Ben Davis to Balcarras. Ben is the author of The Soup Movement, one of the books on the Balcarras Canon. Years 7 and 8 enjoyed hearing about Ben's books and writing process and listening to extracts. In the Q&A session, students a...Read Full Story - 27/06/24
The 'pitch' competition
Balcarras pupils create an advertising campaign in a national competitionRead Full Story - 27/06/24
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Year 9 visits to GCHQ
As part of STEM pupils got to go to GCHQ to learn a bit more about careers in programmingRead Full Story - 27/06/24
BALCARRAS WIN AGAIN!
Tuesday afternoon saw yet more sporting success for Balcarras as the Year 7 Girls Rounders Team were crowned District Champions on home turf at Balcarras. The girls played brilliantly throughout the tournament and emerged successful against Pittville in the final. Well done to everyone who compet...Read Full Story - 26/06/24
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Yr 10 Geographers take on Snowdonia
The geography Dept took Year 10 pupils for a weekend of adventure and Geography in Snowdonia or Eryri National ParkRead Full Story - 24/06/24
BALCARRAS ON TENTERHOOKS AS NATIONAL FINALS AWAIT OUR SPORTING TEAMS
Over the next three weeks Balcarras will compete in two National Finals. The first occurs this week when our Under 18 Boys Tennis Team compete in the National Schools Tennis Finals in Nottingham. We wish our team all the very best as they take on 14 private schools and 1 state school at the National...Read Full Story