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- 12/09/22
Duke of Edinburgh
This photo, taken by our very own Mr Cullis, shows a breath-taking sunset over the Kinder Plateau in the Peak District. Twenty-two of our sixth formers spent a late summer evening enjoying the moment after a long day of walking over the hills towards the end of their final Duke of Edinbu...Read Full Story - 09/09/22
Balcarras gathers to remember Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Today the whole school gathered around the flagpole at 10.45 to pay our respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Mr Burke gave a short speech before the whole school observed a minute silence. A copy of Mr Burke’s speech is below. We gather as a school community to pay our...Read Full Story - 09/09/22
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The Balcarras community were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. We would like to thank her for over 70 years of dedicated service to our country and Commonwealth. We offer the Royal Family our heartfelt condolencesRead Full Story - 05/09/22
Enterprising winners
Year 10's have been successful in a national competition 'the Side Hustle'Read Full Story - 01/09/22
Year 12 - Friday 2nd September 2022
All new Year 12 students will find tutor group lists in the Sixth Form Common Room. Students should aim to be in school no later than 8:40. Mr Leatherbarrow, Mr Constance and other members of the Sixth Form team will be in the Common Room to welcome them and help direct new members of th...Read Full Story - 25/08/22
GCSE Results 2022
We would like to congratulate our outgoing Year 11 pupils on their excellent GCSE results. Please click here for more information.Read Full Story - 25/08/22
Sixth Form Admissions 2022
Congratulations on completing your GCSEs and receiving your results. The Sixth Form is open throughout the GCSE Results Day on Thursday 25th August, 09:00 – 16:00, and on Friday 26th August, 09:00 – 12:30. Information for applicants from Balcarras If you have met the criteria o...Read Full Story - 23/08/22
GCSE Results- Thursday 25th August 2022
Click here for information on how to collect GCSE results.Read Full Story - 20/08/22
Vacancy for Head Science Technician
We are looking for a Head Science Technician to join our Science department. Click here for further details.Read Full Story - 18/08/22
A-level Results 2022
This year saw our Balcarras Year 13 cohort achieve fantastic results. The cohort performed superbly, and they should feel incredibly proud of the results they attained: 71% A*-B, 89% A*-C and 99% A*-E. 44% of all grades were either A* or A, and 42 students achieved a straight sweep of 3 A...Read Full Story - 25/07/22
Start of Autumn Term - 2022
Start of Autumn Term Arrangements for the start of the autumn term, starting Thursday 1st September 2022, are as follows: Thursday 1st INSET for staff (no pupils in school). Friday 2nd...Read Full Story - 25/07/22
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Cricket news
On the final day of term, Sam Barker led the Balcarras under 12 cricket team in the County Cup final against Marling School. Despite compiling a decent total of 109 (topscorer: Freddie Bartlett) we lost with 2 overs to spare. Still, the boys had a great season and hopefully there is plenty more to c...Read Full Story - 21/07/22
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- 20/07/22
Side Hustle Initiative
Last week, my Year 10 business classes entered a nationwide competition called the 'Side Hustle Initiative'. The competition required the students to create an amazing business idea that they are passionate about launching. Some of the entries have gone through to the voting round. T...Read Full Story - 19/07/22
DofE Gold expedition
Year 12 students took part in their Duke of Edinburgh training expedition during a hot spell down in Dartmoor National ParkRead Full Story - 08/07/22
We are recruiting!
We have vacancies for both qualified and unqualified Teaching Assistants as well as Catering Assistants and Apprenticeships. Click here for further information.Read Full Story - 04/07/22
Bee Hotels to improve biodiversity
Everyone has heard that Bee numbers are in decline, so the Eco club have been making Bee Hotels and putting them up around the school.Read Full Story - 29/06/22
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- 27/06/22
How do you get to school?
We have conducted an extensive survey on how pupils get to school. We had 757 respondents to this survey out of 1400 pupils in school.Read Full Story