Senior School News & Events
News & Events
First Class Degrees
Wednesday, 09 July 2008
News has reached us of no fewer than four first class degrees obtained by recent students from Clayesmore. Emily Philips left Clayesmore in the summer of 2003 after taking A-levels in Art, Theatre Studies and English and embarked on an Art foundation course at the Bournemouth Arts Institute. There, she spent the year trying out different art media in order to enable her to decide in which dire...
Another First!
Tuesday, 08 July 2008
Following hot on the heels of our recent news story about First Class degrees, the Headmaster opened his post on Monday this week and found a letter from Professor Burt, Master of Hatfied College, University of Durham, with the wonderful news that Ella Braillard, (Head Girl of Clayesmore 2002-2003) had just graduated BA with First Class Honours in Economics with French. Ella loved Durham and fe...
High Sheriff of Dorset is Guest of Honour at Senior Speech Day
Monday, 07 July 2008
Guest of Honour to present the prizes at Clayesmore Senior Speech Day on Saturday 5th July, was the new High Sheriff of Dorset, John Raymond, Esq. Chairman of Governors, Dr Richard Willis, addressing an audience of nearly 700 parents, pupils, staff, friends and governors, said that the year drawing to a close had been “an outstanding year for Clayesmore – the greatest number of pupils, the ...
End of Year Valedictory Celebrations at Clayesmore
Monday, 07 July 2008
Valedictory events at Clayesmore are always undertaken in style, and this year’s festivities were no exception. 11.30am on Saturday, 5th July, saw the school chapel packed with pupils and parents for the annual Valedictory Service. In a service full of dignity, poignancy, reflections on the past, thanksgiving and thoughts for the future, the Headmaster, Martin Cooke, charged the leaving pupil...
Three Fabulous End of Year Concerts
Monday, 07 July 2008
In the final ten days of term Clayesmore Senior School Music Department has put on no fewer than three major and very popular concerts. On Wednesday 25th June, Charlotte Hewett gave us her “Swansong.” Charlotte came to Clayesmore in September 2006 to join the sixth form and has thrilled us with her singing ever since. Accompanied on this occasion by Keith Pigot, Director of Music, Charlotte...
Inspectors See Excellence at Clayesmore
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Academic standards rising above the national average, outstanding pastoral care, excellent extra-curricular activities, and articulate, culturally, morally and spiritually aware pupils are amongst the key findings of the latest Independent Schools' Inspectorate report on Clayesmore Senior School. Clayesmore is a school that 'lives its mission' in discovering and developing the unique gifts of e...
Expedition Everest
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
The latest in Clayesmore's long tradition of annual adventure trips is an expedition to climb to Everest Base Camp this summer. The 5270 metre climb in Nepal will start at Lukla and the team of 15 pupils and staff will stop at Tea Houses each night. As part of their preparation for the tour, the team has also been raising funds with various charity events, non uniform days etc at Clayesmore ...
Elite Rugby Selection for Cameron
Monday, 09 June 2008
Clayesmore Rugby player, Cameron Hogg has just heard he has been selected by the Bath Rugby Academy for the Elite Player Development Group (EPDG). 15 year old Cameron, who plays club rugby for Salisbury and for the Dorset and Wilts county side, begins training with the Elite Player group in August and if he does well, he will be invited to stay on and train with the Bath Academy over the next ...