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School To Open Doors To Visitors For Open Day

Nestled amongst the green fields in North Shropshire, there is a day and boarding school with an ethos at its heart that values the contribution of every pupil and prepares them for adulthood. The School delivers a robust pastoral system that...

 

2nd October 2011

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New Residential Wing to Sixth Form Girls House

Since May, there has been a steady flow of building related contractors, under the project management of the Director of Operations, Mike McCarthy, working together to ensure that the 17 new en-suite bedrooms with individual study areas and the new...

 

30th September 2011

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Best Cadet Cup Presentation

A cup, donated in memory of a former pupil, has been presented to a Combined Cadet Force Army Cadet at the School. Old Ellesmerian, Lt. Tom Wootton, died suddenly of natural causes on 29th March 2007 aged 27, whilst serving with the...

 

29th September 2011

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Combined Cadet Force Officers Awarded Medals

In recognition of their dedication and long service to the Schools Combined Cadet Force, 3 members of staff were recently presented with Cadet Forces Medals by the Schools Headmaster, Brendan Wignall.  With over 45 years...

 

29th September 2011

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GB Representative Honours for Shooting Academy Coach

As a member of the Great Britain Rifle team to compete in the World Championships, the Schools Shooting Academy Coach, Tom Rylands, is setting off to Brisbane, Australia, next week. Tom learnt to shoot at school and then further developed his...

 

25th September 2011

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Pupils Success in National Shooting Championships

A number of the Schools Shooting Club members recently participated in the  National Shooting Championships held at Bisley, Surrey and some excellent individual results were achieved. Sixth Form students, Richard Belcher and Ryan Williams,...

 

25th September 2011

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Lower School Pupils Excel at English Board Examinations

Year 7 pupils are celebrating the success of their English Speaking Board examinations which were taken last term and have reaped a crop of extremely good results. 23 of the pupils achieved Distinction or Merit Plus. As part of the schools Spoken...

 

25th September 2011

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Lower School Pupils Win Tennis Tournament

At the recent Shropshire County Closed Tennis Tournament, held at the Welti Tennis Centre, Shrewsbury, 2 Lower School pupils won the prestigious Under 12 titles. The talented Year 7 tennis players, pupils, Chelsea Watson and Sam Chapman won the...

 

16th September 2011

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1st XV Rugby Team Begins The New Season in Form

After one of the finest seasons in the Schools history the 1st XV launched the new season with the traditional fixture against Old Ellesmerians. This historic match stretches back many years when last years leavers return to make an U19 side to...

 

15th September 2011

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Music Scholars Delighted by Music Examination Results

The School is celebrating recent success in music exams across the School with the Director of Music, Roger Paul, particularly proud of the number of Senior School students studying and achieving excellent results at the highest Associated Board of...

 

15th September 2011

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