03/07/25

Yesterday was our 2nd Drop Down Day of the year, with pupils off timetable to challenge themselves, learn & have some fun! Activities took place in and out of school from Year 7’s Smoothie making to trips into London for Year 9. See the parental bulletin tomorrow for more! pic.twitter.com/SD6hNPXkBs— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) July 3, 2025

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01/07/25

Two big Waldegrave music events coming up: Our Chamber Choir is supporting the @ROrchestra again for ‘Beyond the Skies’ this Sunday. Head to @LandmarkArts for tickets. And our Summer Festival concert is on 10 July. Search ticketsource for Waldegrave Festival for your tickets 🎟️ pic.twitter.com/wej9OAx0vU— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) July 1, 2025

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30/06/25

💥Exciting news💥 Today we received our new minibus - please support our Friends of Waldegrave minibus appeal by visiting ParentPay and making a donation. Every £ helps! Thank you 😊 pic.twitter.com/2cFYUoKbgh— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) June 30, 2025

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23/06/25

Today Year 7 have had assemblies with charity, Show Racism the Red Card @SRTRC_England These thought provoking sessions covered different types of discrimination & how unconscious bias can impact on everyday racism. Read more in the school magazine at the end of term! pic.twitter.com/6jFqNNsbR3— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) June 23, 2025

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20/06/25

Well done to all our students who showcased their talents at yesterday’s Dance Show! 💃 It was wonderful to see everyone’s hard work pay off - thank you to our fabulous Performing Arts 🎭 Department for making this happen. pic.twitter.com/x4yzEfpXnG— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) June 20, 2025

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16/06/25

Well done to all our Year 9 Duke of Edinburgh participants who undertook their practice expedition earlier this month. We have three more groups going out this weekend for their practice & it’s looking beautiful ☀️😎🥾🎒 pic.twitter.com/kfzhXHprjD— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) June 16, 2025

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16/06/25

Our Year 8 pupils have been busy blasting off air and water propelled rockets in science this week. Today the water spray 💦has been particularly welcome in the heat! #science #ks3science #waterrocket #waldegraveschool pic.twitter.com/L3IDljhbtb— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) June 16, 2025

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12/06/25

In Food Technology our Year 7 classes are preparing for smoothie making next week by trialling different ingredients 🍌🍒🍍🍓 Using a work bank to help prompt them, they are describing the tastes, flavours and textures of fruits and yogurts. pic.twitter.com/fuV3DIzqGl— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) June 12, 2025

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10/06/25

Geog in the News for June is ready! Another diverse spread looking at: Peatlands of Ireland 🇮🇪 Energy committments in NZ 🇳🇿 Freezing the coral in Oz 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/aCT7yZEEZx— Miss Flanigan (@flanigan_r) June 10, 2025

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09/06/25

(2/2) The concert took place inside the beautiful @landmarkartscentre in Teddington and was also watched by over 1K via the live stream https://t.co/KOK9Dijwir via @YouTube Everyone had a fantastic time so a great big thank you to all the organisers of this wonderful event!— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) June 9, 2025

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09/06/25

(1/2) We had a fab weekend of musical collaboration with France 🇫🇷 , Germany 🇩🇪 , Italy 🇮🇹 , Romania 🇷🇴 and Portugal 🇵🇹 for the European Youth Orchestra gala concert celebrating the 65th anniversary of Richmond twinning with Fontainebleau & Konstanz! pic.twitter.com/3pmKyk77xX— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) June 9, 2025

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07/06/25

Rehearsals are well underway in the stunning setting of @LandmarkArts ahead of tomorrow evening’s gala performance by the European Youth Orchestra in celebration of the reaffirmation of the twinning of Richmond Borough 🇬🇧with Fontainebleau in France 🇫🇷 & Konstanz in Germany 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/jtK7VxDqH7— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) June 7, 2025

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06/06/25

🌙✨ Eid Mubarak! ✨🌙 We are grateful for the rich diversity of our school community and send our best wishes to our students, families & staff celebrating at this special time. May your Eid be filled with joy, reflection & meaningful moments with loved ones! pic.twitter.com/obnIgzDPBT— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) June 6, 2025

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06/06/25

A mixed group of students enjoyed a thrilling night out watching Disney’s newest West End 🎭 musical, Hercules! 💪 Thank you to @Disney @TheatreRoyalDL for this opportunity and a really fun night out 🤩 pic.twitter.com/mdfbZ8fEwj— Waldegrave Sports (@WaldegraveSport) June 6, 2025

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03/06/25

Well done to Y10 Geographers for great work on their GCSE field trip in Bushy Park today. Some great data collected, ready for Day 2 on Wednesday 💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/V2abYUf0eu— Miss Flanigan (@flanigan_r) June 2, 2025

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02/06/25

It has been a sunny ☀️ return to Waldegrave after the half term break and pupils have been enjoying our beautiful outside spaces today during break times 🌳. More on our half term adventures coming soon… pic.twitter.com/rGC6AVvbaq— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) June 2, 2025

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22/05/25

As part of the @ogdentrust school partnership, four Waldegrave pupils from Year 10 formed a team for the Interschool Physics Quiz. Pitted against teams from other schools they also took part in a practical engineering competition, ‘kiss the egg!’. Thanks to hosts @LamptonSchool pic.twitter.com/pO3VQPMppH— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) May 22, 2025

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22/05/25

Our Year 10 German students are exploring Boppard town over the next few days. They will be visiting a Lindt Shop, taking a boat trip along the Rhine, going to theme park, Phantasialand & visiting Köln. All this excitement should certainly test of their vocabulary! pic.twitter.com/4XqVRmnXGs— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) May 22, 2025

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19/05/25

Forty of our Year 10 French students have had a bon voyage a Paris since Friday. They have enjoyed baguettes 🥖, visited the sites (Champs Elysée, Musée d’Orsay, Tour Eiffel etc…) & even done some shopping 🛍️ all to strengthen their language skills! ❤️🇫🇷❤️ pic.twitter.com/ft4OPYzm8a— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) May 19, 2025

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16/05/25

Judith & Poppy, Yr 9, are national finalists of the @poetrybyheart competition. This is a huge achievement for them & for Waldegrave - over 3,500 pupils from across the country entered & only 10 finalists were selected to perform on stage at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on 7 July pic.twitter.com/9BOAOU4Wg2— Waldegrave School (@WaldegraveSch) May 16, 2025

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