World Book Day: can you guess the books?
Well done! What a fantastic effort everybody made with their costumes for our World Book Day celebrations on Thursday 5th March. Have you seen the photographs on our Facebook page? Thank you, Sue, for the amazing cupcakes and; thank you, Amanda and Sue, for...
Y10 Collaborative Art Piece
The brief for this piece of work was simply to have the experience of working with others to produce a piece of art. The only boundaries given were the size of the work and the medium was primarily paint and that pupils would work for about ten minutes before moving...
Christmas Concert 2014
Head Boy’s Speech
I am Nathan, I am in year 11 and have been at the school for about 10 years. When I was asked to do this speech, I started look back at my time here at school. It is full of wonderful memories, friendship and learning. It has been a journey which has had a hiccup here...
Essex Schools Cross Country Championships
On Wednesday 19th of November a team of runners from Year 9, 10 and 11 took part in a rather muddy race at The Discovery Centre in Notley. Congratulations to Khai for winning her age group race and to Lila for coming 5th. They are both into the next round. Our boys...
Cupcakes?
It would be fair to say that a number of our pupils enjoy playing Minecraft. It would not be an understatement to say some of them live and breathe the game! And before the holiday an impromptu cake sale enabled pupils not only to do this but also to eat Minecraft...
Intrepid ascent of KS1 pupil raises climbing frame funds!
Benji's mum writes, We wanted to raise money to buy some new climbing/play equipment for the younger members of the school. Benji thought it would be a great idea to climb a mountain as it was an ambition of his to do this and it seemed in keeping with the climbing...
Chef School
This week we learned how to eat a huge lunch at 11-30 am. We had a great time learning about vegetables and how food is prepared by the Toby Carvery in Harlow. This was a day to savour and learn about the way a business like this ensures consistent quality. The staff...
Community Engagement in Dunmow
It’s really lovely when parents attend events and feel they represent the school. This is a testimony to who we all are together. Here’s a copy of a letter I received recently and it looks as if one of our number has won a prize Dear Emlyn It was...
Pumpkin Carving
In an assembly earlier this month I spoke about why we did not celebrate Halloween at the school as some amongst us found it a contradiction to their faith. It was an opportunity to highlight the differences there are and how we can respect each other’s traditions and...





