The success we have enjoyed in Music this year has been quite remarkable and the department was further buoyed by the news that five of our most talented KS5 musicians (Matthew Foster, Bradley Wilson, Ellena Teal, Sam Austin and Ethan McInerney) had not only made the final of the annual county wide...
Although we are at the dawn of the year, public examinations will be, I am sure, looming large in the minds of Year 11 and 13 and the students in these two year groups are taking a big step this week in terms of preparation as they tackle their trial examinations. The attitude of the two cohorts so...
One of the highlights of the school calendar is the annual Awards Evening which was held on Tuesday of this week. We were delighted to welcome back as Guest of Honour, recently retired Senior Deputy Headmaster, Oliver Harris, who gave a customary thought-provoking and inspirational main address...
It’s been a magical music week since I last penned this bulletin with great success at all ends of the age spectrum. Firstly, Big Band 3 and Symphonic Winds performed at their magnificent potential in the Regional Round of the National Concert Band Festival earning the highest Platinum Award a...
The rugby posts on Wednesday were doing a virtual limbo dance in stormy winds as the two First XVs from NSB and Stamford braved the elements to compete in a titanic battle in the Midlands 'A' Final of the NatWest cup.
NSB's Maths department has long been lauded for exceptional academic results and it enjoyed further prestigious success this week when four Sixth Formers: Gobind Bains, Jude McClay, Daniel Kingsbury and Thomas Lack attended the regional round of the UK Senior Team Maths Challenge where they...
The Sixth Form held their annual Remembrance Assembly on Tuesday which, as always, was both immensely moving and thought provoking. The Student Leadership Team spoke with heartfelt poignancy as the whole cohort demonstrated the deepest levels of respect throughout.
As a unique week in the school calendar draws to a close, the students can reflect on a highly productive set of activities and residentials which have served to fortify our promotion of British Values as well as to enhance all of our students' social, moral, spiritual and cultural education. Th...
The Department for Education released the provisional GCSE results and associated County League tables for schools across the country this week and our Year 11 students from last year can be justifiably proud of themselves.