On Tuesday 18 September, Year 2 had a fantastic day at Warwick Castle. They saw the firing of the largest working trebuchet, the amazing Flight of the Eagles Show and we learnt a great deal about living and working in a castle. We finished the day by watching the Bowman Show and spending a bit…
Back in January 2017 The Manor announced that it would be welcoming boys into Year 3 for the first time. Up until this point, the school was co-educational up to the age of 7 and available to girls only from 7-11. This exciting development is now underway and the school is delighted to be accepting…
After a gruelling 12 months of snow, high winds, rain and a heat wave, work has finally been completed on the new state of the art Sports Hall here at The Manor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvhaD2MeSD0&feature=emb_title The Sports Hall is an impressive, yet beautiful, inside space for children to take part in various sporting activities as well as…
Last Friday the Year 5 Forest School Club made their way to the Forest School site and set up camp for the night. See the photos here When we arrived at Forest School there were lots of jobs to do: setting up camp, organising the kit, cooking supper and even putting up a tent for…
Recently, children who travel to school on the minibuses took up their instruments and performed a “Manor Minibus Concert” to each other. The minibus parked up, not far from school, and the children sang and played their instruments to their appreciative audience of their friends and minibus staff. It must be the most unusual location…
Jeudi 14 juin, les filles de la Troisième Année (et leurs professeurs) ont mangé leur Petit Déjeuner à la Française! Mmm… Délicieux! See the photo montage here Much fun was had by all and everyone came dressed up for the occasion. We had children wearing the colours of the ‘tricolore’, and also some more creative…
The Headmaster’s Golf Day this year took place on Sunday 10 June at Frilford Heath Golf Club. It was a gloriously sunny day which only added to the wonderful atmosphere of friendly competition which bubbled through The Manor party. After four hours of golf, a well-earned cold beverage and some serious totting-up, the winning team…
On Thursday 7th June, Year 5 had the opportunity to visit Roche Court near Salisbury. This wonderful sculpture park is positioned on the side of a gentle valley in the middle of rolling countryside. See the photos hereNot only did the children have around 60 amazing sculptures to contemplate but the curation of these works…
Reaching the pinnacle of their time at The Manor, the Year 6 pupils have had their last residential visit: a fabulous trip to France. To see a montage of the photos click here Bleary-eyed but brimming with excitement, we set off very early on the Monday morning (4.30am!) to get to Portsmouth and catch our…
The culmination of The Manor Bake-off 2018 was on show for all to see in the Dining Room. There had been two previous rounds where sweet and savoury scones were baked and tartlets were created with flair – not a single ‘soggy bottom’ in sight! 16 children made it through to the final where their…
