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Thursday 16 January 2025 Workshop for Parents: Anxiety and Low Mood This is a 1 ½ hr workshop facilitated by Young Somerset. It is an opportunity to meet other parents and share common concerns. We talk about the signs and symptoms of anxiety and low mood, some do’s and don’ts and share hints and tips on how to support your child. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.
Monday 13 January 2025 Haygrove School Students' Christmas Trip to Cologne
Monday 6 January 2025 Our new School Caterers - ABM Catering Solutions We are thrilled to announce that starting today, ABM Catering Solutions will be providing catering services at Haygrove School.
Friday 3 January 2025 Haygrove School Christmas Concert 2024 The school’s end-of-term Christmas concert was a resounding success, showcasing an extraordinary standard of musical talent. The event brought together students, staff, and families for an evening filled with festive cheer and outstanding performances including beautiful singing, the string orchestra, woodwind, brass and our student bands. There truly was something for everyone!
Tuesday 17 December 2024 Our Personal Development Afternoon - December 2024
Tuesday 17 December 2024 Haygrove Year 7 Students Visit the Eden Project with Knowle Hall Students
Thursday 12 December 2024 U16 Football Girls through to the next County Cup round!
Thursday 12 December 2024 Free Parent and Carer Webinars from the Mental Health Support Team Calling all Parents & Carers!
Wednesday 11 December 2024 Year 11 Ice Skating Trip On Monday evening, 123 Year 11 students enjoyed a fantastic festive evening of ice skating and Christmas shopping, marking one of the highlights of their school year. It was also a great way to celebrate finishing their HSCEs and an opportunity to relax after a busy time of revision and hard work.
Tuesday 10 December 2024 Haygrove School welcomes Minister Morgan We were delighted to welcome Minister Morgan, the Minister of Early Education, to Haygrove School. During his visit, we discussed the closure of our main building and the rebuild project. This was a fantastic opportunity to highlight our commitment to excellence in education, despite the challenges we face.
Friday 6 December 2024 Year 8 students visit We The Curious
Monday 2 December 2024 Haygrove School String Orchestra - festive treat! Here's our fantastic Haygrove School String Orchestra warming us up to the festive season with a wonderful rendition of Jingle Bells!
Thursday 28 November 2024 Fantastic Hinkley Point STEM visit for Haygrove Students
Monday 25 November 2024 Autumn Junior Music Recital Showcases Talent and Creativity at Haygrove School
Wednesday 20 November 2024 Queen's College Model United Nations competition
Monday 18 November 2024 HYPE Dance Showcase: Dance Through the Ages The latest HYPE (Haygrove Youth Performance in Education) Dance Showcase presented two wonderful shows from our talented school dancers, themed "Dance Through the Ages." These performances highlighted the incredible dedication and enthusiasm of our students. Regular exposure to the performing arts significantly raises self-esteem and self-confidence among our students. The high aspirations and expectations demanded by the exact nature of performance open doors for students to achieve extremely high standards across various subject areas. The discipline of dance instils commitment, self-belief, creativity and self-expressions. It is also very social and fun.
Monday 11 November 2024 Remembrance Day at Haygrove School
Monday 4 November 2024 Jamie's Triumphs at the Trampoline National Age Group Finals and British Championships Congratulations to Haygrove School student Jamie on his fantastic achievements at the Trampoline National Age Group Finals and British Championships.
Tuesday 22 October 2024 HPC Inspire Workshop for our Year 10 Engineering Students This week, our Year 10 Engineering students took part in an exciting STEM workshop that ignited their passion for science, technology, engineering and maths!
Monday 21 October 2024 Year 7 showing off their cooking skills The Year 7s at Haygrove School have just got to the end of their first half term of cooking in DT Food. They finished with a pasta salad - highly nutritious, beautifully colourful and with perfect al dente pasta. Delicious!
Monday 21 October 2024 Wonderful evening at Year 10 and 11 Music Recital Our students and Music Department put on a wonderful evening of music at the Autumn Senior Recital last Friday. The evening soiree was a warm cabaret-style concert attended by family and friends of our Year 10 and Year 11 GCSE Music Students.
Wednesday 16 October 2024 Welcome to our new Foreign Language Assistants
Thursday 26 September 2024 Open Day 2024 Thank you so much to everyone who attended our open events at Haygrove School. It was lovely to have the opportunity to showcase our school community to you. We hope you found the events informative and enjoyed getting to know more about what Haygrove has to offer.
Thursday 22 August 2024 Haygrove School celebrates outstanding GCSE Results Haygrove School, part of the Quantock Education Trust, is thrilled to announce another year of excellent GCSE results, a testament to the hard work and dedication of our students and staff. This year's results highlight the resilience and commitment of our students who have navigated unprecedented challenges with exceptional determination.
Tuesday 25 June 2024 Haygrove Sports Leaders support Spaxton Primary School Our Year 9 sports leaders were fantastic supporting Spaxton with their sorts day last week. They displayed wonderful confidence and community spirit to help out the Spaxton students with their different sporting events. It was absolutely brilliant to watch them working so well with the younger students. They were an absolute credit to themselves and to Haygrove. Mrs Rood, Headteacher at Spaxton School, said, “Thank you so much to Mr Cook and the Year 9 students for helping to organise the games at our sports day. Their help and support is greatly appreciated and the morning would not have been possible without them. They were a credit to Haygrove - so helpful and polite. This is such a lovely way for our two schools to collaborate!” Well done everyone!
Thursday 20 June 2024 Schools Will Rock You - Tickets on sale now! Performances are taking place in the Assembly Hall next week: Wed 26th, Thurs 27th or Fri 28th June.Time 6pm start.Prices: Adults £6, Child £4.Our students and staff have dedicated many hours to rehearsing and are very excited to share their performances with you all. To get a ticket, students can collect a booking form from Drama or Student Services, and then take the completed form to Finance (students will need to go at breaktime or lunchtime.) Finance is in the cabin next to the Maths Block.We look forward to seeing you there! Thank you to Jo for our excellent poster.
Monday 17 June 2024 D of E Bronze Expedition June 2024
Tuesday 14 May 2024 Successful afternoon for our girls' cricket teams!
Monday 13 May 2024 Silver DofE Award Practice Expedition - May 2024
Tuesday 30 April 2024 Free support sessions for parents There are some upcoming free support events from Somerset MHST - more information can be found here: https://padlet.com/SomersetMHST/parent-carer-wellbeing-toolkit-5mx7nlay6ba0ozlm
Thursday 25 April 2024 Haygrove's Bronze DofE Practice Expedition April 2024 On Friday evening the students put up tents in windy conditions, cooked a meal together and dealt with a cold night. After a frosty start on Saturday, students completed a challenging walking day in sunny weather on the Quantock Hills above Holford. The students represented themselves, their families and the school well. It was wonderful to receive an email from the campsite about the conduct of our students during their camp.
Tuesday 23 April 2024 Inter Haygrove Football Match - Gray Athletic vs North United On Wednesday last week we had an inter Haygrove match - Gray Athletic vs North United. The boys got the game absolutely spot on - it was a competitive match played in exactly the right spirit and a fantastic way to round off their Year 11 football season. The game ended 5-3 to North United but in reality, it was a much closer game than this and either team could have won.
Thursday 18 April 2024 Haygrove's Partnership with the Yew Wah Programme Our students have really enjoyed spending time with the Chinese students from the Yew Wah Programme this term visiting them at Knowle Hall and accompanying them on various fieldtrips. Our link with Yew Wah International Education Foundation, established in 2007, continues to go from strength to strength. It was also a pleasure to welcome our first visit of students into school this year.
Thursday 18 April 2024 Barcelona Trip 2024 Our students had a brilliant time exploring Barcelona and practicing their Spanish. The architecture was very impressive and it was great to experience the culture. The students were fantastic ambassadors for the school and really made the most of this opportunity.
Monday 15 April 2024 Battle of the Bands 2024 Our performers, tech team and Music Department worked really hard to deliver a fantastic evening of entertainment. It takes a lot of confidence to perform on stage and hours of practice in the build up. Well done to everyone involved and special mention to our winners:
Tuesday 9 April 2024 Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day at Haygrove Mrs Brazier and her team of students organised a Odd Socks Day and Cake Sale to mark World Down Syndrome Day. They raised a fantastic £419.37! Thank you to everyone who contributed cakes and goodies.
Thursday 4 April 2024 Year 8 Geography Trip to Lyme Regis It was an absolute pleasure to take out Year 8 to Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast for a geography fieldwork experience. Students learned about the £20 million sea defences installed at the Dorset seaside town and investigated the impact of tourism on the area.
Wednesday 3 April 2024 A special message for HYPE HYPE ( Haygrove Youth production in Education) had some kind words of advice and encouragement from Mrs Hoare’s Ex student, James Paul McAllister who has performed in the West End production of ‘We Will rock You’.
Thursday 28 March 2024 Sport at Haygrove - Spring Term 2 It has been another excellent and busy term for sport at Haygrove with lots of success to celebrate.
Wednesday 27 March 2024 Personal Development Afternoon for Years 7-10 This was a fantastic afternoon for our students focussed on pastoral care and providing personal development opportunities to support character development.
Wednesday 20 March 2024 Haygrove Trampoliners are National Champions!
Monday 18 March 2024 Well done to our U13 indoor cricketers! A huge well done to our U13 indoor cricket team who competed at the County Finals in Taunton on Friday. Despite not getting the result that we had hoped for in our games, the boys showed great resilience and team spirit throughout the day. Over twenty schools entered this competition, so for our team to finish 4th in Somerset is absolutely brilliant and something for they should all feel incredibly proud of.
Tuesday 12 March 2024 Mental Health Support Team webinars The local NHS Mental Health Support Team are running a series of parent/carer webinars over the April-June period on the following topics:
Monday 11 March 2024 Breakfast Club included in your Free School Meal allowance!
Tuesday 27 February 2024 Anxiety Workshop for parents and carers
Thursday 22 February 2024 In Charley's Memory - Parent Information Online Session
Thursday 8 February 2024 Brilliant Club - Scholars Programme A group of Year 9 students have participated in a project called the Scholars Programme run by the Brilliant Club, a charity set up to increase the number of students from different backgrounds progressing to highly-selective universities. The Scholars Programme was delivered in the autumn term by a PhD tutor from the University of Bath and the students studied a ‘supra-curricular’ topic related to the PhD tutor’s area of expertise.
Wednesday 7 February 2024 Sport at Haygrove - Spring Term 1 We have had a great half term for sport at Haygrove. The PE staff have thoroughly enjoyed having clubs and fixtures back on, with a real sense of enthusiasm for the extra-curricular programme. Our students have been brilliant too and our lunch time clubs have really taken off. There is still opportunity for students to join in next term:
Tuesday 6 February 2024 Theatre Trip to Oliver Twist
Thursday 1 February 2024 Geography field trip to Bristol
Thursday 25 January 2024 Well done to our Netball teams!
Wednesday 24 January 2024 Our School Production is back
Friday 15 December 2023 Christmas concert 2023 Well done to our Music Department, students and staff for putting on three fantastic Christmas Performances. This is the first time our whole school has come together this term and it felt like a real celebration. We really hope you enjoy your break and look out for more clubs and concerts in 2024!
Wednesday 13 December 2023 Success for Haygrove Trampoliners! Fourteen members of the Haygrove Trampoline Squad took part in the SW Schools at Wellsprings Leisure centre, Taunton, last Saturday and all performed very well.
Wednesday 13 December 2023 Year 11 Wellbeing Trip to Clarks Village We really hope our Year 11s enjoyed their wellbeing trip to Clarks Village on Thursday, where they had an afternoon of ice skating and shopping in preparation for the festive season. The trip was a perfect opportunity for students to unwind and have fun with their peers. It was really nice to see nearly 100 Year 11 students having fun, helping each other and showing so much resilience.
Tuesday 12 December 2023 Farewell to our Haygrove Campus and thank you to BTC This page is awaiting As we prepare for our Year 10s' return back to the main school site, it has been wonderful to see their friendships strengthen and the year group adapt to their new school campus so brilliantly. We will be here to support our students transition back to the main school site, but hopefully there is also excitement about returning to the normal school routine and an increase in the number of extra-curricular activities. Haygrove School are extremely grateful to Bridgwater and Taunton College for hosting our students over the past few months and making us feel so welcome. The additional benefit of using the specialist college space was a real boost to our students. content
Friday 8 December 2023 Haygrove Student selected for Somerset County Cricket team! A huge congratulations to Brody, who has been selected to play for Somerset County Cricket U15s team, to tour Sri Lanka in 2024. This is a fantastic achievement and will be an amazing experience for Brody. Good luck!
Thursday 7 December 2023 Visit to Knowle Hall
Monday 27 November 2023 Former Haygrove Student embarks on Naval career Able Rate (AB) Rhys Bennett is heading for a career at sea after successfully completing his basic training in the Royal Navy and has joined the Senior Service in September and has completed his 10-weeks Initial Naval Training at HMS Raleigh in Torpoint, Cornwall.
Tuesday 21 November 2023 Haygrove Students at the Model United Nations
Wednesday 15 November 2023 Haygrove School celebrates students with awards evening We welcomed last year’s Year 11s back to school for a very special GCSE Awards Evening to celebrate their landmark success from last academic year. The students’ hard work and determination meant Haygrove School secured the top GCSE results in Somerset for students receiving a Grade 4 and above and also a Grade 5 and above in both English and Maths, an exceptional achievement.
Tuesday 14 November 2023 Year 9 Pathways Interviews
Thursday 9 November 2023 Haygrove marks Remembrance Day Our students and staff were lead by our School Pastor Patrick in a service of Remembrance. Students, who are part of the cadets, wore their uniform to school and were accompanied by our Head Boy and Girl.
Wednesday 8 November 2023 New School Menus
Monday 6 November 2023 Raising Digital Engagement - Bronze Award Haygrove School has been awarded a Raising Digital Engagement Bronze Award! This badge recognises our school's commitment to raising awareness of digital careers by signing up to the Raising Digital Engagement at KS3 programme. The Raising Digital Engagement at KS3 programme is endorsed by the Digital Skills Partnership. The Digital Skills Partnership is a multi-partner initiative who work together to create a stronger digital skills future for all across the heart of the South West. Visit their website to find out more.
Thursday 19 October 2023 Excellent start for GCSE Food Prep and Nutrition Our Year 10 Food Preparation and Nutrition students have started their GCSE course off in style by cooking some delicious Beetroot Chocolate Muffins.
Monday 16 October 2023 Paris Trip - October 2023
Monday 9 October 2023 Opening Evening 2023
Monday 2 October 2023 Year 9 Geography Lyme Regis Trip It was a pleasure to be able to take Year 9 Geographers on a trip to Lyme Regis to investigate the coastal defences and the influence of tourism on the town. The weather held out for us and we hope students found it an interesting experience to see geographical features first-hand.
Tuesday 26 September 2023 Important Update from Mr Reid - 26th September 2023
Wednesday 30 August 2023 Important Update from Mr Reid, Headteacher We have today shared an important update on the current contingency plan for the start of the term at Haygrove School.
Thursday 24 August 2023 Exam Success our students Our Year 11 students have been receiving their GSCE results this morning at Haygrove School and students have a real reason to celebrate their hard work.
Friday 18 August 2023 Update for Haygrove School Haygrove School and Quantock Education Trust have been engaging with the Department for Education (DfE) over the past 12 months to ensure our main school building is fully fit for purpose and of the quality our students and staff deserve. The DfE has overall responsibility for the main building, which was completed in October 2020, and has undertaken technical investigations over the past few weeks to determine its long-term viability.
Wednesday 12 July 2023 Moment of Remembrance on Battlefields Trip Our Year 9 & Year 10 students took part in a moving ceremony of remembrance at the Menin Gate in Ypres during their Battlefields Trip. Our students, along with Mr Williams, laid a wreath from Haygrove School in honour of Gerald Bishop, who attended our school when it was Dr Morgan's and fought in WWI. Gerald Bishop served in both Gallipoli and Passchendaele where he died in 1917. He is named on the Menin Gate, a memorial to 55,000 missing soldiers who died in the Ypres Salient for whom there is no known grave.
Tuesday 11 July 2023 Year 10 River Holford Trip 2023
Monday 3 July 2023 Our Year 11s celebrate Prom in style! Our Year 11s had a fabulous prom this week at Oake Manor Golf Club. The students arrived in true style and a variety of transportation methods including motorbikes, boats, horses, limos, luxury cars and space hoppers!
Thursday 29 June 2023 Well done to our U13 cricketers Congratulations to our U13 Cricket Team who reached the County Cup Final held at Wembdon Cricket Club on Monday. Unfortunately, we came out on the wrong side of the game and ended up as runners up against a strong Churchill team. We are incredibly proud of the whole team who performed brilliantly to reach the final and are now officially the second best state school team in the county. Well done!
Thursday 29 June 2023 Bridgwater College Taster Day Our Year 10 students had a brilliant time at the Bridgwater College Taster Day experiencing many of the subjects on offer and exploring their different future pathways.
Monday 26 June 2023 Glastongrove is coming!
Tuesday 20 June 2023 Welcome back to the Yew Wah Chinese Partnership It has been fantastic to welcome Chinese students again from the Yew Wah Chinese Partnership. They will be joining in our life at Haygrove until 4th July and attending lessons alongside our students. We are really enjoying getting to know our visitors and helping them settle into school life. This fantastic programme is a unique opportunity for both sets of students to learn more about each other's lives.
Monday 19 June 2023 Somerset DofE fundraising bike ride
Thursday 15 June 2023 Last day for our Year 11s
Monday 12 June 2023 Special menu - John Dory Day
Wednesday 7 June 2023 Look at how well Wilf has settled in!
Tuesday 6 June 2023 Our latest Duke of Edinburgh Trips Twenty-three Year 10 students walked from Dulverton to Exford to Porlock to Dunster Beach over three days. The students dealt with the demands of the expedition and the weather representing the school very well. Thank you to Mrs West who drove half of the group to the start at Dulverton and to Mr Owen and Mr Tracey who worked hard throughout the three days keeping the groups on track, together and focused.
Wednesday 24 May 2023 Fantastic school ambassadors at local cricket festival
Wednesday 17 May 2023 Great attendance for exam readiness sessions Well done to our Year 11 students who have started their exams so brilliantly this week. We are very impressed with the number of students attending the exam readiness sessions, which are happening early in the mornings before their exams as well as a power hour before lunch for exams in the afternoon. We can see that this is helping to calm and focus our students. We are so proud of you all!
Thursday 11 May 2023 Somerset Youth Singers - Let's Sing
Thursday 4 May 2023 Our Brilliant Club at Haygrove A group of Year 9 students have participated in a project last term called the Scholars Programme run by the Brilliant Club, a charity set up to increase the number of students from different backgrounds progressing to highly-selective universities.
Thursday 4 May 2023 Well done Year 10 English Literature students Well done to our Year 10 Early Entry English Literature students who recently attended two intensive revision sessions in preparation for their upcoming exams. The attendance has been brilliant, and our students showed excellent concentration and determination. The sessions included two mock exam guided practices followed by revision techniques led by Mrs Stitfall and the English Department supported by SLT, the site team, and ICT who went to extraordinary lengths to make the day work for these students. We know that all this hard work now will pay off hugely for them and we truly hope they all feel proud of themselves. Thank you to all parents and staff who have supported and encouraged our students.
Tuesday 2 May 2023 PGL Netball Trip On Friday 28th - Sunday 30th April twenty students across Year 9, 10 and 11 attended the PGL Netball Camp at Liddington Hall, Swindon. The weekend was filled with netball and a variety of exciting outdoor, adventurous activities including zip wires, abseiling, climbing and the eagerly anticipated giant swing.
Tuesday 18 April 2023 A special welcome to Wilf After careful consideration we will soon be adding a new member to our Haygrove School community - a school dog called Wilf. He will be at school on a regular basis to work with our pupils. He’s no stranger to Haygrove, as he recently took part in our school production. The benefits and reassurance the students experienced from his presence was remarkable.
Thursday 23 March 2023 National Success for Haygrove School's Trampolining Club
Tuesday 21 March 2023 Haygrove's Sports Assembly his morning nearly 400 students and staff came together to enjoy our Sports Assembly, where we celebrate participation and achievement with all of the students who have represented the school teams over the past year.
Wednesday 15 March 2023 Haygrove School receive top marks for Careers Programme Haygrove School has been recognised for their Careers Programme led by Claire Morgan for achieving the highest marks available with 100% scores across the eight Gatsby benchmarks. These were developed on behalf of the Gatsby Foundation by Sir John Holman. They define what world-class careers provision in education looks like and provide a clear framework for organising the careers provision at schools or colleges.

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