French Adventure
The annual Year 7 trip to France to visit the Christmas market in Lille turned in to a bit of an epic journey.
View ArticleAndy Foster-Grundy
It is with great sadness that I am announcing the death of Andy Foster Grundy after a long illness.
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English GCSE Jubilation
Over 40 Year 11 students received GCSE English results in January – it seemed a long time since they sat their all important exam back in November!
View ArticleActivity-packed fortnight for Fairtrade awareness
Students are marking Fairtrade Fortnight with a series of events around the school.
View ArticleRock climbing fun
The rock climbing enrichment group enjoyed a challenging number of weeks learning how to climb and boulder.
View ArticleNathan bounces high
During the Easter holidays, Year 8 student, Nathan Herbert, will be going to Prague, Czech Republic to represent South West England in a Basketball tournament.
View ArticleBeards off for Red Nose Day
Mr Parkes, Mr Edmonds and Mr Grafton had their beloved beards shaved off to raise money for Comic Relief.
View ArticleThe Bard of Windmill Hill delights students
Year 7 pupils were treated to a gothic/horror poetry and performance workshop with Trevor Carter (The Bard of Windmill Hill).
View ArticleAspiring journalists report on university matches
Sixteen boys from Orchard braved the cold and rain to watch and report on Bristol University's football, rugby and hockey matches on March 16.
View ArticleUganda 2015
Orchard teachers, Alice Hinks and Kate Fiddian, visited a Ugandan village last month to work with youngsters from the local secondary school.
View ArticleWheels Karting Success
Orchard School's Wheels Project team have qualified for the regional finals of the British Schools Karting Championship. OSB A team finished second out of eight Bristol school teams to qualify, whilst...
View ArticleHere's to 'keeping it equal'
To coincide with National Careers Week and International Women’s Day, over 20 girls attended the annual ‘Keeping It Equal’ event at the prestigious Celtic Manor Resort.
View ArticleExotic creatures come to Orchard
Orchard students and children from local primary schools where entranced by the weird and wonderful display of exotic creatures which were brought to Orchard School this month.
View ArticleRoadshow inspires pupils to pursue media career
Year 9 pupils had the opportunity to work with staff from the BBC last week, where they took part in a range of media workshops.
View ArticleMarch news in brief!
A round-up of some of the activities Orchard pupils got stuck into during March.
View ArticleGirls' Handball Team Triumph
Orchard School girls have succeeded in beating off all the other teams in the Avon championship and have been crowned Avon Champions.
View ArticlePupils to quiz Bristol North West candidates in hustings event
In the build-up to this year's General Election, we are excited to be hosting our very own hustings.
View ArticleFormer Army chief inspiring youngsters to engage in politics
The former Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, General Sir Peter Wall, visited Orchard School in Horfield to discuss the importance of politics in the lives of young people.
View ArticleGirls' handball team crowned South West winners
Orchard's girls' handball team is celebrating after being crowned South West champions.
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