A Trip to Tate Modern and Tate Britain

Year 10 & Year 11 Art GCSE pupils enjoyed a visit to the Tate Modern and Tate Britain Art Galleries to undertake research for their individual coursework projects.

Walking from Bank towards The Millennium Bridge, the contrast of architectural styles of the buildings on the way created a lasting impression while the beautiful sunny day provided excellent opportunities to take photographs. On arrival at Tate Modern, pupils were able to engage with and place their own artwork within a wide variety of artwork produced in the full spectrum of modern art media techniques and processes. Fully inspired, a pleasurable boat trip took them along The Thames to the Tate Britain Gallery at Millbank, passing many iconic landmarks on the way.

Once there, pupils had an hour and a half to view and record artworks to help move their projects forward. One pupil commented that ‘It was really helpful to kick start our own projects, opening our minds to different forms of art”. Another said “It was good to be able to view paintings that we have studied, in real life.”

A Trip to Hunstanton

Our Year 11 Geography pupils enjoyed a two day trip to Hunstanton at the start of the term. They conducted three studies. The first was a sand dune eco-system study, looking at the progression of sand dunes away from the sea (species identification, sand ph, infiltration rates, % vegetation cover etc). The second study involved coastal management, assessing the effectiveness of Hunstanton’s coastal defence schemes. This included interviewing local residents and tourists about their opinions of the management schemes. Finally, the students conducted a beach profile study, measuring the gradient of the slope, the size and weight of beach sediment, and linking this to the characteristic beach zones. After all of their hard work, they earned some very tasty fish and chips, a game of mini-golf and lots of rock candy!!


The Launch of Heritage Forest School

We are delighted to announce the launch of Heritage Forest School, to be led by Mr Catley (an expert in this field) as part of our Enrichment programme. Every Thursday afternoon for half a term, one class will be going to Abington Woods to learn forest based activities and crafts. Y4 will be our pioneers this half term with other year groups to follow.
Heritage has always placed a high priority upon getting pupils outdoors, to appreciate nature and engage with the real world. To these ends, Forest School is an extension of our regular Nature Walks and Annual Camps.
It will continue whatever the weather, (pupils will only require their school waterproofs and gumboots,) and we hope it will provide enormous fun. Our goal is to share with the children a delight and an enjoyment of nature, together with a new set of skills and a growing sense of responsibility for the great outdoors. We hope these values will stay with our pupils well beyond their school years and for the rest of their lives.

IGCSE and GCSE Results 2018

Our third class of Year 11 leavers (a class of 18 pupils,) received their exam results yesterday.

● 48%​ of all results were awarded A* (or 9 – 8).
● 69%​ of all results were awarded A* – A (or 9 – 7).
● 87%​ of all results were awarded A* – B (or 9 – 6).
● 8​ pupils achieved 9​ or more A*s (or 9 – 8).
● 3​ pupils achieved A*s or 9s in all of their subjects.
● 95%​ of pupils achieved 5 A* to C (or 9 – 4) grades.
● 65%​ of all grades were above what standardised tests predicted to be ‘most likely’ –
demonstrating Heritage School’s unique ability to help pupils exceed expectations.
● All​ pupils achieved the grades they need to progress to their first choice of college or
sixth form. The majority will attend Hills Road Sixth Form College and Comberton Sixth
Form. Other destinations include Netherhall School, The Stephen Perse Foundation,
The Perse School, Monkton Combe School and Cambridge Regional College.

Jason Fletcher, our Headmaster said:

“Once again, we are encouraged for our pupils and proud of all they have accomplished and of
who they are as people. Heritage School is consistently delivering what we set out to achieve
when we started the school in 2007: pupils leaving us at age 16 mature and balanced, and well
equipped for the opportunities ahead of them.”

Magic was in the Air!

Magic was in the air as Year 6 entertained and surprised us in equal measure, with their outstanding performance of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ on the final night of term.

Puck, a mistress of magic and muddles, made us perpetually laugh with delight as she flitted her way through the play, accompanied by Megan’s fabulous solo of “Puck Magic.” Well done to Abigail, who interpreted her part so beautifully. Bottom, played by Padraig, was hilarious. He delivered his lines eloquently and with just the right amount of ‘pantomime,’ that would have delighted Shakespeare and his audience.

The four lovers were well played by Adelaide, Madeleine, Max and Edmund. They had a phenomenal amount of lines to learn, yet every line was delivered with perfection. The stroppy scene between Helena and Hermia, with additions from Lysander and Demetrius, was particularly memorable as insults were hurled across the stage with panache! Titania (Emma) also did a great job of being pretty furious with Oberon, accompanied by her backup team of supportive, if slightly chaotic and lively fairies! Well done to the fairies for really getting into their roles.

Fortunately Oberon (played expertly by Taylor) managed to restore the situation and everyone went home happy. Every child worked hard and with enthusiasm to make the play a truly magical performance. Congratulations to every child and thank you for a wonderful ending to the year.