Excellent Music Concert at Claires Court

# On 15/03/2010 18:09

A concert of outstanding music took place at Claires Court earlier in the week, supported by students from the Sixth Form. It was a memorable and entertaining evening and thanks go to all the musicians, teachers and Mr Roach.

Maths Masterclass adds up!

# On 15/03/2010 18:08

Year 9 girls Catharine Wright, Chloe Reeder and Abi Hargreaves attended 4 sessions of Maths Masterclasses at the Kendrick School sponsored by the Royal Institution. They gave up their Saturday mornings to do this and covered a wide range of topics including cryptography.

Well done to the Claires Court Riding Team.

# On 15/03/2010 18:06

The team had much success at the Inter-schools competition last week-end. Class 1 came third overall and Class 2 came second. Well done to riders and horses!

World Maths Day competitors

# On 15/03/2010 18:02

88 boys took part in World Maths Day. It was great to see so many boys working away in the computer room and special congratulations go to Joe Thompson who improved by 150% in the practice sessions and Matthew Davies who improved by 175%. The games were 60 second mental arithmetic questions and at College prizes were awarded to the pupils with the highest average mark in each set. The 7 girls who achieved the highest scores were Ambre Raharijaona, Katie Dorratt, Ellie Rayer, Zubaria Raja, Molly Ross and Rebecca Brennan.

Congratulations to Ridgeway Tournament Winners

# On 15/03/2010 18:01

The U10 Ridgeway football team won the Annual Tournament for the first time since 2003. The A team did not concede a goal through the entire tournament and gave away only 2 corners. The B team entered as one of the invited schools was unable to attend, and progressed to the semi final of the Plate and only lost the final on penalties. They conceded only one goal other than penalties. Well done to all as well as the Sixth Form students who refereed as part of their Sports’ Leadership course.

College Racing with pancakes!

# On 05/03/2010 19:10

The weather rained off the planned Pancake Race last week (yes, we know Pancake Day was the week before that, but it was half term!) so this Tuesday saw an assortment of pupils and staff throughout the year groups, racing down the Astroturf, pans and pancakes in hand. Sixth Form decided to be contrary and raced backwards – a brave move! Photos may be found in the gallery.

A good start for the Year 5 netballers

# On 05/03/2010 19:09

The Year 5 netball players played in their first junior tournament at Maltman’s Green School last Saturday. The tournament consisted of six matches with five minutes each side. The girls worked very well together and demonstrated tenacity despite the more experienced opposition.

The weather conditions were not great – in fact, wet and the girls spent some of their time happily sheltering under a large purple umbrella!

Well done to the girls and thanks to the parents who cheered the team on. We look forward to their progress throughout the rest of the year.

Claires Court boys and girls cross country success

# On 05/03/2010 19:09

At the ISA Nationals last Friday we experienced possibly the muddiest cross country course we had ever seen, and with streams forming as a result of the recent amount of rain we’ve had, it was always going to be an interesting course for the pupils to run. And that it was - we were covered from head to foot in mud and that was just from walking the course before the races started! Our girls and boys were representing the London West region, part of a team of the top 10 runners selected to run from the regional round held at Sherfield School. There were 7 national regions being represented and, with 10 runners from each region, it was a huge race in which to compete. Despite the challenging conditions, and the rain that kept on falling throughout the day, each and every competitor ran exceptionally well showing guts and determination and, yet again, was a credit to the School.

The London West team overall took 2nd place on the day, only one point behind the North. This was a great performance and showed the strength and consistency of the team on the day. We would all like to congratulate all who took part on their efforts and achievements in the National ISA competition. Well done!

Congratulations to Ridgeway chess players

# On 05/03/2010 19:08

Fingers cross for the U10’s who are playing in the National Prep Schools’ finals this week-end.

Congratulations to Ridgeway chess players

# On 05/03/2010 19:07

The U11A and U9 chess teams from Ridgeway qualified for the English Primary Schools' Chess Association National Schools' Championship, to be held in May or June. This is only the second time both teams have qualified. Good Luck to both teams.