Our Parent Forums are held every month at the Acorn from 3:15 – 4:15 pm The dates are as follows:

Monday 22nd October
Monday 26th November
Monday 17th December
Monday 28th January
Monday 25th February
Monday 25th March
Monday 29th April
Monday 20th May
Monday 24th June
Monday 15th July

We look forward to seeing lots of parents at these meetings.

Well done to our boys’ football teams who played against Mangotsfield last night.

The Year 8 boys won their match 8-1.  Goals were scored by Alfie Dann, Samuel Garrod (2), Rhys Jones (4) and Brian Zyberi.

The Year 10 boys lost their match 10-1 with Archie Neill scoring for KOA.

Wednesday’s netball games have been postponed due to staff illness.

On Thursday Year 7 and Year 9 boys are playing Mangotsfield – good luck boys!

Following on from the first meeting about our next Musical, attended by 60 students, we would like to invite those interested to attend auditions which will take place this week.

Students from Years 7, 8 and 9 are invited to audition on THURSDAY 27th SEPTEMBER and Years 10 and 11 on FRIDAY 28th SEPTEMBER.

Auditions will start at 3.20 and will last until 4.15 on each night. If more time is needed we will run further sessions the following week.

Information about the show and the auditions is displayed outside of MU1 in the music department.

We look forward to hearing lots of students!!

On Thursday 11th October at 6:30 pm we are holding an Open Evening for parents and their children who are interested in joining our Reception classes in September 2019.  This will be held at the Acorn, our primary school.  We look forward to welcoming prospective parents and their children when you can have a look around, ask questions and meet the teachers.

We also have two Open Mornings planned on Tuesday 16th October and Thursday 18th October at 9:15 am.

For more information please ring the Acorn office on 01179 927129.

Our Open Evening for Year 5 and 6 pupils and their parents is on Wednesday 19th September.  Parking is restricted on the King’s Oak site but extra parking will be available in the Kingswood Rugby Club overflow car park from 5.30 pm.

We look forward to seeing many prospective students and their parents starting at 6:00 pm.

Following on from the Acorn’s positive Early Years and KS1 results from before the summer, at Key stage 4 we are pleased with our growth and improvement in some key subject areas which shows an improving trajectory.

Notable performances from our students include: Beth O’Brien, Marton Handa, Elliot Tomkings, Megan McNiven, Victoria Hannant, and Dominic Verstraeten

Students that also deserve a particular recognition are India James-Iyalla and Thomas Hopkins for exceptional progress across a range of subjects.

The majority of student taking combined science gained at least a grade 4, whilst in the BTEC subjects of Business, Music and Sports Studies the students’ average grade was a merit. Product Design students averaged a B grade and in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Religious Studies, students averaged a grade 5.

Richard Clutterbuck Principal said, “We are very proud of our students who have secured grades that will allow them to move onto Post 16 courses of their choosing. Their grit, determination and drive will ensure both a strong foundation on which to build, and gives students real choice in their progression to the next stage of their education.”