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Years 3-8 Lecture

Many thanks to old Radleian, Ben Robinson, who delivered a fascinating lecture to Years 3-8 last week about his expedition along the length of Africa from Morocco to Cape Town. Ben, an engineering graduate, covered over 50,000 kilometres in a journey that spanned no fewer than eighteen countries. Thanks, Ben, for an engaging and insightful […]

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4th February 2021

Virtual Prep School Fixture

Monday saw the launch of this week’s Inter-Prep School Fixture on Strava. Run by King’s College Taunton, the idea is to bring together the prep school sporting communities at Perrott Hill, King’s Hall and All Hallows – and it’s open to all staff, pupils and parents. All Hallows have taken an early lead averaging 8.22km […]

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3rd February 2021

Year 8 Debate

Royalists can sleep a little easier in their beds following the outcome of last week’s inaugural virtual debate. Tommy, Florence and Fred’s proposition that the monarchy be abolished was narrowly defeated by their opponents Grace, Tin and Ben in a hotly contested debate. Many congratulations to our speakers who all spoke fluently and persuasively and […]

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2nd February 2021

Scholarship Success

Scholarship season is in full swing and we are delighted to share the news that seven of our senior pupils – Otis, Levi, Annabel, Grace, Ashtyn, Tommy and Erica – have been awarded scholarships and awards to King’s Bruton. Very well done to you all and good luck to those pupils yet to sit their exams!

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1st February 2021

Virtual Open Morning

The excitement is mounting for our Virtual Open Morning on Friday and all interested friends and families are warmly invited to join us! Our new virtual tour will feature a welcome from our Headmaster alongside exclusive content from our pupils and parents. Following the tour, parents will be given the opportunity to have 1-1 calls […]

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26th January 2021

OPH Lecture on Neuroscience

Upper Prep pupils delved into the world of neuroscience last week, courtesy of OPH Harvey Walsh. Harvey, who left Perrott Hill in 2010 and went onto King’s College Taunton before undertaking a BSc and MSc at the University of Birmingham, spoke to senior pupils about his fascinating research into the human brain. Harvey is now […]

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20th January 2021

House Olympics

The first House Olympics challenge of the year was a corker, with pupils well and truly taking Mr McCullough’s advice to ‘be creative’ on board. The challenge, set by Mrs Layfield to spread some joy during this first week back, was to dress your pet or teddy in a funny costume – and we are […]

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15th January 2021

Virtual Open Morning

We are delighted to invite interested families along to our Virtual Open Morning on Friday 29th January 2021. The event will feature a welcome and introduction from our Headmaster, followed by a virtual tour of the school at your own pace. You will hear from pupils, parents and staff members and will gain access to […]

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12th January 2021

Welcome Back

Patience, resilience, flexibility… all essential skills for remote learning and ones that were brought to the fore this morning as we embarked on our new programme of live lessons and interactivity. The Headmaster’s Assembly was about light and dark – the summer and winter solstice – and the negative feelings we get as humans when […]

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11th January 2021

Virtual Carol Service

Our Virtual Carol Service is now available to view on our YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPgfLz8iG6I – and if you haven’t seen it yet, you’re in for a treat. Filmed in the beautiful St Martin’s Church in North Perrott and featuring carols and readings by pupils, parents, staff and governors, the service marks the end of […]

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18th December 2020