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Sheldon School head to leave Chippenham

By Lois_Avery at 16:59 on 26/01/12

Sheldon headteacher, Gerard MacMahon, has announced he's leaving the school in July 2012 to become headmaster of Al Khor International School in Qatar. Mr MacMahon, 46, has been head at Sheldon since April 2004. During that time the school has grown from 1,550 pupils to over 1,800 and the new sixth form centre and refectory have been built. He's been head through a period of outstanding results,...
KING'S LODGE SCHOOL - CHILDREN IN NEED 2011

By danwrixon at 22:26 on 18/11/11

Children and staff at King's Lodge Community School showed their spots and raised lots for the Children in Need Appeal on Friday 18th November. Pudsey Bear balloons and bunting decorated the school's classrooms and corridors. Children and staff dressed in pyjamas and slippers throughout the day and danced in the playground at a midday disco. Youngsters in the Foundation Classes enjoyed having their faces...
KING'S LODGE SCHOOL - ACT OF REMEMBRANCE 11.11.11

By danwrixon at 14:01 on 12/11/11

Everyone at King's Lodge School paused for remembrance at 11 o'clock on Friday 11th November 2011. Whilst Foundation and Year 1 children and staff held a minute of silence in their classrooms, Year 2 and Key Stage 2 classes lined up in the playground, participating in an act of remembrance. Year 6 children read excerpts from the poems 'In Flanders Fields' and 'For The Fallen' and Luke played 'The Last Post' on the...
Splash half term activity programme released

By Lois_Avery at 20:52 on 06/10/11

Splash, the Chippenham-based children's activity charity, has launched its October half term programme. Splash, which is based at Chippenham police station, provides activities for young people in Wiltshire. They offer activities for vulnerable and underprivileged youngsters across Wiltshire. See what's on offer this half term: Wild Wiltshire * A wildlife / nature project working in partnership...
Sheldon School recruiting two parent governors

By Lois_Avery at 16:18 on 21/09/11

Sheldon School is advertising two vacancies for parent governors on the school's governing body. The school's governors are responsible for making high-level decisions including: · setting the strategic direction, policies and objectives · approving the budget · reviewing progress against the budget and objectives · challenging and supporting senior staff ...

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Back To School: Are You Prepared?

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By Lois_Avery at 09:06 on 21/08/10

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By Lois_Avery at 11:50 on 18/08/11

Sixth formers at two of Chippenham's secondary schools were all smiles today as they celebrated another record year of exam results. Pupils at Hardenhuish and Sheldon piled into the sixth form centres from 8am to collect their A Level results and find out if they'd made it to their chosen universities. Hardenhuish was celebrating a total pass rate of 99% among their 149 students. Of those, 7% achieved A* grades and 61% scored...
Sheldon School In England's Top 20

By calneeagle

Congratulations to Sheldon, but I would like to point out that Hardenhuish isn't bad either, but...

By Lois_Avery at 16:10 on 14/01/11

Sheldon School has once again achieved top level exam results, putting the school in the top 20 in the country. The 2010 exam league tables show that Sheldon students performed exceptionally well in both A Levels and GCSEs last summer. The A Level points came in at 933, the highest for any comprehensive school in the South West, and riding above many of the independent schools in the area. For the new...