The whole of Thornton, their parents and their teachers enjoyed a lovely evening at Rudding Park last Monday. It was super to see the students in their finery, enjoying a formal dinner in the splendid surroundings of one of Rudding’s …
Form 4 enjoyed this term’s English project. They were whisked away on the first day of term to Ripley Castle where they discovered that their task was to write a children’s guide book. They were fascinated by the stories and …
Leckby enjoyed a typically British summer week down in Salcombe this year. The sunshine welcomed the group to the south coast and everyone was excited by the prospect of topping up their northern tans. Gusty winds and low water put …
Form 6 recently returned from a fabulous trip to Glencoe Outdoor Centre, Fort William where they completed a gruelling challenge, climbing Ben Nevis! The pupils arrived at Fort William after an 8 hour drive on Monday evening in high spirits …
Eleven Thornton students went out on their silver Duke of Edinburgh expedition last week to the Whitby area. It was glorious weather for the three days they were out there, which kept them happy even if it was a mission …
Following their camp-out the previous night, the Form 2 teachers opted to let the children write their own account of the night’s adventures. Here is their rather wonderful report:“ Form 2’s Tuesday camp out began by hauling all our comfy …
Mr Coates, Mrs Conway and the boarders have extended a very big welcome to our newest intake Italian visitors. Marcelo and Pietro arrived on Saturday afternoon, and were swiftly whisked off the bowling alley to get to know everyone. On …
Good Morning Cundall! Britain’s first ever school breakfast television show was hosted by the incredibly cool, calm and collected Imani Botham and Oliver Hartman last Thursday night. In a clever twist to the Form 6 review presentation, pupils used the …
Speech Day 2014 was a glorious occasion. It is a fitting end of the year to celebrate and share with staff, parents and grandparents the myriad diverse achievements of so many children from throughout the school. Well done to all …
Despite their excellent grasp of the English, our Italian visitors were perhaps far too polite to tell us what three cosmopolitan teenagers from Milan really made spending a night under canvas in the Yorkshire Dales, but we are fairly sure …