On Tuesday 8th September ten Thornton pupils who are taking GCSE Geography went out into Swaledale to investigate how Cogden Gill changes as it moves downstream. The weather was kind and conditions were perfect for collecting fieldwork data. Pupils will …
On Wednesday 9th September the Leckby Art and Textiles groups went on a trip to the RHS Harlow Carr gardens in Harrogate to gain inspiration for their new topic ‘Natural Forms’. The pupils spent the morning touring the gardens and sketching …
Pupils from Eldmire and Thornton have taken a novel approach to investigating velocity and acceleration in their GCSE Physics lessons, by using photoelectric timing gates to time various pupils sprinting over 40m. The gates were placed at 10m intervals so …
Following his exceptional performance in the UK Maths Challenge last academic year, former Thornton pupil Ross Sullivan was invited to take part in the National Mathematics Summer School at St Anne’s College, Oxford: “I recently spent the week in Oxford …
We are delighted to report on a hugely successful GCSE results day today. The Library has been a hive of activity and celebration this morning as our Thornton pupils came in to collect their results and share their news with …
What a lovely day we had for Languages Day. The sun shone and the pupils looked lovely as they munched on paté, olives, baguette, cheeses from four different countries and various types of brioche. Everybody had made a huge effort …
Leckby had their first taste of what is involved in the expedition section of the Duke of Edinburgh award. On Monday morning they all arrived with their very heavy, and in some cases large, rucksacks filled to the brim with …
Last week saw a select group of Thornton students complete their silver D of E expedition. Typically, as soon as our keen cyclists mounted their bikes, the rain and cold returned to North Yorkshire but in true Cundall style they …
Last Saturday saw the whole school come together to celebrate the achievements and successes of the last academic year. In a packed marquee Upper School Head Laura Aspinall gave a brilliant and amusing opening address before handing over to Chair …
any congratulations to the Sullivan brother and sister duo Ross and Sarah. Both have recently received recognition for outstanding performances in their own specialists fields: Sarah was awarded a Highly Commended certificate in the Independent Schools Association’s national Essay Writing …