News Archive

 

Spring Term 2012 archive
D of E walk Mendips walk for year 9 pupils starting their Bronze D of E
28 pupils in year 9 took part in a CCF activity to prepare them for the bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award more ...
Lower School cross country Lower School House cross country
 After the fun we had running the Sport Relief mile, we were all looking forward to the annual Lower School cross country more ...
House Music House Music competition scales new peaks
The 2012 House Music Festival featured an array of musical talent and the House songs surpassed expectations more ....
Bikeability Year 4 Bikeability
On Wednesday this week, the second of our Y4 classes completed Level 1 Bikeability more ...
Charity week Roundway House Charity Week
Report on Roundway House's week-long efforts to raise money for the oncology ward at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children more ...
Young medics Ambitions to become medics
A number of of Colston's lower sixth formers are very keen to become medics more ...
Rugby 7s Girls and boys perform well on the rugby 7s circuit
Mr Wall sums up the 7s season for Colston's teams more ...


Cricket Girls' U15 cricket team make it seven in a row
The under 15 girls' cricket team won the county competition for the seventh time in a row more ...
Murder Mystery Murder Mystery in support of Colston's World Challenge Team
On Friday night Colston's was transformed into 1920s New York more ...
 Sport Relief in the Lower School
This afternoon everyone in the Lower School ran a mile in aid of Sport Relief more ...
DT Exhibition Year 11 GCSE DT Exhibition
Exhibition to showcase the year 11 GCSE DT work held in the Chatterton Hall on Thursday 22nd March 2012 more ...
Rugby 1st VII notch up wins in two rugby 7s competitions

Colston's U18s have had a fabulously successful week on the rugby 7s circuit by winning two tournaments more ...

Cross country Colston’s Primary Schools' Invitational Cross Country
Results and photos from this afternoon's invitational cross country more ..
Cheque presentation

Colston’s pupils double their fundraising target for The Rainbow Centre

A charity week by pupils in King's House has raised enough money to fund therapy for at least two children at The Rainbow Centre in Bristol more ...

House singing Lower School House Singing Competition
Wednesday afternoon (21st March 2012) some very excited children gathered in the Lower School hall for the annual House Singing Competition. more ...
Easter Eggs Colston's pupils donate Easter Eggs for the Five Loaves and Two Fishes project
The school has collected enough Easter Eggs to give every homeless person, cared for by the Five Loaves and Two Fishes project in Bristol, an egg at Easter more ...
Jersey tour

 

Jersey tour

Report on the U11 rugby tour to Jersey more ...

Chatterton Hall

Busy programme of events in the Chatterton Hall on Thursday
Details of two events being held in the Chatterton Hall on Thursday 22nd March more ...

 Year 3 trip Year 3 trip to Caerleon Roman Fortress
On Tuesday Year 3 went to Caerleon Roman Fortress more ...
Rugby 7s U15s win Bristol Schools' 7s
The U15s sevens team were victorious in the Bristol U15 Sevens Competition on Tuesday more ...
Cross country Year 7s enjoy morning sun for their cross country
Report on this morning's cross country races for year 7more ...
Barbara Spencer Author Barbara Spencer enthralls year 8s
Year 8s recently enjoyed a creative writing session with children's author Barbara Spencer more ...
Art trip Hockney's Yorkshire inspires Colston's young artists
The Art Department took the Year 10 GCSE artists on an overnight trip to The Salts Mill in Yorkshire more ...
Dartmoor Ten Tors team complete practice walk on Dartmoor
This weekend the final group of 7 completed a gruelling walk on Dartmoor more ...
French visit Bienvenue à Colston's
Colston's welcomes French school for short visit more ...
Concert 70s style for Spring Charity Concert
No any ordinary concert for Colston's Spring Charity Concert more ...
Dinner Dance

Colston's Parents' Society Summer Dinner & Dance
Following the success of last year's event the Colston's Parent's Society are again organising a Summer Dinner & Dance more ...

Swimming Colston’s Swimmers Sweep The Board
Report from the Bristol Schools' Swimming Championships more ...
Lepra Zumba Colston's raises £3,500 for Lepra
This year Colston's School has raised £3,500 for the charity Lepra in memory of Mr Mardle more ...
Alex Scarrow Author Alex Scarrow proves a big hit with years 6 and 7
The children's author Alex Scarrow, who visited Colston's on Thursday proved a big hit with his audience more ...
BBC News Schools Report Day

BBC News School Report Day
Today the Year 7 Media Club has been using a range of media to report stories from around the school and international places for the BBC News Schools Report Day more ...


Amy and Luke

Luke Eves returns for top coaching from sister Amy and her team-mates

Former pupil Luke Eves called in at Colston’s to get some top tips on centre play from his sister Amy more ...

Concert Roundway House raise funds for "The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children" at their House concert
At the Roundway House Concert there was an eclectic mix of song, instrumentals, ensembles, rap, martial arts and gymnastics more ...
Cookbook Roundway House launches Charity Cookbook
Last night saw the launch of"‘Roundway House Charity Cookbook" more ...
Outdoor learning Outdoor Learning for Reception
The children in Reception have been thoroughly enjoying learning outdoors, in all weathers! more ...
Junior Choir Junior Choir Trip to The Barbican
Report on the Junior Choir's day at the Barnardo’s National Choir Competition Finals more ...
BBC visit Year 7 Media Club get ready for their BBC School Report day
Today the students involved in Media Club were visited by Andy Macrow, a photo journalist for the BBC more ...
Ten Tors trial Challenging conditions for Ten Tors trial
The final walk to select the team for the gruelling Ten Tors Challenge was held this weekend more ...
Eco Schools Training Day Eco Schools Training day
Report on the Eco Schools training day held at Colston’s School more ...
 Book Day Book Character Day in the Lower School
World Book Day was celebrated in great style in the Lower School more ...

Yasmin receives Art Exhibtion award at Bristol Cathedral
At last night's award ceremony Yasmin Mobalagh-Hosseini received "Highly Commended" for her work at the Bristol School's Art Exhibition more...

Aquarium Reception Trip to Bristol Aquarium
We had a wonderful day at the Bristol Aquarium
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Bikeability "Bikeability"
 The children in Y4F were lucky enough to be chosen as the first group to take part in a ‘Bikeability’ course more ...
Rugby 7s Boys enjoy fabulous February weather on the sports fields
On a glorious weekend the boys had a full programme of sport more ...
Colston's Revolution Colston's 6th former Philip Box's 2 year project comes to fruition
Something has been spreading like wild-fire through Colston's this week more ...
Jonathan Middleton

Inauguration of the new grand piano in the Chatterton Hall - red letter day for Colston's music

To celebrate the arrival of the new Yamaha Grand Piano in the Chatterton Hall, the piano virtuoso Jonathan Middleton gave a masterclass to Colston’s pupils, followed by an evening recital more ...

U12 rugby tour Action packed tour to Ireland for U12 rugby team
Report on the U12 rugby tour to Ireland at half term more ...
South African music Year 10 GCSE music group set up African music workshop for local primary school
Report on music workshop organised for Christ Church Infants School in Downend more ...
Peter Fraser

Cyber-bullying – a digital disease
The latest article by Headmaster Peter Fraser for the Bristol Evening Post more ...

Valentine roses Cupid arrives early at Colston's
Those romantic souls at Colston’s School received their tokens of affection today more ...
King's House Charity Week King's House Charity Week
Just before Half Term, King’s House ran its first ever Charity Week more ...
Murder mystery World Challenge Team holding a Murder Mystery evening
The World Challenge Team 2012 invite you to an evening of dinner, live entertainment and murder mystery at the Mermaid Club more ...
Kevin Sharp Old Colstonian Kevin Sharp aims to run across America for charity
Kevin Sharp who left Colston's in July 2000 is currently planning an ambitious expedition more ...
D of E Year 9 pupils brave icy conditions training on the Mendips
An enthusiastic, if slightly chilly, group of year nine pupils met on Sunday, to take part in their first training day for the DofE Bronze Award more ...
OC Changing Rooms

Olly Barkley adopts the OCs rugby blazer to open refurbished changing rooms

Old Colstonian Olly Barkley switched his Bath identity for the OCs Rugby Club blazer on Saturday when he returned to his school to open newly refurbished changing rooms more ...

Kieran Poole

Kieran Poole wins the coveted Colston’s Got Talent crown for 2012

On a bitter February evening pupils, parents and teachers enjoyed this year's finals of Colston's Got Talent more ...

Peter Woolf Sixth formers shocked by Peter Woolf's story
Peter Woolf spoke to the sixth form in the general studies lecture on Friday more ...
Art trip to Corwall

Colston's year 12 art students explore the artistic world of Cornwall
The art department's annual visit to St.Ives more ...

King's House concert King's House raise funds for "The Rainbow Centre" at their House concert
King's House concert on Tuesday evening was a whirlwind of colour and talent more ...
Swimming

Colston’s swimmers break championship record
A small but elite group of swimmers took part in the area sprint championships at Easton Leisure Centre more ...

Volunteering Volunteer work at Bristol and South Gloucestershire People First
Colston's sixth former Matthew Jones reports on his volunteer work more ...
Tim Crouch Drama students treated to workshops and performance from Tim Crouch
Tim Crouch-playwright, director, actor, came to Colston’s to perform his outstanding and hilarious play, ‘I, Malvolio’ more ...
Marie-Gabrielle Rotie

Leading Butoh practitioner Marie-Gabrielle Rotie returns to Colston's

Marie-Gabrielle Rotie, the UK’s leading Butoh practitioner, returned to Colston’s to teach Year 12 and 13 drama pupils new skills more ...

Cross country Colston's cross country runners perform well in County Championships
On a cold January day 6 athletes from Colston's took part in the Avon Schools Cross Country Championship
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Rugby trials Amy and Alana picked for South West divisional rugby squad
Amy Eves and Alana Sealey-Grant recently took part in the invite only U18s South West divisional trials more ...
Sapling planting Colston's Eco Committee support the Woodlands Trust sapling planting for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
News of the Eco Committee's sapling planting more ...
Curry and Quiz Night Colston's Parents' Society Curry and Quiz Night
The Colston's Parents' Society are running their popular annual Curry and Quiz Night on Friday 9th March 2012 more ...
 Kayaking Improving skills for Gold Award D of E
Five of the pupils who are practising for their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Certificate braved cold temperatures to paddle the River Avon more ...
The Thinker Upper sixth form philosophy students inspired by Ethics conference
The upper sixth philosophy set headed up to Cheltenham Ladies' College on Wednesday for an Ethics conference more ...
Junior hobbies day

Lower School Junior Hobbies Day
Junior Hobbies Day was more popular than ever this year, with 90 children bringing displays more ...

Stapleton Church

Helping out with gardening at Stapleton Church
This term, in response to Mr Yaxley calling for more people to volunteer, we decided to help the local community by gardening and tidying up Stapleton Church garden more ...

Australia Day Key Stage 1 Australia Day
 Key Stage One weren’t quite sure whether they were still in England this week when they had a visitor from Australia! more ...
Chinese New Year Chinese New Year
On Monday the Lower School welcomed the Chinese New Year with a special assembly to celebrate the Year of the Dragon more ...
Saatchi Gallery Year 11 art group impressed by both the "Germania" exhibition and the London Underground
The art department took a group of year 11 art students to the ‘Germania’ exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London more ...
Olly Barkley

Olly Barkley to open £450,000 changing room facilities
Former Colston’s pupil and Bath and England rugby player Olly Barkley has been invited by Colston’s Headmaster, Mr Peter Fraser, to open the refurbished boys’ changing rooms on Saturday 4th February 2012 more ...

Sue Stawford

Farewell to Sue, ‘mum’ to hundreds of boarders

For hundreds of Colston’s boarders now living throughout the UK and abroad, Sue Strawford was ‘mum’ more ...

Broadening horizens Broadening horizons for sixth formers
The "Broadening Horizons" initiative continued in to the new year with a tutorial led by Colston's head of history Mr Drew more ...
Visit to Design Museum Year 10s learn to think outside the box on their visit to the Design Museum in London
On Tuesday the 17th January year ten DTgroups visited London and, in specific, the Design Museum more ...
Bilbao Lower sixth students benefit from trip to Bilbao
Four members of Colston's lower sixth form AS Spanish group spent a week in Bilbao on a study course more ...
Salvation Army at Christmas The Salvation Army at Christmas
Lower sixth former Harvey Olver writes about his work with the Salvation Army at Christmas more ...
Grand piano Inauguration of new Grand Piano
An inaugural concert for the new Grand Piano will be given by Jonathan Middleton more ...
Cheerleaders Clubs and Societies Spring Term 2012
The Spring Term programme of Clubs and Societies will begin today, 16th January more ...
Exams Cold weather procedures for January external examinations
The examinations Officer, Mrs Brighton, explains about what happens if there is a cold snap more ...
Headmaster

Videos to Frequently Asked Questions
A series of videos prepared by the headmaster to help parents with the difficulty of choosing the right school more ...

Exam Final preparations for Entrance Examinations
This week year 6 boys and girls will be making their final preparations for entrance examinations on Friday and Saturday more ...
Rugby Colston's rugby players make elite squads
Over the Christmas period trials were held for the U14 and U13 Bristol Schools of Rugby more ...
St Lucia rugby

Successful trip to support St Lucia rugby

Old Colstonian Joe Page reports on his successful trip to St Lucia more ...

Lower School Open Morning

Lower School Open Morning

With parents already thinking about school entrance next September, the coming weeks provide important opportunities for prospective parents to see the Lower School at work, and for children to be assessed more ...

Peter Fraser A timeley thought from the headmaster

An article written by Peter Fraser for the Bristol Evening Post more ...

Calendar Spring term calendar
The Upper School calendar for the forthcoming term more ...