News Archive

 

Summer 2011
CCF CCF summer holiday exercise
At the beginning of the summer holidays the CCF carried out a 2 day exercise followed by a day at Yoxter ranges more ...
GCSE results

Colston’s maintains high GCSE performance - 99% of candidates gain five or more A*-C grades

For the second successive year, 99 per cent of GCSE candidates at Colston's gained 5 or more A*-C grades more ...

A-level results

Strong A Level performance suggests most Colston’s students will secure preferred university places

A strong A Level performance at Colston’s School means that the majority of leavers are expected to secure their preferred university places more ...

Sports tour Sports tour to South Africa
Reports on the boys' and girls' sports tour to South Africa during the summer holidaysmore ...
Calendar School Calendar
The Upper School Calendar for Autumn Term 2011more ...
Peter Fraser There is more to education than exams
Colston’s headmaster Peter Fraser is to write a series of articles on education for the Bristol Evening Post more ...
Sports Academies Colston’s hosts Olly Barkley and Andrew Flintoff Academies

Colston’s pupils were joined by rugby and cricket enthusiasts from Bristol and beyond as the school hosted the Olly Barkley and Andrew Flintoff Academies more ...

D of E D of E Bronze practice expedition on the Mendip Hills
Over the first weekend of the holidays 32 cadets from the CCF undertook their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition on the Mendip Hills more ...
Lower School Prize Day Lower School Prize Day
The Master of the Society of Merchant Venturers, Mr Giles Clarke, presented the prizes at the Lower School Prize Giving on Friday 8th July 2011more ...
Leavers' Ball Leavers' Ball 2011
Photo gallery of the Leavers' Ball held at Leigh Court on Thursday 7th July 2011 more ...
Gerard Boyce

Guilty on two counts – still passionate about English, still likely to get carried away by his subject

The secret’s out. For nearly 40 years pupils thought they were going into English lessons to be taught by Gerard Boyce more ...

Leavers' Day Leavers' Day
Photo gallery of the Leavers' Service and Lunch on Thursday 7th July 2011 more ...
Sport Pre-season games schedule
Many of Colston's rugby and hockey teams will be involved in sports events before term starts at the end of August more ...
Megan Evans Megan Evans makes County netball squad
Congratulations to Megan Evans on her selection for the County netball squad more ...
Musicians Two musicians achieve outstanding Grade 8 results – and beyond
Two talented musicians at Colston’s School have emerged from their latest London College of Music Diploma examinations with outstanding results more ...
Maths puzzles Year 7 entertain Lower School year 5 to mathematical puzzles
On Monday 4th July Year 5 went over to the Upper School for some mathematical puzzle more ...
Y5 trip Year 5 visit to Bullace Hil
 On 1st July Year 5 spent a day at Bullace Hill, a living History site more ...
Three Peaks Challenge Colston's pupils are top of the world!
7 Colston's pupils, both current and OCs, successfully comppleted the Three Peaks Challenge this weekend more ...
Pre Prep Sports Pre-Prep Sports Day
It was perfect weather for Pre-Prep sports day and the children enjoyed a full range of track and field events more ...
D of E Silver Silver D of E expedition heads to Exmoor
Last week 11 pupils completed their expedition for their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award more ...
Reading Challenge Library loans soar as Colston’s reading panel shadow the Carnegie judges
Reading for pleasure is growing at three levels at Colston’s School more ...
Ronald Reagan Former US president Ronald Reagan honoured with staue in London
What's that got to do with Colston's? more ...
Alton Towers White-knuckle rides for Roundway House
Report on this weekend's trip to Alton Towers more ...
Dinner Dance Colston's Parents' Society End-of-Year Dinner Dance
Parents, friends and staff enjoyed a fine summer's evening for their annual dinner dance at Colston's on Saturday evening more ...
Sports Day Competition, House rivalry and lots of fun on Upper School Sports Day
Photos of the day - results to follow more ...
Mile of Pennies House spirit in evidence as pupils raise funds for "Guide Dogs for the Blind"
Pupils from Year 7 to Year 12 took part in the annual House Mile of Pennies competition more ...
Interviews Parents help lower sixth formers with interview techniques
This term the Lower Sixth have been involved in a programme focussing on employability and interview skills more ...
Olivia Year 6 perform "Olivia"
This year all pupils at school have been busy with their work so it’s nice to finish it off with this year 6 production, "Olivia" more .... 
D of E kayaking D of E bronze award kayakers in good spirits
Over the weekend, 7 pupils undertook their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Assessed Expedition on the River Wye more ...
Junior Sports Day Lower School Junior Sports Day
After a period of indifferent weather, it was a great relief to wake up to fine weather for Junior Sports Day more ...
 D of E Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award in the Brecon Beacons
Emma Fredericks reports on her group's D of E expedition more ...
A Vampire's Story Blood sucking fun for all the family in Drama Club's presentation of "A Vampire's Story"
Colston’s drama club presents an adaptation of Moira Buffini’s “A Vampire Story” on Thursday 30th June and Friday 1st July at 7.30pm. more ...
Goblin Combe Year 2 visit to Goblin Combe
Goblin Combe 2011 was another great success this year for our Year 2 children more ...
Puxton Park Nursery visit to Puxton Park
On Friday 17th June the weather reader said that it was going to be, “Wild, wet and windy!”   Luckily for us however, the weather was kind during our Nursery trip to Puxton Park more ...
Carnegie picnic Carnegie Picnic
The Book Club celebrated 6 months of reading books more ...
Reception visit Reception go mini-beast hunting
Our trip this term was to Glenny Wood and, although it rained, it did not stop us from having lots of fun more ...
UK Maths Challenge Success for Colston's in national mathematics challenge
A few weeks ago Colston's School competed in the UK Junior Maths Challenge more ...
Chris van der Merwe Chris van der Merwe's success is featured in local press
Chris van der Merwe's success at the shot is featured in this weekend's Bristol Evening Post more ...
Cousins return Old Colstonians return to school for the first time for 63 years
Three Old Colstonians returned to school on Sunday to watch the Old Colstonian Cricket Day and were rather amazed at some of the changes since their day more ...
Old Colstonian Cricket Day Cricketers bake in the sun on second Old Colstonian Cricket Day
A thoroughly pleasant day was had by all at the second Old Colstonian cricket day more ...
Francesca James Francesca James gains selection for county netball talent pathway
Francesca James in year 7 haas gain selection for the county U14 talent pathway even though she is an under 12 more ...
Science club Science Club
Science Club runs after school for years 7 and 8 and they have been doing some interesting experiments more ...
DT challenge Design & Technology Challenge for year 9
In Design & Technology year 9 students have been learning about bridge structures more ...
Global experiment Science department takes part in global experiment
The science department recently took part in a global experiment to celebrate the international year of chemistry more ...
Menin Gate Année 6 en France
Lower School year 6 pupils comment on their recent trip to France more ...
Biology Challenge Colston's pupils achieve awards in the "Biology Challenge"
"Biology Challenge" is an online competition organised by the Society of Biology more ...
Buddhism RS students gain first-hand experience of meditation at Buddhist centresin Bristol
Year 10 RS students recently visited the Amitabha Buddhist Centre and Bristol Buddhist Centre more ...
Family Fun Day Family Fun Day to support sports tour
The fundraising for the forthcoming Under 16 Sports Tour of South Africa concluded with the family fun day at Colston's last Sunday more ...
Surfing Living the dream
On Friday night I went to sleep with dreams full of sunny, sandy beaches full of athletic surfersmore...
Old Colstonian Golf Society Old Colstonians' Golf Society celebrates 40th anniversary
The Old Colstonians' Golf Society celebrated their 40th anniversary with a Golf Day at the Kendleshire Golf Club on Friday 17th June 2011 more ...
Athletics

Busy week for Colston's athletes

It has been a busy week for Colston’s athletesmore ...

Dinner Dance

Parents' Society Dinner & Dance on Saturday 2nd July

Tickets are still available for the Parents' Society Dinner & Dance on Saturday 2nd July 2011with some amazing raffle prizes more ...

Chris Skidmore MP Year 10 pupils make the most of their work experience
Year 10 pupils have just completed a week of work experience more ...
Dolphin cheque Dolphin House present cheque for £1307.33 to the Dolphin Society
Helen Moss OBE, President of the Dolphin Society, visited the school this week to thank pupils from Dolphin House for their efforts in raising £1307.33 for the charitymore ...
Art exhibition AS and A-level Art and Photography students display their talents
The vast array of the work of the very talented 6th form Art and Photography students was on display in the Chatterton Hall and the Harry Crook Theatre on Thursday 16th June more ...
New year 7s Induction morning for new year 7s
Next year's year 7s were introduced to many aspects of their new school when they came to an induction morning at Colston's more ...
Family Fun Day

South Africa Sports Tour – Family Day

Come and join us at Colston’s this Sunday 19th June, for the Colston’s Tour Family Day in aid of the U16 rugby and hockey tour to South Africa more ...

Science Museum Year 8 trip to the Science Museum
At the end of their examination week Year 8 enjoyed a trip to the Science Museum more ...
CCF kayaking Post examination activities for Year 9
To complete examination week the CCF organised a range of activities for Year 9 pupils more...
Year 7 trip Year 7s take time out after their school examinations
This year Year 7 enjoyed two trips at the end of their examination week
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Year 8 trip to St Fagan’s

Year 8 trip to St Fagan’s Cardiff June 9th and 10th

“Awesome”: that was the verdict of Year 8 pupils after their visit to St Fagan’s last week more ...

Whale Island CCF visit to Whale Island
Following their end of year examinations thirteen year nine pupis went down to a Naval base in Portsmouth to get some experience at sea in a variety of boats more ...
Gardening competition Lower School Miniature Garden Competition
The theme for our Miniature Garden Competition this year was ‘My Favourite Place’ and there were some beautiful entries more ...
Art trip to Paris The lower sixth art and photography students savour the artistic delights of Paris
Report on the recent lower sixth art trip to Paris more ...
Art exhibition A-level Art Exhibition
Pupils, families and friends are invited to the anuual exhibition of A-level Art and Photography work more ...
Year 7 concert Year 7 show their musical talents in their own concert
On Thursday 26th May, families and friends were wowed by a Year 7 Music Concert and Tea Party which took place in the Harry Crook Theatre more ...
Golf Golfers support the sports tour to South Africa
This half term ten teams took part in a golf tournament to help raise funds for the South Africa hockey and rugby tour which departs this summer more ...
Olly Barkley

Colston’s hosts Olly Barkley Academy launch

Olly Barkley announced his new Rugby Academy at a launch event at Colston’s School on Wednesday 1st June more ...

Hollie Iles at the BEP

Award-winning ‘Banter’ is building Hollie’s journalistic portfolio

Colston’s pupil Hollie Iles hopes that her passion for writing will earn her a career in journalism more ...

Year 11 Prom Year 11s arrive at their Prom in all sorts of styles
The American fashion of arriving at Proms in style has certainly caught on at Colston's. This year a large number of Year 11 decided to arrive at their Prom in a flash of red in the shape of a London bus more ...
Prize Giving

Don’t confuse educational outcomes with exam results, says Colston’s Head

Educational outcomes should not be confused with examination results, Peter Fraser, Headmaster of Colston’s School, said at the annual Prize Giving on Friday 27th May more ...

Leavers' lunch Leavers' lunch with the Old Colstonian Society
The upper sixth form leavers had their own special leavers' lunch in the Dining Hall today more ...
School Photo Upper School Photograph now available
The Upper School photograph is now available to be purchased directly from Gillman and Soame more ...
Fi Morris Fi Morris makes her debut for school 1st XI cricket and steals the limelight
Lower Sixth former Fi Morris stole the limelight in the annual 1st XI cricket match against the Master of the Society of Merchant Venturers' XI at Stapleton yesterday more ...
OC visit Old Colstonians welcomed back to "Crib"
Headmaster, Peter Fraser, welcomed back a small group of senior Old Colstonians to "Crib" for a lunch and tour of the school more ...
Wickets Two Colston's cricketers perform hat trick on the same day

Two boys from Colston's performed hat tricks for their school teams last Saturday in matches against Hereford Cathedral more ...

Kilve Court Lower School visit to Kilve Court
Pupils in years 3 and 4 write about their recent visit to Kilve Court more ...
Dominique Covington Colston’s win two Avon tennis singles titles
Following success by Colston’s tennis players in the Avon Pairs Championships earlier this month, pupils won two Avon Singles titles at Clifton College at the weekend more ...
Equestrian Stonar Inter-Schools Equestrian One Day Event
Emma Jones and Joanna Johnson competed as individuals at the Stonar Junior Inter-Schools One Day Event on the weekend more ...
Royal British Legion Colston's musicians support the 90th Anniversary Celebrations of the Royal British Legion
Musicians from Colston’s School were invited to perform at the 90th Anniversary Celebrations of the Royal British Legion in Chipping Sodbury Town Hall on Friday 20th May more ...
ISI Inspection ISI Inspection Report
Headmaster, Peter Fraser, reports on the recent ISI Inspection of Colston's School more ...
Ten Tors Ten Tors 2011
After 5 weekends and almost 150 miles walked in training 12 Colston’s pupils set off for Dartmoor last Thursday more ...
Folly Farm

KS1 Trip to Folly Farm

KS1 give their views of the recent trip to Folly Farm more ...

Carnegie Shadowing Group Colston's Carnegie Shadowing Group goes from strenth to strength
Colston’s Carnegie Shadowing Group, which started with just 6 members last summer, has now grown to over 20 pupils with members from years 7 to 10 more ...
D of E kayaking Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award kayak practice expedition
Last weekend 7 pupils ventured onto the River Wye for their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award kayak practice expedition more...
Olly Barkley

Sky Sports follows Olly Barkley back to Colston’s

Sky Sports followed Bath centre Olly Barkley back to Colston’s School as part of a Special Report on his recovery and rehabilitation from serious injury more ...

Cape Town

Boys' and Girls' tour to South Africa – Family Day

On Sunday, 19th June, Colston’s will be holding a Tour Family Day in aid of the U16 rugby and hockey tour to South Africa more ...

Exam room

There’s more room at the top for Colston’s examination candidates

Another important stage in a major building development programme at Colston’s School has been reached with part of the top floor of Bishop’s Palace transformed into a dedicated Examination Room more ...

Athletics

National Athletics Knock-Out Cup

Although Colston’s were unable to win any team competitions at the knock-out cup competition at Yate this week there were many individuals who had excellent performances more ...

Chepstow Castle Chepstow Castle trip
On Wednesday 7th May the whole of Year 7 went to Chepstow Castle more ...
Rounders Sport at Colston's on Saturday 14th May 2011
Photo galleries of rounders and cricket matches at Colston's more ...
Study leave Last day of lessons for year 11 before taking GCSEs
Each year the examination season is getting earlier and earlier more ...
Dinner & Dance

Parents' Society Dinner & Dance

The Parents' Society is holding a Dinner & Dance on Saturday 2nd July 2011more ...

Carleon Year 3 Trip to Caerleon Roman Fortress
What the pupils had to say about their trip more ...
JL presentation John Lewis Partnership give presentation to the sixth form business studies students
Upper sixth business study student Matthew Thatcher reports on the presentaion more ...
Tower run Roundway Tower Run
On Thursday 5th May the rugby and hockey tour party to South Africa spent 90 minutes running up and down the Roundway Tower in order to raise money for their trip more ...
Tennis

Senior Boys Win County Tennis Title

Having won the U18 Avon Pairs tennis title last year with Luke Bryant, Matthew Wigram Evans felt confident when entering the Senior Boys competition with his new partner Harry Coulthard at Clifton College on Sunday 8th May more ...

Darren Wall Colston's represented in County U20 final at Twickenham
2 former pupils and a member of staff will be playing a part in the County U20 rugby final at Twickenham on Saturday more ...
Adventure Training in the Lake District Adventure Training in the Lake District
Over the Easter holidays, 23 members of the CCF travelled to the Lake District to take part in a range of adventurous activities more ...
Tim Hancock Former Gloucestershire cricketer Tim Hancock appointed as cricket coach
Colston's School is delighted to announce the addition of Tim Hancock to the cricket coaching staff for the 2011 season more ...
Rounders Colston's entertain Byron College, Athens to a mixed rounders match
Colston's has regularly welcomed international sports teams but it was a first on Friday 6th May when a mixed rounders match was played against Byron College form Athens more ...
Chris Cabon

Chris Casbon, Y10, gains work experience with NGamer, Future Publishing

Chris Cabon organised his work experience for the Easter holidaysmore ...

New pupils

Five new pupils reflect on their change of school

Five pupils who have recently transferred to Colston’s have been talking about their new school more ...

Expedition

Ten Tors and Duke of Edinburgh Award training expedition

26 pupils took part in an expedition to Dartmoor over the first 3 days of the Easter Holidays more ...

Visit of Merchant Venturers

Pupils take Merchants on guided tours of Lower and Upper Schools

Lower School pupils in Years 6 and Upper School pupils in Year 7 acted as guides to 17 Members of the Society of Merchant Venturers more ...

Eventing Colston's represented at British Eventing National Schools series
On the 1st May Joanna Johnson (Rohan III) and Emma Jones (King Alfred Moon) competed for Colston’s at Bicton Arena in the British Eventing National Schools series more ...
Head of Lower School Lower School Open Morning: Friday 6th May, 9.30 – 11.30 a.m.
Details of the forthcoming Open Morning in the Lower School more ...
Mark Regan Colston's parent Mark Regan attempts Kilimanjaro for Children's Hospice South West
Former England and British Lions rugby player Mark Regan MBE , father of Dani (year 7) and Alex (year 5), is taking part in the Kilimanjaro Challenge 2011 more ...
Uniform Shop Parents' Society School Uniform Shop
Open this Friday from 8.10 a.m. to 8.45 a.m. more ...
CCF sailing CCF dinghy sailing training course
We recently completed a trip to Southport, near Liverpool, with a group of 11 pupils more ...
Cornwall Year 5 Year 5 trip to Cornwall
Reports on the Lower School Year 5 trip to Cornwall more ...
Ten  Tors training

Final Ten Tors Challenge training

The prospective teams who will represent Colston’s at this year’s Ten Tors Challenge in the 35 and 55 Mile categories took part in their final training last weekend more ...

Killington Ski trip to Vermont Killington 2011
Report on the Upper School ski trip during the Easter holidays more ...
Bethany Pearce Bethany Pearce appears at the Bristol Hippodrome
Bethany Pearce (Year 8) will be appearing with Marti Pellow in Jekyll and Hyde at the Bristol Hippodrome for two weeks from Tuesday 3rd May more ...
OC Rugby 7s Old Colstonian Society Rugby 7s
A large number of Old Colstonians returned to school on Sunday 1st May to play in and watch the Rugby 7s tournament for the Jim Tolman Memorial Cup more ...
Royal Wedding Colston's Reception celebrate their own "Royal Wedding"
Colston's Lower School Reception made the most of the glorious weather to celebrate their "Royal Wedding" on Thursday 28th April - a day ahead of the big event more ...
Hockey trip to Italy Colston’s hockey tour to Italy – Easter 2011
Report of the combined boys' and girls' hockey tour to Italy more ...
Earth

Fancy a “life-changing experience”?

“A life-changing experience” is how Nicola Mills described her four weeks in South Africa last summer more ...

LS ski trip Colston’s Lower School Ski Trip
This year forty-one children and five staff travelled to Austria for the annual Lower School Ski Trip more ...
Japan Relief Effort

Helping our friends overseas

Colston’s has a well-established link with Meikei School in Japan, and after the recent disastrous events in that country Colston’s staff and students sprang into action to raise as much money as possible more ...

Lower School Cross Country Lower School Cross Country
The Lower School House Cross Country took place on a damp and blustery afternoon at the end of the Spring Term more ...
Easter concert Lower School Junior Easter Concert
Just before the end of the Spring Term Lower School parents and friends gathered in the Chatterton Hall to be entertained by the Juniors at their Easter Concert more ...