Oakham News

Lower 1 Geography Trip to Cambridge

Mike Davis — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:18:55 GMT

Lower 1 set off for a Geography trip to the historic city of Cambridge on Tuesday 21st May. They started off with a tour of the city, learning about how

Athletics teams triumphant at Oundle

Mike Davis — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:52:38 GMT

In the final full athletics meet of the season the Oakham Girls and Boys Teams retained their unbeaten run by winning the Oundle School match last Saturday. The Boys once

Audience enjoys toe-tapping Summer Concert

Abdul Kazi — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:07:42 GMT

Wind Band enjoyed an opportunity to shine as they opened our Summer Concert with toe-tapping performances of Trumpets A’ La King and Thunder Rock. They certainly kicked off a wonderful evening of

School success in Regional Sailing Championships

Mike Davis — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:35:00 GMT

BSDRA team Racing Eastern Champs. Rutland Sailing Club brought out the ‘big guns’ to provide a superb team of race officials and umpires, led by chief umpire Steve Tylecote, for

Cricket season starts well with our new Director of Cricket

Mike Davis — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:59:36 GMT

This term we are delighted to welcome John Crawley to Oakham as our new Director of Cricket. John brings with him a wealth of cricketing experience, knowledge and contacts. He

Lower 1 Residential Trip to Lea Green

Mike Davis — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:12:28 GMT

Regular updates of the Lower 1 Residential Trip to Lea Green

Athletics Rugby

Abdul Kazi — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:35 GMT

Last Saturday the Girls and Boys Athletics teams travelled to Rugby School for their Annual Match

OO in the news May 2013

Abdul Kazi — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:31:14 GMT

OO Ben de Pear has recently been in the news, for making the news! Ben is the editor of Channel 4 News.

Student Royal Academy selection

Abdul Kazi — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:04:15 GMT

Oakham Art Student in the final selection for The Royal Academy Summer Show Exhibition. 10 May 2013 Peter Wheatcroft’s complex drawing ‘Utopia’ has been chosen by the Royal Academy selection panel

Oakham success in competitive university courses

Mike Davis — Thu, 09 May 2013 07:52:46 GMT

In what has been the most successful year for our potential medics to date, a total of nineteen offers have been made to members of the seventh form and recent

Impressive, skilful trumpet recital

Abdul Kazi — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:00:03 GMT

Our lunchtime recital this week was a concert full of life and contrast, given by Lower 1 trumpeter Freddie Buchanan. The flow of semiquavers from Mozart's Alleluia swept over the audience in the

Jerwoods tackle forest skills on a teambuilding weekend

Abdul Kazi — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:21:17 GMT

Pupils from Jerwoods had an adventurous time learning a range of forest skills; including making their own shelters, campfires and supper!

Non-Uniform Day

Abdul Kazi — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:09:15 GMT

Oakham is today holding its termly Non-Uniform Day, this term raising money for the Open Space Appeal which is creating a teenage unit in the Oncology

Oakham students excel at Engineering

Abdul Kazi — Fri, 03 May 2013 08:29:18 GMT

Oakham students have won recognition in a national engineering programme, beating 77 teams from across the Midlands. The students, who took part in the Engineering in Education Scheme (EES),

North American university news

Mike Davis — Thu, 02 May 2013 10:52:18 GMT

The Headmaster has appointed Miss Michelle Taylor BA to be the seventh Yale Fellow at Oakham School 2013-14. Miss Taylor (pictured) is an English major with

Old Oakhamian picked for the Lions squad

Mike Davis — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:06:56 GMT

Former Oakham School student, Tom Croft, has been chosen to be a part of the British & Irish Lions squad. This is the second Lions tour he has been picked

Oakham’s Junior Maths Team

Abdul Kazi — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:19:28 GMT

A team of four students from Jerwoods and Third Form gained 5th place in a closely fought Regional Final of the UK Mathematics Trust’s Maths Team Competition.

Careers talk from Sky News

Abdul Kazi — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:47:55 GMT

Oakham students were given an insight into ‘working in the media’ from the Executive Producer at Sky News, Neil Dunwoodie.

The Tom Grant House Festival of Football

Abdul Kazi — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:07:12 GMT

On Sunday over 200 boys and girls from 12 Middle and Upper School Houses were involved in a friendly football tournament in memory of Tom Grant (OO 2005). A

Measles Campaign – Information for parents

Mike Davis — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:32:47 GMT

Please click here for information and advice about Measles

Introducing our Charity for the Term

Abdul Kazi — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:59:57 GMT

This week in Chapel, we have taken the theme: ‘Living with Cancer’ and have welcomed Dr Johann Visser from the oncology unit

National Theatre call-up for Oakham actors

Abdul Kazi — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:48:00 GMT

Two talented actors from Oakham are celebrating after winning national recognition. Alice Wright and Freya Tufail-Smith, both in the 4th Form, have been offered places in the National Youth Theatre of