2018

A group of Middle and Upper School students have travelled to the French Alps to enjoy some skiing at Les Deux Alpes ski resort before Christmas.

Parents, staff and pupils of Oakham School celebrated the end of the Winter Term with two Carol Services held in the magnificent surroundings of Peterborough Cathedral.

This term has seen pupils of all ages throughout the School raise over £17,000 for good causes.

An impressive 56 Oakhamians have been, this term, selected for sports Academies, Squads or Pathways in three different sports: Hockey, Rugby and Netball.

The inaugural Shakespeare Verse Monologue Competition took place in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre during the afternoon of Sunday 9 December.

Oakham School netball is excited to announce that the U15 team will be representing England in the World School Netball Cup in June 2019!

Congratulations to the U18 boys 1st VI who have qualified for the National Indoor Hockey Finals for the 6th time in 9 years.

Old Oakhamians Harry Smith (16) and Jack Cornes (16), founders of the revolutionary company ‘Hausbots’, returned to the School to run a ‘Build Your First Robot’ workshop for Lower, Middle and Upper School students.

Oakham netballers are celebrating after both the U14 and U19 teams were crowned County Champions!

Oakham pianists perform some of Mozart’s keyboard works.

Oakham School librarians have organised a Secret Santa Book Borrowing event giving pupils the opportunity to read books they would not otherwise have chosen.

Steve Mackenzie and Alisha MacIntyre from LEGO Education in Billund, Denmark, which is also the birthplace and home of the LEGO Group, visited Oakham School during their week-long UK tour.

Members of staff recently enjoyed taking part in a Christmas wreath making workshop organised by the Art Department with donations being given to Cancer Research. 

Form 3 Music Award Holders came together to perform a superb selection of music for chamber ensembles.

The Chapel was busy and bustling as we gathered together to celebrate the wealth of talent from Oakham School's youngest musicians.

Form 6 language students were invited to take part in the Lancaster University Modern Language Essay Competition for the second year running.

Two of Oakham’s cricket coaches have written, illustrated and launched a new book on the sport, which focuses on the role of the captain in the game.  

Oakham’s actors wowed audiences and received a standing ovation for their outstanding rendition of Dicken’s ‘A Christmas Carol’.  

Our Lower School pupils have been busy embracing the festive spirit, decorating their Houses and taking part in seasonal activities to celebrate the start of Advent. 

Form 6 art students were delighted to welcome A-level artists from Harington School to view their joint exhibition in the Wheelhouse Gallery, which runs from 3rd December to 19th December. 

Jessica Gilbert is Oakham School’s Artist in Residence, during the 2018-2019 academic year. We asked her some questions about her work and studio practice.

Holly performed a varied and beautifully executed programme, featuring music by Scarlatti, Chopin and contemporary composer Gubaidulina.

The Lower School were delighted to welcome award-winning author Chris Bradford, best known for his children’s fictional series, Young Samurai and Bodyguard to Oakham.

Oakham’s rugby teams have seen a strong run this season with some excellent performances.

Two Old Oakhamians have been selected to represent Great Britain at the World Championships of Full-Bore Shooting.  

Oakham’s annual interhouse Steeplechase saw an overall tie for first place between Barrow and Wharflands with Barrow winning both the Junior and Senior races and Wharflands winning the Inters race.

In the midst of Theresa May’s scramble to finalise her EU Withdrawal Bill in London and Brussels, Form 6 Politics students made their much anticipated visit to the 3 institutions of British political power. 

Well done to Oakham School’s talented mathematicians for achieving 6 golds, 8 silver and 8 bronzes in this year’s UKMT Senior Maths Challenge (SMC).

Last Friday Oakham School’s Charity Rock concert, featuring student and staff bands, raised £195 for the School’s charity of the Year, Rainbows Hospice.

Congratulations to Buchanans House who won the Middle School interhouse debating competition. 

An evening of 'Ensembles in Concert'-impressed the audience with a display of true musical variety.

Author, film-maker and mountaineer Matt Dickinson visited Oakham School last week.  

Multi-instrumentalists from Form 4,5 & 6 wow audience with Dvorak Sonatina in G.

Congratulations to the U14 girls' hockey team for reaching the Midlands Finals.

For the 17^th year running, pupils at Oakham School have hosted a ‘Children in Need’ cake stall to raise money for this fantastic charity. 

 

Lower School girls in Ancaster House have been busy filling old shoeboxes with presents for the Samaritan's appeal.

Oakham textile students enjoyed an inspirational trip to London viewing the Anni Albers exhibition at the Tate Modern and meeting Sir Paul Smith at his head office.

Oakham's actors are preparing to stage Dicken's ‘A Christmas Carol’ for the first time at the School.

Pupils in Lower 1 have spent an exciting weekend in London, which included a sleepover at the Natural History Museum.

Lower 1 pupils have started their first Language project, the topic of which is 'Why should I study French?'

A Musical Commemoration of the Centenary of the Armistice

Oakham School Geography Society welcomed four University of Nottingham lecturers to give Upper School Geography students a taste of university lectures and current research in their fields.

Oakham Philosophy students took part in Stowe School's inaugural open Philosothon this week, discussing ideas surrounding trust, identity, property and environmental ethics. 

Congratulations to Form 6 student Laura who has received a Gold International Global Citizen’s award, recognising her commitment to finding out about other cultures and outlooks and helping to make the world a better place. 

Pupils in Form 1 started the Bookbuzz reading programme today by collecting their chosen books, discussing them with teachers and enjoying some breakfast treats in the Smallbone Library.

A fantastic evening of great music, filling the Chapel with people and themes of remembrance of the Armistice of World War I.

Form 7 IB Higher Level geographers recently visited the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London as part of their studies on sport and tourism.

This Wednesday we welcomed Grace and Freddie to continue our Music at Lunchtime recitals, following a restful half term.

The U19 netball team had an incredibly successful afternoon at the County round of the National Schools’ Netball Tournament winning a place in the Regional Tournament for the 7th year running.

Lincoln House girls start the term with their happy jars.

Pupils from Forms 5 to 7 were invited to attend the annual Careers Fair, which took place just before the half-term break. 

The poppies that Oakham’s Lower School pupils helped to create, as part of the Rutland Poppy Project, can now be seen in the magnificent display in the grounds of Oakham Castle.

Upper School geographers are visiting the Kingdom of Morocco.

Congratulations to Old Oakhamian Matt Ramshaw (18) who has won the Sultan of Johor Cup 2018 with the GB U21 side and as part of the Elite Development Programme.

Congratulations to Sophie , Olivia and Daisy (in Form 4) on being picked by the Wasps U19s Netball Academy as well as to Evie (Form 2) and Milly (Form 3)  who have been selected as part of the Loughborough Lightning U15 side.

A group of students and staff have travelled to the Dominican Republic to enjoy an unforgettable underwater experience.

Beth and Luke treat us to the first duet of the year.

Form 3 students took inspiration from a recent trip to the Imperial War Museum and the Lowry Cultural Centre in Manchester. 

Despite the unsettled weather conditions, Oakham pupils overcame their D of E, CCF and Voluntary Action challenges admirably for Service Weekend. 

On Friday 12 October, the East-Midlands’ only professional and Grammy-nominated Orchestra, Sinfonia Viva come to Oakham School Chapel to perform The Italian Symphony, a balanced programme of virtuoso musicality.

On Monday of service weekend, Lower One pupils spent the day with Clan Wulfhar, a Viking re-enactment group from Peterborough. 

Oakham’s U14 netball team are celebrating after winning all 6 of their games at the County Tournament to secure their place at the Regional Finals in December.

On Tuesday 2 October, Oakham School welcomed over 170 students from 13 prep schools for a fun-filled day of music-making. This year’s theme for Prep Schools’ Music Day was Flavours of Folk, involving string players and singers. 

Congratulations to the U14 Girls Hockey team who have been crowned champions at the Tier 1 County Hockey Finals.

Twelve Form 7 Oakhamians perform well at the Model United Nations Conference held at Cheadle Hulme School in Manchester.

On Wednesday 3 October, Emilia performed a beautifully curated oboe recital, with music from Britten, Grovlez and Mozart.

Congratulations to Jenny in Form 6 who has been selected to join the Independent Schools’ Football Association National Representative Squad!

Always a highlight in the Oakham School calendar, activities for Service Weekend are due to get underway.

Lower School pupils have been busy collecting food to send to Rutland Food Bank as part of their harvest celebrations.

Pupils in Form 1 enjoyed an exciting outdoor adventure to mark the start of their Oakham learning journey, with an overnight outdoor learning camp, developing essential life and learning problem-solving skills.

The highly accomplished Alina provided a captivating 'cello recital, impeccably accompanied by Jessica.

Form 5 Religion & Philosophy students visited Cambridge Buddhist Centre and Ely Cathedral as part of their GCSE course.

Crista Cullen captained a specially selected OO squad against a team of current students in an ‘All-Star’ hockey match played on the newly opened Crista Cullen Astro!  

We were honoured to welcome double Olympic medal winner, GB Hockey player, and Old Oakhamian (03), Crista Cullen MBE back to Oakham School to officially open our new hockey astro.

The new Form 6 IB Diploma students have recently returned from their annual start-of-programme retreat held at Hothorpe Hall, Leicestershire. 

Upper School Philosophy students were delighted to welcome Professor Angie Hobbs to the first Philosophy Society of the year.

Form 1 celebrated European Day of Languages by participating in a variety of fun taster lessons in four different languages instead of their usual French lesson.

Form 2 set off to Burghley House to explore its fascinating history.

The first of the student lunchtime series was hosted by Ryan on piano and Grace on alto saxophone, accompanied by Bethany.

Oakham’s youngest Drama scholars and special invitees performed in Oakham’s first Middle School Scholars’ Production.

Oakham School’s Duesbury Society recently welcomed Dr Nicholas Morton, a history lecturer at Nottingham Trent University and specialist in the history of crusading and the Medieval Mediterranean between the tenth and thirteenth centuries. 

The Modern Foreign Language Society gathered yesterday evening for dinner and an address from Old Oakhamian Abigail Chell.

The second of our Lunchtime series saw newly appointed Oakham organist, Harry Jacques, give a blindingly impressive organ recital.

Award-winning group Classico Latino come to Oakham Chapel on Thursday 13 September to perform an eclectic mix of techniques and sounds, combining classical music and Latin American rhythms and melodies.

Model United Nations (MUN) students are delighted to have accepted an invitation to represent Germany and Egypt at the esteemed Cheadle Hulme International debating MUN conference in October. 

Our very own Director of Music, Peter Davis, launched the Music at Lunchtime series 2018 with a lively and energetic performance of Chopin and Schumann

Oakham’s first team sailors emerged victorious at the Rutland Trophy Firefly sailing competition held at Rutland Water last weekend. Oakham’s second team also finished a respectable third.

Huge congratulations to Form 6 student Evan who won two Golds at the 2018 School Games, a major multi-sport event for the most talented young athletes across the UK. 

Oakham School U14 cricket team have been crowned champions at the County Cricket Finals against Leicester Grammar School, which was held at the Oakham Cricket Club. 

We are thrilled that Old Oakhamian Lucy Beardmore-Gray (12), who graduated from RADA's BA (Hons) in Acting this month, has won one of the two annual Spotlight Prizes!

During the summer holidays, the Oakham shooting team won Silver at the four-day National Schools’ Shooting Competition at Bisely, which concludes with the Ashburton Shield.

The Smallbone Library has seen the installation of a beautiful, unique ‘tree of knowledge’, the concept of which is based on Biophilic Design

Professional musician and Old Oakhamain Maddy Aldis-Evans, returns to Oakham to perform in a concert entitled ‘The Italian Symphony” with Sinfonia Viva, the orchestra of the East Midlands, on Friday October 12.

Form 5 student Evan continued his incredible season with a fantastic performance at the England Athletics U17 Championships. 

Form 6 cadets from Oakham School Combined Cadet Force (CCF) undertake their assessed Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition in the Dolomites area of Northern Italy.

Congratulations to Form 5 student Evan who represented England at the SIAB (Schools International Athletic Board) championships claiming a Silver medal in the 200m as well as a Gold in the 4 x 400m relay race!

Oakham School has been helping out with the Rutland Community Art Poppy Project, inspired by the 2014 installation at the Tower of London. 

Well done to Oakham athletes, Luke, Evan and Isabelle who represented Leicester and Rutland at the ESAA (English Schools Athletics Association) Championships at Birmingham last weekend.

Congratulations to 1st XI Hockey Captain Matt Ramshaw who has been selected to represent the GB Elite Development Squad (GB EDP) in the forthcoming 6 Nations Hockey Tournament.

As part of the Form 4 project week, 20 Oakhamians chose to take part in the Journey to Japan Business and Language challenge.

Knossington and Somerby Pre-School Exhibition held at the Wheelhouse Gallery last Sunday was a great success!

The end of the summer term saw perfect conditions for the Lower School annual Sports Day.

Old Oakhamian Kathryn Lane (13) will be representing England at the Women’s Hockey World Cup, which is to take place on home soil in London from 21 July to 5 August 2018.

Children from Knossington and Somerby Pre-School will be exhibiting and selling their creative artwork this Sunday at Oakham School’s Wheelhouse Gallery, raising money for their School.

Lower School pupils have enjoyed standing ovations this week in their productions of Beauty and the Beast and The Magical Voyage of Ulysses.

Form 6 Art students were delighted to meet with the influential British artist, Linder Sterling, during their visit to her exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary.

For the third year in a row Oakham triumphed at the TeenTech Final, with Form 6 student Holly winning the Best Research Award Project for her inquiry into the causes of the underrepresentation of women in computer science.

The boys of Peterborough House were delighted to welcome Jess Dixon of Rainbows Children’s Hospice to the Lower School, where they presented her with a cheque for £1,000.

This Wednesday’s lunchtime concert in All Saints’ church was a stunning recital of French mélodie and English song performed by Beth.

On Monday lunchtime for a peaceful hour Lower 1 and Form 1 pupils enjoyed a session of French stories in the Smallbone Library. 

Last Friday saw Lower School athletes compete at the IAPS Athletics Championships held at Bedford Stadium.

Last Saturday Oakham athletes excelled in the County Championships at Saffron Lane Leicester winning 43 medals, 25 of which were Gold.

Form 6 student Khalid successfully chaired the General Assembly Committee at the International Model United Nations (MUN) Conference in Alkmaar, Holland. 

Lily delivered a spellbinding performance of a song cycle by Aaron Copland in this week's lunchtime recital. 

The U15A Cricket team were victorious at the County Cricket Finals at Kibworth Cricket Club against Uppingham.

Old Oakhamian Kathryn Lane (13) and her former Oakham PE teacher Ellie Watton are featured in the powerful England Hockey #BehindEveryGreatPlayer campaign, which celebrates the importance of supportive role models in achieving sporting success. 

Oakham A-level and IB Design and Technology students visited Rutland Plastics to look at the industrial processes of manufacturing plastic products.

Oakham School’s exceptional grounds team are busy preparing Doncaster Close for the return of County Cricket this Thursday (May 31).

Lower School pupils are enjoying a camping adventure in the Forest of Dean this half term, taking part in climbing, abseiling, bushcraft and canoeing. 

Four budding scientists from Form 2 recently attended the Salters’ Chemistry Festival at Nottingham University. 

It has been a record-breaking term for Oakham athletes with six students beating previously set School records.

Students of GCSE Citizenship are working teams to campaign awareness, or bring about a change, on a chosen topic linked to Human Rights.

This week's lunchtime concert comprised a selection of performances by Oakham string players.

Form 5 and 6 students recently spent an afternoon attending interesting activities and seminars giving information and advice about University.

In beautiful spring sunshine, Oakham’s Lower School boys from Peterborough (PH) and Sargants Houses joined forces to cycle around Rutland Water to raise money for charity.

Congratulations to Gunthorpe House who recently won the Form 3 House Speaking Competition.

Lower One have set off on their annual residential trip to Lea Green Development Centre near Matlock in Derbyshire.

Middle School Boarders had a fantastic day in Cambridge as one of their weekend trips this term. 

For the third year running, students from Oakham School have been selected to take part in the TeenTech final!  

Pupils from Copthill, Hallaton, Highfields, Laxton and Whissendine visited Oakham School Library for a day of writing workshops with author Robin Price as part of the Authors Abroad Scheme.

Youth Brass 2000, whose members include Form 4's Lizzie and OO Adam Hebditch, were crowned champions at the European Youth Championships, finally adding a European title to their impressive list of contest achievements.

Oakham School's Duesbury Society welcomed Bradley Phipps, a PhD student from Leicester University, who gave a talk entitled 'White Resistance to Civil Rights and Racial Integration in 1950s/60s America'. 

A cold Sunday morning on Wilson Pitches held host to the 10th Annual Tom Grant Football Festival: 12 Houses were ready to compete for the Champions League Replica Trophy.

Pupils in Lower One have recently visited the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield. 

Prep school pupils from Witham Hall, St Hugh’s School and Spratton Hall enjoyed a day of Peter Pan themed drama and dance workshops as part of Oakham’s Prep School Drama Day.

Oakham’s Firefly sailors have been learning from the best, having had the chance to train with the New Zealand international team!

Oakham’s cricketers have got off to a strong start in the first few weeks of the Summer Term, especially now the summer weather has finally arrived!

With another glorious day in Oakham and a piano programme of the famous “Three B’s”, Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms, this week's lunchtime recital was set to be a cracker! 

?Yet another National Finals beckons for Oakham’s athletes, with our U13 boys heading to Nottingham Hockey Centre, the home of Beeston Hockey club. 

Last Saturday saw the exciting spectacle of the Middle and Upper School Sports Day at Oakham School.  

Computer Science students are taking part in Oakham School’s first ever Hackathon!

IB geographers have recently returned from Stamford where they collected primary data for their internal research question and assessment.

Politics students enjoyed an evening of political discourse on Friday when the Rt Hon David Lidington MP visited the School.  

Congratulations to Middle School students and talented footballers Emma W, Emma G and Phoebe B for being selected to represent the Midlands region at the inaugural Independent Schools Football Association (ISFA) Girls U15 Regional Representative Festival.

Congratulations to Old Oakhamian and Rugby legend, Tom Croft (04) who has just won Leicester Tigers’ Outstanding Service Award. 

Congratulations to Form 5’s Emilia who has recently received the news that she has been accepted into Opera North’s Orchestra Academy as co-principle oboe.

This term’s ‘Friday Night Classics’ was a superb concert, filled with an array of ensembles that showcased the high musical standard that the students of Oakham School work hard to achieve. 

Form 6 and 7 Form students watched a wonderful French film called Les Intoucheables.

On a very cold and windy Sunday morning three Oakham pupils shot target rifles alongside three Old Oakhamians with team GB shooting experience, in the Malvern Cup at Bisley.

Onatti Productions, once again, returned to Oakham to entertain our Form 4 hispanists with their play 'La Casa Encantada' (The Haunted House).

On Sunday six girls from Form 2 took part in the first round of the U14 Road to Wimbledon competition.

Form 6 student Khalid has been given the great honour to chair the General Assembly at an international MUN debating conference held in Alkmaar, Holland in the week after June half term.

The U18 Boys Hockey team have  been awarded Silver Medals in the National Schools Outdoor Championships held at the prestigious Olympic Stadium, Lee Valley this week and are now runners up in both the Indoor and Outdoor National Finals 2018.

We are delighted for Form 4’s Lizzie who has achieved yet another win as a part of Youth Brass 2000.

Last Sunday saw a team of Oakham School Cadets compete in the Cadet Target Rifle Meeting (CTRM) on the ranges at Beckingham.

This week we were treated to a concert of highlights from last term’s Piano Duet Competition. This was a special event in itself as we celebrated the competition’s tenth anniversary, and featured new duets specially composed for Oakham students. 

Form 3 pupils recently visited the seaside resorts of Hunstanton and Skegness to find out whether tourism in the towns is successful.

Two pupils from Oakham School have placed an impressive 12^th in the world after competing in the 2018 RS Feva World Championships!

A team of Oakham School pupils win this Spring's British Schools Small-bore Rifle Association Section 2 Division 4 competition.

The talented musicians and singers of Oakham School Big Band travelled to the Church of St Peter & St Paul in Langham on Sunday 22 April to give a concert in aid of Church funds. 

Congratulations to Oakham’s U18 rugby sevens squad who made it to the semi-finals of the Rosslyn Park Schools National Sevens competition for the second year in a row.

County cricket will return to Oakham School this season when the Foxes (Leicestershire CCC) take on Lancashire Lightning (Lancashire CCC) in the Royal London One-Day Cup on Thursday, 31 May.

On the 12th April, 24 Politics & International Relations  students attended the Euroscola conference in Strasbourg, France. 

The first lunchtime recital of the summer term was given by Learning Support staff member Oliver Smith, who treated the audience to a delightful selection of music for the recorder. 

A former Oakham School student and her teacher have played alongside each other in the England Women’s Hockey team to win Bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games this weekend!

It’s been an exceptional few weeks for Old Oakhamians’ and Oakham’s top hockey players – playing in matches with their national and club teams:

Form 6 and 7 students recently delighted audiences with their production of, “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress”, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre at the end of last term.  

A delegation of Oakham students, who have just returned from the International Dublin MUN conference representing the Maldives, have received huge accolade and been highly commended by the hosting school.

Last term Oakham School welcomed Director of Netball at Wasps,Tamsin Greenway, to help coach the U14A and U19 netball teams in preparation for their matches at the National Netball Finals.

The Economics Department was delighted to host the Institute of Economics Affairs (IEA) Sixth Form Conference towards the end of last term.

Many congratulations to Form 7 music scholar, Morgan who has been offered a choral scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Oakham School shooters recently took part in a two-day target rifle shooting training trip to Bisley camp Surrey. Held at the London and Middlesex Rifle Association Club house, this practice was aimed at helping Oakhamians prepare for the forthcoming very busy Full-bore shooting season.

A group of Lower School pupils are spending a week of their Easter holidays enjoying the snowy slopes of Madonna di Campiglio in Italy.

Last week saw the fourth outing of the year for the Oakham School Geography Society. 

Well done to Ewan, Peter, Rory and Hayden for competing in the English Schools Championships, which was held at Temple Newsam Park in Leeds. 

Congratulations to Oakham’s Girls Football 1^st XI who have been crowned the ISFA Midlands League Champions.

Congratulations to Form 3 student Amy who has won a Silver medal at the Finals of the British Schools Judo Championships 2018.

Wednesday’s lunchtime recital by Form 6 Vienna featured two virtuoso showpieces from the Romantic piano repertoire.

Last Friday saw teams of Form 6 students put their creative talents and their crafting skills to the test, as they made a fashion garment within a short period of time for the inaugural 'Anna and Anastasia Fashion Show'.

Lower School netballers battled terrible weather conditions to place second in a netball tournament held at Condover Hall in Shropshire.

Lower One pupils have been learning how to read maps and they recently put their skills into practice with a day of orienteering at Beaumanor Hall in Leicestershire.

This has been a phenomenal season for Oakham’s rugby players; who have accrued an impressive tally of successes from International honours, to championship title wins!

Around 300 Oakham musicians successfully battled through the snow to give a quite remarkable Gala Concert performance on Sunday 18 March in the Cambridge Corn Exchange. 

Ten young sailors from Oakham School are flying to Florida to take part in the 2018 RS Feva World Championships this Easter - the only school team on the roster!

Congratulations to Form 7 student Isaac for his call up to the England Counties U18 Rugby squad.

Before our IB Diploma students head off on exam leave, they enjoyed an evening of celebration and awards.

Our form 1 pupils recently enjoyed an interactive play called 'Le Chateau' performed by visiting theatre group Onatti. 

Well done to Form 6 student Maddy, whose sailing talents have been recognised by the John Merricks Sailing Trust (JMST) who have awarded her a sailing sponsorship.

Oakham School runners have been selected to represent Leicestershire and Rutland in the English Schools Cross-Country Championships in Leeds this Saturday. 

The School debating season ended this week with a tightly contested junior interhouse final between Hambleton and Haywoods.

As part of the March Service Weekend a group of Voluntary Action students helped in a number of different areas within the community. 

Two of Oakham's rugby players helped the Leicester Tigers Under 18 team become Championship winners this weekend!

Oakham students faced their D of E, CCF and Voluntary Action challenges with confidence over Service Weekend.

Old Oakhamian Lydia Farley (06), a former Textile student who has gone on to enjoy success in various film projects, returned to the School to offer advice to current students eager to break into the industry.

Cameron, a Form 7 student Sports Scholar from Oakham School is making waves on the rugby pitch - having represented England last weekend in the U18 match against France.

Oakham students are looking forward to facing a wide array of challenges as part of their Service Weekend over the next three days.

We were delighted to have Director of Rutland Plastics Stuart Johnston visit Oakham School last week.

On Thursday 15 March one of the UK’s most promising emerging choirs will be coming to Oakham School to perform an evening of stunning choral music in Oakham School Chapel. 

Oakham's A-Level and IB Politics students have been selected by the EU Parliament to represent the UK out of a possible 3,500 Schools in the UK at the 2018 Euroscola Conference.

Last weekend Form 5 and 6 students in Buchanans and Haywoods listened to a moving tale of bravery and resilience from British campaigner, fundraiser and former event rider Claire Lomas MBE.

Undaunted by the ‘Beast from the East’, the Form 4 DofE Bronze canoeists have recently returned from an afternoon's pre-practice canoeing expedition on the River Nene at Wansford.

Students gathered in the Chapel for the much anticipated annual Boarding House Singing Competition last Sunday.

Three teams from Oakham’s Middle and Upper School competed in the annual Rotary Club of Leicester Technology Tournament, and the Junior team emerged victorious with their winning design!

The U14A Netball squad crowned champions of the prestigious U14 Bromsgrove Invitational Competition.

Lower School pupils celebrated World Book Day 2018 by dressing up as their favourite book character and having their very own Bookfest!

Form 7 student Vanessa has been selected to represent England in the British Schools Small-Bore Rifle Association (BSSRA) International match 2018. 

Oakham Politics students welcome Dr Justin Schlosberg to discuss the power of the media over people and government.

Over the February half term, three intrepid Form 7 CCF cadets joined a group of skiers from all over the UK on a nationally run cadet skiing course.

Form 5 students travelled to Bletchley Park to visit the National Museum of Computing, which houses the largest collection of functional historic computers in Europe.

Middle and Upper School students have the opportunity to explore future paths and gain an insight into different professions during Careers Week.

An Oakham student has been selected for the England U18 rugby squad and will attend a development camp this week.

Oakham will send out a team of students next week to the International Model United Nations (MUN) conference in Bath, where they will be debating current global issues from an assigned country's viewpoint.

A pupil from Oakham School has won a prestigious music composition competition, run by the Royal Opera House. 

Oakham School students are returning for the eighth time during February half term to support primary schools in rural Kenya. 

History students explore the cities of Berlin and Krakow in relation to the events of the Second World War.

Form 3 students tour the WW1 battlefields.

Form 3 pupil Amy recently won two gold medals for her impressive judo skills. 

The week before half term Teacher of French Mrs Hollering, together with the French Assistants and the School Barraclough chefs, organised a special day to celebrate Shrove Tuesday for Oakham staff and pupils.

Lower School pupils take part in the Inter-Schools Team and Individual Show Jumping event.

It is certainly an exciting time for sport at Oakham - with three teams set to play in National Finals over the coming weeks!

A student from Oakham School has made his debut appearance in the Senior Leicester Tigers team, aged only 18.

Members of the Chemistry Society had a fascinating evening learning about the chemistry of snow and ice.

This week’s recital, given by Form 7’s Tom, was on a sunny but chilly Wednesday in All Saints’ Church and concluded the lunchtime recitals for this busy half of term. 

Yesterday’s tenth anniversary English Song Competition was another fantastic festival of solo singing in Chapel and Old Hall. 

Rehearsals are now in full swing for this year's Middle School Production: Lord of the Flies.

Upper School students of A-level and IB Spanish enjoyed a cinematic treat with this term’s choice of film. 

Congratulation's to Form 4 music award holder Lizzie, who, as part of Youth Brass 2000, placed first in the British Open Youth at the Guild contest on Sunday.

Form 6 A-Level Business students recently toured the Jaguar F-Type factory to gain an insight into how cars are built in relation to the resource management component of the A-level course. 

The Art, Design and Technology department hosted a successful Guest Night for students studying these subjects in Forms 5, 6 and 7.

Seven Oakhamians are celebrating offers to study at either Oxford or Cambridge Universtiy, two of the world's most prestigious academic institutions.

Oakham's winning team from the SCOOP Journalism Competition claimed their prize of a tour around the offices of the i newspaper headquarters in Northcliffe House in London.

Oakham School’s Business Department welcomed Giles Brook, CEO of Vita Coco, the leading global Coconut Water business, for a fascinating talk on how to build a challenger brand. 

Form 6 CCF cadets started the expedition section of their Gold DofE Award recently with a navigation and mountain skills training weekend.

It has been a fantastic weekend of netball with the girls U14 and U19 teams qualifying for the National Finals.

The 2018 football season has begun stunningly for Oakham School's senior teams with convincing wins.

Form 6 Art students take inspiration from a recent trip to galleries in Birmingham.

On the second weekend of the Spring Term, the Form 6 boarders were treated to an entertaining night of Scottish dancing and eating to celebrate Burns Night.

Form 6 Spanish students enjoy Spanish breakfast.

A hockey player from Oakham School has won the U18 Hockey Writers’ Club National Youth Award. Matt Ramshaw, a Seventh Former at Oakham, received his award at a presentation on Wednesday evening at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in Knightsbridge. 

A talented Oakham Sportsman was captain of the Leicester Tigers Academy team for the first time last weekend and led his team to victory against the Worcester Warriors 42-14.

As part of the prestigious Brandenburg Choral Festival, on Thursday evening the Oakham School Chamber Choir performed a spectacular concert in the delightful setting of St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden.

In the second lunchtime recital of the Spring term, talented Form 4 music scholar Alina performed a programme of vibrant ‘cello music by two Italian composers from contrasting musical eras.  

Last October a group of 38 Social Science students from Forms 6 and 7 travelled to New York and Washington DC to visit some of the USA’s finest political and business institutions. 

Three Upper School pupils Oliver, Francesca and Loewe recently attended the Midlands Heat of the RSC Schools Analyst Competition held at Nottingham University.

A group of Upper School Geography students travelled to Stamford Arts Centre to hear a talk entitled “The Land Beyond” by Leon McCarron as part of this term’s Oakham Geography Society events.

The start of the Spring Term has seen the annual arrival of our Gap students from Australia and New Zealand.

A team of budding engineers are once again taking part in the national Engineering Education Scheme, which sees them collaborating with professional companies and engineers, working on a real life, industrial problem.

Oakham’s senior boys indoor hockey team are ranked second in the country following an impressive show of talent at the National Finals held at Whitgift School this weekend. 

The U16 Boys Hockey team have won the County Hockey Championship after playing some excellent hockey throughout the tournament.

Oakham’s choristers were privileged to be joined by distinguished organist and choir trainer, Steve Grahl, at the Choir Dinner on Saturday 13 January. It was particularly fitting to have the Director of Music from Peterborough with us as the senior musical representative of our diocesan cathedral.

It has become a tradition for Oakham’s Graduate Musician to give the first recital of the Spring Term, and so, this week, it was a real treat to hear baritone, George Cook, performing a selection of songs accompanied by Anne Bolt at the piano.