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A warm welcome to Olive! Our new school puppy
10 Sep

Welcome, Olive! Update (30th September, 2024): Today, we are delighted to welcome our newest member of the culture team, Olive. Today is Olive's (one of Lottie's seven puppies) first day at school, and at just 8 weeks old, she is already doing a great job. Her six brothers and sisters have joined their forever homes this weekend too.
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Bright futures and big ambitions for Bournside GCSE students with results amongst the best in the country
22 Aug

A preliminary Progress 8 score of +0.45 suggests that once again, Cheltenham Bournside School is placed amongst the best schools in the country. In all subjects students made more progress at Bournside than students nationally. Spirits were high this morning, with 295 students collecting GCSE results across 38 subjects joined by their friends, family and many of their teachers from their time at Bournside. Headteacher, Steve Jefferies said, “We’re delighted with this outstanding set of results and I’d like to congratulate every individual student who has worked so hard to achieve their potential.
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Cheltenham Bournside School celebrates an amazing set of A Level results and the bright futures of our scientists, medics, philosophers and more.
15 Aug

Cheltenham Bournside School’s sixth formers are celebrating an amazing set of results and destinations today. Steve Jefferies, Headteacher, said, “ I’d like to congratulate the teachers, parents and above all the students whose talent, hard work and determination has been rewarded today with a fantastic set of results. We set ourselves the target of achieving results equivalent to the top 20% of schools and I’m delighted to say we hit that challenging benchmark." 22 students gained an average grade of A in all of their subjects with 11 achieving straight A* or A grades. Steve Jefferies said “Of course, we’re pleased about the “headline figures” but what we’re really delighted about is that these results open up so many new opportunities for our students and we wish them all the very best for the future.” Mr Warren, Head of Sixth Form said; “ Congratulations to all our incredible students on their outstanding achievements!
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Sports Day 2024
18 Jul

Term 6 and the end of Activities Week saw the welcome return of the whole school sports day. Whether competing or enthusiastically supporting their house, everyone got involved. The ice-cream vans on the field were a popular addition too! Congratulations to Hawking House who won the most points during Sports Day, as well as the most House Points this year!
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Year 11 Prom - Class of Year 2024
01 Jul

On Friday we said goodbye to our wonderful outgoing Year 11s. The class of 2024 celebrated the end of their exams with Leavers Day celebrations by day and the School Prom in the amazing setting of the Cheltenham Racecourse by night. Over 200 students attended Prom this year and it was supported by many teachers who were proud to be a part of the celebrations. The unpredictable June weather was kind, gifting us a beautiful evening to dance, celebrate and reminisce.
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By Royal Invitation: Bournside Gold DofE students invited to celebrate their achievements at Buckingham Palace
20 May

The Duke of Edinburgh London Gold Award Celebration Event (Day 1) took place in the incredible surroundings of Buckingham Palace's garden on Friday 10th May and Mr Fenton-Musty, Teacher of Geography/DofE Lead and three Bournside students had the pleasure of attending. Current Year 13 student, Eloise W (pictured above), said; "Gold DofE gave me drive to achieve goals I had been working on for years and was so close to giving up on, and in doing so opened more doors, such as becoming a coach at my aerial acrobatics club after finally reaching a high enough level of skill. The expedition was an experience that will stick with me forever, making me realise that I had resilience in places I didn't know it could exist! "It was wonderful to spend a day at the palace with so many other people who had achieved their gold, there was definitely a shared feeling of camaraderie, pride and joy at what we had all achieved." I look back on my time spent completing the Award so fondly; it played an integral role in working out what I cared about, my purpose in life; not just what I wanted to do but who I wanted to be?
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Safer Roads: Bournside School Welcomes Two New Zebra Crossings
08 May

Two new Zebra crossings are now complete and in daily use following a long proactive road safety campaign by Cheltenham Bournside School together with a team of councillors. The Zebra crossings, strategically placed directly outside the two main pedestrian exits at the school, were designed to address the ongoing safety concerns of students, parents and the local community. Previous measures were deemed inadequate and unclear to both pedestrians and road users, causing unnecessary risk to the 1800+ students of the Bournside School, plus the students of three neighbouring schools: Belmont , Bettridge and St James' Primary School . Mr Jefferies, Headteacher of Cheltenham Bournside School said: "I am delighted that, after a long journey, the new zebra crossings have been installed, providing our students with safer routes to and from school.
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Cheltenham Bournside School secures significant CIF funding to decarbonise heating system and reduce carbon footprint
26 Apr

We are embarking on an ambitious project to decarbonise our heating system by replacing aging fossil fuel boilers with Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP). Funding for the project has been successfully secured through the Government’s Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) following a competitive tender process where the project has been proven to be cost-carbon effective and can be delivered by a school with strong governance and effective financial management, which are the scheme’s primary requirements. CIF funding is separate and in addition to the school’s standard annual budget. We have partnered with Cotswold Energy Group (CEG) as the principal contractor on the project.
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'Frighteningly good' Addams Family production
07 Mar

Wow, wow, wow! This year's School Production cast and crew pulled out all of the stops to deliver a 'frighteningly good' performance to three sold-out audiences - the best yet! This year's production was The Addams Family , a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family. The story follows every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met.
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Student Awards 2023
21 Dec

ANNUAL school AWARDS ceremony in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and progress On Tuesday evening over 70 students and their families came together at the Parabola Arts Centre in Cheltenham to celebrate the Cheltenham Bournside Schoo l Awards . Senior and graduate students were recognised across all subject areas for outstanding academic achievement and progress, as well as their wider contribution to the life of school. Nine students from Years 9 - 12 were also invited to the ceremony to receive the Headteacher Award 2023. The Headteacher's Award is a new award for this year and is awarded in recognition of consistently reaching the highest standards of academic excellence, a positive attitude to learning, contribution to the life of the school and high attendance.
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