Category: News

Master Bakers for Children In Need

16th November 2016

Cake Sale for Children In Need – from production to consumption. £60 raised and still counting! Niyaz did a sterling job behind the stall at drumming up even more business for the bake sale!

Inspirational ex-student of Bishopstrow College

21st September 2016

Khaled left Bishopstrow College in 2013 moving on to Stowe and is now at Kings College, London.  He came and spoke to the whole of the student body and was extremely motivating in his talk on his pathway from Bishopstrow. Khaled has set up his own business consultancy firm supporting start up companies with technology….

British Council Report – 13 Areas of Strength

2nd September 2016

We are delighted to announce the results of the British Council’s latest inspection of Bishopstrow under the Accreditation UK Scheme.  Under the Scheme, accredited centres are inspected every four years.  These external inspections assure that an accredited centre meets or exceeds the agreed quality standards in management, resources and environment, teaching, welfare and care of…

Graduation Ceremony 26 August

30th August 2016

On Friday 26 August, we hosted the End of Term 4 Graduation Ceremony, celebrating the successes of all those students leaving the College to continue their education at home or at a mainstream school in the UK.  In opening the Ceremony, Lorraine Atkins, Principal commented: It was my great pleasure to welcome parents, guests and…

Olympics at Bishopstrow College

22nd August 2016

    Students had an exciting week participating in the Bishopstrow Olympics.  Events included athletics, badminton, football, rugby 7s, basketball, tennis, hockey and volleyball.  Inspired by the events in Rio, all students took part and aimed for their very own gold medals!

Bishopstrow College Becomes a Full Member of the Boarding Schools Association

16th August 2016

We are pleased to report that Bishopstrow College has become a full member of the Boarding Schools Association (BSA). The BSA has the twin objectives of promoting boarding education and developing quality boarding through high standards of pastoral care and boarding facilities.  In response to confirmation of this new affiliation, Lorraine Atkins, Principal commented: “As…

First Academic Summer Programme

25th July 2016

On 22 July Bishopstrow College held a sports day followed by a graduation ceremony for the first five week Academic Summer Programme. The Principal, Mrs Lorraine Atkins was delighted with the progress of each student and described them as pioneers of a new programme and commended them for their positive attitude to embracing the College’s…

Graduation Ceremony 9 June

9th June 2016

It was a great honour to welcome parents, guests and Simon Morris, Headmaster of Kingswood School, Bath as our guest speaker to Bishopstrow College’s Graduation Day as the Principal of Bishopstrow College on its tenth anniversary.  The weather was glorious and allowed us to enjoy an outside ceremony and birthday cake! In our review of…

Senior Boys Secure First Basketball Win

1st May 2016

We are delighted to announce that the Senior Boys basketball team secured their first win at the end of April, with a narrow victory over Warminster School.  Bishopstrow College introduced competitive sports fixtures against other local schools at the start of the 2015/16 academic year, with the Senior Boys and Senior Girls competing in basketball,…

College Students Support Sport Relief

11th March 2016

On Thursday 11 March, College students took part in a sponsored fun run around the College grounds, in aid of Sport Relief. The following day, staff challenged students to a basketball match, again in aid of Sport Relief. Both events were part of the College’s ongoing support of the local community and local and national…