On Friday we gathered as a school to remember all those lives lost in war and conflict, those whose lives continue to be affected by war, and to remember the former students and staff of Sir Thomas Rich’s who gave up their tomorrows so we might have our todays. The Last...
Congratulations to Corin Floyd in Year 7 who won a Cheltenham tennis tournament at the weekend, cementing his ranking as number one in the county for his age group (U11). His ambition is to reach the top 20 nationally, and all at Rich’s look forward to supporting and following Corin’s tennis...
Theo Cinnamond in Year 12 came first in his age category out of 26 teams representing the biggest clubs from across the Midlands and South West at the Midland Road Relay Championships last Saturday. Teams of three runners all ran stages of 3.88km, and Theo and his two teammates achieved a...
Tickets are on sale now for Our Day Out - a play by Willy Russell in the School Hall on 3 and 4 October at 7pm. Pay on the door or buy online, £5 adults, £2.50 under 18s...
Book now for our next Open Days on 19 and 20 October, spaces still available for all sessions. Hear from the Headmaster, Key Stage 3 staff and students about life at Rich's, including the wide range of extracurricular opportunities on offer. Senior staff will be on hand to answer all your...
Our new Sixth Form Student Ladership team took part in the traditional gowning ceremony today. School Captains and Observators are Year 13 pupils who act as role models for the school community and take a lead on school events and initiatives. It's a democratic process with students and staff voting for...
94% of our Year 11 students achieved at least five GCSEs at grades 7-9 today! In the first year of public examinations since the pandemic, Sir Thomas Rich’s students have achieved excellent results at both GCSE and A Level. Conditions for these examinations were still a little different from the previous...
Isaac Williams - who has just left Year 13 with excellent A Level results - met Hollywood composer and legend Danny Elfman whilst rehearsing with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain this summer. The Orchestra performed the London premiere of Elfman’s specially commissioned ‘Wunderkammer’ at the Albert Hall as part...
Year 11 student Josh King represented the UK in the European Joint Junior Ultimate Frisbee Championships in Wroclaw, Poland from August 6-13. Josh attended trials earlier in the year and was selected to play for the GB U17 Open Team. Over the week, they played 80-minute games against Israel, Sweden, Belgium...
The whole of the Rich’s community will have been saddened by the recent passing of Bob Hanney. Bob joined the staff as a PE and Mathematics teacher in the early 1960s from a school in Southend-on-Sea having trained at St Paul’s College in Cheltenham. He was an outstanding athlete with a...
A beautifully sculpted relief plaque commemorating former Headmaster J Anthony Stocks has been installed outside the hall during the summer break. Affectionately know as 'Jasper', Mr Stocks was Head from 1961 to 1973, overseeing the move of the School from Barton Street to Oakleaze during this time. He was wholeheartedly committed...
Former students and Head of Drama Mr Sowerby have joined together to form the Old Tommy's Theatre Company - the OTC - and will be putting on performances in the Drama Studio, with the aim of attending the Edinburgh Festival next year. Their first performance is After Me, After You, written...
Sir Thomas Rich’s School wish to recruit a Business Administration apprentice to join our Support Staff team, to learn all aspects of working in a busy school office environment whilst studying towards a Level 3 Business Administration qualification. For more details, and to apply click here...
It’s been a busy end of term for the MFL Department with a trip to Paris with students, followed by a visit to Berlin for a group of Year 12 and 13 pupils. Highlights of the trip included visits to the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie. During the four-day visit...
Hugh Edney in Year 10 travelled to the National Water Sports Centre, Holme Pierrepoint, Nottingham for the British Rowing Junior Championships last Friday. Hugh raced in a Junior15 double scull with his Upton Rowing Club partner George Jones. First they had to complete a 900m time trial, with 34 crews from...
Year 12 students experienced two days of mock interviews last week, with lots of local business people and Old Richians kindly giving up their time to put them through their paces. The students found the whole process immensely rewarding and learnt a lot about first impressions and CV presentation. We are...
Joyel, Mae, Toby, Ansh, Henry, Bryn and Jay represented the School at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Games at De Montfort University recently. They formed a hypothetical council and had to complete a series of challenging tasks, including budget decisions, dealing with scandals, facing angry trade unionists...
We'd like to thank our dedicated team of exam invigilators, led by Jo Tyler (third from right, front row) with able support from Sam Cooper (third from left, front row). Public and internal examinations are a huge logistical exercise for any school, and we are lucky to have such an efficient...
Last week a group of Year 12 and 13 French pupils travelled to Paris on the first Modern Foreign Languages trip post pandemic. The residential offered an invaluable opportunity to discover the city’s famous sights, engage first-hand with the culture they had been studying, and put their language skills to the...
Labs 5, 6 and 7 were buzzing this morning with a visit from the University of Cambridge Chaos Science Roadshow, a group of PhD students including Old Richian Peter Methley who came in to run a series of interactive workshops with Year 9 and 10 students. Everyone had the chance to...
On Friday we were delighted to welcome back the Onatti Company for the final Modern Foreign Language Plays this year and as usual they did not fail to impress! The group performed the play ‘En El Campamento’ in front of an enthusiastic audience in the Drama Studio. Two friends Matias and...
This term Year 7 student Laurence Whitelock made it to the national finals of the Poetry By Heart competition at the Globe Theatre in London. An amazing achievement as Laurence was competing against students from all over the UK, and he received a special commendation by the judges for his performance...
Sports Evening was a great success last week, the weather was lovely and it was good to see so many students taking part, whether in athletics events or running stalls. The BBQ, cakes, stalls and games all made for a proper festival atmosphere! Well done to everyone who took part or...
9C Spanish pupils enjoyed cooking up a paella this week with the help of Mrs Phillips. Language learning is even more fun when food is involved! It was a great opportunity to learn more about Spanish cuisine outside of the classroom and the boys created some very tasty dishes...
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a positive, motivated and highly organised professional with experience of working in a demanding administrative environment. The successful candidate will have proven IT and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage a variety of competing priorities and meet deadlines. The successful candidate will oversee the...
Charlie Mason, in Year 9, has qualified to throw the javelin at the English Schools Athletics Finals in Manchester. Charlie will compete at the Manchester Athletics Stadium in the Etihad complex. We wish Charlie the best of luck and hope he can come with a new personal best and a medal...
The Geography Department were out in full force on Monday with our Year 10 GCSE Geography students at Lulworth Cove, home of the famous Durdle Door landmark in Dorset. Glorious blue skies and lots of sunshine set the scene for an enjoyable day of fieldwork, something which has been much missed...
Everyone at Sir Thomas Rich's would like to take this opportunity to wish all students taking external examinations well as they commence today. We know that everyone has been working hard in preparation, especially those about to sit their GCSEs and A-Levels. It feels like a long time since the last...
Three groups of Year 12 students stepped up to the 100 Day Entrepreneurship Challenge to develop a business plan to help the UN meet one of its 17 Sustainability Goals. During the 100 days, the teams worked incredibly hard on their business plans, they met with their entrepreneurs in residence from...
Yesterday we were delighted to welcome back the Onatti Company for the second of the Modern Foreign Language Plays this year. The group performed the play ‘Mon Père Ne Me Comprend Pas’ in front of a very appreciative and enthusiastic audience. The story tells the story of Hélène who doesn't get...
On Saturday 30 May, STRS Jazz Band had the privilege of playing to a packed audience at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. They sounded absolutely phenomenal and there was a great atmosphere at the event. Well done to everyone who played, you did the School proud...
The Music Suite has been kitted out with brand new Macs over the Easter holidays. With an ever-increasing need for pupils to understand music technology, we have replaced the PCs with Macs and sound interfaces to enable us to continue to deliver an outstanding Music curriculum here at Rich’s. This purchase...
Join us for our next Business Networking Event on 13 May at 9am - if you run your own business or work for an organisation which might be interested in working with us, we would love to meet you! Book online at the link below, or email Development Director Vicki Lynn...
Year 9 pupils have been taking part in a virtual exchange programme led by our German assistant Sina, who is a Cultural Ambassador for the British Council. The group has built up a shared website with two schools in Germany and every week enjoy games, quizzes and other activities based on...
The German department was delighted to welcome back the Onatti Company for the first of our Modern Foreign Language Plays yesterday. The actors performed the play ‘Horoskop’ in front of a very appreciative and enthusiastic audience. Everyone likes a sneaky peek at their Horoscope, but Mia takes it very seriously. When...
The Sir Thomas Rich’s Senior Debate Team won the regional final of the European Youth Parliament Debates this week, making it through to the National Finals in Liverpool later this year. We were delighted to host this prestigious event in the School hall, and our huge congratulations to the Team members...
It was a great day for the Under 16 Rugby team at home yesterday, as they managed to finish off the season with a very impressive win against a tough Marling side to win the U16 County Cup. Final score: 55-10. Congratulations all...
Year 9 student Aditya won the Gloucestershire final of FameLab Academy at the Bacon Theatre, Dean Close School today, our second win in a row after Connor M won the Gloucestershire final last year on Zoom. Aditya prepared a different talk to the one he presented at the STRS FameLab finals...
Year 5 pupils from Kingsholm Primary School enjoyed a workshop at Sir Thomas Rich’s with Head of Art Mr O’Neill recently. We picked up the 13 students and their teacher and TA in one of our minibuses and brought them to the School for a two-hour session focusing on printmaking, and...
Our annual Spring Concert is back on Thursday 7 April at 7.30pm in the main hall. Join us for an evening of musical entertainment, including performances from Year 13 soloists and a vast range of ensembles including the Choir, Chamber Choir, Wind Band, Jazz Band, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, Brass Ensemble...
We’re proud to announce that students Jordan and Excel Iwhiwhu have signed for Bristol Rovers FC Academy. Jordan is in Year 10 and plays as a striker and has scored four goals for the School and his brother Excel is in Year 8 and has earned two Man of the Match...
Four of our Year 12 students have done amazingly well in the three recent County Swimming Trials which concluded on 5 and 6 March, with two of them, Amos and Mae, qualifying in a number of events at the National Finals. This is a huge achievement, particularly Mae, as she has...
From Wednesday 9 March to Monday 21 March in Tutor Time, our Year 8, Year 10 and Year 12 pupils will be taking an anonymous Pupil Wellness Survey. This survey is being provided by RM Insight and Gloucestershire Healthy Living and Learning (GHLL). Every school in Gloucestershire has the option of...
We have been amazed and touched by the rapid response to our Ukraine Appeal, which we launched yesterday. Year 12 students have been working hard with Mrs Bain in the hall this morning to sort, package and label the donations ready to be taken to the Ukrainian Church in Gloucester. Thank...
In light of the Met Office weather warning for Friday 18 February, we have taken the decision to close the School tomorrow. This decision has not been taken lightly and has been made with careful consideration of the advice from the local authority, the safety of pupils and staff, as well...
Year 7 set off for the Lake District on Monday, all arrived safe and sound and the students behaved impeccably at the rest stop on the way, and were a credit to Sir Thomas Rich’s. The first night meal was enjoyed, and the full itinerary was well underway on Tuesday. Students...
Year 9 students gathered in the hall this morning to hear from the 10 FameLab finalists, who all gave their talks in front of the judges. A winner and two runners up were selected by the judges, with the winner going on to represent Rich's at the Gloucestershire FameLab finals at...
Toby Andrews in Year 7 recently won a competition to become just one of five junior reporters for Gloucester Rugby. His first match report was the London Irish game, which you can view here or on the Gloucester Rugby website. Toby is very proud to have been named as one of...
We’ve been celebrating Founder’s Week with a host of fundraising activities over the last few days; students in 10C completed a 10 mile walk with Mr Morgan today, starting at 5am this morning to raise money for our link school, PMM Girls’ School in Uganda. They have already raised well over...
The Sixth Form Prospectus for September 2022 entry is available online now. Places are also still available for our Sixth Form Open Evening on Thursday 3 February, see link below to book. Book Open Evening Sixth Form Prospectus...
Tickets for Jazz Night on Friday 4 February are available to buy online now. Join us at 7.30pm in the School Hall for an evening of music and song featuring the Jazz Band, the Wind Band and many others! Bar and refreshments available. Full programme details to follow. Tickets are just...
Last week our A Level Music students attended Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's virtual A Level Set Works Concert – and were thrilled to discover that the BSO had chosen music composed by Sir Thomas Rich’s students in the concert! No mean feat given the huge number of schools from around the country...
Tate Franz in Year 9 has taken the Royal Wootton Bassett Arts Festival by storm, competing in seven categories in one day covering Shakespeare, Poetry, Verse, Solo Acting, Music Theatre, Sight-reading, and Memorised Prose. This was Tate’s first time at the festival and was he Awarded Outstanding and Distinction across the...