“RGS students were rewarded for their impressive endeavour, disciplined application and genuine passion for learning with an excellent set of GCSE results. The most common grade achieved by our students was the gold-standard grade 9; in total 571 grade 9s were achieved. In addition, 451 grade 8s were also secured: over two-thirds of all grades…
“I am absolutely delighted for our talented Class of 2024 students who have not only contributed so much to the life of the School but have also achieved an outstanding set of A Level results. 37% of all grades were the gold standard A*; in total, 341 A* and A grades were secured by our…
On Monday 1 July, 175 performers took part in a very special concert at Holy Trinity Church. The concert included the world premiere of ‘Hamelin’, a new work created especially for the music departments of RGS Guildford and RGS Prep by Peter White, former Director of Music. The RGS students were joined by 28 members…
This year has seen some outstanding results by RGS Guildford students in a variety of different challenges Design Technology A highlight of the DT year at the RGS is ‘The Great Egg Race’ – a challenge to design, build and race a vehicle using limited time and resources. Many of the vehicles looked like they…
Activities Week Despite the unpredictable weather, the entire school enjoyed an eventful Activities Week filled with exciting talks, events, excursions, and residential trips. Students engaged in a variety of workshops and experiences, such as hula-hooping, smoothie making, circus skills and listening to talks from the Guildford Beekeepers Association, former English rugby union player ,George Robson,…
Students across the school took part in a variety of enriching and diverse activities for Field Day 5. The Art in Context group stayed at school to work with clay, employing techniques such as slab building, coiling, under glazing, and sgraffito to create sculptures, vases, bowls and platters. The CCF – Army students visited the…
Headmaster’s Cricket Another well attended Headmaster’s cricket match against the OGs on Sunday, expertly led by captain Alex Sweet OG’16 once again. It was clearly a day for batsmen and the Headmaster’s XI secured victory, with OG and former member of staff, Ali Curran, scoring a wonderful century off just 37 balls. OG’1971 & 72…
The English Department was delighted to welcome Dr Marilyn Corrie from University College London to deliver a highly engaging lecture on Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale to our A-Level English Literature students, the school community at large and guests from our partnership schools, St Catherine’s School, Bramley and Tormead School. Dr…
Competition is an integral part of life. In the natural world, plants and animals compete for resources, and it is competition which gives a lion its strength and a gazelle its speed. Darwin noted, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.’” …
