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Congratulations to Thomas for being selected for the Reading Rockets Under-12 boys' basketball squad! He will begin training with them in June. Thomas earned his spot as one of the final 30 boys after an intense six hours of trials held over four sessions, which attracted a record number of applican...

Congratulations to sister Abigail in Year 2 and Isabel in Year 1, who have both earned their 7th Kyu-ho or "orange tips" in Karate.

Congratulations to Holly on her dominant win at the National Schools Biathle on Sunday 18th May at Leweston School, Dorset, in the Year 2 Girls category. This was Holly’s first race in which she seamlessly navigated the tricky switch from run to swim and back to run resulting in a convincing win. C...

Caspar, who is in Year 9, and Cressida, who is in Year 5, both represented Sherfield School at the National Schools Biathle event held at Leweston School in Dorset on Sunday. The competition consisted of a continuous run-swim-run format: Caspar completed an 800-meter run, followed by a 100-meter swi...

Sisters Bethy and Anna traveled to Ipswich to participate in the ISA National Triathlon. This was their longest race to date, but they both performed well, securing 6th and 12th places for Sherfield in their respective age groups...

Congratulations to Daisy, who recently opened her track season with a win for Basingstoke in the Wessex league U17 girls over 300m & then on Saturday 11th she won a silver medal at the Hampshire County Championship U17 girls over 800m. Hopefully there's more successes to come throughout the season. 

Congratulations to Jesse and Joshua for competing in the Laser Run European Qualifiers on May 3rd. Joshua finished first in the U9 category, while Jesse took third place in the U13 individual run. Both have qualified for Team GB to compete in the Laser Run European Championships, which will be held...

Congratulations to Evie for her impressive performance at the Hampshire Individual Championships! She achieved a personal best (PB) in the 800m with a time of 2:32.93. In the U15 Triple Jump, she earned a silver medal with a jump of 9 meters 18 centimeters. Additionally, she set a new PB in the Shot...

Congratulations to Caspar in Year 9 and Cressida in Year 5 for participating in the Silchester Fun Run representing BMHAC. Caspar finished 3rd overall in the 2.5 miles, and Cressida came in 1st in the girls' U12 2.5 miles.

Congratulations to Cressida in Year 5, who represented Sherfield School at the ISA Triathlon held at Ipswich High School. She came 2nd nationally in the Tristar 1 category and was awarded a silver medal!

Evie worked incredibly hard and achieved personal bests (PBs) in several events: she cleared 1.36 meters in the High Jump, recorded a solid 4.52 meters in the Long Jump, completed the 800 meters in 2 minutes and 35 seconds, finished the hurdles in 13.6 seconds, and threw a distance of 7.49 meters in...

Congratulations to Ethan and Scott, who both play for the Basingstoke Town Academy football team in the Premier Division of the Junior Premier League (JPL). The team has had a fantastic season so far, finishing as runners-up in the league! They also reached the semi-finals of the JPL National Cup an...

Congratulations to Darcey, who competed in the Hampshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire County Cup Rugby final, on 23rd March. After an exciting match, they were finally crowned champions! Well done, Darcey!

Congratulations to Beth, who bravely participated in the Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival recently—marking her first performance outside of Sherfield School. Initially, she felt a bit nervous, especially since she had to wait until the very end of the day to be the last performer in her group.

Congratulations to Evie for her outstanding achievements at the BMHAC awards evening! She has worked incredibly hard and received several well-deserved awards...

Congratulations to Ben, who has been awarded the Industrial Cadets Silver Certificate for completing a week of work experience with BAE during the February half-term. 

Congratulations to Samual, who represented Sherfield School in the Green Park Challenge. This was Samual's first ever run! He now wishes to participate in more running challenges in the future. Well done, Samual!

Congratulations to Caspar and Cressida, who both represented Sherfield School at the National Schools Biathlon Finals held at Bath University last weekend. Caspar finished 23rd nationally, completing a 1600m run in 5:27 and a 100m swim in 1:19, achieving two personal bests (PBs). Cressida secured 8t...

Congratulations to siblings Abigail and Isabel, who had their first karate grading at the weekend, earning their yellow belts.

Congratulations to Thomas H, who received two awards for his creative writing at the Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival this year...

Congratulations to Bea G for her outstanding performances in both the singing and woodwind sections at this month’s Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival. She has successfully retained the Elizabeth Hurley Cup, which she won last year for her achievements in the recital class.

Congratulations to Pierce and Devin for their fantastic weekend of racing! Pierce finished in 2nd place overall, while Devin secured 3rd place in the final after making an impressive comeback, overtaking from 19th to 5th in one of the races. Incredible racing! Well done, both of you.

Congratulations to Taylor, who auditioned and was selected to perform in six songs in a West End variety show at His Majesty’s Theatre in London at the end of February. Her dedication to learning all the dances and songs over the past few months has been amazing, and she truly enjoyed her West End d...

Congratulations to Aliza G, in Year 8, who with hard work achieved a Distinction in her Grade 3 LAMDA Solo acting exam. 

Congratulations to Cressida M, in Year 5 who represented Sherfield School in the London West team competing in the ISA National Cross Country Championships at Mallory Park in Leicestershire on Sunday, it was a tough course but she did absolutely brilliantly, coming 4th out of 72 and just missed out ...

Congratulations to Evie for competing in the National Indoor Combined Championships in Sheffield. Evie placed 23rd in the UK and 19th in England, competing against a field where only two athletes were born in 2012 (Evie and one other), while the majority were nearly two years older.

On Thursday we were very proud of our team of 16 pupils that ran in the Basingstoke Schools Teams at the Hampshire Schools Cross Country Championships held at Down Grange.

Congratulations to Caspar and Cressida for their impressive performances in the final race of the Cross Country season on Sunday. Caspar earned a Team Silver medal in the Hampshire League and secured 1st place in the Junior League for himself and BMHAC. Cressida achieved an individual Silver medal a...

On Sunday, February 16th, Caspar and Cressida represented BMHAC in the second match of the Junior League Cross Country. Cressida finished in 2nd place, and Caspar placed 12th in a competitive field of U15 and U17 runners.

Congratulations to siblings, Bethy, Anna and Jenni who competed at the Wokingham Mini Mile, part of the Wokingham Half Marathon.

Congratulations to Bran A, who has been crowned the Hampshire County Champion 2025 in the 50m, 100m, and 200m breaststroke at the Long Course Championships held last weekend at Winchester Sports Centre. 

A big congratulations to Freya J-D for being part of the amazing cast of the Basingstoke Gang Show! This fun showcase will be on at the Haymarket Theatre in Basingstoke, running from Thursday, February 13th, to Saturday, February 22nd, with a total of 11 shows. Don’t miss out on the fun!

On Sunday, Caspar and Cressida had a great time representing BMHAC at the Junior League Cross Country event at Down Grange! Cressida did an amazing job, finishing in 2nd place, and Caspar also performed well by coming in 5th, racing against some tough competition from the U15s and U17s. Well done, b...

We are proud to announce that our students achieved outstanding results, earning 20 Bronze certificates, 13 Silver certificates, and 1 Gold certificate...

Our junior swim team competed in the third round of the junior swim league at Crosfields. The entire team delivered outstanding performances, showcasing numerous fast swims. Sherfield was dominant in the relays, winning the medley and freestyle relays for years 4, 5, and 6...

On Tuesday we took a huge team of Year 3-6s to the Basingstoke Cross Country Championships at Down Grange. We were very proud to come away with 3 Medalists. Cressida M won the Year 3/4 girls title, Wilf S picked up the bronze in the Year 3/4 boys race and Luke W ran an amazingly well paced race to w...

Last week at the extremely muddy ISA London West Regional Cross Country Competition, we were very proud of each and every one of our 55 runners. The course was the muddiest we have ever encountered, making it difficult to navigate due to the sticky and slippery conditions. Completing the course itse...

We were very proud to have 8 Sherfield pupils representing Basingstoke District Schools at the Hampshire Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday...

January has started off very successfully in the cross country season for Daisy, finishing 9th in the Hampshire County Championships on Jan 4th, held at Fairthorne Manor, Botley. As a top 3 finisher for Basingstoke & Mid Hants she helped her team secure the Gold medal position.

Congratulations to Caspar, who represented Sherfield School at the Hampshire Schools Cross Country Championships in Wellesley Woods on Saturday, finishing with an impressive time of 16:52! Well done, Caspar!

Congraultions to siblings Caspar & Cressida, who represented BMHAC for the 4th & final race of the Hampshire League Cross Country at Prospect Park in Reading. Despite the freezing and icy temperatures, both of them performed exceptionally well. Caspar ran 4km in an outstanding 16:30 in the Boys U15s...

Congratulations to Connie, who took her Grade 2 Musical Theatre exam and came away with an outstanding Distinction grade! Well done, Connie!

Congratulations to Evie, who competed in her first SEAA Indoor Combined Events Championships over the Christmas holidays. After moving up to the U15 category, Evie participated as one of the youngest competitors there.

Congratulations to Caspar, who represented BMHAC in the Hampshire Cross Country Championships at Fairthorne Manor on Saturday. Caspar ran 4 km in an impressive 17:50 on a very cold and frosty morning. Well done, Caspar! A great start to 2025.

Congratulations to Travis M, in Year 10, who recently competed at Fairthorne Manor in the Hampshire Cross Country Championships for the U15 boys race. After completing a 4 km course, he pulled ahead of the competition to WIN the individual gold medal and became the Hampshire Champion! This victory h...

Congratulations to Shivam in Year 4, who participated in his first grade Violin exam last week and achieved an outstanding grade of Distinction.

Last week a small team of Sherfield students took on the challenge of the British OCR Championships at the NEC in Birmingham. OCR (Obstacle Course Racing) is the new event in the Modern Pentathlon and all of these boys are already competing in Modern Pentathlon sports.  We are very fortunate at Sher...

Congratulations to Daisy for her outstanding performance in the Hampshire League held in Bournemouth on Saturday, November 30th. Daisy participated in the third round of the Hampshire League, finishing in an impressive 3rd place overall. Her achievement contributes to the Basingstoke team's position...

We were so proud to have 13 Sherfield pupils swimming at the ISA National Swimming Finals at the Olympic Pool in London. Every swimmer did their bit for the London West team and we were very proud to help the region to finish a very close 4 points behind the North region. Sherfield pupils came back ...

Congratulations to Bran, who delivered a performance for the history books at the Portsmouth Swim Meet on December 7-8! He broke a 12-year-standing record in the 50m breaststroke at Bluefins Basingstoke Swimming Club—a feat that highlights his incredible talent and dedication. In addition to smashin...

Congratulations to our Year 7 and 8 Cross Country teams, for their outstanding performance at the Basingstoke District Schools Cross Country Championships last week. They all worked incredibly hard and achieved remarkable results! Year 7 Girls XC Team: 4th Place  Year 7 Boys XC Team: 1st Place  Year...

Congratulations to siblings Caspar and Cressida, who participated in the third race of the Hampshire Cross Country League, in Bournemouth over the weekend. Caspar ran an impressive 4km in 16.24 minutes, in the U15s category, placing him in the top 40. While Cressida ran 1.75km in 6.09, in the U11s c...

Congratulations to Ava, who recently performed at the British Championships held in Sheffield! In the Short Programme, she scored an impressive 40.02, securing 5th place. On the second day, during the Free Programme, she achieved a score of 71.82, which placed her 6th....

Congratulations to Abigail (year 2) and Isabel Mulae (year 1) who both achieved their level 4 gymnastics skills certificates and medals at weekend. Well done!

Congratulations to Logan for demonstrating amazing courage by attending the LTA Mini Red Tennis Festival 2024 on December 1st in Southampton. This event is designed for children to experience competitive play, develop their tennis skills, and embrace the spirit of the game, all while learning sports...

Congratulations to Daisy for participating in her second triathlon in Reigate this weekend, representing her pony club (Garth South). She performed wonderfully despite the challenging conditions brought by Storm Bert and the steep hill during the run, which was made even tougher by the wind. Daisy s...

On Saturday 45 pupils took part in the Wessex Wyvern Schools Biathlon Qualifier where they recorded a run time on the track at Down Grange and a swim time in the pool at the Aquadrome. Results are sent on to Pentathlon GB to be included in the national ranking list to try and qualify for the British...

Congratulations to siblings Caspar and Cressida for their impressive performances in the second School's Biathlon Qualifiers of the season with the Wessex Wyverns. Both siblings achieved remarkable results, with Caspar finishing in second place and Cressida securing the victory with first place!

Congratulations to Ava for her impressive performance at the Oxford Open Figure Skating competition last week! Competing at the Junior Ladies Level against 17 other girls from across the UK, Ava scored 40.29 in her Short Programme on the first day, earning her an excellent 2nd place finish...

Congratulations to Our Senior District Cross Country Competitors! We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to all our students who participated in the Senior District Cross Country Competition we hosted earlier this week. Despite the damp conditions, it was a fantastic afternoon filled ...

Congratulations to Harrison, who performed in two shows at the Princess Theatre in Aldershot with Stagecoach during November. One show was a gala performance, and the other was a Stagecoach dance troupe performance.

Congratulations to Daisy for her impressive performance last Saturday while representing Basingstoke & Mid Hants in round 2 of the Hampshire League cross country event held in Wellesley Woods, Aldershot. Daisy finished 4th overall, and her teammates secured 1st and 3rd places, helping the Basingstok...

Last Friday we had 32 swimmers attending the London West Swimming Championships in the 50m pool at the University of Surrey. We are very proud to announce that of those 32 swimmers 11 have been selected to represent London West at the National ISA Swimming Championships at the London Aquatics Centre...

Congratulations to Jasmine who took part in the following tennis competitions over Half Term: 

Congratulations to Filip who came away as the WINNER g3! Well done, Filip!

Congratulations to William took part in various tennis competitions over Half Term and achieved the following: 

Congratulations to Shrihan who took part in the following events over half term...

Congratulations to our very own Director of Tennis, Debbie Hale, represented GB in the Potters Cup in Barcelona competing against Ireland, Spain, Germany, USA and France. Finishing in an amazing 3rd place!

Congratulations to Mert, who performed well in his swimming assessments and has now risen to Grade 4. He was also awarded a certificate for improving his gym skills.

Congratulations to siblings Caspar and Cressida, who had a busy weekend! They both represented BMHAC in Round 2 of the Hampshire League in Aldershot on Saturday. Then, on Sunday, they participated in the first qualifier of this season's School Biathlon at Leweston School, where Caspar finished in 3r...

Congratulations to Patrick for his impressive performance at the National Setworks Championships with his gymnastics team, the South Region Gymnastics Squad.  Patrick and his team earned a remarkable silver medal, just missing out on first place by a single point! ....

Congratulations to Aishwarya for excelling in her gymnastics class by receiving a certificate for "Working Together."

Congratulations to Isla, who showed off her amazing talent performing in the Basingstoke Variety show with her dance School on the 5th October. The Variety show was performed for the Mayor of Basingstoke and in front of a full audience at the Anvil.  Thirty talented students, aged five to fourteen f...

Congratulations to Daisy, who recently participated in her second dressage competition during the half term. Despite the terrible weather, Dasiy faced off against much older competitors and achieved a remarkable first place! Additionally, Daisy took part in her first Pony Club triathlon this past we...

Congratulations to Caspar, who competed in his first Cross Country event of the Hampshire League season for BMHAC. He ran 4 km in an incredible 16 minutes and 6 seconds. Well done, Caspar!

Congratulations to Addi, a Year 8 student, for his outstanding success in recent golfing competitions. Addi joined Sherfield last September as a keen golfer already representing Hampshire, and his progress through the Sherfield Golf Scholar Program has been remarkable.

Congratulations to Shriham who passed his LAMDA Grade 4 Public Speaking exam with the highest score of Distinction! Well done, Shriham!

Congratulations to Daisy, who competed in the first Hampshire League Cross Country fixture of the season at Popham Airfield, hosted by Basingstoke & Mid Hants Athletics Club. 

Congratulations to Ethan for participating in the Wellesley 5k. Ethan participated in the 5k alongside three of his team mates from his swim squad at Rushmoor Royals Swimming Club. He finished in an amazing 2nd place with a personal best time of 20 minutes and 59 seconds! Well done, Ethan!

Congratulations to Shrihan who has been selected to represent the Hampshire Boys 12U County Cup Tennis team! He competed in a total of 8 matches—4 singles and 4 doubles. Where he WON all of his matches, contributing significantly to the team’s overall success and helping them secure first place in t...

Congratulations to Alfie and his playing partner at North Hants emerged victorious in the Hopper Hale board competition on Saturday, 5th October.

Congratulations to Bea, for achieving an impressive Distinction, in her recent LAMDA exam. 

Congratulations to Aishwarya, for having a very successful few weeks.  Aishwarya moved up to Bronze level in her bluefins swimming training, being one of the youngest to reach that level, in her group.  She also took her Piano Grade 1 test and passed with 82% merit!

Congratulations to Pippa, who recently returned from representing GB at The Plovdiv Aerobic Gymnastics Cup in Bulgaria.  This is the 3rd year she has been selected for this competition. After qualifying for two finals with her teammates and getting International PBs in both, she walked away with a S...

Congratulations to Rafe in Year 8 for achieving an amazing Distinction grade in his Acting Grade 2 Solo exam!

Congratulations to Amelia in Year 8, for achieving an amazing Distinction grade in her Acting Grade 2 Solo exam! Well done, Amelia!

Congratulations to Lachlan, our Sports Prefect in Year 8, for being selected to join the Hampshire Swimming County Development Programme for 2024/2025. This is the first step on the Swim England Talent Pathway. 

Congratulations to Alex in Sixth Form, who took his LAMDA Acting Grade 6 Solo Bronze Level exam and achieved an amazing Merit grade. Well done, Alex!

Congratulations to Saanvi from Year 4, who had the wonderful opportunity to represent Sherfield at Ruckstall Primary's 50th-anniversary event.

Congratulations to Ava W, Taylor M, Saanvi T, Beatrix G, Emma S, Tabitha G, Alex M, Cara F, Darcey M who performed at Rucstall Primary School in conjunction with the Basingstoke Music & Arts Festival.

Congratulations to Tommy, from Reception who participated in the Twilight Challenge, at Blackbushe Airport this weekend. Cycling an amazing 10km in one go! Tommy really enjoyed the experience, and was full of energy, even at the finish line. Well done, Tommy!

Congratulations to Ava , who over the last two days has been competing in the Cambridge Open Figure Skating competition. Competing at Level 7 Junior Ladies, Ava scored 38.26 in the Short program which placed her in 2nd place. On Tuesday, Ava scored 68.14 in the Free program which again put her in 2n...

Congratulations to Caspar and his BMHAC team for their performance at the SEAA Road Relays last Saturday. Despite the challenging weather conditions, Caspar and his teammate completed 3km each, achieving a combined time of 23:44 for 6km. Caspar demonstrated great resilience in the face of tough comp...

Congratulations to Bran, for winning the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke at the Bluefins CLUB Championship held on September 22, 2024. This outstanding achievement has earned him a 6th place ranking in Swim England's National Rankings for this division. Bran is now focused on preparing for the u...

Congratulations to Annabelle (Year 4), Elizabeth (Year 6), Jennifer Lee (Year R), Siobhan (Year 7), and Millie Hunt (Year 1) for participating in the Twilight Runway Challenge at Blackbush Airport on Saturday, September 21st. They could chose to either run, walk, scoot, or cycle their way around a 3...

25 Sherfield pupils competed at the National Schools Laser Run Championships in North Wales at the weekend and have returned with 2 National Champions, 5 silver medals and 2 bronze medals. They also won 3 teams categories in the Year 3 and 4 girls, Year 5 and 6 boys and the Year 7 and 8 boys.

Over the summer holidays Caiden G (Y8) was invited to meet the Mayor, following the Basingstoke Gazette's story on his success at the European Championships.

Congratulations to our Head of Science, Mrs Pearce completed the series of Swimrun events, this one held at Longmoor Lake in Egham. Swimrun is an event which consists of 5 consecutive swims and 4 runs, hence the strange outfit, as there are no transitions as such; and you need to be in the same gear...

Congratulations to Lilly, who is thriving in her new netball team, the Hatch Warren Tigers. She has been performing well in her new team and has built her confidence in both throwing and catching the ball. Her team coaches were really pleased with all her questions and effort in training, she was aw...

Congratulations to Vivaan, who has been awarded with “Player of the Year” for U9s in his cricket club, Old Basing Cricket club. Well done, Vivaan!

Congratulations to siblings Caspar & Cressida, who took part in the British Schools & Open Laser Run Championships in Deeside last Saturday. Cressida achieved first place, winning her an Individual Gold, Team Gold & Silver in the Girls U11s. While Caspar won Team Gold & Silver in the Boys U15s. Well...

Congratulations to Chloe, who took part in the Schools Laser Run Championships and Open National Laser Run, hosted by the Warriors PAC in North Wales  Starting in the morning with the Schools competition, Chloe came in 3rd taking individual Bronze and Team Gold! In the afternoon she represented Wess...

Congratulations to Partick who participated in the Men's Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) Southern Region grading competition. Patrick competes at Elite level for his age group (under 13s). He did exceptionally well, placing high in both the vault and pommel events. Patrick’s achievement has given him the ...

Congratulations to Jasmine for competing at the Road to Wimbledon. She experience her first Tennis Europe, as well as having the opportunity to attend Justine Henin academy for training.

Well done to our Tennis Scholars for their amazing Tennis achievements. Keep reading to read the report from their Tennis Coach, Debbie Hale.

A massive Sherfield congratulations to our Year 13 Deputy Head Prefect, Thomas Levy, who won the British U17, sub-100KG British National Powerlifting title

Congratulations to all our pupils and staff who competed in the European Biathle, Triathle and Laser Run Championships in Madeira back in July...

Congratulations to Chloe who was selected to represent Great Britain in the European Triathle finals, as well as achieving an outstanding second place in the Bambino Karting Championships...

"Congratulations to the following Year 11 students Gaby, Nitika, and Liana who successfully completed their CREST Silver Awards in June and have now received their certificates.

Congratulations to Travis and Rhys for their outstanding performance at the School Games National Finals during the summer….

Congratulations to Travis who competed at the 2024 European Triathle & Laser Run Championships in Madeira in July and became a TRIPLE GOLD European champion. The Year 10 pupil won the individual U15 Laser Run and Triathle events against tough competition from Hungary and France. He also took the gol...

Congratulations to Albie, Fred, and Alfie for their exceptional achievements this summer.

Congratulations to siblings Caspar & Cressida who both took part in the BMHAC Club Championships on Sunday, it was the last track event of the season for Caspar & Cressida.

We are delighted to announce another year of outstanding GCSE results, with our students achieving impressive grades across a range of subjects.

We are proud to announce another year of exceptional Sixth Form results, with students achieving outstanding success in both A Levels and BTECs. This year's results highlight the dedication and perseverance of our students, supported by the expertise and commitment of our teaching staff.

The Government has confirmed that the full 20% VAT rate will be applied to private school fees, other than the provision of education in a nursery class, starting from January 2025. Our goal is to ensure that we provide the highest quality education while also considering the financial wellbeing of ...

Congratulations to Fred, in Year 10, who competed in the Sherfield Oaks Club Championship at the weekend and became Gross Champion. He won on the 4th play-off hole after chipping in.

Congratulations to Daisy who competed in the B race of the British Milers Club. Daisy went up against university students and achieved an outstanding 3rd place, taking another 1/2 second off her PB in the process. She unfortunately just missed out on qualifying for the GB team for the Europeans; how...

On Tuesday we took a team of Year 5 and 6 pupils to The Vyne School for a Quad Kids Athletics competition. This event involves all 8 members of the team completing a 75m sprint, a 600m run, a standing long jump and a vortex throw. Points are scored for each event and then all added together for indi...

As part of the academic scholars' program at school, the children were asked to participate in the "If You Were an Engineer, What Would You Do?" Leaders Award.

Congratulations Anna in year 3 and Bethy in year took part in the 2nd stretch of the Yateley Fun Run. They originally did the first leg at the beginning of June, the final part is next month. 

To finish a busy swimming season, Lachlan headed to Redhill in Surrey to compete in the South East Regional Open Water Swimming Championships. The lake was a cool 19.7 degrees, meaning no wet suits were required! He swam in the 1km event, finishing 2nd and winning a silver medal!

Abbie and her team competed in the TGA Summer Open and won gold...

Congratulations to Gabriel F and Semih Q along with their football team, Down Grange Panthers, joined the North East Hampshire Youth League at the beginning of this season...

Sisters Abigail, in year 1 and Isabel in reception were both awarded their level three gymnastic awards at weekend. Well done!

Last week we took a small team of Year 7-Year 10 pupils to the Basingstoke District Athletics Championships held at Down Grange. With such a small team the results were amazing! Those in Years 7 and 8 that finished in 1st or 2nd are selected to represent Basingstoke District Schools at the Hampshire...

Congratulations to Albie and Fred who have been selected in the England Golf Boy’s County Qualifying event, more commonly referred to as The Six-Man. 

On Tuesday, 18 children from Reception to Year 4 competed in the First Maths Challenge and they all did extremely well with many getting the Gold Award.

Congratulations to Beatrice, In Year 3 who won first place at the weekend in trampolining at the Alton Intra-Club Trampoline Competition.  She also achieved a personal best score at the event.  Well done, Beatrice!!

Congratulations to both Caspar & Cressida who competed in the National Schools Triathle Championship at Leweston School on Sunday. Caspar came an impressive 11th place & just a few seconds away from a Team Silver in the Boys U15s. Cressida worked hard and ran and achieved an incredible 9th place, wi...

Congratulations to Chloe, in Year 4, who took part in the South West Laser Run and UPIM World Triathle Qualifiers,coming 8th and 11th and taking a Team Silver in the Laser Run for Wessex Wyverns. Chloe achieved significant personal bests in both races in final preparation ahead of the European Triat...

Congratulations to Daisy, in Year 2, who competed in her first tetrathlon this weekend for her pony club Garth South. Daisy achieved an incredible individual 3rd place, which helped her team secure first place!! Well done, Daisy!

Congratulations to Aliza G from Year 7.1 for achieving an overall 'Merit' in her Grade 5 Acoustic Guitar exam. 

"Our U15 A girls Cricket team have had an incredible season, winning 7/7 games giving them an unbeaten season! Our girls played with incredible skill each week and continued to build on their performance with every fixture. Additionally, to this they have shown amazing sportsmanship and approached e...

Congratulations to Shrihan from 7.3, who recently took part in his LAMDA Grade 3 Public Speaking exam and passed with the highest score of Distinction! Shrihan's dedication and effort have truly paid off, as evidenced by his outstanding score. Well done!

Congratulations to Darcey who received a trophy for "Most Improved Player" at Basingstoke Rugby Club for the U12 girls' team, at their awards and presentation night back in May. She also had the amazing opportunity to meet two players from the England Red Rose rugby squad! Next season, Darcey will b...

Congratulations to Wilf, in Year 11, who competed in the Damon Hill Go Kart Challenge racing against 36 teams, at Sandown Park Esher on the 12th June 24. His team of 5 named themselves "The Juniors" booked into the Prof Drivers Class, Not Pro-Am or Amateurs.  They took on the mighty teams of McLaren...

On Saturday our Primary Schools Swim Team had some fantastic swims at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. The ESSA swimming competition is open to ALL schools and schools swim in the category they fit into because of their pupil numbers across years 5 and 6. 

Congratulations to Daisy who won the GOLD medal in the BMC Grand Prix in Watford at the weekend, with a time of 2.09.64 securing her 5th in the country in the U17 category and 31st in Europe in the U18 category! 

On Sunday we had an amazing team of 29 pupils that raced at the National Schools Biathle Championships ta Leweston School in Dorset. Pupils ranged in age from Year 3 to Year 10...

Congratulations to Caspar and Cressida who competed in the National Schools Biathle Championships last Sunday at Leweston School in Dorset! Caspar clinched an impressive 6th place in the Boys Y8 Biathle, while Cressida showed her incredible talent by securing a fantastic 9th place in the Girls Y4 Bi...

Congratulations to Evie B, in Year 7 who has been selected to represent HAMPSHIRE in the forthcoming Derek Crookes South East Inter-Counties Championships 2024, in the 800 metres, in August! Well done, Evie! We wish you the best of luck!

Harry in Year 7, participated in a carp fishing masterclass during the half term break and successfully caught an 18lb Common Carp! A new personal best!! What a Fin-Tastic experience!

Congratulations to Freya, who competed at the Basingstoke Bluefins Summer Sizzler meet at the weekend. Freya entered 11 races and came away with 11 medals!! An outstanding 6 Gold medals and 5 Silver medals. Well done, Freya!

Congratulations to Caspar who represented BMHAC on over the Half Term break, at the Wessex League in Winchester. He competed in the 1500m in the Boys U15 in 5.15! Winning the overall event! Well done, Caspar!

A huge congratulations to the following 14 pupils that have qualified for the European Biathle, Triathle and Laser Run Championships being held in Madeira between July 2nd and 7th.

Sherfield pupils had the most successful day ever this year at the London West Athletics Championships. With a huge team of 52 pupils ranging from Year 3 to Year 10 and covering many track and field events they returned with 20 Medals!

Congratulations to Will and Aliza who both took part in their LAMDA exams and both came away with the highest score of Distinction. Well done, both of you!

Congratulations to our Prep Battle of the Band winners the “Strings of Tokyo” for your amazing music performance at the battle of the bands competition!

Congratulations to our Seniors Battle of the Band winners the “Anyway!” for your amazing music performance at the battle of the bands competition!

Congratulations to Evie, in Year 7, who had a fantastic weekend competing at the at the Hampshire Championships. She achieved a personal best in shot put with a throw of 7.57m and also attained a long-awaited personal best in long jump with a distance of 4.20m, securing a fantastic 4th place finish....

Congratulations to Caspar for his performance at the Hampshire County Track and Field Championships in Portsmouth on Sunday.  Running for BMHAC in the Boys U15 1500m event, he achieved a personal best time of 4 minutes and 55 seconds despite competing against Y9s on a sweltering day. Well done, Casp...

Congratulations to Daisy for representing Basingstoke & Mid Hants at the Hampshire County Championships in Portsmouth over the weekend...

Congratulations to siblings Anna and Bethy for completing their first triathlon! This event marked their first-ever swimming competition, where they tackled a challenging 100m swim along with cycling and running without stopping...

We are thrilled to be celebrating the incredible success of our very own staff member, Sarah-Jane, who has just become the World Number 2 in BMX Biking! Her journey began 40 years ago, winning her first National title. Since then, she has gone on to become a seven-time British, four-time European, a...

Sherfield golf scholars Fred and Albie, participated in the prestigious World Amateur Golf Ranking Event, which was attended by major Golf Academy Colleges from all over England. The competition drew teams from Hampshire, Essex, Worcestershire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, and Durham, with a total of 60 q...

A huge congratulations to our Year 5 and 6 swim team. They performed exceptionally well at the South East Primary Swimming Championships at the weekend in Guildford. The freestyle relay finished in 5th place in the region and the mixed stroke team finished an agonisingly close 4th place by 0.02 seco...

Congratulations to Thomas, in year 8, for successfully completed a 10-mile charity walk to raise funds and awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, which is a muscle wasting condition that causes progressive muscle weakness. He did an outstanding job walking along the Jurassic coastline and comple...

Congratulations to Evie, in Year 7, who competed in the Hampshire Combined Championships, in Portsmouth over the weekend. In a very tough competition, Evie performed incredibly well achieving PBs in both Shot and the 800m. Coming in 5th overall! Well done, Evie!

Congratulations to siblings Caspar & Cressida who both took part in the annual Silchester Fun Run on Saturday, which was a fun 2.5 mile race.   Caspar achieved first place taking home the gold medal! In the Boys 12 & under category. While Cressida achieved seconded place, taking the silver medal, in...

On Wednesday 14 Sherfield pupils competed in the ISA National Triathlon at Ipswich High School. All pupils travelled to Ipswich the day before due to an early start and the ever exciting prospect of enjoy time on the M25! I think most people's journeys were between 3 and 4 hours. 

Congratulations to Chloe, who took part in her first ever Triathlon at the Winchester Try a Tri and came a fantastic 11th out of 40 competitors on Monday despite the terrible weather. 

Congratulations to Connie, in Year 6 who is now a junior black belt in freestyle martial arts after taking a 3 hour grading! Well done, Connie! We know who to come to if we are ever in trouble!

In March 2024, Sherfield School was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) as part of their routine cycle of school inspections. After a thorough three-day inspection, we are pleased to announce the publication of an exceptionally positive report.

Congratulations to Annie, in Year 3 who deserves a huge round of applause for her outstanding performance at the European Laser Run Championships held last Saturday. She secured the second position and met the qualifying time to compete in Portugal, representing Great Britain in the European Finals ...

Congratulations to Caspar and Cressida who participated in the first Wessex League track season meeting as representatives of BMHAC.  Caspar secured an amazing fifth position in Boys U15s 1500m  while Cressida achieved an incredible fourth place in Girls U11s 600m.  Well done, what a great start to ...

Congratulations to all our pupils that took part in the recent Junior Match Challenge, all our pupils did exceptionally well.

Congratulations to Lachlan who had a two very busy weekends competing in 8 events at the South East Regional Swimming Championships in Crawley and Winchester. After a tough few day of competition, with many fast swimmers. He managed to achieve five personal bests, which was a great achievement! His ...

Last weekend we had a huge weekend for our laser runners and triathletes. 22 pupils raced hoping for a chance to represent Great Britain at the European Championships, in Madeira, at the beginning of July. 

Congratulations to our European Team of 2024!! 

A big round of applause to Teddy, in Year 3, for achieving the "student of the week" award in his karate class. Teddy's impressive kicks and tremendous efforts have earned him this recognition. Great job, Teddy!

Congratulations to Chloe, in Year 4, who competed in the Leweston U11 Euro Laser Run and Triathle qualifiers, representing the Wessex Wyverns. Chloe's impressive performance earned her 12th place overall in Laser Run, 2nd place for Team Wessex, and 9th place overall in the Triathle competition. Well...

Congratulations to Chloe, in year 4, who took part in her first-ever Bambino karting Race!! Chloe did exceptionally well, coming in first place in both her heats, putting her through to the A final where she finished 7th, placing her 2nd in the championship!  She is very much looking forward to the ...

Congratulations to Amaly, in Year 6 who took her Silver medal exam with her dance class and achieved Special Commendation for her solo dance performance. As well as receive a trophy for her Ballet achievements.

We'd like to extend our warmest congratulations to Mr. Rossiter for his incredible achievement in completing the London Marathon on Sunday. He finished the marathon in an impressive time of 2.46.41 and was 1330 out of 54000. A truly inspiring achievement, we are all proud of his accomplishment. Well...

Congratulations to Pippa in Year 8 who travelled with the Southern Region team to represent Great Britain at the Gymnastic Czech Open at the weekend. After qualifying for 2 finals, she came away with a silver medal! Well done, Pippa - good luck for your next competition.

4 Sherfield pupils competed at the European Biathle Qualifiers. Biathle is a continuous run-swim-run event and at this event the swimming part was held in a pool. The event was held in Blackpool with views of the famous Blackpool Tower on the run route! The top 6 finishers in each age group are sele...

Congratulations to Devin, in Year 7, who made his debut in the Wera Tools British Kart Championships! He showed remarkable pace and qualified P8 in his group (and ultimate pace for P6). Finishing in the final at P26, he learned valuable lessons from racing at that level. He is now gearing up for rou...

Amazing news! Annya from Year 9 recently had a recall audition for a lead role in a Disney feature film. This is a fantastic opportunity for her and we are all proud of her. Well done, Annya!

Over the weekend, Caspar and Cressida competed in the Schools Biathlon Finals held at the University of Bath. Caspar gave a remarkable performance and secured the 34th position out of 59 participants in the Y8 Boys category. Similarly, Cressida showed great sportsmanship and came in 36th out of 88 p...

It's great to hear that Abbie, in Year 7, participated in her first Youth British Championship Southern Qualifier competition for Teamgym in Eastleigh on March 9th. Her team secured the fourth position out of nine competing groups.

Last week, Ava displayed her skills and perseverance at the British Qualifiers in Sheffield. Competing against 28 talented figure skaters from across the UK, she secured the 6th position on the first day with a score of 37.44 in the Short program.

At the Junior Awards evening of the Basingstoke & Mid Hants Athletics Club, Travis M, in Year 9, was honored with four individual awards. 

Congratulations to Kai in Year 2, who has made significant strides in rock climbing and received his NICAS level 1 certificate last weekend. We couldn't be prouder of his accomplishment and are delighted to see his hard work pay off. It's a testament to his dedication and perseverance, and we know h...

Last weekend 23 Sherfield pupils competed at the National Schools Biathlon Championships at Bath University, which is the home of British Pentathlon. The boys had their races on Saturday and the girls on Sunday

Congratulations to Taylor and Ava who came 1st place with a ‘Distinction’ award for their duet singing ‘I won’t grow up’. Taylor came 1st in the 8-9 singing category, performing ‘Naughty’.  While Ava came 2nd in her category singing ‘When I grow up’ Both girls did amazingly well with their confident...

Let's give a big round of applause to Chloe, who had a packed weekend! On Saturday, she showcased her singing skills at the Basingstoke Music & Arts Festival and secured 2nd and 3rd positions in her respective categories. As if that weren't impressive enough, Chloe also participated in the Laser-Run...

Congratulations to Ava in Year 5 who competed in the Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival over the weekend.  She performed a solo performance and secured 2nd place, in the age 9-11 category and was award "commended" for her performance.  The judges appreciated Ava's solo and commented that she has a ...

Annya G has received a wonderful opportunity to star in a commercial for a well-known brand. Congratulations, Annya, on landing such an exciting role! We can't wait to see the commercial when it's released. Well done!

Congratulations to for Saanvi T (Years 3.2) for participating in the Basingstoke Music and Arts festival for Singing and Creative Writing.  Additionally, Saanvi has successfully completed her singing pre-grade exam and received a great positive feedback from the examiner.  Well done, Saanvi!

Our Sherfield golf team participated in the Hampshire Schools Golf Association on March 13th at Hockley Golf Club, and we are proud to announce that they did an excellent job! Out of 31 teams, our Sherfield 1 team, consisting of Albie B, Fred G, and Sam G, secured the 15th position. Moreover, our Sh...

Congratulations to Vivaan B in year 4 who competed in the Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival in the Pianoforte section for Grade 2. He played the piece “Lullaby” and achieved a distinction for his performance, securing him 1st place in his category. Well done, Vivaan!   

Congratulations to siblings Felix R (Year 5) and Beatrix R (Year 3) who competed in two Rugby tournaments on Sunday with their Rugby club the Tadley Tigers RFC. Beatrix’s tournament took part at Reading RFC, while Felix’s tournament was played at Reading Abbey Rugby Club. Both played remarkably well...

Congratulations to Vivann B (Year 4) who competed in the Basingstoke music and arts festival, in the creative writing competitions category, Poetry and Short Story. In Poetry, he was awarded first prize for his acrostic poem “BADGER” with a Merit certificate.  While in short story, Vivann was awarde...

Congratulations to Jacob T (Year 4) who participated in his first major rugby tournament representing Farnham RFC at the Surrey Rugby Festival hosted by Wimbledon RFC. The team went head-to-head with Esher, Effingham, Dorking, and Weybridge and emerged victorious in all four matches, securing the go...

On Sunday 19 Sherfield pupils headed to Leweston School in Dorset to compete in the World Laser Run Qualifiers. Laser Run involves hitting an electronic target at 5m away (10m for 15 year olds and over) and then completing their run distance of 300m/600m a number of times according to their age.

"A huge congratulations to the Sherfield School swimmers that have qualified for the South East Regional Championships on Saturday 11th May at the Spectrum Pool in Guildford. Although we were really disappointed not to be able to swim at a Hampshire County round, the team's times were submitted and ...

"A huge congratulations to Travis Moore in Year 9 for competing at the English Schools Cross Country competition at Pontefract at the weekend. Travis was running in the Hampshire Schools team in a huge field of 344 runners.

41 of our pupils participated in the Basingstoke Music and Art festival. It was wonderful to see the incredible talent within our music and drama department on full display, and we are incredibly proud of all the participants for their dedication and commitment to their craft. The event was an oppor...

Congratulations to Annya G in Year 9, who had the amazing opportunity to take her acting further by appearing in a short film. This film is a short hard-hitting teen related film. Well done Annya, we can not wait to see it!

Congratulations to our Sherfield School Flute Band, who participated in the Basingstoke Music Festival. Sherfield Flutes achieved a distinction mark and took home the cup! Well done to all of you, for your well-deserved win.

Congratulations to our Sherfield School Orchestra Band, who participated in the Basingstoke Music Festival. Sherfield Orchestra achieved a commended mark, achieving the highest score and winning.  Well done to all of you, for your well-deserved win.

Congratulations to Caspar & Cressida who represented the BMHAC on Sunday in the last Cross Country of the season for the Junior League. Caspar achieved 8th place in the U13 Boys. Cressida achieved 3rd place in the Girl's U9s and a medal as she came 3rd in the season overall. Well done, both of you!

Congratulations to Saanvi Year 4 from her taking part in a drama competition and coming away with a Merit!  Well done, Saanvi! 

"On Saturday 4 Sherfield pupils had the honour of representing the London West Region at the ISA National Cross Country Championships. They qualified at the regional event held at Sherfield School last month. Worksop College (nearly a 200 mile journey from school!) hosted the event. There were 50-

"On Tuesday we had an amazing 17 pupils racing in the Basingstoke District Schools Cross Country team. They qualified to run following the Basingstoke Schools qualifier last month. The competition was held at a very wet and muddy Down Grange - definitely the muddiest course of the season!

Congratulations to Caspar in Year 8 who was the 2nd fastest runner from BMHAC with a time of 14 mins & 2 seconds to complete 3km! Well done, Caspar!

Congratulations to Cressida in Year 4 who was the fastest runner from BMHAC with a time of 7 mins & 52 seconds to complete 1.4km. Well done, Cressida! 

Congratulations to Aliza in year 7, for her outstanding performance at the Hampshire Swimming County Championships.

Congratulations to Freya in Year 6, on her remarkable performance competing in the Hampshire County Swimming Championships. Her outstanding races led to a bronze medal in the 200m Fly, reaching the final in the 100m breaststroke, and setting new personal best times. Excellent job, Freya!

Congratulations to Abigail in Year 1 and her sister Isabel in Reception for competing in their in their debut gymnastics competition. Both girls showed outstanding performances! Abigail achieved a bronze medal, while Isabel proudly took home a gold medal. Well done, girls!

We are so very proud of ALL of our cross-country runners. From years five and above pupils in the top 10 places have earned their place in the Basingstoke Schools Team at the Hampshire Schools Championships held at Down Grange on March 5th. Well done to all our pupils for taking part and achieving g...

Congratulations to Menglin and Tommy who have both made it through to the second round of the Math Challenge - Pink Kangaroo paper. They will take on the next round of the maths challenges on 21st March.  Good luck to both of you!

Congratulations to our U9 Rugby boys who remained unbeaten throughout the whole Rugby Tournament, tackled like trojans, and played open, free-flowing Rugby all afternoon. Taking home the victory!

Some of our pupils took on the challenge to create their own Temples, in Classic class. 2 of our pupils made their designs out of CAKE, while another out of PAPER! Mr. Lord was very impressed with what they have created he wanted to give a special Sherfield Shout Out to the following students: ...

Congratulations to Ava in Year 11 who competed in the Junior Ladies Figure Skating Open, in Guildford. On the Tuesday she performed in the short program, scoring a new personal best of 38.69 which was enough to secure first place out of sixteen other competitors. On the second day Ava performed in t...

Congratulations to Travis M, in Year 9 who raced at the South of England Showground, Ardingly, Sussex. He had a fantastic day running for Hampshire Schools in the South East Inter Counties Schools XC race.

Congratulations to Lachlan in Year 7 for his outstanding performance at the Hampshire County Swimming Championships!

ISA Cross Country Success! Congratulations to Cressida M, in Year 4 who came away with an amazing achievement of 2nd place in the ISA Cross Country Regional Finals, U9 girl’s category. Well done, Cressida!

Congratulations to Dylan E, in Year 6 who came away with an amazing achievement of 3rd place in the ISA Cross Country Regional Finals, U11 boy’s category. Well done, Dylan!

Congratulations to Daisy A, in Year 10 who came away with an amazing achievement of 3rd place in the ISA Cross Country Regional Finals, U16 girl’s category. Well done, Daisy!

Congratulations to Caiden G, in Year 7 who came away with an amazing achievement of 1st place in the ISA Cross Country Regional Finals, U12 boy’s category. Well done, Caiden!

"Over the last fortnight, Sherfield's dominant Boys U13A Rugby team has shown remarkable progress, outclassing rival teams while evolving and improving collectively and individually.

Congratulations to Amelie S in Year 8 for some remarkable swims at the Hampshire County Championships at the weekend. She achieved an array of personal bests, saving the best swim for last making the girls aged 14 100m breaststroke final. She started the race in rank 17th and finished 7th. W...

Congratulations to Caspar M and Cressida M who compete in the Hampshire Schools Cross Country Qualifier at Down Grange on Tuesday.

We want to give a special shout-out to Beatrix G in Year 6 for creating the poster for this year's drama production of "Little Shop of Horrors".

A huge congratulations and good luck to the 28 pupils and 5 teachers who have qualified for the British Schools Biathlon Championships.

We're thrilled to announce that Daisy, in year 10, has once again competed at the Lee Valley indoor athletics track.

Congratulations to Travis M in Year 9 for his extraordinary performance at the 2024 Hampshire Schools Cross Country Championships in Wellesley Woods, Aldershot.

Congratulations to Caspar M in Year 8 who took part in the Hampshire Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday 20th January at Aldershot, competing against Year 9 as well as Year 8!

We are thrilled to announce that Cameron, our Year 10 pupil, emerged victorious in the 400m Individual Medley at the Hampshire County Swimming Championships.

A big round of applause to Amelie S in Year 8, for her outstanding performance at the Hampshire Swimming Championships held at Winchester at the weekend and pulled off a massive 21 second personal best in the 400m individual medley.

Congratulations to Daisy in Year 10 who took part in the Southern area (SEAA) U17 individual indoor championships at Lee Valley athletics stadium in North London...

Congratulations to Daisy A in Year 10, who competed in the annual Basingstoke & Mid Hants club fun relay race at War Memorial Park, on New Years Eve, which is open to all club members and their families.

Congratulations to Lachlan, in Year 7 who after representing Sherfield School, as part of the London West in the ISA Swimming Nationals back in December.

Congratulations to our Sixth Former Thomas, who entered the ABPU Power Lifting Qualifier in Alton back in December, with an aim to qualify for the ABPU UK Power Lifting Games, which are happening in Nottingham in, October.

Congratulations to Abbie in Year 7. Ending her 2023 on a high note with a remarkable achievement, competing in her final competition of the year where she showcased her skills on Track, Vault and Trampette as part of a micro team and being awarded with a SILIVER medal!

Congratulations to Caspar in Y8 who represented BMHAC in the U13s Hampshire Athletics Cross Country Championships at Fairthorne Manor, on Saturday 6th January,

We are thrilled to announce that several of our students who swim for local clubs have achieved County standard times.

Congratulations to Ryan in Year 10, for achieving a Merit in his MTB! Well done!

Congratulations to Millie, who gained a distinction in her Acting Grade 1 Solo LAMDA exam. Well done, Millie!

In an important and exciting move for the future of our school, we are delighted to announce that Education in Motion (EiM) has taken on ownership of Sherfield School.

We are delighted to announce the remarkable achievements of our students in the recent GCSE examinations. Today the school community came together to celebrate the triumph of dedication, hard work, and perseverance exhibited by the students.

Over 59% A*-A grades or equivalent Over 73% A*-B grades of equivalent 100% pass rate

Sherfield School have been crowned the ESSA (English Schools’ Swimming Association) Small Schools National Champions, after an exceptional performance on Saturday 17 June 2023.

In an exciting move, Mr. Nick Brain, the Executive Head of Sherfield School, has been appointed as the CEO/Principal of GEMS Jumeirah College in Dubai, starting from September 2023.

The quality of a child's education undoubtedly has a lasting impact on the rest of their life. But how important are their first three years at school?

On Tuesday, Sixth Form students Eunie, Stella, Megan and Charlotte launched the first ever Junior Sherfield Science Race with the support of Mr Rowson. It was a resounding success with the Year 6s.

What a wonderful time of year Christmas is!  With so much fun, laughter and joy leading into the festive break, followed by the enjoyment of families and friends spending quality time together.

The Senior Prefect Team has been working extremely hard over the past half term to continue with our plans.

I have just been on a family holiday, but that’s not very newsworthy. What is worth reading about is how this holiday changed my life.

On Thursday 1 December, Year 3 and 4 took part in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths day (STEAM).

On 10 November, our Year 6 classes spent most of the day in an Entrepreneur Master Class with Bellevue Education!

Thank you to all who came out to support our amazing Sherfield musicians at our Autumn concert last Thursday evening.

Last Friday we raised a fantastic £1327 for BBC Children in Need.

Due to Friends of Sherfield's fundraising efforts we now have a impressive outdoor classroom situated in our school woods.

For the Year 8’s project-based learning project this year they were all given a country and asked to create convincing mathematical arguments as to why their country should win.

It was wonderful to see so many families on Friday 4 November for our annual 'Fireworks Spectacular!'

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 were visited by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service at the beginning of November.

Year 7 pupils thoroughly enjoyed their Halloween party on Monday 31 October, with DJ Jones, pumpkin carving, the Halloween special tuck shop and lots of singing and dancing!

This half term, the sixth form prefect team have started to launch their projects!

Yesterday 30 pupils from Year 6 to Year 13 were involved in a fantastic peer mentor training day from anti-bullying charity Kidscape. 

On Tuesday Year 13 travelled to Farlington School in Horsham for a Year 13 conference.

It was World Mental Health Day on Monday.

Unusually, as we find ourselves at the end of our third week of the new school term, this is the first opportunity to formally welcome our school community back to school for the academic year 2022-23.  So, welcome back everyone to the new school year at Sherfield School!

We would like to express our sincerest condolences on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Growing up as a child or teenager in a modern world is an interesting challenge!

The friends and family of Sherfield were treated to some Shakespeare in the Topiary Garden last Thursday, as Twelfth Night was brought to life by a cast and crew of year 7 to 13 students.

On Wednesday, our Year 8 pupils enjoyed their end of phase celebration with a trip out to Thorpe Park, an idea put together by School Council Prefect, Aaryan!

Friends of Sherfield hosted the inaugural “Proms on the Lawn” concert last Sunday in our beautiful school grounds.

The Courtyard Studio was turned into a big top last week as P.T. Barnum and his circus came to town.

At the beginning of June, 77 pupils and 9 staff ventured to the south of France for a week long residential.

Last Friday, Sherfield hosted the much anticipated move up day, where we welcome our new starters into school for the day and arrange for all students to meet their new form groups and tutors in preparation for September.

The Music Department were delighted to host their Summer concert on Wednesday 22 June 2022.

Congratulations to the following Sixth Form and Senior Prep prefects ...

On the back of their sensational victory at the Independent Schools Golf Association (ISGA) National Finals at Radley College last week, Sherfield’s Golf Team travelled to The Warwickshire Golf and Country Club on Tuesday 21st June to take part in the HG Trophy. The HG Trophy is the Premier ISGA One...

Sherfield School have been crowned the Under 14 Independent School Golf Association (ISGA) National Champions after a stunning performance at Radley College on Friday 17th June.

Years 8 to 10 experienced a poignant visit to the Belgian First World War Battlefields...

The Sherfield Battle of the Bands returned in May 2022, and this year we went BIG. The musicians were out in force, with tough competition all around, but find out who reigned victorious...

Year 9 and 10 were tasked with clearing a chemical spillage...on their STEAM day challenge!

Housekeeper Sarah-Jane Nichols has been invited to represent the 1980s at the Jubilee pageant in London in recognition of her incredible BMX successes!

In May 2022 Sherfield's Year 5 and 6 students embarked on a week-long residential trip in Wiltshire. Pupils Issy & Pippa share the adventure...

Year 1 Unearth the History of Buckfield House...

Sherfield's Golfers retain the title at the ISGA Wellington Salver...

Our Community Art Enrichment group have been busy creating a stunning new mural for Sherfield Nursery...

The more positive interactions we can all have, the better we will feel and the more productive we will be in every area of life...

Our Seniors have been storming their Duke of Edinburgh Silver Awards. They've faced mud, rain, hills, moors and raging cows...

Sherfield students travelled to Jasper, Canada to embark on the best school Ski Trip yet! Find out what they got up to...

On the final day of term, Year 8 showcased their Music & Art Projects to parents, students and staff in a special gallery soiree...

Year 7 students were out in force for an egg-hunt with a French twist!

As part of their ‘Superhero' and 'People Who Help Us’ topics this term, our Reception classes have warmly welcomed some exciting visitors into Sherfield school!

Sherfield's Science Department hosted the busiest Science Week on record...

On Thursday 31st march Sherfield held it's first in-person Rock & Pop Concert in three years, and it was worth the wait!

Sherfield has received a 5-star Certificate of Excellence from School Guide...

Plans are under way for the development of new and improved school dining hall for September 2022.

We are delighted to welcome a new Director of Teaching & Learning to Sherfield from next term.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Senior Deputy Head in September 2022.

2022 marks the first year Sherfield has taken part in the British Biology Olympiad, and our Year 12 & 13 students have performed spectacularly!

Sherfield held it's first Dans le Noir gastronomic experience this term, with some great results...

Preparing our students for what's next...

Thursday 3rd March was World Book Day 2022 and at Sherfield we celebrated to the max, with a plethora of fun, literature-themed activities, competitions and costumes.

Sherfield hosted a Year 13 Conference for students across the Bellevue Group, to explore the ways in which they can prepare for the road ahead...

It was late on a cold Friday evening in February; the school was quiet as all had gone home for the weekend, except through the long shadows and dark corridors, came the growing chatter of a 1920's soiree...

Over the Half Term break, Sherfield Sixth Formers embarked on a trip to New York, to explore and experience some of the incredible sights, history, cuisine and culture of the iconic American city.

We are delighted to announce that a brand new gym and fitness suite has been installed within the Sherfield Sports complex...

Our Senior Prefects organised a charity fundraiser and raised a whopping amount in support of mental health charity MIND...

International Figure Skater and Sherfield Year 9 student Ava, has been sweeping the medal tables and has her sights set on the next Winter Olympics, watch this space...

Year 1 use STEM to recreate their class story in the woods.

On Friday 4th February, Sherfield hosted the ISA London West Cross Country Championships with over 800 runners on-site.

Head Girl Tilly shares her Sherfield Sixth Form experience.

Years 6 & 7 enjoyed a visit from Onatti Productions, bringing French to life in a play that turned the world upside down!

In studying British icon Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing, Year 2 have been crafting dioramas and speaking with a former RAF medic...

In January, Bellevue hosted a sixth form debating workshop in London. From the battling it out over the monarchy to cars and climate change, find out how our Year 12s got on...

Sherfield Sixth Formers launch a brand new podcast series...

We are delighted to announce that Sherfield's Nursery has been awarded a Tigerlily Platinum First Aid award!

The start of the calendar year though is always a good time to reflect on what it is important to us and to consider what the future might look like for all of us.

On Tuesday 11th January, Sherfield’s Year 1s kickstarted their new topic for the term: ‘Year 1 to the Rescue.’ The launch was celebrated with ‘Grace Darling Day.’

The end of the Autumn term at Sherfield is always such a wonderful festive occasion, with so much cheer, joy and celebration.

This term saw our Year 2's learning all about the Great Fire of London. Their theme included a visit from a firefighter, reporting like journalists, building and then burning historic buildings!

Last Friday afternoon saw the culmination of this term's Enrichment activities and the Green-themed groups were out in force! Planting trees, testing their hand-built electric car and presenting on how to make Sherfield more sustainable...

As part of their thematic learning, Year 6 enjoyed a 'Victorian Day' this week and experience their lessons in a Victorian classroom. Find out what they got up to...

Sherfield Year 7s have spent the Autumn Term carrying out three random acts of kindness, which have culminated in a Positivi-tree!

Sherfield Science students have been creating crafty science-themed decorations for the Science Christmas Tree!

Sherfield Business Students experienced businesses in action on a recent trip to the wonderful Wellington Estate.

Back for 2021, guests enjoyed the return of our annual festive Piano Extravaganza!

Students Ella and Christa, share their experience of the GCSE group visit and performance for our neighbours at the Loddon School.

A message from our Head of Prep.

As part of their project this term, Year 4 took a trip to London, to explore the fabulous Egyptian collection of the British Museum. They just happened to pop to the theatre too!

This week, the winner of the Sherfield Young Writer's Halloween Competition was announced. You can read the full story here...

Reception and Pre-Reception classes joined forces for the Sherfield Nursery Rhyme Day, dressing up as their favourite characters and creating some fabulous new artwork!

Our Autumn Concert featured an array of performances from Senior Prep, Senior and Sixth Form students. You can watch the highlights here...

Sherfield celebrated 'One Kind Word Wednesday' and examined what we could do as a community to ensure kindness remains at our core.

Senior Prep students were treated to 'The Punctuation Show' in November. You can read their reviews hot of the press here...

Gold, Silver and Bronze! Five Sherfield Swimmers storm to victory at the ISA National Finals in London.

Year 3 Students explored the world of Roald Dahl with a trip to the museum to mark the end of their English Learning Unit.

Remembrance Day is a memorial that transcends faith, culture and background. At Sherfield, our staff and students have engaged in many activities to learn about and commemorate this important event.

Our Senior Prep Prefects had a chance to chat with the Managing Director of JP Morgan and discover what qualities make a good leader.

Prep School children and parents celebrated a fantastic Harvest Festival in aid of Basingstoke Food Bank.

As the world watches the global climate talks at COP26 in Glasgow, Sherfield Head Boy Jude, examines how we as a community can make a difference, by boosting Sustainability at school.

The Sherfield Junior Boys and Girls Teams both won gold in the ISA National Junior Triathlon in October 2021.

Sherfield students celebrated National Poetry Day with their incredible creations and 30 of our students have had their short stories selected by the Young Writers Association.

Schools with a strong commitment to pupil voice report improved behaviour, pupil pride in their school and better relationships across the whole school community. This is why at Sherfield, Pupil Voice is at our core.

We are pleased to announce that Sherfield School has been named 'Rising Star' in the British International Education Association's 2021 STEM-based competition.

The 26th of September was European Languages Day, and Sherfield School celebrated this cause to the fullest!

Last week our new leaders in Sixth Form for 2021/22 were announced and students discussed what it means to be a leader with Executive Head Nick Brain.

We are delighted to announce that Sherfield School has received a 'Highly Commended Award' in the ISA Award for Excellence in Pupil Personal Development!

At the start of each academic year Sherfield Sixth Formers get to take part in a range of fun team building activities. Year 12 student Charlotte, explains what's involved.

Sixth form students, parents and staff are celebrating another fantastic set of A-level results; 98% of grades were A* to B with 56% achieving the very highest grade of A*. The school has for the last few years been in the top 1% of schools nationally for A-level performance and this year’s results ...

Yesterday, Year 4 took a trip to Lagoon Aqua Park.

Congratulations to our new senior prefect team on their appointment to their new roles - Head Prefects: Jude and Tilly and Deputy Head Prefects: Bonnie, Jasmin and Natalie. 

As we know, the last eighteen months or so has been a hugely challenging period for everyone.  For students in school, the emphasis and focus has been on being resourceful, resilient and positive in mindset, always looking for solutions and adapting readily to change.

We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted in the 'Co-educational Independent School of the Year' category, from a record number of entries, for the Independent Schools of the Year awards 2021!

Year 3 celebrated the end of the academic year with a water fight! They were very excited and had so much fun soaking each other with their water guns. What a great way to end their time in Year 3. 

On Wednesday. Year 8 pupils enjoyed an afternoon at Horseshoe Lake, as a treat before they finish their time in Senior Prep.

The Year 10 Business A-Level preparation group were tasked with operating as a focus group to provide quantitative and qualitative data on a range of products.

Year 2 ‘Walked for Water’ on Monday, covering 3km in the school grounds to raise money for WaterAid.

Year 8 pupils had a great day last Friday on their STEM day.

This week, in Year 4, they had an explorer day where they enjoyed learning more about Christopher Columbus and his fleet of ships.

Sherfield School welcomed Year 6 students from Wandsworth Prep School, The Oratory Prep School, The Hampshire School and Bruern Abbey School to take part in a Bellevue Collaborative Learning STEAM Day on Wednesday. 

Teaching is said to be the most influential job in the world. Teachers are known to shape the minds of young people, they support and encourage, they impart good values in children and turn them into responsible citizens.

The music department were extremely pleased to hold Battle of the Bands 2021 on Wednesday evening, the first live music event of the year.

This week Year 11 have been trialling A level lessons

On Thursday Year 10 mixed Spanish and Food classes cooked Spanish omelettes.

This week Pre Reception have been learning about mini beasts.

After completing their summer exam project Year 9 and 10 were going to be treated to an opportunity to draw some observational studies of the school, however our glorious British summer interfered in their plans today.

The Year 3 children made some incredible Roman shields over their half term break, and they couldn't wait to re-enact a Roman battle! They enjoyed creating different battle formations and they are looking forward to doing this again before the end of the year.

30 pupils from Years 5, 6, 7 and 8 were selected to take part in an Art workshop where they learnt to make large scale props using willow and tissue paper, a traditional method for making art for festivals. These props will hopefully be used in the upcoming Senior Prep Carnival.

This Art group has been set up for pupils who show great promise in Years 7 and 8, to encourage and develop creative skills.

For ‘National School Grounds Week’ this week Year 3 pupils made the most of the lovely weather to learn and play some French games outside.

It has been a unique and challenging year for the Sherfield Community with many events cancelled, postponed or hosted virtually due to COVID-19 and numerous lockdowns.

Eight Year 6 pupils have been selected to take part in a Bellevue STEAM Day (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths), which this year has a focus on sustainability.

On Thursday, Year 11 and Year 13's had their official last day at Sherfield.

The children and staff had a wonderful time at the Milestones Museum on Wednesday.

Last term the Year 3 and 4 Art after school club worked on making ceramic fish using slab building techniques.

There is a palpable sense of excitement building in the Sixth Form Centre as Year 13 look forward to moving onto the next stage of their educational careers and the joys that university life brings.

The Year 3 children have been using their scientific knowledge to design and make their own magnetic games this week. 

Year 1 were enthralled to discover an old mysterious trunk had been delivered to the classroom this week.

The Empire Strikes Back is 41 years old today!  This, the second of the Star Wars films to be made, the fifth film in what has now become known as the ‘Skywalker Saga’ and, without a doubt, the best Star Wars film made to date (I defy anyone to disagree), was released in the US and, I believe, the U...

Today was the opening of our new Sixth Form Cafe! It's a big transformation from the office it was before.

Year 3 have been learning all about magnets.  They have been testing objects around the classroom to see if they are magnetic or not. 

In their lesson last week, year 7 were challenged to become the teacher by researching waterfall and oxbow lake formations.

Last Thursday, in their Design & Technology lesson, Year 7 learnt how to hand sew and use a sewing machine, in order to make their own face masks! 

In our Year 3 humanities lessons, the children have been learning about Roman roads; why they were built, where they were built and how they were built! The children all had a go at being 'collaborative crocodiles' and created their own version of a Roman road using junk modelling materials. 

It was wonderful to get the choir back together this week and start preparing some songs to perform at the end of term. Our ever-enthusiastic bunch really found their voices rather quickly and are already excited at the thought of performing in front of a live audience again!

During the International Day of Families we need to think about what being part of a FAMILY means.

Today, the Year 9s and 10s made a selection of wonderful pastas and sauces as part of their GCSE Food assessment.

The Art of Photography enrichment group have been working on making symmetrical patterns from natural imagery they have taken in the school grounds.

I read a the following in an article the other day:   In 1885, a monk set out to run a 1,000-day marathon. Specifically, he and his fellow monks ran 40 kilometres a day for 100 days. Yes, you read that right. 40 kilometres per day! They did this for 5 years.

Year 7 have been doing photography enrichment this term and were inspired by World Book Day.

In order to commemorate the life of Sir Captain Tom Moore, who would have celebrated his 101st birthday last Friday, in Maths lessons across the school we have been completing challenges,

With support from The Woodland Trust pupils in the prep school have been celebrating Earth Day on 22 April by planting trees.

When you think of successful people who do you think of? Bill Gates? Oprah Winfrey? Richard Branson? A quick google search will bring up images of these three and many more … Usain Bolt, J.K. Rowling and Pratibha Patil to name a few. But did you think about yourself? Doubtful! Did you think about yo...

Year 7 learnt how to create ‘four chord’ pop songs in Music last term.

This #InternationalDanceDay, Rhianwen Moore, Director of Sport, explains why dance remains as valuable a school subject as ever.

In Science, Year 4 are learning about living things and their habitats.

During the Global Citizens Enrichment Programme on Friday the pupils embarked on a new awareness campaign, as part of their volunteering accreditation.

Our Year 7 and 8 Young Leaders were straight back into the swing of the Enrichment programme on Friday afternoon.

The Young Artists’ summer show is an open submission exhibition for young artists aged 5-19 years studying in the UK.

Today Year 10 GCSE Triple Science class carrying out a required practical for AQA GCSE biology.

I’m sure you will agree the return to school has presented a wonderful opportunity for students to re-engage and connect with each other following a very unsettling period of time.

Year 4 have had such an amazing WWII theme day yesterday.

In Geography, Year 1 have been learning about hot and cold places around the world.

Year 3 took part in Stone Age Day on Monday.

How many Christmases have been ruined by that apparently innocuous phrase?  How many seemingly kindly grandmas or favourite uncles have become rabid at being cheated out of that last piece of pie (or is it cheese?) with an answer which is almost right but not quite right enough?  I am, of course, ta...

Year 7 have been working on a project based on the Mexican holiday - Day of the Dead.

Year 9 DT Students are taking part in a STEM competition organised by the British International Education Association.

Year 2 carried out a science experiment this week, on the topic of germs.

Reception class were looking for signs of spring in Forest School on Tuesday.

This week the children in the Pre-Reception Booster have been learning about ‘Space’.

Year 5 and 6 Outdoor Adventures Enrichment had a fantastic afternoon in the lovely weather on Friday.

In our Pre-Reception Booster group this week, they have been learning about ‘Travel and Transport’.

It's easy to feel grateful when life is good, but what about when things are not so easy? In the midst of this global pandemic can we, or should we, still feel grateful?

Ava in Year 8's account of ice skating during the pandemic.

Year 5 have been getting rhythmic and composing their own rhythm grids, which they performed in groups.

What a fantastic exhibition Year 7 put on last week. We were so impressed with the standard of the work produced and the depth of understanding shown.

The 14 March each year is World Pi Day (3.14) and as a school we celebrated this on Monday.

What better way to mark our return to School than to celebrate World Book Day? Last Friday saw a stunning array of costumes as staff and pupils fully entered into the spirit of the event.

Annabelle and Ruby, in Year 11, have been working hard on their GCSE Dance Duet.

To coin, the opening comments from head teacher John Tomsett and his blog, I have been teaching for 23 years, I taught children from the age of 3 months to 18 years, on three different continents and with three different education systems and, at the age of 43, this much I know about The Wonder of b...

Moving into Reception and Year 1 are two huge milestones for younger children. When the children start reception, they are start thinking of themselves as ‘big boys and girls starting school’ and likewise when children move from Reception to Year 1, the children face a new key stage, where the way t...