Category: News

During the Summer Term, Vinehall artists created their own flip-flops  from recycled materials. The theme given to them was ‘The Ocean’. It quickly became apparent that it is very difficult not to use plastic.  However, all pupils rose to the challenge by creating some eye-catching footwear from recycled carpet underlay made from old plastic bottles….

VINEHALL SCHOOL – MEDIA STATEMENT   Vinehall School headmaster, Joff Powis, said: “I very deeply regret the widespread offence caused by the recent open day advertisement. It was wholly misguided, and should never have seen the light of day. I must stress it is in no way a reflection of the ethos of our school and…

Vine James Roche and his wife, Lizzy Yarnold were our very special guests of honour at our end of year prizegiving service. James spoke, animatedly about his job, explaining how his role with BAR involved more maths than we had in all the textbooks in the school. He also explained how he wasn’t good at,…

After 35 years of teaching History at Vinehall, we said goodbye to former deputy Head, Geoffrey Whitehead today. AGW, as he is more often known, has begun a very well deserved retirement from teaching. He will,  however, remain a familiar face at Vinehall running the Vinehall International Classical Concert series see here He has been…

Vinehall attended the Heathfield Show again this year with a stall in prime location on “Estate Agent” row. Although a stiff breeze threatened to send our mannequins and papers flying it soon settled down into the most glorious day imaginable. We were thrilled to see so many people stop by to chat and many new friends…

How do you measure the height of a tree without taking your feet off the ground? With a home-made clinometer, of course! On Friday 11th May, Year 5 visited Bedgebury Pinetum where they enjoyed a walk in the woods as well as the opportunity to get to grips with some hands-on STEM activities. The Year 5…

We took a trip down memory lane when over 120 former parents attended a coffee morning to say goodbye to Geoffrey Whitehead who retires this year. As we do not hold parent email addresses on our system we have only been able to rely on Vines passing information on. However,  we are now creating a…

Aspiring writer, Hugo E from Year 4 was the runner-up in the Junior section of the District Final of the 2018 National Young Writer competition organised by the Rotary Club of Great Britain. Having won the Battle and Rother local heat, Hugo’s engaging story about his dog, Potato, went through to the regional finals. He…

The boarding house came alive at the weekend, with 25 additional junior boarders enjoying an evening of fun and games. Great fun was had by all; a particular highlight of the evening was the disco held in our Front Hall. This was followed by a wind down story, read to the juniors by our gappers….

The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) undertook a four-day inspection of Vinehall School’s Nursery, Pre-Prep, Prep and Boarding facilities.  The Inspectorate’s report has now been published and the school has received the highest accolade possible – “Excellent” in all areas.   The report went on to say “[Vinehall] Pupils have excellent attitudes towards learning, nurtured by…