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We are delighted to announce that Vinehall is now a member of the Repton Family of Schools. The newly appointed Vinehall Chair of Governors and Managing Director of the Repton Family of Schools, Daniel Lewis, says of the partnership: “We recognise that there is a shared educational and pastoral ethos focusing on the development of…

Last Thursday, Year 5 set off on an exciting expedition to Scotney Castle to explore this beautiful house and old castle ruins, set in gorgeous grounds ablaze with colourful azaleas and rhododendrons. This was a joint English/Art trip which involved sketching the castle ruins and gathering inspiration for our creative writing (connected with our Fairy…

Congratulations to our Year 6 pupil Edward M, who has been awarded an Academic & Music Scholarship to Battle Abbey School. Fantastic achievement Edward; well deserved! #vinehallschool #WeAreVinehall #scholarshipsuccess

On Tuesday evening the Chaplin Theatre was overrun with outlaws as our fabulous Years 3&4 entertained their parents and friends with their wonderful version of the ‘Robin Hood’ story, ‘Hoodwinked’. Harvey P was brilliant as our thigh-slapping hero in green, saving the poor folk of Nottingham from the evil Sheriff, Jamie M, and his hapless…

As we return to precovid times, it has been wonderful to see and hear the children making music together again.  Vinehall children have a tradition of hearty hymn singing which is frequently commented upon, and envied, by many Directors of Music from other schools.  Hymn practice occurs every Friday morning, and despite a long gap…

Our Little Vines Explorers toddler group celebrated the end of term this week with an Easter egg hunt around our wonderful grounds. We loved making the most of the beautiful spring sunshine! See you all next term!

Rushton organised a netball shooting challenge in which the longest shot from their post wins a prize. Rushton raised a grand total of £270, the money will be split between their chosen house charity, Ocean Conservancy and the other half will be donated towards the DEC for Ukraine. Well done Rushton!

This week, members of our Debating Club took to the stage in the Theatre for their first debating competition against Claremont School. Elizabeth H, Elizabeth O, India A, Isla H, Peiheng L and Rosie D represented Vinehall, with Poppy C performing the role of Chair. Debating is so beneficial for our Senior pupils – it…

To mark the beginning of Lent, we held our Lenten Friends Assembly in the Chaplin Theatre on Wednesday. The Prep School watched a video put together by 5L which gave them ideas for how they can participate in Lenten Friends. This is an optional, but highly encouraged, Vinehall tradition where the children choose a name…

Bunsens, Batteries, Birds, and Biology! Year 5 have been focusing on Chemistry in the Lent Term and are currently learning about properties of varied materials. The children have been learning through experimentation, mixing different combinations of solids such as flour and paperclips, sand and salt, or dissolving sugar in water and then deciding upon a…