Category: School News

The Vinehall Equestrian team were in action through the summer holidays with the children competing at the Rye & District Show.  Well done to Grace and James W and Willow and May A for all of your outstanding efforts. Grace won the Ridden Hunter Class and James came 2nd; Grace won the 60cm show-jumping; Grace…

Year 5 have been studying factories and the industrial revolution in history​ and took the opportuinty to get out of the classroom with a visit to world famous cricket manufacturer, Gray-Nicolls. This was the perfect opportunity to combine both History and STEM subjects in an informative and enjoyable trip. Here is a report by Faris…

At House assembly on Tuesday, three members of Paxton House, Arthur P, Finlay D and Monty G, presented an assembly to the house on the theme of ‘What is Advent?’ Members of the house were asked to find one of 24 numbered sheets of paper hidden round Mrs Gearey’s room.  They were then asked to…

Tuesday seemed like a beautiful day to go up to London so Paul Borrows, Henry Arnold and I took Year 8 to the Houses of Parliament for the day!  It’s always a huge shame that it takes us so long on a bus but when we finally got there we ate our lunch by the…

Back to the time of Lord & Lady Ashton with Mrs Chaplin and Year 3 Before Vinehall became a school in 1938 it was owned by Lord Ashton, a wealthy philanthropist who made his money from making cotton nappies!  This was just one of the little gems that Mrs Chaplin relayed to Year 3 when…

Most people would agree that writing is difficult and writing to order can be even more challenging. Factor in a Monday morning in unfamiliar surroundings, with a sea of new faces, and you’ll quickly appreciate the considerable task facing our six intrepid Year 6 pupils who took part in a Writers’ Workshop hosted by Marlborough…

Year 4 enjoyed a fabulous half day out walking along the Cuckmere river.  They learnt about the features of the river and then used their new vocabulary back in the classroom to label a diagram. We walked to the mouth of the river and talked about the source which we think maybe near Harriet’s house. …

A selection of our senior artists embarked on a fantastic day of creativity, set in Eastbourne. The first stop was a delicious lunch at Eastbourne College where Vinehall pupils met Jayne Harriott, the Head of Art. We were given a tour of their excellent facilities and bumped into a few familiar faces from previous years….

Year 3 ‘stepped back in time’ on Tuesday this week and travelled all the way to Battle Abbey where they were met at the front door by a kindly monk called Brother James. Brother James talked about the Battle of Hastings, which was fought on 14th October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the…

Over the last few months Vinehall pupil, Faris, completed a charity swim for Diabetes UK.  Swimming the equivalent distance of the English Channel over a three-month period, he raised £240 for the charity to help raise awareness of diabetes in children. To complete the distance Faris swam 1500 lengths of a 25 metres pool, managing…