Author: Gina Wiles

16th November 22

On 15th November, Beach Volleyball star Javier Bello visited Dunottar School and won a new legion of new fans! Javier and Joaquin, The Bello Brothers, were born in Madrid in 2000 but have called London home since their family moved to the UK when they were 10 years old.  Javier Bello delivered a fascinating and inspirational assembly…

16th November 22

Dunottar School is proud to announce that it has been included in The Cricketer Schools Guide 2023 for the fourth year running. The Cricketer Schools Guide features the top 100 senior, the top 50 prep/junior and the top 20 all-girls schools selected by The Cricketer’s judging panel in a bumper 156-page supplement. The successful schools…

5th November 22

During October half term, our under 16s boys rugby team embarked on Dunottar’s first rugby tour to the Midlands. The trip began with some team building fun in the form of ten pin bowling and Lazer Quest, fuelled by a mountain of pizza and nachos. The squad then headed to Lichfield for their first match….

10th October 22

On Friday 7th October, twenty Dunottar girls visited ASOS‘s headquarters based in Camden Town, London. ASOS is an online clothes and fashion retailer aimed at young adults. Dunottar is the first group of pupils that ASOS has invited to tour their office and learn about how it uses tech to market and sell over 850 brands, its own range of clothing and accessories…

5th October 22

On Friday 30th September, poet Ash Dickinson visited Dunottar School to run creative writing poetry workshops with Years 9 and 10. A full-time poet, Dickinson is a multiple slam champion who has performed in Australia, Canada, USA, Spain, Jordan, the Czech Republic and Germany. He has headlined countless shows and festivals throughout the UK. He…

25th August 22

Following on from last week’s outstanding A-level grades, students at Dunottar School were today celebrating an excellent set of GCSE results, in which 12 per cent of all grades attained were grade 9 and 50 per cent the top grades 9-7. This is especially impressive as our students comprise a range of academic abilities. Headmaster,…

18th August 22

Students at Dunottar School were today celebrating outstanding A-level results, in which 44 per cent of the grades attained were A*/A and 18 per cent the top A* grade. This is particularly significant as our students comprise a mixed ability cohort. Headmaster, Mr Mark Tottman said, “I am incredibly proud of each and every one…

27th June 22

Last September, we began investigating the idea of starting a recreational volleyball club for pupils, not with the aim of competing, but just for pupils to learn how to play the sport and have some fun in the process. Inspired by the famous manga series Haikyuu!! (volleyball in Japanese), and curious about the sport, more…

30th March 22

Earlier this year, our art department invited Year 5 pupils from local prep and primary schools, to take part in our annual “Funny Faces” competition. Pupils were asked to create an image inspired by the work of the Italian Renaissance painter Guiseppe Arcimboldo. Arcimboldo is best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made from objects…

4th March 22

Congratulations to all Dunottar pupils who took part in the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge in February – the results are in! Pupils in Years 9 and 10 competed just before half term in this national competition, solving complex mathematical problems. Points were deducted for incorrect answers, so the pressure was on to be confident in…