Dunottar School News
Trip To See Witness for the Prosecution
On Thursday 16th May, GCSE drama pupils, drama scholars, aspiring actors and Performance Support Award pupils went to watch Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution at London’s County Hall. Performed in a real courtroom, the site specific play was extremely immersive. Pupils were hooked from the start as Christie’s trademark mix of red herrings kept…
Year 5 Taster Morning 2024
The sun was shining on this year’s Taster Morning. It was lovely to welcome so many Year 5 pupils from local prep and primary schools. Prospective pupils chose masterclasses in science, Lego robotics, art, VR, food & nutrition and sport. Our registration deadline for Year 7 2025 entry is 9 am on Tuesday, 24th September…
Dunottar School Choir Win Their Class at the Reigate and Redhill Music Festival
A huge well done to the Dunottar School Choir who won their class at the Reigate and Redhill Music Festival achieving honours and the cup. Our 34 talented choir singers performed “Seasons of Love” and “Somewhere Only We Know”, conducted by Mrs Dann and accompanied by Mrs Pettet. The adjudicator commented on the “impressive sound…
Pupils Visit New York’s Broadway!
On Tuesday 9th April, 26 students and four staff flew to New York for Dunottar’s first Broadway based school trip! After a long flight, we arrived in the States at around 2pm and after a very long time in airport security (a 3-hour queue caught us off guard), we made our way to our hotel…
U15 Boys’ Football Team Make Dunottar History!
On Tuesday 19th March, our U15 boys’ football team made Dunottar history by becoming the first football team to win a National Competition! The boys took on Stockport Grammar School at Burnham Football Club in the U15 Independent Schools FA (ISFA) National Shield. The team started slowly and were 2-0 down at half time. Play…
U12 Girls’ Netball Team Make Dunottar History!
On 7th March, our Under 12 girls’ netball team travelled to Loughborough University for the National Finals of the Sisters n Sport Bowl competition. Having beaten Queen Ethelburga’s School in their semi-final, our girls then won a thrilling final by 25-5 against Reading Blue Coat School to become national champions.
Dunottar Warriors Win Special “Judges Award”
On Thursday 8th February, the “Dunottar Warriors” – a team of pupils from Year 7 to Year 9 – participated in the First LEGO League Regional Tournament at the newly built STEM Centre at Gatwick Airport. First LEGO League is a global science and technology challenge for teams of pupils. Teams are required to work…
Junior and Senior Chess Teams in Action in the Regional Rounds of the National Schools’ Competitions
This week saw a both the Junior and Senior teams in action in the regional rounds of their National Schools’ Competitions. In this busy week for chess there were some victories and a few more defeats – but there was also a lot of improvement on display. Thursday evening saw the Juniors (U13) A and…
St. George’s House Retain The House Shout Title!
Congratulations to St. George’s, St. Andrew’s, St. David’s and St. Patrick’s Houses for another wonderful and successful House Shout! This year’s theme was “100 Years of Disney”. Although the competition was fierce, pupils were incredibly supportive of each other’s performances and really enjoyed taking part in this fun-filled event. St. George’s House retained their first…
Dunottar Reunion at Benfica Football Club
During their five-day tour to Lisbon, our footballers enjoyed a training session at Benfica’s Academy. Mark Pembridge, one of Dunottar’s football coaches, represented Benfica during the 1998/99 season. See Benfica’s coverage here.
