Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

Luke Scores a Century

Yesterday, Luke joined an elite list of boys by scoring a century for the 1st XI cricket team. His unbeaten 103 was scored in the victory over Woodcote Hou...

The Year 5 French Trip.

The boys have experienced the most fabulous week in Normandy; not only did they sample French culture and food, but they also enjoyed a number of excursions and...

Reception Visit Hillier Garden Centre

We had a very enjoyable and exciting trip out to Hillier Garden Centre in Hermitage. We had a look around at all the different plants, we found lemon trees and ...

The Oratory School Jazz Day

On the 22nd April, four orchestra and jazz band players went to the Oratory School for a jazz workshop. The jazz workshop was led by Mark Armstrong who is the D...

U13 Singles Tennis Tournament

Bates hosted the inaugural Elstree Under 13 Singles Tennis Tournament on Sunday 24th April with four boys from Elstree, Cothill, Ludgrove and Summer Fields comp...

Open Boarding Weekend

What a very enjoyable weekend to start off the term! The ingredients were very simple: a barbecue (albeit indoor), a camp fire with mountains of marshmallows, ...

Declamations Finals

The Declamations Poetry Competition was held on Saturday, 19th March. We had a wonderful morning listening to the boys recite their poems and monologues. John N...

Spring Concert

We were treated to a fabulous end of term concert yesterday afternoon which included the majority of boys in the school either singing or playing an instrument...

Year 5 visit the Jewish Museum in London

Year 5 enjoyed a trip to the Jewish Museum, London, on Friday 18th March. They were met with a workshop on Jewish objects and an opportunity to hold items such ...

Senior Judo IAPS Report??

The day started well with all the boys competing in some very hard weight groups. Peter beat all his opponents with groundwork; this is an amazing achievement...