Rye Blog
Match Report: Year 7 and Year 8 Football v Doverbroecks
Last week our pupils had their first football fixtures. Year 9 and 10 are in action later in the week, but Monday evening saw the debut of our Year 7 and 8 team as they took on Doverbroecks. Playing on the Astro, the girls were a bit nervous as they approached their...
Hendred Charity Day Raises Over £1000 for SSNAP!
On Friday the 11th of March, a cold windy morning couldn’t keep the spirits of Hendred house down. Gathered outside the gate at 8 am, we served hot drinks at the front gate, whilst simultaneously selling raffles and guessing the weight of the cake. Inside the food...
Binsey House Charity Day
It is a number of weeks since the Binsey Charity day was held in school on Friday 10 December, but we were delighted this week to invite the clinical team from the CLEFT unit at the John Radcliffe hospital into school to present them with our cheque for their charity...
Netball Quad Series! A Trip to Remember…
This week on Wednesday, pupils from Years 7-12 had the opportunity to watch some of the best athletes in netball compete in the international quad series. Held at the Copper Box Arena in the Olympic park, we saw the biggest rivalries in netball battle it out. The day...
Top Five Revision Tips to Get You Through Exam Season!
It is the start of the new year and we are getting right into the swing of it this week as Year 11, 12, and 13 pupils sit for their Mock Exams. Below, we share a list of top five revision tips that will help any pupil get through their exam season. 1.) Start With a...
Year 8 Visit East Oxford Synagogue
On 15th November 2021 Year 8 went on a trip to the East Oxford Synagogue. As we walked through the door a kind looking man (called Nick) greeted us warmly. We sat down and Nick told us some information. Here is what I learnt: Men wear Kipah to remind them that God is...
Press Release: Smart Girl Tribe CEO Visits Rye
Rye St Antony school is thrilled to announce that it will be hosting Scarlett V Clark, CEO and founder of Smart Girl Tribe, the UK’s number one female empowerment organisation, bestselling author of The Smart Girls Handbook and host of top-rated Smart Girl Tribe...
Rye Pupils Involved in Summit to Shape Net Zero
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, OCTOBER 2021 Two pupils from Year 12 at RYE ST ANTONY SCHOOL in Oxford have taken part in a national summit designed to explore ways engineers can help achieve net zero. The Tomorrow’s Engineers Week Schools COP Summit saw over 50 pupils...
‘You’ve captured the stars, now reach for the moon’
As we move further into Autumn, it is not just the crunch and the bang of fireworks and toffee apples that permeate, but also the pop and bang of excitement for new challenges, opportunities and change. Nothing was clearer than this when our candidates for Prep...
We Are Officially a Learning Ladders Member School
Rye St Antony is now officially accredited as a Learning Ladders Member School. This is part of our commitment to providing ‘World Class Assessment’ to all our pupils. Learning Ladders helps teachers, parents and children have better conversations about learning....
New Year, New Beginnings!
The excitement of a new school year beginning starts mid-August when shops are full of school uniforms and stationery that show promise of a new start and anticipation of what is to come. The first day of the school term in September is a blank canvas and each pupil...
Rye St Antony girls are set to take on the World
Following a year unlike any other, year 13 pupils at Rye St Antony celebrated their excellent achievements with high A Level results. All students achieved the grades necessary to take up places in such universities as UCL; Kings College London, University of Exeter,...
Rye St Antony Celebrates Excellent A Level Results in a Tough Year.
We are incredibly proud to say that every year our girls leave us as confident and resilient individuals and go on to a whole host of new opportunities, challenges, and paths. The vast majority go on to study at their 1st choice university having received the grades...
My days as a Boarder – By Alice Herring a 2004 Alumni
My name is Alice Herring, and I joined Rye in 1997 and left in 2004. I work freelance in the Film industry within the costume department. My role as a costume buyer is to source everything from cheap polyester fabrics on the Goldhawk Road to the finest wools, linens,...
A Short Story
We are so impressed with Olivia's short story about reaching for equality that we wanted to share with the wider community. Olivia is in Year 5, and shared her story with Ms Northcote this week. Reaching for Equality Jess Hardbreak had dreamed of climbing a mountain...
