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27th October 22

Design and Technology Landscape designs  “Year 10 has been pushing their creativity with this new architecture project. Pupils need to design a new home made from shipping containers. Phase one has seen each pupil create a scaled diorama model using workshop tools and the laser cutter. The land pieces for each home all join together…

25th October 22

Inspirational Pupils Commonwealth Karate Champion …Carla (Year 11), won GOLD at the 10th Commonwealth Karate championships 2022. She is now hoping to add a World title to her English, British and Commonwealth titles. Well done and good luck, Carla. World Class Sailing Success Holly (Year 9), sailed in the Nationals at Portland and the World Championships…

25th October 22

Triple Award Recognition Ballard has been recognised by both the Independent School of the Year and the Independent Schools Association (ISA) across three areas of our School, highlighting the breadth and quality of opportunities available at Ballard. For the Ballard Family, these accolades highlight the team effort that goes into every aspect of our School….

17th October 22

Our STEM scholars had a wonderful experience at Silverstone Racetrack on Tuesday. They took part in a STEM workshop, walked the historic track and explored the museum. They tested their pit stop skills with Patrick (Year 11) changing the F1 wheel in a record 6.2 seconds. During the visit, the pupils were lucky enough to be some of the first…

22nd June 22

Ballard has embraced the NSPCC’s Childhood Day in PSHE this week with a series of fun group activities. The day is designed to be fun for children but also to raise the profile and funds to protect children against abuse. To contribute to this worthwhile cause, please follow this link.

22nd June 22

Following a massive medal haul at the ISA Regional Finals, eight Ballard pupils made the long trip north to Manchester to compete for the London West region in the ISA National Finals. It was Ballard’s largest representation of pupils at this event and the whole school community were cheering them on. Held in the wonderful…

6th June 22

Congratulations to our amazing squad of athletes. Our Year 7 to 10 athletes competed at the New Forest Schools Athletics Meet at Kings Park. They were up against strong competition from nine other schools, all of them much larger than Ballard. The team won a record 27 medals! We won both U17 relays the U17…

23rd March 22

Last week, our Year 9 and 10 Scholars were treated to an interactive and informative Maths day in London. The lectures were all led by Mathematicians who are famous in their field: Dr James Grime, who runs the Enigma Project and is a presenter on the Numberphile YouTube channel; Sophie Maclean, a member of the…

21st March 22

KES has hosted the Peter Folkes Exhibition of Prep School Art for many years. We were delighted to be asked to submit 10 pieces of work from across the School, alongside 10 other schools in the local area. We attended the exhibition with some of our exhibitors and parents – it was great to be…

14th March 22

Ballard School’s Under 15 boys’ hockey team were crowned National champions at the Independent Schools Association (ISA) National hockey finals at Lee Valley Olympic Park in London, recently. The boys came top in their group, winning three games and drawing one, only letting one goal in. They went on to beat St Edwards Cheltenham in…