Year 3 visit Coombe Valley
Class 3 explored Stowe Woods and the hamlet of Coombe Valley. In Stowe Woods they investigated invertebrates in their habitats. They found exciting evidence of animal activity in the soft mud, many species of trees and plants and fascinating specimens to classify. The children saw places where the artist and author, Ruth Brown drew inspiration [...]
Science Day Olympiad
During our Open Day on Monday 7th May a selection of teams from Shebbear College and other local Junior Schools took part in our Science Day Olympiad competition held in the new assembly hall. Each team comprised of 4 pupils from Years 5 and 6. Using a selection of materials the teams had to design [...]
Junior School Production
All of the Junior School children in Years 3 to 6 will be taking part in this term’s production of ‘The Rocky Monster Show’. It will be taking place in the Memorial Hall on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th June. It promises to be another wonderful show, full of humour and catchy songs. More information will follow [...]
Junior Easter Fayre Success
We had a glorious day for our Easter Fayre on Monday. The children ran their individual stalls with enthusiasm, raising a wonderful £400 in total. The highlight for many was the Easter hat parade and we certainly had a huge variety of colours and designs. We thank all involved, particularly the FOSC for their support and making this year’s event such an [...]
Write to the Top
Emma Buchan, who is currently in year 5 of our junior school, recently entered Radio two’s five hundred word story writing competition with an original short story entitled “Terror from Above!” There were over 78,000 entries nationally, and Emma’s story is one of 2,000 that have been selected to go through to the next round [...]
Chess success
Theo Slade, who is currently in year 6 of our junior school, recently took part in the South of England U12 Championships in Hampshire. The competition comprised of 20 players, virtually all England internationals. Last year in the same tournament, Theo lost all five games to finish last (his worst ever result), but this year [...]
The Junior School out and about
The junior school children have been very busy over the past few weeks enjoying a variety of school trips to enrich their learning. Years 3 and 4 had a wonderful afternoon at RHS Rosemoor, learning about photosynthesis and food chains. Whilst year 5 enjoyed an historical day out at St. [...]
U11 girls win ISFA South West Trophy
Shebbear College Junior School U11 girls football team won the prestigious ISFA South West Trophy at Kings College Taunton on Sunday 11th March. On a glorious spring day the girls finished the tournament exhausted but victorious. They did not lose any of their matches, drawing one and winning eight including two notable victories over Millfield. The [...]
Read our latest ISI Inspection Report
Read our latest ISI (Independent Schools Inspectorate) Inspection Report.
Junior School Choir wins NDF
The Junior school choir won first place for the 8th year running during the North Devon Arts Festival yesterday. They sang beautifully, with tremendous clarity and rhythm. Well done to all of our the choir members. Well done also, to our junior violin ensemble who won their category and Timothy Parker who won first prize in [...]