REPTON news
At Repton we encourage our pupils to think big, to be ambitious and unbounded. Reptonians show extraordinary spirit and exceptional passion by creating opportunities for themselves, both at school and in their personal endeavours. Here is the latest news from the Repton community.
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Mon, 04 Dec 2023Record-breaking success for Repton mathematicians
A group of Reptonians impressed in the recent UK Mathematics Trust Challenge, with one pupil achieving a new record score for the School.
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Mon, 27 Nov 2023Honouring Former Headmaster, Graham Jones
Repton School remembers Graham Jones, who died on 2nd November, aged 79. He was headmaster of Repton for sixteen years from 1987-2003.
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Mon, 20 Nov 2023High School Musical Takes Centre Stage: A Triumph of the Arts at Repton School
Lights, camera, action! The Michaelmas Term highly anticipated musical performance of the beloved Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical, came to a close on Saturday night following a three-night run in Repton School’s award-winning 400 Hall theatre.
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Sat, 18 Nov 2023Repton Swimming breaks records at the 65th ESSA National Teams Championship
Repton Swimming exceeded all expections on Saturday 18 November, as they topped the medal tables at the English Schools Swimming Association (ESSA) National Teams Championships.
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Wed, 15 Nov 2023Repton School named in The Cricketer's Best Schools for Cricket Guide 2024
Repton School is delighted to announce that once again the School is featured in The Cricketer's Schools Guide 2024
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Fri, 27 Oct 2023Repton remembers former Headmaster John Thorn
The Repton Community remembers John Thorn, who died on 20th October, aged 98. He was one of Repton’s most innovative and charismatic headmasters.
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Fri, 29 Sep 2023Latin is alive and well across the Repton Family of Schools
Latin is alive and well across the Repton Family of Schools with our UK teachers opening up the glories of the Roman world to students in Abu Dhabi, Al Barsha and Cairo.
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Thu, 28 Sep 2023Repton Academic – A Reassuringly Traditional Approach to Modern Education
This year sees Repton School conduct an ambitious, forward-looking review of its curriculum, with a view to building on what is already a thoroughly thought out programme for making our pupils future-ready.This year sees Repton School conduct an ambitious, forward-looking review of its curriculum, with a view to building on what is already a thoroughly thought out programme for making our pupils future-ready.
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Fri, 22 Sep 2023Aspiring medics head to Nepal for unique work experience opportunity
Last week, Upper Sixth pupils Jenna L and Jacob W joined a team of orthopaedic, plastic and maxillofacial surgeons as well as a team of theatre nurses on a trip to the Nepal Orthopaedic Hospital with the Neverest Foundation.
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Sat, 09 Sep 2023New Joiners Get ‘Repton Ready’
Hear from new joiners at one of the UK's top boarding schools as they talk about their experience of settling in to the start of the new term.
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Tue, 05 Sep 2023Girls’ U15 Cricket Team Become National T20 Champions
Repton School’s Girls’ U15 cricket team have reached new heights as they secure the National T20 Championship Title.
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Sun, 03 Sep 2023Old Reptonian Tennis Teams Reign Supreme
On Sunday 3 September 2023 both the men's and women's teams representing the Old Reptonian Tennis Society were crowned the winners of the D’Abernon Cup and for the first time this year, the Inaugural Old Girls Tennis Tournament.
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Thu, 24 Aug 2023Repton School Celebrates Outstanding GCSE Success
Repton School’s pupils are celebrating their GCSE results, with over 61% of entries being awarded 7 to 9 (A* to A).
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Wed, 23 Aug 2023Harry Moore becomes youngest debutant in Derbyshire Country Cricket Club history
O Block pupil Harry Moore has secured his place in the history books by becoming DCCC’s youngest ever debutant at just 16 years of age.
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Thu, 17 Aug 2023Repton School Celebrates Public Examinations Success
Repton School pupils are celebrating their A Level and BTEC results with nearly 40% of entries being awarded an A* or A grade, and 70% A* to B.
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Thu, 10 Aug 2023A Summer of Success for Repton Swimming
Reptonians from all year groups have been taking to the pool this summer to compete in a vast array of national and international competitions.
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Sat, 01 Jul 2023Headmaster’s Reflections on Academic Year 2022-23
Yet another successful year has come to a close at one of the country's pre-eminent boarding and day schools, Headmaster Mark Semmence reflects on this academic year's key events.
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Fri, 16 Jun 2023Repton School Appoints New Technical Director of Cricket
Repton is looking forward to welcoming experienced cricket coach Martin Speight as the new Technical Director of Cricket in January 2024.
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Thu, 11 May 2023The Former Headmaster Who Christened the King
Repton was delighted to join the nation in congratulating their majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla over the weekend, as they commenced their reign.
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Wed, 10 May 2023Repton Appoints New Head of Performance Hockey
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Michael Hoare, as Repton's new Head of Performance Hockey.
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Sat, 18 Nov 2023Repton Prep Pupils join Repton Swimming's record breaking team
Repton Swimming exceeded all expections on Saturday 18 November, as they topped the medal tables at the English Schools Swimming Association (ESSA) National Teams Championships.
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Fri, 17 Nov 2023Driving Academic Excellence: Repton Prep's Journey with GL Assessments and the Data Dashboard Advantage
Repton Prep's commitment to utilising assessments to drive academic success has not gone unnoticed. Being named runners-up in the 2023 Renaissance UK School Awards for Assessment Excellence is a testament to the school's dedication to creating an environment where every pupil can thrive.
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Wed, 20 Sep 2023outward bound a valuable learning experience
The Repton Prep community prides itself on the ability to provide opportunities for our pupils to bond as a year group at the start of each academic year. The annual outward bound excursions for pupils in Year 6,7 & 8 offer our pupils a valuable learning experience.
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Thu, 04 May 2023Repton Prep Wins the BSA Award for Supporting Junior Boarders
Repton Prep has proudly been crowned winner of the Supporting Junior Boarders in this years annual BSA School awards.
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Wed, 12 Oct 2022Repton Prep Celebrates Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
It was an honour for Repton and Repton Prep musicians to perform in Chatsworth’s iconic Painted Hall on Monday 10 October 2022 in celebration of the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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Fri, 26 Aug 2022Repton Appoints New Director of Swimming
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Ash Morris as Repton Swimming Club’s Director of Swimming.
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Fri, 29 Jul 2022Pupils Excel in LAMDA Examinations
Many congratulations to those pupils who took their LAMDA examinations in June - we are delighted to report 100% pass rate.
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Tue, 19 Jul 2022Vinehall Joins The Repton Family Of Schools
We are delighted to announce that Vinehall prep school in East Sussex will join the Repton Family of Schools from 17 May 2022.
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022Head's End of Year Reflections 2021-22
The School is always a hive of activity, and this is what I love about education; no two days are ever the same.
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Fri, 24 Jun 2022Repton Prep Becomes A Stephen Lawrence Ambassador School Thanks To Barney
The Week Junior Magazine has awarded Year 8 pupil Barney B with a year’s subscription to the magazine for his outstanding anti-racism work, which Barney has generously donated to our School.
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Thu, 23 Jun 2022Repton Prep Pupils Qualify For National Prep Schools Athletics Finals
Seven pupils from Repton Prep have qualified for the National Prep Schools Athletics Finals in July, representing the School in High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Putt, 1,500m and 200m.
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Wed, 25 May 2022Pupils Triumph In House Music
Pears School came alive with Repton Prep's Young Musician and House Music competitions.
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Wed, 25 May 2022Repton Prep Go Greenpower Racing
After several long years of enforced absence due to the pandemic, it was a real delight over the Exeat weekend to be able to travel to ‘glorious’ Goodwood in West Sussex with a wonderful group of eager Greenpower engineers and aspiring racing car drivers from Repton Prep.
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Fri, 20 May 2022STEM Programme Wins National Award
We are delighted to announce that Repton's through-school STEM programme has won the Education Business STEM Award 2022.
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Tue, 22 Mar 2022Grantham Music Festival
The Grantham music festival is a much-loved musical highlight for talented local musicians.
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Tue, 22 Mar 2022Explorer Polar Preet Visits Repton Prep
Pupils at Repton Prep gave Polar explorer Polar Preet a warm welcome to school when she came to share the story of how she became the first woman of colour to trek alone to Antarctica.
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Tue, 22 Mar 2022Boarders Tread The Boards
A talented group of boarders from Year 3 to Year 8 brought the house down last night as they performed an original musical - 'A Million Dreams'.
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022Repton Prep Awarded ‘Great Country Prep’ In The Week
Repton Prep is delighted to have been awarded the title of ‘Great Country Prep’ in The Week’s highly acclaimed guide to the UK’s leading prep schools.
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Wed, 09 Mar 2022Pupils At Repton Prep Raise Valuable Funds For The ‘Derby Breakfast Club’ As Part Of World Book Day
This years theme for our pupils for World Book Day, was a book called ‘It’s A No Money Day’ – written and illustrated by award-winning author Kate Milner. It was a gentle, poignant and powerful exploration of foodbanks and life for families who live below the poverty line.
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Tue, 01 Mar 2022Q&A With Mrs Vicky Harding, Repton Prep's Head (Elect)
We are delighted that Mrs Vicky Harding will be taking up her position as Head of Repton Prep this September. We caught up with her to discover more about what inspired her to join our community.