Run for Us is our annual charity sports event that sees the whole school taking part in a mini marathon at Wandsworth Park. Children aim to complete as many laps of the track as possible to raise money for our four house charities. We understand the importance of giving back and use this event as […]

The Royal Academy received over 21,000 artworks from artists aged 4 to 19 for selection into the Young Artists’ Summer Exhibition 2023 – only a handful were chosen to participate in the online and gallery exhibition. We are thrilled that three of our pupils’ works have been accepted this year from The Roche School. This […]

Shakespeare Week is an annual highlight at The Roche. In 2023, it included Shakespeare workshops, dancing, jousting, a-play-in-a-day and of course inspiring classroom teaching. Year 5 visited the Globe theatre in London where they had a tour and then did a workshop with an actor called Olly. They had great fun. Shakespeare Week culminated in […]

We love it when our pupils practise their journalistic flair. Here, the Year 4s give an honest review of their New Barn residential trip. The New Barn trip was by far the most exciting and fun trip we had ever been on. As the coach pulled away from school, we were excited with a few […]

The Year 5 and Year 6 netball team has done The Roche School proud by winning the Hi5 netball tournament for Wandsworth out of 33 schools. This week, they played against Ibstock. This Hi5 final was divided into four 8 minute quarters. It was evenly matched for the first two quarters with The Roche leading […]

In January, a group of Year 5 children took part in the Shakespeare Schools Festival. Each year, thousands of young people from schools across the country unite in the world’s largest youth drama festival. This is a wonderful opportunity for children to start to engage with Shakespeare and enjoy the thrill of performing in a […]

We love languages at The Roche School, and in February, we celebrated the two languages taught here – French and Spanish – in our annual Languages Week. Our Early Years children got up and moving with an exciting Spanish musical workshop from Bilingual Beats, and they enjoyed tasty churros for breakfast. The rest of the […]

Year 5 enjoyed a fantastique trip to France this year, and they had the most amazing time! They stayed in the Chateau d’Ebblinghem near Boulogne, immersing themselves in French culture over three days, and enthusiastically practising the language at every opportunity. First stop after the ferry ride was Nausicaa Sealife Museum, the biggest aquarium in Europe. The […]

For many parents, the prospect of their 11-year-old setting off to secondary school can bring mixed feelings. It’s exciting to be moving on with such great opportunities unfolding but there is so much to navigate! Timetables, mobile phones, bags, buses and friendships are all part of this rite of passage. When it works well, the […]

The Year 5s did us so proud at the Newland House netball tournament this week by winning all ten of their games against some very tough competition. They scored a massive 38 goals in total, only letting seven goals slip! They were extremely pleased to win a shield and medals for their hard work. Here’s […]