Our annual charity fun run took place this year with tremendous success, bringing together the entire school community for a day of athletic achievement and charitable giving. The event went off extremely well, with students across all year groups participating with exceptional enthusiasm and spirit. The day had a festive atmosphere, with children arriving dressed […]
We are truly delighted with the final outcomes of our 11+ examinations this year. The children have achieved some outstanding results gaining places at over 40 schools including King’s College, Emanuel, Godolphin and Latymer, and Dulwich College. One notable achievement was the 16 offers from Ibstock Place School, a very popular co-educational selective school. Children […]
¡Olé! The Roche School is delighted with recent feedback from the Spanish Embassy who were particularly impressed with their Spanish immersion classes. Education advisor, María Luisa Martínez, said she was “struck by the students’ high level of Spanish, as they confidently followed the lessons in the language”. The Roche School offers an optional Spanish immersion […]
Our Year 6 Fundraising Committee recently went on a trip to visit our charity partner, Linden Lodge, a school for children with vision and sensory impairment. Our pupils tried to make a jam sandwich whilst wearing blindfolds, and they worked in groups of four and did lego therapy. They tried out various specialist equipment that […]
At The Roche School, we believe that fostering independence in Nursery and Reception is key to building confident, curious, and resilient learners. Our nurturing environment encourages children to explore, make choices, and develop essential life skills through play and structured activities. From the moment they join us, our youngest learners are supported in developing self-care […]
Our Nursery and Reception children came together in a vibrant celebration of Holi, the Festival of Colours. The children immersed themselves in the spirit of unity as they learned about this colourful tradition. With smiles as bright as the colours, the children enjoyed playing with the powder and dancing. It was a wonderful day of […]
Helping Children to Understand: The Roche School’s Distinctive Features by James Roche We provide stimulating teaching, and personal attention and encouragement in small classes so that everyone is engaged, and no one feels unworthy or left out. This helps pupils to appreciate the issues raised in their studies, to express their ideas clearly and to […]
Challenge sits at the very heart of our curriculum – central to all that we do. We develop progressive programmes of study, building on the foundations of knowledge that then allow pupils the opportunity to generate their own thoughts, compare and contrast ideas and problem solve. Careful grouping, higher order questioning, encouragement to stretch thinking […]
Congratulations to our Year 5 pupil who won a story competition and has donated her prize to the school library. Pulan won the annual children’s contest with her story Loki, about a young girl who adopts a stray cat. The theme of the competition – run by North Yorkshire organisation Settle Stories – was kindness […]
Friday was a glass shattering, operatic extravaganza at the school. We had the opportunity of experiencing a full day opera event, ‘Die Zauberflöte’ from Reception to Year 6. It started in assembly where the professional opera singers and conductor introduced the medium and performed ‘Der Vogelfänger’. Each year group then had a session with the […]