Entries by Charles Cross

Prince’s Trust presentation

Sixth Form students and Chair of the BSA, Wendy Cooper, have presented Steve Lindsay of the Prince’s Trust with a £1500 donation. The money was raised at this year’s Rob’s Festival, which took place in the Summer Term. The 2018 festival promises to be a special one as we’ll be celebrating the school’s 80th anniversary. […]

GCSE Presentation Evening, 21.11.17

Proud parents looked on as last year’s Year 11 students received their examination certificates in a formal ceremony last week. The presentations were made by Beaumont alumni Jack and Joe Madley who shared their pathways since leaving Beaumont which have culminated in their writing, appearing in and directing a video for the Czech, avant garde, “future […]

Author Ali Sparkes visits the school

Award-winning author, Ali Sparkes, visited Beaumont to talk to students in Years 7 and 8 about her life and work.  Ali worked as a journalist and BBC broadcaster before she became a freelance writer. She grew up adoring adventure stories about kids who mess about in the woods and still likes to mess about in the […]

Inter-House Bake-Off

Students (no doubt with a little help from home!) have been baking cakes, biscuits and other sweet treats for the Great Beaumont Inter-House Bake-Off, 2017. Based around their House colours and the great people after which their Houses are named, students showed great flair and ingenuity in outdoing the successful offerings from previous years. Mr […]

U15 Girls’ Football Victory

The Girls’ Under-15 Football team has scored an impressive 2:0 victory over Shenfield High School to put it into the last 64 teams in the English FA Cup.  The two goal scorers were Hannah McCorkindale-Brown and Millie Constantine.

48hr Musical

Starting after school on Friday 13th October, the combined Drama and Music departments staged a one-off performance of The Sound of Music on the evening of 15th October. Cast and crew worked tirelessly over the two days to create props and staging for the sell-out show. Such is the involvement of students in these shows that there […]

Artsmark Platinum

We are delighted to announce that Beaumont has been awarded Artsmark Platinum by the Arts Council England.  Having previously been Artsmark Gold, we have now achieved the highest level of the award, which recognises the excellence in our Art, Dance, Drama and Music departments, alongside Beaumont’s commitment to promote and celebrate the arts within and […]

Year 9 French Exchange

Year 9 students have  immersed themselves in French culture in during their week-long exchange trip to Paris. Activities included a visit to the famous sights of the city, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, and a day at Disneyland Paris!

Design Award for A Block

Beaumont’s Sports Hall Complex (which incorporates the Maths and Computing departments and the new Reception area) has been Commended in the the St Albans Civic Society awards. Their citation referred to the sensitive use of good quality materials and the adroit arrangement of pitched roofs … providing a distinguished modern addition to the original school.