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Est. 1451. An outstanding coeducational secondary school & sixth form college and England's first academy

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Connect (Short film starring Tuppence Middleton & Daniel Lawrence Taylor)

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Parents Evening :: Year 9

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Young Performers Theatre Workshops - For 12-18's

Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

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