Y10 drama students throw themselves into stage combat workshop On Friday 19th June, our New Y10 drama students had the opportunity to work with the incredible Mark Ruddick from Squire Stage Combat. Mark works extensively in the theatre and film world, as well as touring round the UK with his stage combat company. He has […]

Celebrating success at DofE Awards Evening Always upbeat and a highlight of the DofE year, we were delighted to welcome students and their families to our special DofE Awards Evening earlier this month. A huge congratulations to all award recipients – 105 Bronze, 42 Silver and 27 Gold. Mrs Ferguson-Moore was absolutely delighted to celebrate our […]

Vandyke achieves Platinum success for second year in a row We are delighted to announce that Vandyke has achieved the School Games Platinum Mark Award for the 2025/26 academic year. A second year running! The School Games Mark is a government-led award scheme, launched in 2012 and facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust, which recognises […]

Alumni In The Limelight: Evie At Vandyke, we are incredibly proud of the outstanding achievements of our students. Students who leave Vandyke go on to secure places on a range of university courses including Russell Group and Oxbridge institutions. In addition, students have secured higher level degree apprenticeships with top employers such as Santander, Ernst […]

Gold DofE Award Celebration Ceremonies at Buckingham Palace A record-breaking 24 Gold participants celebrated their tremendous achievements during ceremonies at Buckingham Palace before half term.  Students from current and previous cohorts who achieved their Gold Awards were guests of honour in the beautiful sun-filled gardens at the palace, which were transformed to create a festival feel […]

Team Vandyke at NSEA National Finals, Hickstead Congratulations to Team Vandyke, who rode brilliantly in exceptionally hot weather at the NSEA County Championships at the start of May half term. The team qualified for the grand finals, held at the famous Hickstead arenas, thanks to brilliant performances at various events across the year. We had […]

Y10 and Y12 students attend Brilliant Club Graduation Congratulations to our Year 12 and Year 10 members of the Brilliant Club, who graduated from Lincoln College in Oxford on Tuesday, 12th May. The Brilliant Club is a programme which shares knowledge and skills with students in a University style.  The course lets students participate in […]

Vandyke girls crowned champions at LTFC Football Festival Vandyke were recently invited to attend a Football Festival held at the stadium of Luton Town FC. This special event was run and organised by the University of Bedfordshire, and was attended by hundreds of students from local schools and colleges, as well as students from the […]

Y9 students visit Germany The last weekend in April saw 53 Year 9 students set off on a five-day trip to the beautiful Rhine Valley in Germany. Once over the shock of a 1.15am start, the students and staff settled down for the 500 mile journey. The channel was like a mill pond, providing a […]

Silver DofE students smash their Qualifying Expedition Congratulations to the 42 Year 11 students who passed their Silver Qualifying Expedition with flying colours! The cohort really has been a pleasure to work with and to witness them in action across the action-packed days was a joy. Teams started their walking adventures at the southern end of pretty […]