Girls Football Update Our girls’ football teams have been busy in recent weeks. Our Under 16 squad have made it to the Bedfordshire County Cup Final, which will take place in May. They secured a brilliant 6-1 win in the semi-final against Manshead, Dunstable. The Under 15 team have also progressed to the semi-final of […]

Finley & Cerys compete in Liverpool at the National ESAA Cross Country Finals Congratulations to Finley (Y9) and Cerys (Y12) who competed on behalf of Vandyke and Bedfordshire at the National Cross Country finals. Both had qualified through the South Bedfordshire District event and then placing high enough at the Bedfordshire County finals to reach […]

Y12 trip to Wadham College, Oxford University Last month, I had the opportunity to go on the sixth form trip to Wadham College at Oxford University, in order to explore the site and gain an in-depth insight into university life at Oxford. We spent the entire day completing various activities, including academic taster sessions, a […]

Alumni In The Limelight: Issy 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 […]

Y12 students visit Collins Aerospace Six Y12 aspiring engineers had the golden opportunity to visit Collins Aerospace in Leighton Buzzard for a day. The visit was packed with meaningful time spent with employees, ranging from apprentices and managers to directors, across various parts of the organisation. Students were able to tour the many areas of […]

World Book Day comes to Vandyke! Yesterday was World Book Day – but Vandyke decided to extend the celebrations across the whole week!  World Book Day takes place every year, and aims to inspire children and young people to enjoy the life-changing benefits of reading for fun. World Book Day 2026 at Vandyke has been […]

Evie: Duke of Edinburgh’s Award UK Youth Ambassador After spending Year 12 volunteering as a DofE Young Leader within school, helping the Bronze participants with their award, I applied to become a UK Youth Ambassador in April 2025. This involved answering questions about my own award journey and how I would use this opportunity if […]

Vandyke Sixth Form students celebrate National Apprenticeship Week (9-15 February 2026) Our Sixth Form students had a busy week before half term to mark National Apprenticeship Week; meeting employers, hearing from our alumni and attending workshops to kick-start their search for apprenticeships. The last decade has seen a significant rise in professional apprenticeships; with employers […]

A Day in the Life of the Modern Foreign Languages Department The day starts early, with some of our French teachers arriving at 7.20am to prepare for GCSE early morning French sessions. The sessions run from 8am – 8.40am and allow Y10 and Y11 students to take an additional GCSE. The course is more intensive […]

Ski Trip: Sestriere 2026 In February, a group of Y10 and Y11 students ventured to the Italian alps to the ski resort of Sestriere. The students were primarily beginners, with a small handful that had some previous skiing experience. All students were extremely excited following five hours of indoor ski lessons at the MK Snozone. […]