Inspiring History trip to Krakow July saw the history department embark on its latest adventure to the beautiful city of Krakow. Despite the 2:15 AM start (for which Mr Bodo and Mr Dodkin were the last to arrive at 2:10), the 41 accompanying students were in great spirits and after a smooth journey, we touched […]

The sun finally shines for the Vandyke Sports Festival! The last day of the summer term was packed with competition and excitement as all students took part in the yearly Sports Festival. Students took part in two activities of their choosing, including football, dodgeball, netball, rounders, wacky races, and Let’s Dance! It was great to […]

Exploring Tomorrow: Year 10’s Adventure at the Teen Tech Festival On a bright morning in July, our enthusiastic Year 10 students embarked on an exciting journey to the Teen Tech Festival at the Institute of Technology in Bletchley. The trip promised a day filled with innovation, hands-on learning, and the chance to interact with leading […]

GCSE students collect their results and celebrate their successes GCSE results day was another special occasion bringing students, parents and carers together to collect their envelopes. Despite the chilly, blustery and drizzly weather the mood was one of smiles and celebration. “After all of their hard work and a long wait students finally get to […]

A-Level success for Vandyke students Students were in early at Vandyke Upper School to collect their results on A level results day. “Results day is always a highlight of the year,” Tim Carroll, Vandyke Headteacher, said.  “This year is no exception and students were here bright and early in beautiful sunshine queuing to collect their […]

Mr Carroll speaks to the LBO as he prepares for retirement Mr Carroll has recently spoken to the LBO about his forthcoming retirement, after 21 years of leadership at Vandyke. He told the LBO: “It’s mixed feelings – it’s difficult to leave a job that I’ve been doing for 21 years, and that I have […]

UEFA Women’s Euro Trophy comes to Vandyke Vandyke Upper School was honoured to host the UEFA Women’s Euro Trophy in conjunction with the Leighton Linslade School Sports Partnership (LLSSP), in recognition of the Partnership’s success in offering girls equal opportunities to participate in football. Various schools from the locality who have benefitted from the partnership were […]

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Presentation Evening Congratulations to all participants who received awards at our recent presentation evening. We were delighted to hand out 81 Bronze, 59 Silver and 14 Gold awards. There were so many award achievers that we needed to hold two ceremonies this year! It was wonderful to celebrate everyone’s achievements with Mr […]

Election Fever hits Vandyke! In the build up to the 4th July general election, students at Vandyke have been involved in an engaging mock election programme. Our cohort of A-Level politics students produced an informative and thoroughly researched assembly delivered to all year groups, and have subsequently led the mock election days. The assembly focused […]

Thaila dominates Anglian Schools Heptathlon Y11 student Thaila-Jade Mason dominated the Inter Girls heptathlon at the Anglian Regional Schools Championships held at Chelmsford, winning by an incredible 679 points. A time of 11.9sec in the 80m hurdles (only 3/100ths short of her lifetime best) saw her off to a flying start and sharing the lead. […]