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18th July 24

Wisbech Grammar School held its much-anticipated Senior School Speech Day, bringing together staff, pupils, parents, and esteemed guests for a day of celebration and reflection. The event highlighted the school’s commitment to excellence, community, and opportunity, as articulated by Headmaster Barney Rimmer and guest speaker Mr. Richard Petherick. In his address, Headmaster Mr Rimmer, reflecting…

7th June 24

WGS is excited to announce the unveiling of a Willys Jeep 1/3 scale kit car, meticulously constructed by our 1st Form pupils. This impressive project is part of our Period 5 Young Engineers Club, which promotes interest in building and repairing buggy cars on site. The jeep was built to commemorate the 80th anniversary of…

7th June 24

Wisbech Grammar School is excited to announce the official opening of the Park & Scoot scheme, a new initiative aimed at promoting sustainable travel within our school community. The scheme was launched with a ribbon-cutting ceremony within the Prep School playground, where a brand-new scooter pod, funded by a government grant, was unveiled. The Park & Scoot…

5th June 24

A team of eight 6th Form pupils joined the annual Student Robotics competition at the University of Southampton. The team faced 24 other teams from across the UK and Europe. Their robot, named “Ok_Pancakes”, kicked off strongly, however, encountered issues with the lifting arm later in the afternoon. Undeterred, the team rallied on and diligently…

5th June 24

Thank you to everyone who joined us recently at the Angles Theatre to watch the incredible 6th form play, “Accidental Death of an Anarchist”! We applaud the fabulous talents of Amelia M, Isobel C, Amy S, Betsey P, Ugne F, Libby B, Niamh W, Rowan B, Horatio E and Jenny B throughout this hilarious interpretation…

5th June 24

Six pupils from our Senior School and one from our Prep School attended the prestigious Young Fenland Poet Laurette Competition. Representing 2nd Form were Dadisai H, Adriana M, Oliver R, Lydia S and Phoebe T, while Nathanael W represented 3rd Form and Fred F-B for Prep 6. The event, hosted at the March Town Hall,…

17th January 24

On Tuesday 14 November, 5th Form pupils Kirsty A and Sumayyah A, 4th Form Karol M, 3rd Form Harriett C, Isla J and Nathanael W and 2nd Form Lydia S, visited Goodwins Hall care home in King’s Lynn. As part of their entry into the National Poetry Together Collaboration, the pupils spent 90 minutes with residents…

24th August 23

There was a great sense of excitement and anticipation this morning as pupils awaited their GCSE results at Wisbech Grammar School and they were not disappointed as the school community celebrated a fine set of results. Several pupils received multiple top grades achieving the maximum 9 grade across many different subjects. Headmaster Barney Rimmer was…

24th August 23

The WGS community are today celebrating a positive set of A-Level results which epitomise the sheer resilience and determination of the pupils. The group receiving their results today have been the most heavily affected of all pupils in the aftermath of the pandemic. They had their first year of GCSE learning decimated at the outbreak,…

16th August 23

We would like to wish all A-Level pupils the best of luck on results day and hope that you get all that you wish for. Remember though, the journey can sometimes be a little trickier, unexpectedly so, but there is always a path that can be taken. Remember, if things take an unexpected turn, take…