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March
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6:00 pm
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Oxted School, part of The Howard Partnership Trust, is amongst the largest and most dynamic comprehensive schools in the country.
Oxted School is strongly rooted in the local community, and combines the traditions and values of the last 90 years with the very best facilities and the latest developments in Quality First Teaching.
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Latest News
A fantastic day on the slopes with clear skies and great progress all round 🏂⛷🎿
Our beginners grew in confidence and technique, while intermediate and advanced groups explored more challenging red and black runs across the mountain ⛷🏂🏿🏂🏾⛄
The evening brought a fun change of pace with ice skating in Courmayeur, complete with impressive spins and lots of smiles ⛸ We also celebrated Bear’s 16th birthday, our first ski trip birthday 🎂
#italyskitrip #pilaitaly #skiingisfun #iceskating #birthdaycelebration
Day 1 - Ski Trip (Pila, Italy)
An amazing first day on the snowy slopes in #pila. Lots of powder with students swooshing their way through and down the mountain and the woodland tree areas.
Beginners learning control and turns, and the intermediates exploring the different runs. On to lots of fun in day 2!
#ItalyTrip #pilaitaly #skitrip #skiingisfun #snowdays
Day 1 - Iceland Trip 2026 (The Bridge Between Continents)
The Bridge Between Continents is a footbridge in southwest Iceland that spans a fissure separating the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. It sits on the Reykjanes Peninsula, one of the few places on Earth where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rises above sea level, making the separation of the plates visible on land.
The bridge symbolises the point where the two massive tectonic plates are slowly drifting apart, about 2 cm per year. Crossing it means symbolically stepping from Europe to North America.
#icelandtravel #geographytrip #bridgebetweentwocontinents #reykjavikiceland
🌟 Our Oxted News – Mental Health Edition is now live! 🌟
We are excited to share the latest edition of Oxted News, all centred around Children’s Mental Health Week.
Take a look at the fantastic activities our students have been taking part in to celebrate, reflect, and support positive mental health across our school community. 💛✨
👉 Read it here: oxtedschool.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/02/Oxted-News-Mental-Health-13.02.26.pdf
#oxtednews #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek #WellbeingInSchools #positivemindset #studentlife #mentalhealthmatters #teamoxted
🌟 Children’s Mental Health Week 2026 🌟
This year’s theme is “This Is My Place”, and our Thrive students have been getting wonderfully creative!
They have each designed their own unique map, with Islands filled with their likes, dislikes, and the things that help them feel calm, safe, and understood. These islands represent their very own ‘safe spaces’, a beautiful way to explore emotions, identity, and wellbeing.
We are so proud of the thought, imagination, and honesty that has gone into every piece. 💛✨
Thrive Approach
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek #thisismyplace #thrive #wellbeing #safespaces #SchoolCommunity #Creativity #mentalhealthmatters #supportingyoungminds #teamoxted
✨ Year 12 University Experience Day at the University of Kent ✨
A large group of our Year 12 students enjoyed a rain free and insightful visit to the University of Kent this week! 🌤️
Students took part in a full university experience day, including a tour of the library, sports and social areas, plus helpful talks on choosing courses and making applications. They also had the chance to put their questions to current university students.
Our Year 12 students asked lots of thoughtful and mature questions about balancing study with a social life, managing a budget, meeting deadlines, and exploring specific course options. 🎓💬
The student ambassadors were genuinely impressed by how engaged and curious our group were about life at university, a brilliant reflection of their ambition and enthusiasm.
Well done Year 12! 🌟
#universityofkent #year12 #FutureStudents #UniversityVisit #studentlife #EducationJourney #inspiration #sixthformlife #teamoxted
What a brilliant evening of sport, teamwork and determination at the Year 9 Netball Tournament! 🌟🏐
Both our A and B Teams represented the school superbly, taking on five different schools with energy, focus and real resilience. The standard of play was incredibly high, and every match showcased accurate shooting, strong defensive pressure and some fantastic passages of play through the centre court.
Across all fixtures, the players worked tirelessly for one another and grew in confidence with each game. Their teamwork and communication were clear to see and improved throughout the tournament.
🌟 A Team – An outstanding performance, showing real consistency and composure to secure a brilliant 2nd place overall. A superb achievement!
🌟 B Team – A determined and spirited effort, finishing 4th place and demonstrating fantastic perseverance in every closely contested match.
Beyond the results, both teams were an absolute pleasure to take. Their maturity, politeness and respect made them excellent ambassadors for the school both on and off the court.
Well done to all involved – a fantastic evening of netball and a performance to be truly proud of! 👏💙
#netball #teamwork #schoolsports #year9 #greateffort #tournamenthighlights #GoTeam #teamoxted
🎉 Year 7 Science Inter‑House Challenge! 🧪🥢
This week, our Year 7 students put their balancing brilliance to the test in a tense (and hilarious!) jelly‑cube challenge, using only chopsticks! 😄
The competition was incredibly close, but Foyles took the win with an amazing 208 cubes of jelly! 🟩✨
Hot on their heels were Grants with an impressive 206 cubes!
👏 Well done, Foyles — fantastic teamwork and steady hands!
And a big shout‑out to all our Year 7 students for taking part and bringing such brilliant energy to the challenge!
#year7 #sciencefun #InterHouseCompetition #teamfoyles #stemchallenge #schoollife #chopstickchallenge #greatjobeveryone #teamoxted
The House System
The House system has existed at Oxted School since 1929 when the school first opened. Originally there were four Houses: Detillens, Foyles, Grants and Tenchleys. As Oxted’s success grew and the school became more popular a fifth House was needed and Stocketts was created in 1965.