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🏉 Oxted Year 7 – First Full Match as a Squad! 🏉
Oxted Year 7 played their first full game together as a squad today and showed some real potential from start to finish.
A very even first half saw Elliott terrorise the Lingfield defence, scoring two brilliant individual tries before providing the final pass for Jacob to go over after a great team move.
Lingfield controlled much of the second half, but Oxted kept pushing right to the end.
The half-back pairing of Zac and Max linked up well to spark some attacking play for Caleb and Charlie, while powerful charges from Shea and Noah gave a glimpse of what this team can build on.
A very positive performance from a new squad who really could develop into something special! 💪
Final score: 15–30
#teamOxted
📚✨ World Book Day Magic in the Library! ✨📚
There was a real buzz in the library on World Book Day! Our students were thrilled to take part in our secret book swap. Each book was wrapped so it couldn’t be judged by its cover, and instead a short synopsis was shared to spark curiosity.
The excitement of unwrapping a mystery read was fantastic to see, as you can tell, it was enjoyed by all! 💛📖
#teamOxted #worldbookday2026 #BookSwap
A group of our Year 8 students took part in another fantastic Live Lab at Gatwick Airport, delivered by Engineering Tomorrow! This exciting session focused on Electric Vehicles and how the technology has evolved in recent years.
Students heard from Erik, who shared insights from his 30 years of experience in the engineering industry, giving them a real-world perspective on careers in engineering. With three other schools also attending, our students collaborated with their peers and took part in a series of thrilling races, creating plenty of energy, teamwork, friendly competition, and support between teams.
After lunch, the learning continued with a hands-on coding session using the LEGO Education sets at the Gatwick STEM Centre, giving students the opportunity to put their problem-solving and programming skills to the test before racing their hoppers.
A huge thank you to Erik from Engineering Tomorrow for sharing his expertise, and to Louisa from the Gatwick STEM Centre for hosting such an engaging and inspiring day for our students.
Well done to all our Year 8 participants for representing the school so brilliantly! 🌟🛫🔧
@gatwickairport @engineering.tomorrow
📏✨ Pi Day is coming! ✨📏
March 14th is Pi Day — 3.14 are the first three digits of Pi (and there are now over 105 trillion known!). To celebrate, the Oxted School Maths Department will be holding their annual Digits of Pi Contest.
Of course, nobody is coming to school on a Saturday, so Friday 13th March just got a bit scarier… 👀
Students are invited to Eden IT at lunchtime to show off their incredible memories by recalling as many digits of Pi as they can, in the correct order, of course!
🏆 Prizes will be awarded to the top students in each year group
🏠 House points are also up for grabs!
The Maths Team can’t wait to see you there. Come ready to test your memory and have some fun! 🎉
#teamOxted #PiDay #MathsCompetition
📘 Our latest Parent Bulletin is now available!
This edition is filled with key updates, helpful information, and important reminders to keep you fully up to date with what’s happening.
➡️ Read it here: oxtedschool.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/03/Parent-Bulletin-06.03.26.pdf
📣 Our latest Inclusion Bulletin is now live!
We’re proud to share the newest edition, packed with updates, insights, and stories that celebrate and support inclusion across our community.
➡️ Read it here: oxtedschool.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/03/Inclusion-Bulletin-06.03.26.pdf
Science Inter-House Competition
This week, our students took on a brilliant challenge, to create an origami box capable of holding 50ml of water and be the first team to heat it to 70°C using the micro–Bunsen burners (!).
I’m very pleased to share that Grants took first place, showing excellent teamwork and a calm, focused manner under pressure.
🏆 1st – Grants
🥈 2nd – Foyles
🥉 3rd – Detillens
4th – Stocketts
5th – Tenchleys
A huge well done to all students who took part, every participant has earned house points for their effort and enthusiasm. 👏🔥📦
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.