St Peter’s Secondary Library is running an Egg-citing Easter Competition, and all students are invited to take part! Your challenge is to design a book-related Easter card. You can base your design on a favourite book, character, or story. Templates are available from the library to help you get started.
We’re excited to be welcoming author Heather Davey to the secondary library on Tuesday 24 March at 1:45pm.
Our U12 and U13 B & C Netball teams were in action this week in friendly fixtures against The Grange. It was a tough set of games, but a fantastic experience for our girls.
Students at St Peter’s are invited to take part in the exciting Carnegie Medal Shadowing Scheme 2026, an annual reading event celebrating some of the best new books written for young people. The Carnegie Medal is awarded each year to the author of an outstanding book for children and young adults.
The Secondary library celebrated World Book Day this year with a Harry Potter theme. The day started with over 40 students from Years 7, 8 and Sixth Form taking part in their weekly reading mentoring session in the library.
Last week, the Year 8 rugby team took part in the Dorset and Wilts Rugby Tournament, held at Swanage and Wareham RFC. The boys played brilliantly and produced some excellent rugby, although they sometimes struggled to fully put into practice what they have been working on in training.
Huge congratulations to our amazing U13 Netball Team on finishing runners-up in their pool and achieving an incredible 4th place overall in the county competition!
Students from Years 7–10 enjoyed a fantastic afternoon at the Dorset Schools Cross Country Championships. Despite the muddy conditions, spirits were high and the team showed great determination throughout!
The girls took part in the Area U13 Football Tournament last week, and the sun was shining for the first time this term — perfect conditions for a great day of football!
Calling all Witches and Wizards! You are warmly invited to join us on Thursday 5 March in the Southbourne Library for a magical lunchtime of spells, stories, and spectacular fun!
This month’s 'Monthly Must Reads' recommendations are all graphic novels, carefully selected for different year groups.
Congratulations to Year 11 student, Ibby, who recently won the Carnival of Alternative Politics – a public speaking competition for local 16–18 year olds.