Open Evening
Unfortunately our Open Evenings and mornings are now over. If you would like more information on Harrow Way Community School or to arrange a tour, please call 01264 364533. Visits to the school by appointment are always welcome.
Sports Day 2010
Wednesday morning saw the school sports day and launch of the school's new house system. Three houses red, blue and yellow, made up from tutor groups from all years, battled it out to win the most points and the House Cup. Congratulations to Blue House who won overall on points. There were many running races, [...]
Key Stage Presentation Evening 2010
Students from Years 7, 8 and 9 and their parents gathered in the auditorium for the Key Stage 3 Presentation Evening on Monday. Subject awards were given to three students in each year group for effort, achievement and progress. Heads of Year presented awards, as well as Specialism and Sports Partnership awards. There was a [...]
Year 7 Charlton Lakes Study
Year 7 students enjoyed a local Geography / Science field trip at the end of June where they saw Charlton Lakes from a different perspective. They dipped the lakes for wildlife, measured pollution and stream flow and assessed the impact of visitors to the Lakes. They will be using the data that they have collected [...]
Year 10 Geography Field Trip to Swanage and Lulworth
Year 10 Geographers spent an enjoyable and informative day on 1st July visiting Lulworth Cove and Swanage. The weather, as usual, was warm and sunny, perfect for a day in the open air. Year 10 saw at first hand textbook examples of the formation of coastal features and the impacts of tourism in the area, [...]
Fairtrade Fashion Show and Summer Fun
On Friday the 9th July, Harrow Way Community School held a fantastic Fairtrade Fashion Show, which was followed by a Summer Fun evening filled with a variety of goods and a bouncy castle! The Fashion Show was aimed to raise money for Fairtrade and was organised by the school’s Year 10 [...]
Scenes from Blood Brothers
Students from Harrow Way Community School and John Hanson School have worked together as a multi-media production company to bring scenes from the classic musical Blood Brothers to The Lights Theatre. The production forms a part of their 14 - 19 Creative Arts and Media Diploma. The students have experienced marketing, producing, stage management, filming, [...]
Woofability Name the Puppy Competition
The winning name was Snoop as suggested by Alex Majeed 10ML, with runners up (in no particular order): Pixy from Lydia Moulding 9JC; Honey from Elle Campbell 7AA; Caramel from Billie-May Ruddick 7LC; Cookie from Ellie Caitlin Thomas 7APM. Prizes will be awarded in assembly next week.
New Sporting Facilities
Over the Easter holiday work was carried out on the Harrow Way site. Two 3 a side basketball courts have been created at the side of the Sports Hall. Also along the outside back wall of the Sports Hall is now a traversing wall, which can be used to practice climbing technique. These two areas [...]
Teachers ARE smarter than students!
The last day of the Spring Term saw quiz day at Harrow Way. During the course of the day teams of students have been quizzing against teams of teachers to find out if they are smarter. The quiz was organised by four Year 10 students in aid of the Haiti appeal. It turns out that [...]