by Admin | Dec 14, 2025 | Latest News
Traitors fever definitely swept through Sands along with the rest of the country this Autumn and so what better way to end the year and bring the community together than a whole school game of intrigue, suspicion and murder.
63 initial players started out on Monday and were rapidly whittled down to 14 by Friday’s end game showdown. Over the week there were many wild theories banded about, faithful’s fell by the dozen at the hands of the Traitors though a lucky few slept peacefully with a shield to guard them, guilty and innocent were banished at the round tables and a lot of fun and silliness was had by all.
Mirroring the TV show we had ludicrous misspellings of names at the round table, dramatic banishment walkouts and a shock result.
Congratulations to the most devious two Traitors who will decide how to spend the prize voucher on something fun for the school.
Game well played everyone!
by Admin | Dec 13, 2025 | Latest News
Congratulations to Georgia for organising another spectacular Christmas Concert. There was an incredible array of music talent and choices to entertain us all and see out 2025, from Billie Eilish to Chopin to sing-a-long Christmas tunes. It’s always amazing to see how people have grown in confidence, skill and musicianship, but also to see our brand new students working so well together to pull off a performance after just 3 months of practice. Well done everyone!
by Admin | Aug 21, 2025 | Latest News
Huge congratulations to all of our students and those across the country this morning on their GCSE results. With an average pass rate of 88% and 26% at grades 7-9, this is one of our best years of results and a wonderful way to reward all the hard work of the last few years.
At Sands we hope to enable each student to find their own path through their education at school and provide them with what they need for their future. Behind each year’s results table lies personal stories, choices and triumphs; from those that loved everything and took an incredible 12 subjects in their time, to those that undertook independent study and sat exams in subjects not offered on our curriculum, to the 16 students who decided to sit an exam early to gain some experience or challenge themselves, to those who narrowed their focus and selected just the right number of subjects to balance work and wellbeing. We’re proud of each and every one of you, for your choices and your journey.
But we hope a Sands education is much more than a collection of grades in an envelope. At Sands we deliberately leave space in our week and our year for time outside of lessons for conversation, friends, fun, being and working together as a whole school, lying on the grass and not doing much at all. It is often these experiences that are the most formative. We hope our students are leaving us knowing themselves better and ready to take on the world. Be proud of the results of your hard work, but remember you are so much more than a score.
by Admin | Jul 17, 2025 | Latest News
Sands 2025 went out with a bang. Fantastic day of music, food and performances last Wednesday. There’s so much creativity that happens over the course of the year, it needs a whole day to showcase it, and that’s what we give it every summer. This year we had heart breakingly beautiful Radiohead covers to Chopin to Rage Against the Machine and the Spice Girls with music on the lawn and an acoustic set in the Theatre. Thanks also to the Pigeon company for their hilarious play and all the artists who showcased their work in the Art and Photography exhibition, there was something do or look at all day.
Huge shout out to all the parents that helped make food and for being such an incredible audience. We raised over £500 for the music department and other school resources.
See you in September!
by Admin | Jul 11, 2025 | Latest News
We are very proud to present our first ever entirely student-led school production. Pigeon Play is a riotous ride of mystery and mayhem. It’s a classic who-dunnit about pigeon and seagull, a detective duo, who go on the hunt for the missing Margret Pigeon. From flying props to gags about tea you never know what to expect next. Congratulations to the capsule company of seven who wrote, directed, produced sound, lighting, costumes and props and performed the show. We had a blast!
