JANUARY 2025 Week 1
Monday 6th January 2025
09:00-17:00 Common Room INSET Day, Ellis Theatre
Tuesday 7th January 2025
Common Room INSET Day, Memorial Hall
10:00-18:00 Football Pre-Season
10:00 Hockey Pre-Season
12:30-19:00 Netball U14 Pre-Season
13:30-20:00 Netball U18 Pre-Season
18:00-21:00 Pupils return to School
18:30 Devizes to Westminster Kayaking Briefing for Parents of the Crews, Kempson Centre
21:00 Term begins
Wednesday 8th January 2025
Normal Wednesday Lessons and Activities for all 08:20 Mock Examination Briefing for the Hundred, Ellis Theatre
Thursday 9th January 2025
'Drawing' Exhibition (to 31st), Mount House Gallery
14:30 Fencing 1st v RGS, High Wycombe, A
16:15 Irish University Application Clinic, Futures Dept
17:00 Basketball Boys U18 v Prior Park College, H
19:30-21:00 Ivy Shell Observatory Visit
Friday 10th January 2025
08:40
Hundred GCSE Mock Examinations begin (to 18th), Sports Hall
14:15-16:00 Shell Skills Week 5
Saturday 11th January 2025
Closed Weekend
08:40 Hundred GCSE Mock Examinations, Sports Hall
10:00-12:00 Wiltshire Schools Cross Country Championships, Sheldon School, Chippenham
12:00-13:30 Lower Sixth Parents Drinks Reception, Adderley
13:00 Hockey 5th Yearlings, 6th Yearlings v Eton College, H
13:00 Netball 1st VII, 2nd VII, 4th VII, U15 A, U15 C, U14 A, U14 C v The King's School, Worcester, H
14:00 Hockey 1st Yearlings, 2nd Yearlings v Eton College, H
14:00 Hockey 1st Junior Colts, 2nd Junior Colts, 3rd Junior Colts, 4th Junior Colts v Eton College, A
14:30 Lacrosse 3rd X, 4th X v Canford School, H
14:30 Netball 1st VII, 3rd VII, 5th VII, 6th VII, 7th VII, U16 A, U16 B, U16 C, U16 D v St Edward's School, Oxford, H
14:30 Netball U14 B, U14 D, U14 E, U14 F v St Edward's School, Oxford, A
14:30 Lacrosse 1st X, 2nd X, 3rd X, U15 A, U14 A v Stowe School, H
14:30 Football 1st Colts, 2nd Colts, 1st Junior Colts, 2nd Junior Colts v The Oratory School, A
14:30 Football 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, 4th XI v The Oratory School, H
15:15 Hockey 3rd XI, 4th XI, 3rd Colts v Eton College, A
15:15 Hockey 3rd Yearlings, 4th Yearlings v Eton College, H
15:30
Netball U15 B, U15 D, U15 E v St Edward's School, Oxford, A
16:30 Hockey Boys 1st XI, 2nd XI v Eton College, A
16:30 Hockey 1st Colts, 2nd Colts v Eton College, H
19:30-21:00 Remove Quiz, Memorial Hall
19:30-21:00 Shell Extreme Dodgeball, Sports Hall
20:00-22:30 Upper School Event, Marlburian
Sunday 12th January 2025
Closed Weekend
The Baptism of Christ
All Girls Houses - Whole House Tea
B1 Upper Sixth Roast Beef Ramble
C2 Remove Go Karting
C3 Shell & Remove Archery
Fives Girls House Lowers
Fives Girls House Uppers
Littlefield Shell & Remove Bowling
Preshute Shell Footgolf
Rowing (Ergo) Girls House Competition (to 14th), Gym
Squash Girls House Competition
Summerfield Shell Cycle Ride
Turner Remove Go Karting
Turner Shell Roast Beef Ramble
Turner Upper School Padel Tennis
Water Polo Girls House Lowers Competition
10:00 College Eucharist - TWGN, Chapel
10:00 SEAA - U15/U17 Individual Indoor Championships, Lee Valley
15:00-17:00 MCCS - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Memorial Hall
15:00-17:30 Cricket Academy, Cricket Pavilion
18:30 Sunday Night Speaker Series: Mr Simon Dennis, Garnett Room
19:00-20:15
B1 Lower Sixth Self Protection Workshop, Human Movement Studio
20:20-21:40 Elmhurst Lower Sixth Self Protection Workshop, Human Movement Studio
JANUARY 2025
Monday 13th January 2025
08:40 Hundred GCSE Mock Examinations, Sports Hall
08:40 Upper Sixth Short Mock Examination (Block 1)
08:40-16:30 Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
14:00-16:30 UES SAT Session Five (Online)
21:05-21:25 Water Polo Boys House Uppers - BH v C3, Swimming Pool
21:30-21:50 Water Polo Boys House Uppers - TU v CO, Swimming Pool
Tuesday 14th January 2025
Shell 2027 Assessment Day 1, Marlburian
08:40 Hundred GCSE Mock Examinations, Sports Hall
08:40 Upper Sixth Short Mock Examination (Block 3)
08:40-16:30 Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
11:00-18:00
Upper Sixth Chemistry Trip to Bath University
14:15-17:30 Rackets vs Clifton, H
14:45 Hockey Boys 1st XI v Dauntsey's School, A
19:30-21:00 Littlefield Shell Observatory Visit
Wednesday 15th January 2025
08:40 Hundred GCSE Mock Examinations, Sports Hall
08:40-16:30 Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
11:15 Upper Sixth Short Mock Examination (Block 2)
14:15-16:00 Hockey Boys House Shell 6s
15:30-20:00 Wycombe Abbey Swimming Invitational
21:05-21:25 Water Polo Boys House Uppers - C1 v C2, Swimming Pool
21:30-21:50 Water Polo Boys House Uppers - B1 v PR, Swimming Pool
Thursday 16th January 2025
TBC Hockey 1st Colts v Canford School, H Shell 2027 Assessment Day 2, Marlburian
08:40 Hundred GCSE Mock Examinations, Sports Hall
08:40-16:30 Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
13:00-19:00 Rackets Boys v Radley, A
14:00 Target Rifle 1st v Wycliffe College, H
14:30 Fencing 1st v Clifton College, H
14:30 Squash Boys U18 A, Boys U18 A, Boys U16, Boys U15 v Winchester College, H
14:30-17:00 Water Polo U16 v Eton & Abingdon, Eton College
15:15 Hockey 1st Yearlings v Bradfield College, A
15:30 Basketball Boys U18 v Radley College, A
16:10 Basketball Boys U16 A v Clifton College, H
16:30 Hockey Girls 1st XI v Stowe School, A
17:15 Basketball Boys U16 B v Clifton College, H
19:30-21:00 Mill Mead Shell Observatory Visit
Friday 17th January 2025
08:40 Hundred GCSE Mock Examinations, Sports Hall
08:40 Upper Sixth Short Mock Examination (Block 4)
12:00 Upper Sixth Short Mock Examination (Block 5)
13:20-14:00 T&L Leaders Meeting, CRMR
14:15-16:00 Shell Skills Week 6
Saturday 18th January 2025
08:40 Hundred GCSE Mock Examinations (last day), Sports Hall
09:30 Fives Boys U18, Boys U16 v West of England Schools' Championships, A
13:30 Hockey 3rd Colts, 3rd Yearlings v Abingdon School, A
13:30 Hockey 1st Junior Colts, 2nd Junior Colts v Abingdon School, H
13:30 Netball 1st VII, 2nd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII, 6th VII, U16 A, U16 B, U16 C, U16 D v Wellington College, H
14:00 Lacrosse U15 A, U15 B, U14 A, U14B v Benenden, N
14:00 Netball U15 F, U14 A, U14 B, U14 C, U14 D, U14 E, U14 F, U14 G v Wellington College, A
14:30 Hockey 1st Colts, 2nd Colts v Abingdon School, A
14:30 Netball 3rd VII, 5th VII, 7th VII, U16 E v Downe House, H
14:30 Football 1st Colts, 2nd Colts, 2nd Junior Colts v Sherborne School, H
14:30 Lacrosse 1st X, 2nd X, 3rd X, 4th X v Wycombe Abbey, A
14:45 Hockey Boys 1st XI, 2nd XI v Abingdon School, H
15:15 Netball U15 A, U15 B, U15 C, U15 D, U15 E v Wellington College, A
15:45 Hockey 1st Yearlings, 2nd Yearlings v Abingdon School, A
16:00 Hockey 3rd XI, 3rd Junior Colts v Abingdon School, H
19:30 Upper Sixth Gala Dinner, Norwood Hall
19:45-22:30 Upper School Event, Marlburian
20:00-21:20 Shell Disco and Dance, Bradleian
Sunday 19th January 2025
2nd Sunday of Epiphany (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity)
B1 Lower Sixth Padel Tennis & Lunch
C3 Upper House Golf & Lunch at Bassett Down
Dancy Shell & Remove Crafternoon
Elmhurst Shell & Remove Pottery Painting
Ivy House Shell & Remove Pottery Painting
Littlefield Upper Sixth Walk & Pub Lunch
Mill Mead Shell & Remove Padel Tennis
Morris Shell & Remove Crafternoon
New Court Shell & Remove Padel Tennis
OA Department Lower School Dry Slope Skiing Trip
Preshute Remove Mountain Biking
Summerfield Remove Roast Beef Ramble
Turner Remove Roast Beef Ramble
09:00 Squash Boys U18 A v Roehampton Invitational Tournament, N
09:30 Fives Boys U18, Boys U16 v West of England Schools' Championships, A
10:00 Rugby Sevens 1st VII v Kings Bruton Rugby 7s, A
10:00 Morning Prayer - JCL, Chapel
13:00-15:30 Shell Boys Cricket Trials, Sports Hall
13:00-19:00 Basketball Trip to Bristol Flyers Super League game
15:00-17:30 Cricket Academy, Cricket Pavilion
18:30 Sunday Speaker Series: Mr Jeremy Lune, CEO of Prospect Hospice, Garnett Room
JANUARY 2025
Monday 20th January 2025
Shell 2027 Assessment Day 3, Marlburian
Shell Music Scholar Auditions, Henry Hony Centre
08:40-16:30
Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
14:00-16:30 UES SAT Session Six (Online)
21:05-21:25
21:30-21:50
Water Polo Boys House Uppers - TU v BH, Swimming Pool
Water Polo Boys House Uppers - SU v LI, Swimming Pool
Tuesday 21st January 2025
08:40-16:30
Shell Music Scholar Auditions, Henry Hony Centre
Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
14:15-16:00 Hockey Boys House Uppers - Day 1, Astro
16:00 Basketball Boys U18 v Stowe School, A
16:30-17:00 Remove Council Meeting, CRMR
17:00 Basketball Boys U16 A v Stowe School, A
17:00-18:00 A level Taster sessions for the Hundred (optional & for subjects not offered in the Lower School)
19:30-21:00 Morris Shell Observatory Visit
19:45-21:00 Futures Department Sixth Form Compulsory Launch Series Talk for B1, BH, C1, DA, EL, IH, CO & LI, Garnett Room
21:00-22:00 Basketball Boys House Lowers Competition Group 1, Sports Hall
Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Hundred Internal Comments - subject beak deadline
MUN Trip to Prague Conference for selected Lower Sixth departs (to 26th)
Shell 2027 Assessment Day 4, Marlburian
07:00-18:00 History of Art Department Lower Sixth Study Day to London
14:30 Hockey 1st Yearlings, 2nd Yearlings v Dauntsey's School, A 15:00 Hockey 3rd Yearlings v Dauntsey's School, H
15:00 Netball U14 A, U14 B, U14 D, U14 E v Dauntsey's School, H
21:05-21:25 Water Polo Boys House Uppers - SU v C1, Swimming Pool
21:30 Water Polo Boys House Uppers - CO v B1, Swimming Pool
Thursday 23rd January 2025
08:40-10:50 RSC Chemistry Olympiad, Science North
08:40-16:30 Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
14:15
Hockey 3rd XI, 1st Colts v Dean Close School, A
14:30 Fencing 1st v Wycliffe College, H
14:45
Hockey 2nd Junior Colts, 3rd Junior Colts v Dean Close School, H
15:00 Netball 1st VII, 2nd VII, 3rd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII v Dauntsey's School, A
15:00 Netball 6th VII, 7th VII v Dauntsey's School, H
15:15 Netball U15 A, U14 A v South Wilts Grammar School for Girls, H
15:30 Hockey 2nd XI, 4th XI v Dean Close School, A
16:15 Netball U16 A v Redmaids' High School, A
19:30-21:00 New Court Shell Observatory Visit
19:30-20:30 English Department – Buchanan Reading Prize for Lower Sixth, Adderley
Friday 24th January 2025
Ellis Theatre closes for School Play
Talks for the Parents of the Hundred, at 11:00 & 13:15, followed by meetings with Beaks in the Norwood Hall
12:00 Exeat begins
13:00 All coaches depart, Parade Ground
19:00-22:00 CR Burns Night Dinner, CRDR
Saturday 25th January 2025
Exeat
Sunday 26th January 2025
10:00 Rugby Seaford Tens
18:00-21:00 Exeat ends
Monday 27th January 2025
08:40-16:30
14:15-16:00
21:05-21:25
21:30-21:50
Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
Hockey Boys House Lowers - Day 1, Astro
Water Polo Boys House Uppers - LI v C3, Swimming Pool
Water Polo Boys House Uppers - PR v C2, Swimming Pool
Tuesday 28th January 2025
08:40-16:30
Shell 2027 Assessment Day 5, Marlburian
Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
14:30 Squash Boys U18 A, Boys U16 v Bradfield College, H
14:30 Squash Girls U18 v Bradfield College, H
16:00-16:55
PSHEE Talk for the Shell: ‘RSE - Part 1’ – Saskia Boujo, It Happens Education, Memorial Hall
17:00-18:00 HoDs Meeting, CRDR
17:05-18:00
PSHEE Talk for the Hundred: ‘RSE - Part 3’ – Saskia Boujo, It Happens Education, Memorial Hall
17:20 Basketball Boys U18 v Trowbridge Basketball Club, H
19:30-21:00
19:40-20:40
Preshute Shell Observatory Visit
PSHEE Talk for the Remove: ‘RSE - Part 2’ – Saskia Boujo, It Happens Education, Memorial Hall
20:30-22:30 Liederabend Music and Modern Languages Department, Adderley 21:00-22:00 Basketball Boys House Lowers Competition Group 2, Sports Hall
Wednesday 29th January 2025
08:40-10:30
08:40-16:30
UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge, Sports Hall
Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept 14:30 Football 1st XI v Charlton Athletic FC Academy, A
18:00
18:15-21:00 Entry deadline for all UCAS applications, Futures Dept Italian Department Dinner and Talk: ‘The Sicilian Mafia, Origins, History, Future’ – John Dickie, CRDR
19:45-20:45 History Department Talk for the Shell: 'The Holocaust in Context', Memorial Hall
21:05-21:25 Water Polo Boys House Uppers - CO v SU, Swimming Pool
21:30-21:50 Water Polo Boys House Uppers - LI v PR, Swimming Pool
Thursday 30th January 2025
08:40-16:30
Shell 2027 Assessment Day 6, Marlburian
Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept 09:30-19:30 Swimming Bromsgrove School Invitational, A 13:00-19:00 Rackets Boys v Winchester, A
13:30-21:30 Evensong at Magdalen College Oxford
14:00 Rackets Girls & Yearlings Boys v Wellington College, H 14:00 Fencing 1st v Winchester College, A
14:00-18:00 Joutes Oratoires French debating event, Languages Centre
14:30 Squash Boys U15 v Wellington College, H
14:30 Squash Girls U18 v Wellington College, H
16:00 Hockey Girls 1st XI v King's College, Taunton, H
16:15 Basketball Boys U18 v Bradfield College, H
17:00 Spanish Department Shell Escape Room
17:00-18:00 A level Taster sessions for the Hundred (optional & for subjects not offered in the Lower School)
19:30-21:00 Summerfield Shell Observatory Visit
20:00-22:00 HM Maxi Meeting, CRDR
Friday 31st January 2025
Deadline for Hundred Academic Option Choices
08:30-16:00 Art Department Hundred GCSE Trip to Oxford
08:40-16:30 Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
14:00-17:00 Art & Photography Coursework Deadline for Upper Sixth, Art School
14:15-16:00 Shell Skills Week 7
Saturday 1st February 2025
Netball 1st VII & U14 A - South West Regionals (depart Friday), Bournemouth South West Schools Cross Country Championships, Tretherras School, Newquay
12:30-17:45
Shell 2025 Drama Scholarship Assessment Day, Ellis Theatre
13:30 Hockey 1st Yearlings, 2nd Yearlings v Bradfield College, A
13:30 Hockey 3rd Junior Colts, 4th Junior Colts v Bradfield College, H
13:30 Hockey 3rd Yearlings v Bradfield College, N
13:30 Target Rifle 1st v Wellington College, H
14:00 Netball 2nd VII, 5th VII, 7th VII, U16 A v Cheltenham College, A
14:00 Netball U15 A, U15 B, U15 C, U15 D, U15 E, U14 B, U14 C, U14 D, U14 E v Cheltenham College, H
14:00 Lacrosse 3rd X, 4th X, U15 B, U14B v Rendcomb College, H
14:00 Lacrosse 1st X, 2nd X - CLC Challenge Cup, A
14:30 Football 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, 4th XI v Abingdon School, A
14:30 Football 1st Colts, 2nd Colts, 1st Junior Colts, 2nd Junior Colts v Abingdon School, H
14:30 Lacrosse U15 A, U14 A v Cheltenham Ladies' College, H
14:45 Hockey Boys 1st XI, 4th XI v Bradfield College, A
14:45 Hockey 3rd Colts v Bradfield College, N
14:45 Hockey 1st Colts, 2nd Colts v Bradfield College, H
15:00 Netball 3rd VII, 4th VII, 6th VII v Cheltenham College, A
16:00 Hockey 1st Junior Colts, 2nd Junior Colts v Bradfield College, H
16:00 Hockey 2nd XI, 3rd XI v Bradfield College, A
19:30-21:00 Hundred Gala Dinner, Norwood Hall
19:30-21:00 Remove Bastketball, Sports Hall
19:30-21:00 Shell Inter House Football, Astro
19:30-21:30 Morris Upper Sixth Invitational Supper
19:45-22:30 Upper School Event, Marlburian
Sunday 2nd February 2025
Candlemas
B1 Hundred Golf & Lunch at Bassett Down
C1 Upper School Clay Pigeon Shooting
Dancy Shell & Remove Padel Tennis
Elmhurst Lower Sixth Hot Yoga
Elmhurst Shell & Remove Crafternoon
Ivy House Shell & Remove Crafternoon
Ivy House Upper School Hot Yoga
Littlefield Hundred & Lower Sixth Go Karting
Mill Mead Shell & Remove Pottery Painting
Morris Lower Sixth Hot Yoga
Morris Shell & Remove Padel Tennis
New Court Shell & Remove Pottery Painting
Turner Shell Go Karting
Turner Upper School Crazy Golf & Laserquest
Water Polo Boys House Lowers Competition
10:00 Rugby Sevens 1st Yearlings v Dean Close School, N
10:00 Morning Prayer - TWGN, Chapel
13:00-15:30 Shell Boys Cricket Trials, Sports Hall
15:00-17:00 MCCS - Red Priest, Memorial Hall
15:00-17:30 Cricket Academy, Cricket Pavilion
18:30 Common Pause: TWGN & JCL, Chapel
19:00-20:15 C1 Lower Sixth Self Protection Workshop, Human Movement Studio
20:20-21:40 Littlefield Lower Sixth Self Protection Workshop, Human Movement Studio
FEBRUARY 2025
Monday 3rd February 2025
Shell 2027 Assessment Day 7, Marlburian
Upper Sixth Interim Reports - subject beak deadline
08:40-16:30
Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
13:20-14:00 T&L Leaders Meeting, CRMR
14:00-16:30 UES SAT Session Seven (Online)
21:05-21:25 Water Polo Boys House Uppers - C1 v B1, Swimming Pool
21:30-21:50 Water Polo Boys House Uppers - C2 v BH, Swimming Pool
Tuesday 4th February 2025
08:40-16:30
Lower Sixth Interim Reports - subject beak deadline
Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
14:15 Hockey Boys House Uppers - Day 2
15:30 Basketball Boys U14 v Winchester College, A
16:30 Basketball Boys U16 B v Winchester College, A
17:00-18:00
PSHEE Talk for the Lower Sixth: ‘We Need to Talk: Addiction & Coping Strategies' – Iain Mahony, Memorial Hall
19:30-21:00 Turner Shell Observatory Visit
21:00-22:00 Basketball Boys House Lowers Competition Group 3, Sports Hall
Wednesday 5th February 2025
Remove Interim Reports - subject beak deadline
Shell 2027 Assessment Day 8, Marlburian
Visual Arts Festival (to 12th), Mount House Gallery
19:45-20:45 Politics Plus, Garnett Room
21:05-21:35 Water Polo Boys House Uppers - C3 v TU, Swimming Pool
Thursday 6th February 2025
08:40-16:30
Prep School Head of Art Creative Day, Art School
Lower Sixth individual post-18 options meeting (by appointment), Futures Dept
14:00 Football Girls 1st XI v Clifton College & Wellington College, H
14:15-17:00 2025 Linguistics Olympiad, Languages Centre
14:15-17:30 Rackets Boys v Eton, H
14:30 Squash Boys U18 A, Boys U16 v Cheltenham College, H
14:30 Squash Girls U18 v Cheltenham College, H
14:30 Fencing 1st v Wellington College, H
15:15 Fives Boys U18, Boys U16 v Bloxham & Rugby, A
16:30 Basketball Boys U18 v Abingdon School, A
19:45-21:00 Futures Department Sixth Form Compulsory Launch Series Talk for C2, C3, MM, MO, NC, PR, SU & TU, Garnett Room
21:00-21:55 Harry Potter Book Night, Memorial Library
Friday 7th February 2025
07:00-13:00 ACT (computer-based) for pre-registered candidates only, Old Squash Court
14:15-16:00 Shell Skills Week 8
Saturday 8th February 2025
Netball House Lowers & Uppers (Day 1)
Physics Department Trip to Oxford Lectures (for selected pupils)
12:00-13:30 Remove Parents Drinks Reception, Adderley
12:30 Hockey Boys 1st XI, 2nd XI v Bristol Grammar School, H
13:30 Netball U14 A v Bromsgrove School, A
14:00 Hockey 1st Junior Colts, 1st Yearlings v Bristol Grammar School, A
14:00 Hockey 1st Colts, 3rd Junior Colts v Lord Wandsworth College, H
14:00 Lacrosse 1st X, 2nd X, 3rd X, 4th X v St Mary's Calne, A
14:00 Lacrosse U15 A, U15 B, U14 A, U14 B v St Mary's Calne, H
14:30 Hockey 3rd Yearlings v Lord Wandsworth College, A
14:30 Hockey 4th Yearlings v Lord Wandsworth College, N
14:30 Football 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, 4th XI v Radley College, A
14:30 Football 1st Colts, 2nd Colts, 1st Junior Colts, 2nd Junior Colts v Radley College, H
15:15 Hockey 2nd Junior Colts, 2nd Yearlings v Bristol Grammar School, A
15:15 Hockey 3rd XI, 2nd Colts v Lord Wandsworth College, H
15:15 Hockey 5th Yearlings, 6th Yearlings v Radley College, A
19:30 Summerfield '150' Upper House Invitational Supper
19:30-21:00
Hundred House Socials (B1, C1, DA, IH, NC)
19:45-21:00 Remove Valentines' Fancy Dress Social, Bradleian
19:45-22:30 Upper School Event, Marlburian
Sunday 9th February 2025
4th Sunday before Lent
Dancy Upper Sixth Hot Yoga
Elmhurst Upper Sixth Hot Yoga
Ivy House Whole House Concert & Art Exhibition
Ivy House Whole House Tea
Mill Mead Upper Sixth Hot Yoga
Morris Upper Sixth Hot Yoga
New Court Upper Sixth Hot Yoga
OA Department Lower School Indoor Climbing Trip
Turner Shell & Remove Crazy Golf & Laserquest
Turner Upper School Cinema Trip
10:30 Sunday Speaker Series: Rabbi Jonny Hughes, Garnett Room
10:45-13:00 Shell 2025 Design Scholarship Assessment Day, Design Studio
11:00-12:00 B1 & Summerfield Shell Fives taster session
13:00-15:30 Shell Boys Cricket Trials, Sports Hall
14:30 Rugby Sevens 1st VII v Portsmouth Grammar 7s, A
15:00-17:30 Cricket Academy, Cricket Pavilion
18:30 Choral Evensong with Beaudesert Park School: Father David Lambert Vicar of St Matthias,
Stoke Newington, London, Chapel
Monday 10th February 2025
14:00-16:30
14:15-16:00
20:30-21:45
21:05-21:50
UES SAT Session Eight (Online)
Hockey Boys House Lowers - Day 2, Astro
Radcliffe Society
Water Polo Boys House Uppers - Semi-Finals, Swimming Pool
Tuesday 11th February 2025
11:00-20:30
14:30-16:30
14:45-16:00
Upper Sixth Interim Reports - Tutor comment deadline
Rackets v Rugby, Away
Swimming v Eton & Radley, Home
Radley Cross Country Relays, Radley College
16:30-17:30 Two 30-minute Apprenticeship Awareness Talks by Dyson OM Apprentice and Lorna Owen, ASK, Futures Dept
17:00-18:00
17:15-23:00
17:30
19:45-21:00
English Department Creative Writing Workshop with Katya Shipster (OM, Harper Collins), N3
Shell Theatre Trip (for selected pupils) to 'The Merchant of Venice' - Theatre Royal, Bath
Basketball Boys U16 A v Trowbridge Basketball Club, H
English Department Talk: 'Everything You Need To Know About Publishing' - Katya Shipster (OM, Harper Collins), Garnett Room
19:45-21:30 Emerging Talent Concert, Goodison Hall
21:00-22:00
Basketball Boys House Lowers Competition Playoff, Sports Hall
Wednesday 12th February 2025
Lower Sixth Interim Reports - Tutor comment deadline
Shell Internal Comments - subject beak deadline
09:00-15:00 Shell 2025 Art Scholarship Assessment Day, Mount House Gallery
12:20-13:20
Study Skills Workshop for Hundred, Memorial Hall
15:00 Netball U14 A v Cokethorpe School, H
21:15-21:50 Water Polo Boys House Uppers - Final, Swimming Pool
Thursday 13th February 2025
Remove Interim Reports - Tutor comment deadline
14:30 Football 1st Colts v St. Edward’s School, Oxford, H
14:30 Football 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI v St. Edward’s School, Oxford, A
14:30 Hockey 4th XI v Dauntsey's School, A
14:30 Hockey Boys 1st XI, 2nd XI v Dauntsey's School, H
14:30 Netball U16 A, U16 B, U16 C, U16 D v St Mary's Calne, A
14:30 Netball 2nd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII v St Mary's Calne, H
14:30 Lacrosse 1st X, 2nd X, 3rd X, 4th X, U15 A v St Swithun's School, A
15:00
Netball U15 A, U15 B, U15 C, U15 D v Dauntsey's School, H
15:30 Hockey 3rd XI v Dauntsey's School, H
Friday 14th February 2025
Italian Department Trip to Tuscany departs (to 19th)
Talks for the Parents of the Shell, at 11:00 & 13:15, followed by meetings with Beaks in the Norwood Hall
10:10-10:55
PSHEE Talk for the Shell: ‘Digital Safety' – Karl Hopwood, Memorial Hall
12:00 Half-term begins
13:00 All coaches depart, Parade Ground
Saturday 15th February 2025
Half-term
Sunday 16th February 2025
Half-term
FEBRUARY 2025
Monday 17th February 2025
Half-term
Tuesday 18th February 2025
Half-term
Wednesday 19th February 2025
Half-term
Thursday 20th February 2025
Half-term
Shell Exchange to Marlborough College Malaysia departs (to 10th March)
Friday 21st February 2025
Half-term
Saturday 22nd February 2025
Half-term
Sunday 23rd February 2025
Devizes to Westminster - Waterside A (Bedwyn to Newbury)
Marlborough College Malaysia Shell Exchange pupils arrive (to 9th March)
10:00 Rugby Sevens 1st Colts v RGS, Guildford, A 18:00-21:00 Half-term ends
FEBRUARY 2025 Week 7
Monday 24th February 2025
EPQ Taught course resumes (to 8th March)
08:40 Hundred English & Mathematics Mock Examinations, Sports Hall
08:40 Upper Sixth Mock Examinations begin (to 1st March), Fencing Room
Tuesday 25th February 2025
Shell 2026 (Year 7) Assessment Day 1
08:40 Upper Sixth Mock Examinations, Sports Hall
14:15-17:30 Rackets Yearlings v Cheltenham, H
17:15 Basketball Boys U14 v Calne Quantums Basketball Club, H
Wednesday 26th February 2025
08:40 Upper Sixth Mock Examinations, Sports Hall
19:45-20:45 Junior History Medley
Thursday 27th February 2025
Shell 2026 (Year 7) Assessment Day 2
08:40 Upper Sixth Mock Examinations, Sports Hall
11:00-20:00 Rackets Boys v Harrow, A
12:00-15:00 OM 50 Year Reunion Lunch, CRDR
13.00 Clay Pigeon Shooting – Fido May Competition, E.J. Churchill
14:30 Fencing 1st v Bradfield College, A
14:30 Football Girls 1st XI v Cheltenham College & Clifton College, H
14:30 Squash 2nd v St Edward's School, Oxford, H
14:45 Fives Boys U18, Boys U16, Boys U14 v Winchester College, A
16:15 Basketball Boys U18 v Bloxham School, H
17:00-18:00 Les Amis de Maupassant, Languages Centre
Friday 28th February 2025
Deadline for Shell Academic Option Choices
08:40 Upper Sixth Mock Examinations, Sports Hall Sinfonia Smith Square Residency, Henry Hony Centre
14:15-16:00 Shell Skills Week 9
Saturday 1st March 2025
08:40 Upper Sixth Mock Examinations (last day), Sports Hall
08:45-19:30 Sinfonia Smith Square Residency, Henry Hony Centre
10:00 Lacrosse U15 A, U15 B, U14 A, U14 B - South West Schools Tournament, A
12:00-13:30 Hundred Parents Drinks Reception, Adderley
13:00 Netball 1st VII v Bradfield College, A
13:00 Hockey Boys 1st XI, 2nd XI v Radley College, N
13:00 Hockey 3rd XI, 4th XI, 4th Yearlings v Radley College, A
13:15 Hockey 1st Colts, 2nd Colts v Radley College, H
13:30 Lacrosse 1st X, 2nd X, 3rd X, 4th X - The Charlie Waller Invitational Tournament, H
14:30 Football 1st Colts, 2nd Colts, 1st Junior Colts, 2nd Junior Colts v Bryanston School, A
14:30 Football 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, 4th XI v Bryanston School, H
14:30 Netball 2nd VII, 3rd VII, 5th VII, 6th VII, U14 A, U14 B v Canford School, A
14:30 Netball U16 A, U16 B, U15 A, U15 B, U15 D, U14 D v Canford School, H
14:30 Netball 4th VII, 7th VII, U16 C, U16 D, U15 C, U15 E, U14 C, U14 E v St Swithun's School, A
14:30 Hockey 5th Yearlings, 6th Yearlings v Radley College, H
15:00
15:00
Hockey 1st Yearlings, 2nd Yearlings, 3rd Yearlings v Radley College, A
Hockey 1st Junior Colts, 2nd Junior Colts v Radley College, N
15:45 Hockey 4th Junior Colts v Radley College, H
16:30 Hockey 3rd Junior Colts v Radley College, N
19:30 Littlefield Upper Sixth Invitational Dinner
19:30-21:00
Hundred House Socials C2, C3, MM, MO, TU
19:30-21:00 Remove House Socials
19:30-21:30
Ensembles and Orchestra Concert with Sinfonia Smith Square, Memorial Hall
19:45-22:30 Upper School Event, Marlburian
20:00-21:20 Shell Disco and Dance, Bradleian
Sunday 2nd March 2025
The Sunday next before Lent
B1 Upper School Clay Pigeon Shooting
C1 Hundred Clay Pigeon Shooting
C3 Hundred Clay Pigeon Shooting
Dancy Parents Afternoon
Elmhurst House Netball & Tennis
Football Boys House Lowers - Round 3
Ivy House Whole House Tea
Mill Mead Parents Afternoon
Morris Parents Afternoon
New Court Parents Afternoon
Preshute Hundred Clay Pigeon Shooting
ROL trip to London
Turner Hundred Golf Driving Range
Turner Upper School Pool Tournament
10:00 Rugby Sevens 1st Yearlings v All England U14, N
10:30 Fives Boys U18, Boys U16 - Colquhoun Trophy (SW Singles Championships), H
10:30 Sunday Speaker Series: Rashida Ali, Garnett Room
14:00-15:30 Shell Boys Cricket Final Trial, Sports Hall
15:00-17:00 MCCS - Sinfonia Smith Square, Memorial Hall
15:00-17:30 Cricket Academy, Cricket Pavilion
18:30 Choral Evensong - Canon Anna Machan, Precentor of Salisbury Cathedral, Chapel
19:00-20:15
C3 Lower Sixth Self Protection Workshop, Human Movement Studio
20:20-21:40 Cotton Lower Sixth Self Protection Workshop, Human Movement Studio
Monday 3rd March 2025
Armed Forces Careers Officer meetings (by appointment only), Futures Dept Shell 2026 (Year 7) Assessment Day 3
Tuesday 4th March 2025
13:20-14:00 T&L Leaders Meeting, CRMR
15:45 Basketball Boys U14 v Sir Thomas Rich's School, A
17:00-18:00 Junior History Society Question Time, Garnett Room
19:45-21:00 Futures Department OM/Lower Sixth Form Careers Networking Symposium, Norwood Hall
21:00-22:00 Basketball Boys House Lowers Competition Playoff, Sports Hall
Wednesday 5th March 2025
Ash Wednesday
07:00-18:00 History of Art Department Upper Sixth Study Trip to London
10:00 Rugby Sevens 1st VII - Surrey 7s
21:05 Compline for Ash Wednesday, Chapel
Thursday 6th March 2025
10:15-18:00 English Department Trip for Upper Sixth: ‘Hamlet’, Stratford
12:00-14:00 World Book Day Event, Memorial Library
13:00-19:30 Rackets Girls v Cheltenham, A
13:35-14:30 HM Midi Meeting, CRDR
14:15-18:00 Rackets Boys v Cheltenham, H
14:30 Squash Boys U18 A, Boys U16 v Radley & Wellington Colleges, H
14:30 Squash Girls U18 v Wellington College, H
14:30-17:50 Fencing 1st v Dauntsey's School, A
15:00 Fives Boys U18, Boys U16 v Sherborne School, A
15:00-16:00 Ten Schools Cross Country, Cricket Pavilion
16:00 Basketball Boys U18 v Eton College, H
17:00-18:00 PSHEE Talk for the Upper School: ‘A Positive Voice for HIV’ – Emma Cole, Memorial Hall
17:10 Basketball Boys U14 v Eton College, H
Friday 7th March 2025
Shell 2025 Junior Scholarship Assessment Day, Marlburian
Swimming - Bath Cup
14:15-16:00
Shell Skills Week 10
Saturday 8th March 2025
TBC Netball U16 B, U16 C, U16 D, U15 E, U14 C, U14 E v Embley, A
TBC Netball U14 D, U14 F v King Edward VI, Southampton, H Lacrosse National Schools Championships (to 11th), Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre
TBC Netball 1st VII v Seaford College, N
09:30 Lacrosse 1st X, 2nd X - National Schools Championships, A
13:30 Hockey 3rd Junior Colts, 3rd Yearlings v Cheltenham College, A
13:30 Hockey 4th Junior Colts, 4th Yearlings v Cheltenham College, H
13:30 Netball U14 A, U14 B v King Edward VI, Southampton, H
14:00 Netball 2nd VII, 3rd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII, U14 B, U14 C, U14 D v Clifton College, H
14:30 Netball U15 A, U15 B, U15 C, U15 D v King Edward VI, Southampton, A
14:45 Hockey Boys 1st XI, 2nd XI v Cheltenham College, H
14:45 Netball U14 A v Clifton College, H
14:50 Hockey 1st Yearlings, 2nd Yearlings v Cheltenham College, A
16:00 Hockey 1st Junior Colts, 2nd Junior Colts v Cheltenham College, A
16:00 Hockey 3rd XI, 4th XI v Cheltenham College, H
19:30-21:00 Rock & Pop Concert, Memorial Hall
19:30-21:30 Elmhurst Upper Sixth Invitational Supper
19:30 Rugby Dinner, Norwood Hall
19:45-22:30 Upper School Event, Marlburian
Sunday 9th March 2025
1st Sunday of Lent
C1 Upper School Golf at Bassett Down
C3 Whole House Charity Day
Devizes to Westminster - Waterside B (Newbury Circuit)
Football Boys House Lowers - Reserve Day
OA Department Upper School Mountain Biking Trip Shell & Remove Orchestral Workshop, Henry Hony Centre Turner Lower School Board Games & Pizza
09:00 Lacrosse 1st X, 2nd X - National Schools Championships, A
10:00 Rugby Sevens 1st Colts v All England U16, A
10:00 College Eucharist - Mr Niall Hamilton, Chapel
12:00 Year 8 Academic Experience Afternoon (2025 Confirmed Pupils)
13:30-15:00 Shell Boys Cricket Training, Cricket Pavilion
15:00-17:30 Cricket Academy, Cricket Pavilion
18:30 Sunday Speaker Series: 'Eye-Witness Stories from Israel-Palestine' - The Very Rev. Nicholas Popodopolus, Memorial Hall
Monday 10th March 2025
MCM Shell Exchange returns
Upper Sixth Full Reports - subject beak deadline
09:30 Lacrosse 3rd X - National Schools Championships
10:00 Lacrosse U15 A - National Schools Championships
21:05-21:40 Briefing meeting for Pre-Season Tennis Trip to Portugal, Gym Café
Tuesday 11th March 2025
09:30 Lacrosse U14 A - National Schools Championships
13:00-19:30 Rackets v Clifton, A
13:45-15:55 DELF Examination (Listening, Reading, Writing), Languages Centre
14:15-17:30 Rackets v Haileybury, H
16:00 Basketball Boys U16 A v Bradfield College, A
16:30-17:00 Remove Council Meeting, CRMR
19:45-21:30 Pupils' Evening Recital, Memorial Hall
21:00 Basketball Boys House Lowers Competition Final, Sports Hall
Wednesday 12th March 2025
Classical Civilisation Upper Sixth Trip to London
15:00 Hockey 1st Yearlings, 2nd Yearlings v Blundell's School, H
Thursday 13th March 2025
Hundred Full Reports - subject beak deadline
Physics Department Trip to CERN departs (to 16th)
14:00-22:00 Penny Reading Technical Rehearsal, Ellis Theatre
14:30-16:00 Football Boys House Uppers - Day 1
15:00 Netball 3rd VII, U16 C, U15 B, U15 D v Cranford School, H
15:00 Netball 3rd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII, 6th VII v King Edward's School, Bath, A
15:00 Netball 1st VII, 2nd VII v King Edward's School, Bath, H
19:00-22:00 Shooting Dinner, CRDR
Friday 14th March 2025
09:00-15:00 Art Eton Group Meeting, Art School
10:00-12:00 Mock interview practice for the Lower Sixth, Norwood Hall
12:00 Exeat begins
13:00 All coaches depart, Parade Ground
Saturday 15th March 2025
English Schools Cross Country Championships, Ardingly Showground, Sussex Exeat
Sunday 16th March 2025
18:00-21:00 Exeat ends
Monday 17th March 2025
Remove Interim Reports - subject beak deadline
Trinity Music Examinations, Henry Hony Centre
13:20-14:00 T&L Leaders Meeting, CRMR
14:00-16:00
International University application workshop with The University Guys, Futures Dept
19:30 Penny Reading Dress Rehearsal, Ellis Theatre
Tuesday 18th March 2025
Trinity Music Examinations, Henry Hony Centre
EPQ Artefacts Exhibition (to 25th), Mount House Gallery
Fencing Public Schools Championships, Lee Valley Athletics Centre (to 19th)
Upper Sixth Full Reports - Tutor comment deadline
15:15 Fives Boys U18, U15, U14 v Malvern College, A 15:15 Fives Girls U14 v Malvern College, A
16:30
17:30
19:00-21:00
Basketball Boys U14 v Sir Thomas Rich's School, H
Basketball Boys U18 v Sir Thomas Rich's School, H
Biology Department Lower Sixth Symposium dinner, CRDR
19:30 Penny Reading Dress Rehearsal, Ellis Theatre
19:30-21:30
Choral Society Rehearsal with the Chapel Choir, Chapel
Wednesday 19th March 2025
Trinity Music Examinations, Henry Hony Centre
Remove CCF & OA Field Day
Shell Interim Reports - subject beak deadline
19:30 Penny Reading 'Children of the Sun', Ellis Theatre
20:00-22:00 HM Maxi Meeting, CRDR
Thursday 20th March 2025
LAMDA Communication Skills Examinations, The Hermitage
12:45-14:45 International University Roadshow, Futures Dept
14:00-16:00 Intermediate Kangaroo and UKMT Olympiads, Heywood Block
14:15-17:30 Rackets v Malvern, H
14:30 Squash Boys U18 A v Bryanston School, A 14:30 Squash Girls U18 v Bryanston School, A
14:30 Fencing 1st v Eton College, H
14:30-16:00
16:10
17:00-18:00
Football Boys House Uppers - Day 2
Basketball Boys U16 A v Abingdon School, H
HoDs Meeting, CRDR
17:15 Basketball Boys U18 v Cheltenham College, H
19:30 Penny Reading 'Children of the Sun', Ellis Theatre
19:45-21:15 NASA/ESA Sun-Earth Day Lecture, Garnett Room
Friday 21st March 2025
LAMDA Communication Skills Examinations, The Hermitage Haileybury MUN Conference (to 23rd)
Hundred Full Reports - Tutor comment deadline
14:15-16:00 Shell Skills Week 11
19:30 Penny Reading 'Children of the Sun', Ellis Theatre
19:30-21:30 Choral Society Rehearsal with the Chapel Choir, Chapel
Saturday 22nd March 2025
Devizes to Westminster - River Thames Paddle
10:00 Lacrosse 4th X - 4th Team Tournament, N
12:30 Hockey 1st Colts, 2nd Colts v Abingdon School, H
14:00 Netball U16 A, U16 B, U16 C, U16 D v Bradfield College, A
14:00 Netball U14 A, U14 B, U14 C, U14 D, U14 E, U14 F v Bradfield College, H
14:15 Hockey Boys 1st XI, 2nd XI v Taunton School, H
14:30 Football 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI v Reading Blue Coat School, H
14:30 Football 1st Colts, 1st Junior Colts v Reading Blue Coat School, A
14:30 Hockey 4th Junior Colts v Lord Wandsworth College, N
14:30 Hockey 1st Yearlings, 2nd Yearlings, 3rd Yearlings v Taunton School, A
15:15 Netball U15 A, U15 B, U15 C, U15 D, U15 E v Bradfield College, H
15:15 Netball 1st VII, 2nd VII, 3rd VII, 4th VII, 5th VII, 6th VII v Bradfield College, A
15:30 Hockey 3rd XI, 4th XI v Taunton School, H
15:45 Hockey 1st Junior Colts, 2nd Junior Colts, 3rd Junior Colts v Taunton School, A
19:30 Penny Reading 'Children of the Sun', Ellis Theatre
19:30-21:00
Hundred House Socials (BH, CO, EL, LI, PR, SU)
19:30-21:00 Remove House Socials
19:30-21:00 Shell Spring Ball, Norwood Hall
19:45-22:30 Upper School Event, Marlburian
Sunday 23rd March 2025
3rd Sunday of Lent
Rackets National Schools Championships (to 29th)
Dancy & Ivy House Sponsored Marathon in aid of Prospect Hospice
Devizes to Westminster - Waterside C (Pewsey to Newbury)
Elmhurst, Morris, Mill Mead & New Court House Quiz
Littlefield Whole House Concert
Preshute Shell Zip Wire
Preshute Upper School Paintballing
Summerfield Lower School Padel, Golf & Lunch at Bassett Down
Turner Whole House Charity Event
10:00 Fives Girls U18, U16, Girls U14 - National Schoolgirls' Championships, H
13:30-15:00 Shell Boys Cricket Training, Cricket Pavilion
14:00-17:00 Choral Society Rehearsal with the Chapel Choir, Chapel
15:00-17:30 Cricket Academy, Cricket Pavilion
19:30-21:30 Choral Society Concert: Coleridge's Requiem & Fauré's Requiem, Chapel
Monday 24th March 2025
ABRSM Music Examinations, Henry Hony Centre
LAMDA Communication Skills Examinations for Remove, The Hermitage
10:00
Rugby Sevens 1st VII - Rosslyn Park National 7s Tournament
14:10-16:00 Shell Tennis Trials, Fox's Bridge Courts
14:30-16:00 Lacrosse House Lowers
Tuesday 25th March 2025
ABRSM Music Examinations, Henry Hony Centre
Remove Interim Reports - Tutor comment deadline
Rugby Sevens 1st Yearlings - Rosslyn Park National 7s Tournament
14:30-16:30 Netball House Uppers - Day 2
15:45 Basketball Boys U16 A v Sir Thomas Rich's School, A
16:15 Basketball Boys U18 v Wellington College, H
16:30 Basketball Boys U14 v Wellington College, H
Wednesday 26th March 2025
Lower Sixth Internal Comments - subject beak deadline
Rugby Sevens 1st Colts – Rosslyn Park National 7s Tournament
14:00-16:00 Netball House Shell Competition
14:00-17:00 Football U18 County Cup Final
14:30 CCF Photograph
16:10 Ivy House Photograph
Thursday 27th March 2025
Shell Interim Reports - Tutor comment deadline
Rugby Sevens U18 Girls – Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s Tournament
14:30-16:00 Football Boys House Uppers 6s
14:30-16:00 Hockey Boys House Uppers 6s
14:30-16:00 Lacrosse House Uppers
14:30-16:00 Netball House Lowers - Day 2
19:30 Astronomy Overnight Messier Marathon, Observatory
20:00-22:00 Jazz Evening, Marlburian
Friday 28th March 2025
No Timetabled Lessons
Talks for Parents of the Lower Sixth at 11:00 & 13:15, followed by meetings with Beaks in the Norwood Hall & Museum Block, Memorial Hall
08:45 Lower School Lists followed by Chapel, Memorial Hall
08:45 Upper School in House for Domestic Routines
09:45 Lower School in House for Domestic Routines
09:45 Upper School Lists followed by Chapel, Memorial Hall
11:00 All pupils in House for Domestic Routines
12:00 Term ends
13:00 Coaches leave for London Heathrow & London Victoria (via South Kensington), Parade Ground
13:00 DofE Gold Qualifying & Practice Expeditions to Brecon Beacons (to 1st April) depart 13:00, later departure 15:45
Saturday 29th March 2025
14:30 Fives Boys U18, Boys U16 - National Championships day 1, A
Sunday 30th March 2025
Junior Ski Trip to Les Menuires departs (to 6th April)
Shooting Pre-Season Training Trip to Bisley departs (to 4th April)
14:30 Fives Boys U18, Boys U16 - National Championships day 2, A
MARCH 2025
Monday 31st March 2025
Tennis Pre-Season Trip to Portugal departs (to 5th April)
09:30 Fives Boys U14 - National Championships, A