Category: Life

5th August 24

The Government has now confirmed that the full 20% VAT rate will be applied to private school fees starting from January 2025. Ballard has been planning for this for a considerable time and owing to strong governance and financial management, we are proud to announce that we will be protecting our families from any increase…

28th June 24

Through wind and rain, our pupils trooped through their Bronze expedition, setting up camp very efficiently. After a great night’s sleep, the group awoke to sunshine on the Sunday as they finished their 17km expedition. All displayed fantastic teamwork. The assessor’s report was exceptional, and we could not be prouder. Roll on Silver!   “It…

27th February 24

Townsend Warner  Well done to one of our pupils in Year 8, who has reached the second round of the prestigious Townsend Warner History Prize. He achieved the 19th highest score, with over 1,000 pupils worldwide taking part. We wish him every success today for Round 2.

20th November 23

Coronation Bench Competition winners and our Academic Scholars were treated to a trip to the Tower of London. Pupils took part in a guided tour of the Tower led by a real-life Elizabethan! She told our pupils stories about the Elizabethan prisoners who spent time at the Tower, many of whom never came out. It…

25th August 23

Ballard is incredibly proud of their pupils and the academic excellence they have achieved this year with these fantastic GCSE results. Over all subjects and entrants 40.7% achieved the top grades (9 to 7), a record high and up 4% from last year’s record and almost double the National Average. With a 14.3% increase in…

3rd July 23

Ballard is lucky enough to be the first organisation in the UK to test-drive the new electric Ford Transit minibus. Ballard will be the first UK school to have two electric minibuses and only the second school in the UK to have one. The bus has been used on the Milford, Brockenhurst and Mudeford runs…

27th June 23

We are delighted to have our new rainwater harvesting area fully installed and operational. This initiative will provide 8000 litres of water for us to use on our expensive campus. (When it rains!) Pupils from our Eco-Ambassadors Club have been instrumental in achieving many eco successes in our school. These Year 3 – 5 pupils…

14th December 22

It was a joy to host a community concert for some of the nursing homes that are local to the School – an extremely heart warming morning for all involved. Ballard musicians, from all age groups, came together to perform some classic Christmas songs for our guests. The nursing home residents soaked up the festive…

27th October 22

Modern Foreign Languages Celebrates European Day of Languages What a wonderful week this was for languages at Ballard School. We kicked off on the Monday with some quizzes in lessons in preparation for the assemblies and the form competition on Friday. On Tuesday, our Language Leaders spent both breaks chatting to pupils of all ages…

27th October 22

Acorn Project Ballard is extremely privileged to invite ten of our pupils to take part in the Acorn Project this term. We have worked on many projects with Oakhaven Hospice, including their annual Santa Dash, raising many thousands of pounds for them over the years. We are therefore delighted to be working with them on their Acorn Project,…