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Wednesday 10 June 2026 Alana's Art in Royal Academy Show
Tuesday 9 June 2026 Chinmaya Mission UK's Year 10 Workshop Thank you to the Chinmaya Mission UK who delivered a workshop to Year 10 PTE students this week. The workshop aimed to engage our students with the deeper origins and development of Hinduism, helping them to move beyond surface knowledge to appreciate the rich historical and philosophical foundations within Hinduism.
Tuesday 2 June 2026 Gloucestershire Young Photographer 2026 Organised by Cheltenham Camera Club, and the supported by Cheltenham Arts Council and Cheltenham Round Table, this year's competition attracted 916 entries from 48 primary and secondary schools across the county.
Monday 1 June 2026 Junior Sports Tour Our Year 7 - 9 girls headed to Wales for their Junior Sports Tour in March.
Tuesday 26 May 2026 Year 11 Futures Day Launched this year, our Sixth Form Futures Day for Year 11 students aimed to support their transition into post‑16 study and to give them a genuine insight into life in the Sixth Form and beyond.
Thursday 21 May 2026 Behind the Magic: Year 10's Warner Bros Studio Tour On 12 May, Year 10 stepped into the world of film at the Warner Bros. Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter. It was a great opportunity to see exactly how the Harry Potter universe was brought to life.
Monday 18 May 2026 Sports Day 2026 Sports Day took place on Wednesday 6 May, at Cheltenham's Prince of Wales Stadium. More than 800 students joined in this festival of sporting challenge; it was a brilliant day.
Friday 15 May 2026 House Cup 2026 Congratulations to Richmond House, winners of this year's House Cup. And a big thank you to all of this year's House Officials teams who have led the entire school through so many challenges and competitions. It's been a brilliant year for each and every House, and you should all be really proud of all that you have achieved.
Monday 11 May 2026 Eid al-Fitr Celebration Pate's Eid al-Fitr celebration took place last term, and the whole school was treated to a cultural festival at Lunchtime, thanks to parent/carer volunteers who ran stalls toshare their celebration with our lucky Pate's students.
Thursday 7 May 2026 Year 11 Leavers' Day Our Year 11 students finished school this Tuesday, heading off on Exam Leave. We wish them the very best of luck for all that lies ahead...
Wednesday 6 May 2026 Culture Day 2026 This year's Culture Day on 16 April was another fabulous showcase of the united cultures of Pate's. Year 12 Culture Ambassador Nisa shares the story with us.
Thursday 30 April 2026 Pate's Hosts CEP Law Moot The two Law Moot sessions we hosted for Cheltenham Educational Partnership (CEP) schools’ students were very well attended. Aimed at Sixth Form students interested in a career in law, politics or advocacy, the workshops culminated in a tournament-style mooting competition.
Wednesday 15 April 2026 Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Appoint New Provider for Admissions Test The seven Gloucestershire Grammar Schools (G7) have appointed Future Stories Community Enterprise (FSCE) as their new admissions test provider for entry to Year 7 from 2028 onwards, following a comprehensive competitive tender process.
Tuesday 24 March 2026 Work Experience for A Level German Students The Year 12 Work Experience exchange is a fantastic opportunity, exclusive to very few schools in England. The 50 year-long special relationship between Pate's and the Lina-Hilger Gymnasium in Bad Kreuznach is an invaluable asset to the German department at Pate's. The two schools run exchanges every year, open to Years 9 and 10 students and, of course, our Work Experience Exchange for those studying German in Year 12.
Monday 23 March 2026 House Swimming Gala 2026 On 10 February, our House Swimming Gala took place at Leisure at Cheltenham, in their 25m indoor pool.
Sunday 22 March 2026 MFL News Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) are popular and thriving subjects at Pate's, with all students taking two languages from French, German and Mandarin in Years 7 and 8, extending to Spanish as another option in Year 9. All of these languages are offered at GCSE, with French, German and Spanish also options at A Level. This term's MFL news largely focuses on language trips and exchanges to France, Germany and Spain, and those stories will follow separate posts. Here, we focus on some of the other achievements of Pate's linguists, which date back to last term to give a rich picture of the language and culture experiences from which our students greatly benefit.
Saturday 21 March 2026 Pate’s School Council Update Our School Council meets every Wednesday Lunchtime and comprises reps from each year group, who stand on Council for an entire academic year.
Thursday 19 March 2026 UKMT Team Maths Challengers Win Regional Final Doing maths on your own is fun… but doing maths in a team is just utterly brilliant!
Wednesday 18 March 2026 Outstanding LAMDA Success The thumbnail has been assigned to the news item, and for convenience also added to the body here:
Tuesday 17 March 2026 Pate’s Reading Week 2026 is the National Year of Reading, and the first week of March was this year's Pate's Reading Week. This is an annual event run by the Library team.

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