Thursday 5th July, we held the 7th Sports Presentation Evening which celebrated the success of our extra-curricular clubs.  Although a warm evening, the outcome was terrific with team captains delivering brave and confident speeches and awarding the talented students we have at Park.  The finale was the Ultimate Performer and Team of the Year awards.  Well done to all the students who attended and a big thank you to all the parents who came and supported the evening.

Ultimate Team...

After an unbeaten season in the North Devon league and a well-earned victory in the North Devon Schools Final against Holsworthy (scoring an impressive 10 Rounder’s in 15 balls) the Year 9 Park girls were invited down to Plymouth on Wednesday to represent North Devon in the Devon Summer School Games. The girls put in an outstanding display and played exceptionally well during their League matches, beating Oakhampton College, Torquay Girls’ Grammar School, Colyton Grammar and Plymouth High...

Park were one of seven schools taking part in the North Devon Rounders Tournament at South Molton on 5 June.  The girls faced South Molton and Holsworthy in their pool and beat them both to win the pool (SMolton 5-1 + Holsworthy 6-4) They then played GTS in the Semi finals comfortably beating them 5 and a half to 1).  Holsworthy beat Bideford in their semi final which meant we had to play them again in the final. ...

This year Park School entered two teams into the Exmoor Challenge.  It is a tough 17 mile walk around some of the most undulating parts of Exmoor and must be completed to a fixed time line (5 hours 30 minutes!).  

Our two teams did really well and with the warm weather, coped with sun burn and blisters. 

The mixed team made up of: Amelia Pengelly, Will Pengelly, James Figes and Lily Gullon. They completed the walk on time and in first place, winning the challenge for mixed...

On 31st March, thirty three students and 6 staff began the journey to Passo Tonale, Italy for the annual Ski trip. This year we had excellent snow conditions with a mixture of weather. We even had fresh snow on two of the days!!  On behalf of the staff who went on the trip I would like to say a huge thank you to the students who were exceptional in their behaviour and enthusiasm. We had a range of abilities and without exception everyone made great progress and showed resilience at all times...

The Pig Racing Night proved to be a great success for all parents/carers and staff who attended the event on Friday 23rd March. 

During the course of the evening seven pigs were entered into eight races, creating a fun and exciting atmosphere for the spectators, whilst raising an amazing total of £650 for the Friends of Park. 

We would like to thank everyone who attended the event, the Friends of Park for making it such a great success and the event Sponsors for their support...

Park Community School are launching a “Park Guilds” scheme to provide opportunities for students to take part in inspiring projects; teaching skills that prepare them for the future and beyond the classroom.  The first of these Guild events was the Bloodhound Rocket Guild held on Wednesday 7th March.

Combining skills...

This year The Park Community School once again celebrated World Book Day. Staff and KS3 students came wearing a fantastic array of costumes to represent famous book characters and the atmosphere round the school was fantastic. 

Everybody got involved and it was lovely to see such community spirit: forms created tutor boards to represent a book of their choice and creative writing and extreme reading competitions ran throughout the week. 

English teacher Natasha Aubrey said “It...

On Saturday 3rd February, we were represented by Kathryn Hassan, Mia Roscoe, and Cerys Wild in the Barnstaple heat of the Youth Speaks competition.

The calibre of speeches throughout the day was outstanding, and the competition was extremely tough - but Park's team gave a fantastic performance on the topic of Sexism and Equality, ensuring their success on the day.

Our team of headstrong young women delivered their presentation - 'How = Is Equal?' - with passion and confidence....

The year 9 & 10 Rugby School Cup Finals took place at Bideford RFC on Tuesday 16th January. The year 9s who were captained by Alex Hookway were up against Bideford and played hard for the duration of the game. The weather was horrendous to say the least but they stuck to their game plan and it was 12-12 at full time. Although they lost in extra time, man for man they could not have given any more. Injuries and fatigue played a big part in the end, but each and every one of the team...