Sixth Form pupils win national film competition

News > Sixth Form pupils win national film competition

We’re thrilled to announce that a short film produced by our IB Film Studies and BTEC Performing Arts pupils has won a national competition!

Our team came first in the ‘Best Sequel Film’ category at this year’s 10 Shot Film Awards run by Young Film Academy, the UK’s leading provider of film education for young people aged 6-19.

The awards recognise filmmaking excellence in over 150 UK and International schools. Since 2008, more than 100,000 students have participated in the One Day Film School, learning all aspects of the filmmaking process from screenwriting, fight choreography and film history, to camerawork and editing.

The 10 Shot Film Awards showcase the best 2-minute films produced throughout the year. Promoting originality, combined with technical filmmaking skills, the awards provide a platform for emerging talent and to encourage young people to pursue a career in the British film industry.

Year 12 pupils, Ana A, Paula A, Ilana B, Scarlett H, Casimir L-K, Austin L, Alissa M and Charlotte M made up our winning team.

As part of their prize, in January these pupils will travel to The Walt Disney Company’s UK headquarters in London for a special screening of their film, along with the winning entries from other categories, followed by an exclusive special preview of a new Disney film.

Gresham’s annual Christmas Tree Festival

News > Gresham’s annual Christmas Tree Festival

Our sixth annual Christmas Tree Festival began with a sparkle on Saturday. Our Heads of School led the celebrations with the Cutting the Tinsel ceremony to officially open the event.

Every pupil has had the opportunity to decorate a tree, with wonderful support from our catering, library and estates teams, who all joined in to make the festival truly special.

History Society welcome guest and OG Professor David Green

News > History Society welcome guest and OG Professor David Green

On Tuesday evening, the History Society was treated to a stimulating lecture on the topic of ‘The Black Prince and the Terrors of Chivalry’ delivered by Professor David Green of Harlaxton College, University of Evansville.

David was a pupil in Tallis between 1983 and 1988 and was making a return to his old school for the first time in several decades. His lecture explored the origins, significance and demise of chivalry with the help of primary sources and written manuscripts from the medieval period.

A packed house of A level and IB historians witnessed a very special evening and asked several pertinent questions about chivalry. Thank you Professor Green for journeying out to Norfolk and hope he will visit again soon. 

Power cut creates magical torchlight moment at Binham Priory performance

News > Power cut creates magical torchlight moment at Binham Priory performance

This year’s performance took place in the ruined Benedictine Priory of St Mary’s Binham, where the Schola Cantorum Chamber Choir, Senior School musicians, and professional orchestral players performed a top-tier classical programme. The repertoire included Fauré’s Requiem and selected arias from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro.

As Storm Claudia raged outside, knocking out the village’s power, the performers found themselves in complete darkness. But the Gresham’s spirit of resilience shone through, and the concert went on by torchlight. The show must go on – and it did, impressively. Well done to all!

The Michael Goff Lecture Theatre officially opens

News > The Michael Goff Lecture Theatre officially opens

Today, current and former Governors joined staff and the Goff Family to celebrate the opening of the Michael Goff Lecture Theatre in the Reith Block.

Michael’s association with Gresham’s stretches back to his time as a boarder in Farfield House and he has been a pupil, parent, OG Club chair, Governor and Foundation Committee member as well as serving as Chair of Governors from 2018-2024.

The lecture theatre provides a fantastic facility for pupils and forms part of the newly refurbished Reith building. 

An important ‘Movember’ message from OG, Joe Nash

News > An important ‘Movember’ message from OG, Joe Nash

Yesterday, our community continued its Movember initiative with an inspiring Chapel talk from OG Joe Nash, who courageously opened up about his own mental health journey.

Joe has been a remarkable advocate for men’s health. Last year, he became Movember’s highest fundraiser out of 23,000 students and was nominated in the organisation’s international awards for “Changing the Face of Men’s Health.” During that time, he ran 5k every day throughout November, sharing his reflections, along with contributions from around 30 others, on his dedicated Instagram page

Joe’s message resonated with pupils, as he encouraged everyone to seek support when they need it and to strive to be someone others can confide in. He also urged listeners to live life fully and authentically, without the fear of judgment and to always choose kindness, reminding his listeners that all that unkind words can have a profound negative impact.

We are grateful to Joe for returning to share his story and for helping to strengthen the culture of openness, empathy and support within our school community.

Acclaimed film producer Debra Hayward inspires Year 13 pupils

News > Acclaimed film producer Debra Hayward inspires Year 13 pupils

Our Year 13 pupils were thrilled to welcome British film producer Debra Hayward, whose latest film The Woman in Cabin 10 has recently launched on Netflix. Debra’s impressive filmography also includes Back to Black, Les Misérables, About a Boy, Atonement, Mary Queen of Scots and more. Debra shared a fascinating insight into the journey of taking a story from page to screen.

Pupils learned about the vast range of career opportunities within the film industry — from lighting, sound, engineering, props, costume and makeup to visual effects, editing, graphic design and post-production — emphasising the collaborative creativity behind every production.

This was a truly inspiring session that opened pupils’ eyes to the many pathways into the film and creative media sector.

Four pupils awarded Gold certificates in UKMT Senior Maths Challenge

News > Four pupils awarded Gold certificates in UKMT Senior Maths Challenge

Recently, 65 Gresham’s pupils from took part in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge, open to Sixth Formers.

The challenge is in the form of a paper including 25 puzzle-style questions. The problems on the Senior Maths Challenge are designed to make pupils think and provides stimulating problems for both beginners and experienced problem solvers. 

Alisher G, Benny S, Chris C and Pablo B-G impressively won Gold certificates and are invited to take part in the next round. Well done to all four pupils, and we wish them the best of luck in the next round.

If you would like to test yourself, here is a question from the Challenge, of medium difficulty:

Year 9 journey through the Gresham’s Archives

News > Year 9 journey through the Gresham’s Archives

Year 9 classes marked Remembrance Week by visiting the School Chapel to investigate its status as a war memorial and also researched the impact of the First World War by exploring some of the many fascinating documents from the School Archives.

Pupils explored the 1903 school prospectus, Gresham’s magazines of 1914-18, the Vellum Roll of the First World War Fallen of the junior boys, the diaries of junior housemaster, Dallas Wynne Willson, and a couple of contemporary photograph albums.

This provided a unique opportunity to handle original documents and to draw inferences about the School’s relationship with the First World War. 

Elite performance coach inspires STEAM thinking

News > Elite performance coach inspires STEAM thinking

After addressing parents, pupils and staff in his guest talk on Super Champions, Gresham’s was privileged to welcome Oliver Logan for an extended visit. Oliver, an Elite Performance Coach, currently working with the Olympic GB Aquatics team, joined us for two inspirational days of workshops and coaching.

Oliver demonstrated how STEAM subjects—Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science and theoretical PE—are vital to elite sport. Pupils explored how data analysis, biomechanics, technology and scientific measurement drive performance improvements in competitive swimming, gaining insight into how coaches use evidence-based methods to refine technique and achieve marginal gains.

Alongside classroom sessions, Oliver delivered two pool-side coaching sessions focusing on the precision of turn technique, allowing junior and senior swimmers to apply STEAM principles directly to their performance.

His visit highlighted the powerful connection between academic learning and high-performance sport, inspiring pupils to see STEAM as a pathway to real-world innovation and sporting excellence.