15/07 Sports Awards Evening is Back

After two years of Covid restrictions preventing our usual annual Sports Awards celebration from being held, GMS are delighted to announce that this year it is returning with all its pomp and ceremony. The doors will open at 6.15 pm, in time for people to enjoy a light refreshing drink from the donation bar (donations for beverages are kindly requested). To entertain, a video showcasing all the memorable and important sporting moments will play on the big screen at the front of the hall. The walls will...

Posted on 15 Jun, 2022 | Comments Off

GMS SUMMER FEST – 8...

Introducing the first ever GMS Summer Fest, a community celebration of life and culture at Great Marlow School on Friday 8th July from 4-8pm. Join us for a summer afternoon of entertainment including, stalls showcasing student work, live performances and creative activities. Local vendors will bring you an array of artisan foods, boutique stalls with homeware,...

Posted on 20 Jun, 2022 | Comments Off

Yr10 Quad Wins at the Rac...

GMSBC competed at three different regattas over the weekend of 17th, 18th, and 19th of June. On Friday evening our WJ16 Quad was at Henley Women’s Regatta. Due to pressure on the race timetable, the regatta cut the number of crews in the side-by-side racing from 16 to 8 out of the nearly 40 entries, which made this a hard challenge for the girls. Having said...

Posted on 16 Jun, 2022 | Comments Off

Yr8 Parents’ Evenin...

GMS would like to invite the parents and carers of Year 8 to attend our Parents’ Evening on Thursday 30th, 2022, between 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm. This is an important evening and provides an opportunity to meet with subject teachers to discuss progress. We use an online appointment booking system. This allows you to choose your own appointment times with teachers. An...

Posted on 15 Jun, 2022 | Comments Off

Preventing Drowning

The annual Drowning Prevention Week campaign, created by the Royal Life Saving Society UK, aims to educate people to enjoy water safely, to keep their families and friends safe and to know what to do in an emergency. Over 400 people die each year in the UK and Ireland from accidental drowning. 40% of these people had no intention to enter the water.To ensure that...

Posted on 14 Jun, 2022 | Comments Off

Bag2School

FoGMS will be at the main Bobmore entrance gates and at the front doors of Redgrave Centre ready for our final Bag2School collection on Tuesday 21st June from 08:00 – 09:00. Everyone in the GMS community is asked to please have a look through cupboards and drawers to see if you have any of the items listed below that you would be happy to donate. This is a great...

Posted on 13 Jun, 2022 | Comments Off

WINS at Marlow Town Regat...

Saturday 11th June was a glorious day for the Marlow Town Regatta. There was bright sunshine and a fresh breeze. For GMSBC, the hometown regatta is always a major occasion. The racing in run in three divisions or waves, enabling rowers to race in more than one event. We had over 30 crews competing and lots of successes across the day. Wave 1 The first race of the day...

Posted on 10 Jun, 2022 | Comments Off

Inclusive Athletics Festi...

GMS sports embrace inclusivity, so it is with great excitement that we can announce that GMS students performed particularly well at the Inclusive Athletics Festival. The Year 7 girls finished in 1st place. Another 1st place was secured by the Year 8 girls. Congratulations to all. Our Year 7 boys and our Year 8 boys also won a seeded spot, coming 2nd overall,...

Posted on 9 Jun, 2022 | Comments Off

FoGMS Fundraising Success...

Welcome to the final half-term of the school year! FoGMS are edging ever closer to reaching the fundraising goal of £25,000 they set for this academic year. Last term you, friends of Great Marlow, helped the FoGMS team raise a Grand Fundraising Total of £18,487.55. Thank you all so much – it’s absolutely fantastic. The money was raised in the following...

Posted on 8 Jun, 2022 | Comments Off

Year 6 Free Online Worksh...

Two online workshops have been issued by Buckinghamshire County Council to help support year 6 students going into secondary schools later this year. Below are two posters detailing the dates, times and helpline telephone numbers for the free...

Posted on 5 Jun, 2022 | Comments Off

National Schools Regatta

Rowing has featured in the calendar as our crews headed for the National Schools Regatta. Mr Murison writes about the main events and the outcomes for our website. “The National Schools Regatta is the main national event for Junior Rowing for all age groups other than Sixth Form, where Henley Royal Regatta is the pinnacle. Held over three days, it is a...