Results
Congratulations to the following:
•
Joshua in Year 11 gained a merit in his Grade 6
violin exam.
•
Bethan in Year 10 gained a merit in her Grade 4 alto
saxophone exam.
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Newsletter 5 - March 2025
Mrs Byrne, Subject Leader Music
London Mozart Players Workshop
Our Year 10 GCSE cohort welcomed Rosie Bowker, a
professional flautist, to introduce the new set work Bach’s
Badinerie. It was amazing to hear, not only her playing the
silver flute, but also the Baroque flute.
Congratulations
A big congratulations to all St Richard’s pupils who have taken part in the many music
festivals across the county this term. We have had so many successes, even medals!
Congratulations go to Ella in Year 7 who performed a whopping 10 piano pieces at the
Eastbourne Performing Arts Festival! For her dedication, resilience and phenomenal playing,
she came home with 5 gold and 2 silver medals, the Doris Rogers Challenge Cup and the
Audrey Wickens Memorial Trophy. Congratulations also go to Nia in Year 9 who achieved a
merit for her Grade 4 flute.
Brass Lessons
Don’t forget to sign up for Brass lessons (Trumpet/ Cornet/ French Horn/ Trombone) with
our talented Brass teacher, Michael Pilley here.
Not sure which instrument to pick? Click here to find out more.
PE
Year 7 & 8 Cross Country at Christ’s Hospital
Our Year 7 and 8 pupils competed in the biggest cross country event
in Sussex and gave an excellent account of themselves. Two of our
runners had exceptional performances. Marko finished 24th out of
339 runners in the Year 7 boys event. Ksenia finished 8th out of 297
runners in the Year 8 girls event. All pupils who took part in the races
should be proud of their efforts in this prestigious event.
Year 11 Football
Our Year 11 football team defeated Robertsbridge
3-2 in the semi final of the Hastings and Rother
cup competition. The boys put in a dominant
display and although the result was close in the
end, St Richard’s largely controlled the match and
thoroughly deserve their place in the final.
KS3 boys badminton
The KS3 Boys Badminton team competed against the other best schools in
Sussex in a competition held at Priory School in Lewes. The boys won all but
one of their matches. A great achievement as they were facing some particularly
strong opponents. The team should be commended for their commitment to
Badminton Club this year.
Year 8 Football
Our Year 8 team put in a strong performance against Claverham (last
year's champions). Although the match finished 3-1 to Claverham,
the team should be proud of their efforts. Sebastian scored a
fantastic goal following an excellent sequence of passing from
defence to attack. The Year 8s did extremely well, considering they
were without their usual goalkeeper (Ruairi) as well as being without
Sam due to injury. Following this match, our Year 8 footballers had a
fantastic and well deserved 2-1 win against St Leonards Academy. It
was great to see such resilience from our Year 8 pupils.
Year 9 Boys Rugby
Our Year 9 rugby team faced tough opposition
in the form of a combined Year 9 and 10
Buckswood team. It was a closely fought match
that could have swung either way, but ended
40 - 35 in favour of St Richard’s. All of the boys
involved worked tirelessly for each other, moving
the ball quickly and offering each other excellent
support. They thoroughly deserved their win.
Mr Dallaway, Subject Leader PE