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WHAT SETS GREAT BALLARD APART FROM OTHER SCHOOLS?

June 4, 2026
A blog post from Matt King explaining what sets Great Ballard apart from other schools.
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News

Galactic Challenge!

November 8, 2024
Year 7 and 8 Great Ballard students visit Churcher's College in Hampshire for the 2024 Galactic Challenge!
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Centenary Project Competition

August 29, 2024
To acknowledge 100 years of incredible history and our school's amazing story, we are launching a project competition.
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GB at the World Cup!

July 24, 2024
The Gothia Cup is an annual World Youth football tournament that has been running since 1975. This year saw over 1900 teams from 72 nations taking part, following the Olympic-style opening ceremony.Raheem and Maksym were delighted to be selected to play for the Prep School Pumas U14 team, representing Prep schools from Kent and Sussex. Despite a few warm up matches in the run up to the tournament, the first time the whole team could play together was once they had reached the tournament itself.
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Stories

Get Outdoors!

February 24, 2025
Today the interim report from the Play Commission has been published and its findings are disheartening. Time spent playing outdoors has declined by 50% in a generation.
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Welcome from the Heads of School

August 28, 2024
Welcome to a new term and academic year at Great Ballard!
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Reception Ready

July 24, 2024
School readiness is a term that is often used to describe the skills and attributes that children require before their first term in their Reception Class of their school. Often this phrase can cause lots of confusion, however it is more about the child's physical, social and emotional development than academic ability. Here are some tips and tricks to help guide you through the summer months prior to your child having their first day in their new Reception Class.
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