Great Times

Inspiring Readers

March 6, 2026
As World Book Week draws to a close, I would like to ask for your support in encouraging our students to read more.
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News

Harvest Foodbank Trip

February 5, 2026
Our Year 1 and 2 Discoverers visited the foodbank to deliver all the harvest festival goodies which had been donated by Great Ballard families.
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Amazing Art Exhibition

January 8, 2026
Our GCSE students from 2025 and 2026, alongside talented artists from across the senior school, have presented a stunning showcase of their work in St Margaret's Church in Eartham.
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Success in the National schools' Quiz

August 8, 2025
Students from Great Ballard competed in the National "Schools Challenge" quiz and reached the semi-final!
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Stories

Redefining Education

April 22, 2025
Redefining Education: How Small Independent Schools Like Great Ballard Are Pioneering a Forward-Thinking Curriculum that Teaches Children Not Just How to Learn but How to Live
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But what is M.A.P?

April 9, 2025
You know there is something wrong in your school when sport is solely about winning at all costs and cookery is about bringing home cookies and cakes in a Tupperware box.
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REV: Representing Excellent Values - Podcast

March 21, 2025
"Once you get over yourself," says Matt King, headmaster of Great Ballard School, you can have "the joy of appointing people who are so much better than you."
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