Category Archives: Academic

We have been celebrating the joy of Mathematics in school this week. In addition to the puzzle set for parents on the Lockers Week, there have been puzzles and problems set for the boys in the Boys’ Hall each day. ...

Last night we held our annual poetry competition and the standard of boys performing was phenomenal. Our judges, Mr Stephen Hoult-Allen the Executive Headteacher of the Blue Tangerine Federation of Schools, Mr William Allen, a Lockers Park Old Boy and...

Our  Year 7s have been learning all about chemical equations with acids and alkalis and how to balance them; Year 8 have been learning about chemical reactions, their favourites were burning magnesium and exploding hydrogen balloons. We have been greatly...

Saturday morning saw Mr Iqbal take 17 Year 8 boys to the River Gade to measure speed by setting paper boats to sail down the river. The boys walked to town with enthusiasm and took to the task like ducks...

Years 3, 4 and 5 made the most of the team building workshop during the first day of optional Saturday school. The focus was on developing communication skills and the boys had to work in groups to solve challenging tasks....

Lockers Park has been celebrating academic success. The highly-regarded Preparatory School is proud to announce that once again it has achieved a fantastic 100% pass rate for its Common Entrance examinations, with all 25 pupils securing places at their chosen...

Lockers Park is full of hidden little gems – you have to look really carefully before you find them. One of these is the school allotment, a donation from a boy who was leaving, John Halsey and his family some...

One day a year we abandon our normal timetable and introduce one that is based on a theme. Today it was Japan. The children are split into Sets and then by age band and go and do a huge variety...

One of the skills that most of our pupils are going to need in the future is the ability to speak in public. It can be very daunting, especially if you are on a stage by yourself speaking to a...

The leavers program is giving the boys varied and new challenges and today they had an opportunity to work with the school’s top chef, Fay. In what is best described as a “Bake Off” challenge the boys had 1 hour...