On Wednesday 30 October our A level Spanish students travelled to Central London to see a fascinating and intriguing Spanish play at Cervantes Theatre. The play, called La casa de los espíritus, is an adaptation of the best seller novel with the same name written by Isabel Allende. (more…)
On Friday 11 October, our Year 10 Textiles students attended the biggest textile event in the UK, The Knitting & Stitching Show 2019. The exhibition took place at Alexandra Palace and consisted of hundreds of workshops, demonstrations, interactive features and professionally curated galleries, as well as 300 exhibitors selling specialist craft supplies. (more…)
On Tuesday 15 October, a selection of our Year 7 students participated in the Computing Challenge Day 2019. The event was organised by Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to celebrate the EU Code Week and took place at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire.
The students took part in a carousel of exciting hands-on computing activities and had the unique opportunity to meet scientists and engineers who use computing to explore the world around us every day. The workshops were a great experience for our students, helping them to expand their understanding of how technology works and further develop their skills.
On Saturday, 12 October, Alperton students took part in a community clean-up organised by Wembley Central & Alperton Residents’ Association (WCARA) and Brent Council. (more…)
On 2 October we were delighted to host our annual EAL Induction Celebration evening at our Ealing Road school. A high number of parents turned up for the event to celebrate with their children the completion of a two-week induction programme that took place in September. (more…)
On Wednesday 25 September, Alperton hosted an excellent Open Evening event for our prospective Year 6 students. The evening was a tremendous success and the feedback received from parents was excellent. (more…)
On Thursday, our drama students from Year 9,10 and 11 had the exciting opportunity to work with the professional theatre company Splendid. The students were invited to watch a performance of Splendid’s most recent production of Dr Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, adapted by the company’s artistic director Kerry Frampton and producer Ben Hales. (more…)
On Thursday 12 September, Alperton celebrated the success of our GCSE and A Level students in the 2019 examinations. It was great seeing both our Year 12 and our former Year 13 students smartly dressed, proudly receiving their well-deserved prizes. Many thanks to our Year 13 students for sharing their stories of success with the younger audience, inspiring them to work even harder and commit to their studies. (more…)
Our Silver Duke of Edinburgh students took part in a practice expedition in the Ashdown forest at the end of July. (more…)
Alperton Community School has produced an excellent set of results at GCSE. This year we have again improved our attainment score in spite of the increased challenge of the new GCSEs. (more…)