Ellesmere News

If you are considering what to study at Sixth Form, maybe it's time for you to look at an alternative to traditional A Levels - the International Baccalaureate Diploma.

By now, you'll have seen that we encourage our students to be Life Ready... but what does that mean?

Ellesmere College saw an 89% pass rate, well above the UK pass rate of 67%.

Ellesmere College students are celebrating a 96% pass rate at A level

Ellesmere Sixth Form makes all the difference for Adam Thwaite.

Our school is now ranked fourth in the UK for school golf following recent successes.

A concert to raise money for Cancer Research UK collected almost triple the target.

Mr Jonathan Shaw has been appointed as the new Headmaster of Ellesmere College and will take up role from September 2025.

Ellesmere College students are celebrating the first results of the summer with the publication of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma results and the BTEC Sports and Coaching Development Diploma.

Doubles pairing Gwen and Sofie will be heading to Wimbledon to take part in the National Finals of the Under 18s Doubles event, next month.

The Viva Voce Spoken English Festival returned on 4th June 2024.

Our Year 9 student, 14-year-old Raymond Leese, has opened his own shop.

Will Phillips has been on an extended trial with Toulouse over the last two years and has now secured a place with the Espoirs squad.

Our Head Girl has been accepted to study at Harvard University, after joining us on an HMC scholarship, from Ukraine.

We are proud to announce our partnership with the Glory & Princeton International Schools Group which brings the addition of Ellesmere College Riyadh to our growing international portfolio.

Rugby stars at a Shropshire college are set to touch down in South America as they go on their first tour in the continent.

Thirty players from Ellesmere College will head to Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil this week to perfect their skills and take in the sights.

Ellesmere College were delighted to be finalists in the largest national youth choir competition in the UK. Attracting entries from over 350 schools, 7 senior choirs were given the opportunity to perform on stage at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, the country’s best concert hall. Eventually it came down to a single mark that divided four of the choirs in contention, underlining the high standards achieved by the choirs.

The festival, in its 47th year, saw a record 525 entries involving about 1,000 young musicians from 40 schools across Shropshire and North Wales – with Ellesmere College collecting 20 first places.

A team from Ellesmere College has lifted a national pistol shooting title – a record fourth success in as many years for the Shropshire school.

The win at the national final of the British Shooting Schools Pistol Championships follows on from impressive showings by the three students both individually and as a team at the regional championships at the end of last year.

Ellesmere College hosted Sixth Form Information Evening last week, where prospective students and their families attended to find out more about what the College has to offer in Years 12-13.

Current students acted as Subject Ambassadors to answer any questions visitors may have had during the event.

The Ellesmere College Hockey Programme has been consistently developing world class players and the latest to come up through are Harry Foulkes Year 11 and Adam Thwaite Year 13, with both having been selected to play hockey for Wales (NAG Boys Hockey).

ELLESMERE has retained its place in the Top 100 Senior Schools for cricket in the UK for the seventh year running.

The College has been chosen from a record number of entries to feature in the prestigious 2023 Cricketer Schools Guide as a result of providing the best cricketing opportunities available nationally. 

Ellesmere students shooting for the stars with sport success

Ellesmere students are shooting for the stars with a series of successes in pistol competitions to take them to national finals.

A concert at Ellesmere has raised thousands of pounds for F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart’s charity.

Ellesmere College held a charity concert to raise funds for Race Against Dementia and collected a staggering £2,300 through ticket sales and a raffle.

Ellesmere student Adam Thwaite, has described the moment he met the Prince and Princess of Wales as ‘surreal’ - as he had no idea it was about to happen.

Ellesmere College student Adam Thwaite, from Chester, met the royal couple at an event for World Mental Health Day on Tuesday (Oct 10).

An inaugural weekend of concerts for school choirs from across the country has been branded a huge success.

The Voices of Woodard Weekend was held in Shropshire for the first time earlier this month (OCT, 6-8) and organisers said it was hugely beneficial for all involved.

Ellesmere College has been reaccredited as a High Performance Learning (HPL) World Class School and will hold the status for another three years.

Ellesmere College shortlisted for Independent School of the Year awards for the International Student Experience.

The intensive sports trauma training day helps to accurately diagnose common sporting injuries which happen in school settings using both interactive lectures and practical sessions to ensure staff achieve a high degree of competency.

Jemimah Choi, who is ITF World Ranked, plays tennis for Wales and is in the Ellesmere College Tennis Academy, is heading to the US this summer on a tennis scholarship. 

Ellesmere College students are celebrating the first results of the summer with the publication of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma results and the BTEC Sports and Coaching Development Diploma.

The inaugural festival held in the Arts Centre at Ellesmere College, was a huge success and there are now plans to expand the event next year with more schools taking part.

A new approach to personal social and health education at Ellesmere College for Sixth Form students has been deemed a huge success.

Students from across Lower School came together on Monday 19^th June to present their own musical showcase. From the LS Band's 'Summer Nights' from Grease conducted by our very own T-Bird, Mr Fisher, to harp and rock bands!

Lots of action on the floor of Ellesmere's Year 9 MUN event, as delegates of countries from all across the world discussed the pressing issue of climate change.

The Arts at Ellesmere College is continuing to thrive as it launches its new GCSE Dance programme from September 2023. 

Ellesmere returned to the Chester Music Festival this year following a successful and busy year in Festivals, Concerts, Services and Touring.

Students from Ellesmere College have been soaking up the applause from a string of show-stopping theatre performances.

Ellesmere College has unveiled the latest recipient of their scholarship to honour Ellesmere born founder of the Save the Children charity, Eglantyne Jebb.

On Friday 27th May, Dr Mary Self visited the school to talk to the Sixth Form students and staff in the Arts Centre about her epic swim challenge in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Ellesmere College is stepping up its cricket development programme this summer after its success in trialing a school devised profiling and awards scheme last year.

Two students from the Ellesmere College High Performance Hockey Programme have helped the United Kingdom Hockey Team to glory during their recent U14 tour to the Netherlands during Easter.

The Ellesmere College Swimming Academy were in fine form at the recent British Swimming Championships

Students and staff at Ellesmere College have gone above and beyond to answer a call from Her Majesty the Queen to create a legacy to mark her Platinum Jubilee this year.

The Ellesmere College Swimming Academy has been making a splash with impressive swims, despite them being under a heavy training period whilst these competitions were taking place.

Ellesmere College and former Ellesmere College pupils turned in solid performances at the Oswestry Youth Music Festival this year - competing in 34 of the 74 classes, winning 19 and achieving 59 out of 84 1st, 2nd or 3rd places.