Four teams set out to Lincoln to compete in the U16 and U14 Boys and Girls County Badminton Tournament. The winners of this event will then compete in Nottingham in a regional tournament against the best school in the Midlands. The tournament requires players to compete in doubles and singles events of various combinations and so consistency in quality is essential.
Abington Park, Northampton, was the venue for the Anglian cross-country championships last Saturday and with 21 students in attendance for the event, we had students in all eight different age groups and were arguably the school with the largest contingent of any Lincolnshire school.
Zahra Ravji - Year 11. On Friday 30th January, a group of Year 11 students left in the morning for a trip to Cambridge University to learn more about university life, as well as the pathways and obstacles involved in getting there.
Huge congratulations to Jess who recently completed her DofE Gold Award. This amazing achievement has demanded commitment and determination over the last 12+ months as Jess participated in new activities and developed old skills too.
We are excited to congratulate our Greenpower engineering team (Ben Fletcher, Toby Scholes and Joshua Burton) for successfully completing the first stage in building their electric race car!
It was an absolute pleasure on Saturday to meet almost 60 Bourne Grammar students for the Lincolnshire Schools Cross-country Championships. Conditions were perfect for this significant event in the cross country calendar that would enable 14 students to automatically qualify and represent Lincolnshire Schools at the Anglian Championships on January 31 in Northampton.
We are delighted to share the fantastic news that Lawson Capes has been selected for the third time to represent England as part of the England Athletics team.
I am thrilled to report that this year’s Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) cohort produced a truly outstanding set of results – all 17 students submitted research projects at grade B or above (the grade that is recognised by many universities as a reason for lowering entry requirements), with 13 students achieving the A* standard and three students attaining the hugely impressive accolade of full marks (50/50)
The Computer Science department is excited to announce that our students have achieved outstanding success in this year’s Bebras Challenge (10th - 21st November 2025), an international competition introducing computational thinking to students aged 6 to 19.
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The penultimate week of term marked the busiest Christmas period the BGS Music Department has experienced for many years, with three concerts taking place across three consecutive days. These included the annual Christmas Carol Concert, the second lunchtime concert of the 2025–2026 series, and the Community Carol Service, held in collaboration with other local schools and musical ensembles from across Bourne.
I am delighted to announce that the winner of this year’s Winter Card Competition is Maija Ozola (Year 8).
Year 12 student, Amelia Kearns, recently represented BGS at the British Schools Gymnastics Championships, where she achieved an outstanding result—taking home the gold medal.
