Despite the challenges this year presented, we opened our doors in the penultimate week of term, to a glorious production of the musical Sister Act. Overcoming the numerous hurdles that have hindered the world of ‘live performance’ Dunottar pupils showed great tenacity and resilience, rehearsing in separate year-group bubbles before wowing (a limited) live audience with an inspired performance, whilst also…
At Dunottar, pupils are encouraged to be ‘Warrior Learners’, demonstrating aspiration, creativity, curiosity, tenacity, independence, inclusivity and collaboration across all areas of school life: in lessons, co-curricular clubs and societies and sport. As we come together as a nation to watch the England team return to Wembley, the site of their last semi-final appearance in…
On Thursday 10th June, our U14s boys cricket team beat a very strong side from Wilson’s School in the quarter finals of the county cup with an 18 run victory. The boys will face the Whitgift School next week in the semi finals. Congratulations to all those who played in the match, it was a…
We are delighted to be welcoming prospective parents back to school, for a series of intimate tours of the school, an introduction to teaching staff, Headmaster Mr Tottman and the unique grounds that make a child’s time at the school so memorable. Parents and pupils will be able to get a sense of the distinctive…
Early this spring we invited pupils from Primary schools to take part in an upcycling challenge, to repurpose unwanted recyclable items. The idea was to communicate the value in ‘repurposing’, which eliminates the need for recycling (removing the associated energy costs*). “The standard of entries was particularly high for this challenge, with some truly original…
On Monday 22nd March, we were delighted to welcome five-time ashes winner Ian Bell to the school, along with the team from the Cricketer magazine, for their annual Club Guide Bat Testing Day. Pupils spent the morning testing out over 50 new cricket bats for the magazine, following which the Editorial Team from the Cricketer…
We are delighted to announce that Dunottar has been given a glowing review in the Tatler School Guide 2021, describing the school as “a secret Surrey star” and praising the pastoral care. Each year, Tatler’s team of researchers gathers information on the UK’s finest independent schools, to produce a shortlist which will feature in their…
This winter, our Beekeeping Club, invited Year 5 pupils from local community schools to take part in a design a bee / bug sanctuary competition. Pupils were asked to research sanctuaries to learn what makes the best bug house to inform their own unique bee house design. ‘We were really impressed with the quality of…
This spring our Sports Department joined forces with its network of professional sports people, to host a series of virtual ‘Meet the Pro / Q&A’ events open to pupils, parents and teaching staff. Designed to inform and inspire, these events provided unique insight into the lives of some highly accomplished sportsmen and women, including the…
This January we launched our annual ‘Funny Faces’ art competition, inviting Year 5 pupils from local primary schools to submit their own ‘Funny Face’, inspired by the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Pupils were encouraged to be as creative as possible, utilising different kinds of objects, in homage to the Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish and…