Celebrating Music Exam Success
Published 27/03/26
We were delighted to hear that two pupils have achieved the exceptional milestone of Grade 8 Piano with Distinction in the final week of Hilary Term.
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Read MoreCCCS engineers take over Legoland!
Published 24/03/26When Forms 6 and 7 were asked if they wanted to spend their Monday at Legoland, they didn't need to be asked twice!
Read MoreWorcester Chapel Choir tour Italy
Published 18/03/26Our Worcester Chapel Choir Choristers tasted La Dolce Vita last week, when they took Italy by storm.
Read MoreRugby School Music Workshop
Published 13/02/26We were delighted to welcome Ian Foster to CCCS last weekend, to spend time with our boarders on ensemble playing and squeezing in a mini master-class for some of our soloists, too. Mr Foster brought along his tuba and demonstrated an incredible range of effects (including flutter-tonguing and harmonics) which definitely impressed our brass players! The boys tackled some challenging music at sight, and were fearless in performing - as well as responding to constructive criticism throughout the morning.
Read MoreIMC Success for Our Year 8 Boys!
Published 11/02/26This year’s IMC competition was one of the most challenging on record, with entries open to pupils up to Year 11. Nine of our Year 8 boys took part and delivered outstanding results.
Read MoreMusic Day at Abingdon School
Published 11/02/26We are very proud of Hugo and George who made the trip to Abingdon School yesterday to join Music staff at Abingdon School for their 'Make a noise' day today. Armed with their Clarinet and Trumpet, they learnt pieces by Tchaikovsky, Purcell and Beethoven from scratch.
Read MoreCCCS Table Tennis stars smashing it in the National League
Published 09/02/26CCCS currently has four boys competing in the Cadet British Clubs League (U15s), the main National Table Tennis League for under-15s.
Read MoreCoding their way to the Carnival
Published 04/02/26This term, in Computing lessons, Form 4 have been developing their coding skills by programming lights, motors and switches to create their own fairground ride.
Read MoreMove over, Jamie Oliver, there are new chefs in town!
Published 30/01/26Inspired by Jamie Oliver, our Reception class made their very own fresh pesto using basil, pecorino cheese, olive oil and sunflower seeds with a sprinkling of lemon zest.
Read MorePre-Prep adventures in Woodland School
Published 28/01/26The incessant rainy weather finally showed Pre-Prep some mercy, and we were able to enjoy a lovely afternoon over at our Woodland School on Merton Field. The children were fascinated to see a lot of changes within the wood since we last visited, with four wood-chipped seating areas having been constructed for us, the beginnings of an attractive perimeter hedge partially assembled with Christmas trees from our 'School Light Show', alongside natural changes such as the first snowdrops, and hazel trees heavy with delicate catkins.
Read MoreAll is not what it seems
Published 27/01/26Last Sunday, a quartet of choristers visited the Oxford Illusion Museum, a welcome newcomer to the High Street, with four floors of eye-tricking, mind-scrambling effects, including the infinity dodecahedron, unnerving mirror passages, magic eye – and a friendly young staff, who let us have the ‘perpetual motion’ jumping ball to ourselves as we enjoyed hot chocolate.
Read MoreComposer Nico Muhly visits CCCS
Published 20/01/26It was fantastic to welcome New York-based composer Nico Muhly to school on Saturday, running a session on harmony and composition with some of our senior boys. Mr Muhly is a highly sought-after composer known for blending modern classical music with electronic styles, and he has worked extensively with artists including Steve Reich and Björk. Parents may recognise some of his superb film music – particularly the score for 'The Reader', which won a World Soundtrack award in 2009.
