After the Junior School Nativity, the Friends of Fyling Hall hosted the annual Christmas Fayre. As always it was a fantastic event that was very well attended. The excitement of the pupils is a sure sign the end of term is nearing and the build up to Christmas is well under way. If you were in the market for Christmas gifts, decorations or a treat to eat, there was something for everyone. The Christmas Fayre […]

A few days ago, we celebrated a Spanish Day in the school, and I can proudly say that the members of staff and students did a great job.  We got up at 7:30am as always, and we went to breakfast as usual, but when we arrived at the dining hall they surprised us with Spanish decoration throughout the dining hall.  The members of staff had already asked about some Spanish food that we would like […]

It’s our 100th birthday! In 2023, Fyling Hall will be celebrating its centenary. We have a whole year of exciting events and activities planned which we will share with you all after Christmas. We think it’s only fitting to celebrate this event with our entire school community, past and present! Our Centenary Ball will be held on the 8th of July 2023, and will be part of a programme of events taking place over the weekend […]

On Wednesday 30th of November we are excited to be hosting the annual Christmas Fayre between 15:00 & 17:30. We would be delighted if any members of the school or local community would like to join us. The Friends of Fyling Hall will also be drawing the Grand Christmas Draw at 17:00. Anyone who wishes to buy tickets can do so by contacting the School Office or they will be available at the Fayre. We […]

In Geography, we like to revisit map skills with each key stage 3 group and as a consequence, over the last few lessons the year 9s have been reacquainting themselves with their map skills. I am currently checking that everyone remembers how to do 4 and 6 figure grid references with varying degrees of success!  However, I also occasionally introduce some map skills not studied before and year 9s focus is on how height is […]

Last week 8P took part in a Chinese drama exchange lesson with our partner school in China. The aim was to share the cultural importance drama has in both of our countries and schools. Our students performed a melodrama and students from Guanghua Experimental School in Chengdu, China performed Sichuan opera, a Chinese traditional opera. I was very impressed, they were very good! The actual lesson took place on zoom so we could all see […]

The preparations for the new Duke of Edinburgh groups are well underway. Pupils have signed up to Bronze, Silver, and Gold, and most have decided on what they want to do for their sections. this year sees a great variety of skills, sports and voluntary work: For their skills, we have caring for chickens and horses as well as beekeeping and bike maintenance, some participants develop their artistic skills, some learn an instrument such as […]

Toby and Tomas Richardson are celebrating receiving ‘Highly Commended’ status from the judging panel of the Whitbread Memorial Prize for 2022. The Whitbread Memorial Prize is a national competition that recognises and celebrates outstanding involvement in, and service to, the wider aspect of school and community life; in conjunction with achieving academic excellence in GCSE examinations. Mr Allen said “I felt it was only right to nominate both Toby and Tomas for the Whitbread Memorial […]

Halloween Night 2022 After months of preparation and heated, anticipation-filled Sixth form meetings, it was on Thursday 20th October when students young and old alike ventured into the unknown depths of the 2022 edition of the prestigious Fyling Hall Halloween night. Despite the biting cold and thick blanket of mist, a tangible aura of excitement descended upon the participants as they gathered in the Stack yard, awaiting their haunted fate. A highlight of the evening, […]

Tuesday last week saw the return of Fyling Hall’s Got Talent in the Barn. Always a fun event, where pupils of all ages can share their favourite talents and skills, this year saw the largest number of Junior school entries yet. One of the best parts of the event was the range of ages of entries with the year 10 music class ending the show which also included pupils from form 1 in the Junior […]

As part of their Geography studies the year 9s headed off to the Wakefield coal mine museum last week. They have been investigating how economic activities have changed over time and part of that was a deeper study on the rise of coalmining in the UK, and also reasons for its decline later in the 20th century. The trip entailed a tour down the mine where they learned of how coal mining changed through the years, […]

Year 7-9 drama students were lucky enough to take part in Drama workshops led by Kiera from West End in Schools, a group of professional actors working in schools. The hour-long workshops focused on the Shakespeare play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ with practical experiences of building characters, working in groups and speaking lines of Shakespearean text. One of my personal favourite moments was seeing pupils scream an argument between Oberon, King of the Fairies and […]

Fyling Hall pupils were delighted to be asked to participate in the opening of this year’s Fish and Ships Festival in Whitby. The festival celebrates many aspects of Fishing and Shipping in Whitby, and is a very well attended festival. Our GCSE Art pupils were delighted to be invited to create one of the key aspects of the festival, some large 8m x 1.5m exterior panels of artworks celebrating Whitby’s link to these key industries. […]

On Sunday October 3rd Fyling Hall joined forces with the parishes of Hawsker and Fylingthorpe to celebrate this year’s Harvest. The Harvest Festival was held at St Stephen’s Church and our Head Pupils (Joe and Emie) and Nele were very accomplished in leading the prayers during the service. A big thank you to all of those from the Fyling Hall community who donated to the collection for the Whitby Food Bank. Combined with the donations […]