16 students took part in the KS3 badminton festival at John O’Gaunt. As this was a festival, no scores were collected as we focused on participation and enjoyment. Well done to all those involved.
Year 7 Football
League matches last 32 minutes, so the scores were taken at the end of the first half and then a second half friendly was played.
Team 1 won the first half 4-1 (league score), and the final score was 10-1. Team 2 won the first half 5-0, and the final score was 15-0.
Goals were scored by James, Rayan, Leo, Charlie, Baxter, Thom, Thomas, Mohammed, Milo, Joshie, Logan, Harry and Caleb.
Year 11 Football
The Year 11 boys’ football team lost to Cox Green in the second round of the County Cup. This was a disappointing outcome due to how well we played in the first round. However, lots of positives to take from the game and a lot of character and heart shown throughout. All students should be proud of their application, especially in the second half. Goals were scored by Stan (x2) and Patryk. Special shout out to Zach and Leo who played a half each in goal to help out the team. We look forward to bouncing back in our next West Berkshire league game vs The Downs on 5 March. Well done to all involved.
TEAM MATHS CHALLENGE
On Thursday 13 February, a team of four excellent mathematicians from Year 8 and 9 travelled to Queen Anne’s School in Caversham to take part in the regional round of the UK Mathematics Trust’s Team Maths Challenge. The competition was fierce with 19 local schools competing to get through to the national final. Sam, Josef, Nila, and Tom took part in four gruelling rounds of difficult Mathematics and teamwork.
First up was the Group Round, with ten questions to answer as a team of 4. This was quickly followed by the Crossnumber, where the team was split into pairs with one pair having the across clues and one pair having the down clues and only allowed to communicate through their adjudicating teacher. At this point we were listed as one of the six schools at the top within only a few marks of each other!
After lunch we had the trickiest round – the Shuttle. They again had to work in pairs, with each answer required to answer the next question, and under a time limit with a bonus for finishing quickly. The day finished with the Relay which was definitely the most fun round. The pairs were spread around the room, then pair A had to answer a question and run it to their teacher to check the answer before running the next question to pair B for them to answer and so on. I’m sure you can imagine the ensuing chaos with people running all over the place! There was a fantastic atmosphere of excitement and collaboration in the room.
It was then a nail-biting wait for the results to be calculated. We came in 4th place, which is an excellent achievement against such strong competition across 19 schools. A big congratulations to Sam, Josef, Nila, and Tom who greatly enjoy their day of maths!
INTERMEDIATE MATHS CHALLENGE
On Wednesday 29 January, 155 of our best mathematicians from Year 9, 10 and 11 took part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge competition run by the UK Mathematics Trust. They faced a tricky paper of 25 multiple choice questions, stretching their minds across a wide variety of Mmathematical topics. Look to the end of this article to find some example questions from the paper (question 7 was very popular!). The following students achieved certificate awards for their excellent efforts:
Gold
Amelie Goodwin (Best in School), Timmy Wraight (Best in School), Joe Herriman, Ben Ransom (Best in Year), Benjamin Lawson, Sam Taylor (Best in Year), Louis Simpson, Misbah Shahul Hameed, Henry Chalk, Gamya Bayyana, Bartosz Opitek, Robert Blakeley, Wilf Busby, Rishik Kar, Maxime Gore, Romain Chow, Souborni Sarkar, Zac Wraight, Isaac Johnson, Ciara Langrell, Jimmy Pennock, Hansika Bolli, Casper Nolan, Isambard Wind-Mozley, Charlie Morse.
Silver
Joanie Seymour, Joe Hill, Samuel Mak De Casa, James Alder, Penelope Starrs, Oliver Comber, Keiyona Ghai, Ffion Pritchard, Charley Allum, Kruthi Chebrolu, Joseph Richards, Ruby Shepherd, Adam Brear, Jamie Fry, Isla Clare, Amos Fitch, Florence Chalk, Shreeya Dey, Lauren Bailey, Shreeya Agarwala, Sam Kirby, Sofia Hughes, Shawn Ramos, Eva Braithwaite, Bella Jones, Lachlan Cameron, Bella Meir, Peter Essex-Lopresti, Frederick Johnstone, Harshit Raina, Josef Sutton, Eleanor Curtis, Vedha Krishnan, Millie Taylor, Louisa Fisher, Elizabeth Mearkle-Mist, Phoebe Mortimore, Luca Forrester, Saanvi Nirania, Deivis Bodeci, Polly Kerr, Talha Irfan, Callum Wilding.
Bronze
Madeleine Hall, Daniel Wooldridge, Carmen Collins, Vicky Cox, Tejas Heejebu, Chaitra Mandali, Elly Wong, Max Farrow, Parinav Madduru, Pippa Owen, Kaiden Bailey, Yudeesh Balachandran, Praket Bimbra, Ellena Clare, Paige Warren, Maria Doney, Dhairya Joshi, Robert Hall, James Lawson, Will Heywood, James Higgs, James Dearing, Caitlin Atkin, Holly Mcclellan, Amy Oliver, Elian Besson, Tom Bibin, Abigail Marshall, Luke Kingston, Chris Broadfoot, Gauravi Deegwal, Ranvir Tomar, Rufus Epsom, Martha Waterfall, Erin Cameron.
And here are some fun questions for you to try!
The Spanish Immersion trip gets 10/10 from students and our mathematicians excel in regional and national competitions in this week’s BartholoNews.
SPANISH IMMERSION TRIP
Shortly before half term, 45 of our Year 10, 11 and 12 students travelled to Jaén, Andalusia to improve their Spanish and to learn more about the culture through a variety of activities. They were all introduced to a Spanish pen pal before the trip and met them whilst in Spain, spending time at the Spanish high school. They also enjoyed trips out, tasting the local cuisine and fun evening activities. Here’s what Ellen Napier (10E3) said about the trip…
“I was lucky enough to be one of the students who went on the Spanish Immersion Trip and we began day 1 by meeting our pen pals in the Spanish school, which we were super excited for! All the Spanish students were lovely, and we got on so well together.
Later in the day, we did a scavenger hunt in the centre of Jaén with them and finished off the day with a tapas dinner. On day 2, we went olive oil tasting in the morning, which was very interesting, and we learnt that Jaén was nicknamed “the green sea” because of the vast amount of olivos (olive trees)! At lunch, a Masterchef competition was held for the students, where we bought ingredients (speaking in Spanish the whole time!) from the market.
We then visited a castle and had a lovely countryside walk back down the hill. We finished that day with paella, and we went bowling with our pen pals, which was super fun. We later discovered there was a giant bouncy castle in the back of the place and we all went on it at once, including the teachers!
On day 3 we visited Granada where we saw the Alhambra Citadel, Palacio de Carlos V and Carmen de los Mártires. Everywhere was extremely beautiful and so quiet! That afternoon, we went to La Alcaicería (a Moorish Market) and had a farewell party in the evening with our pen pals, which was super fun. Everyone got quite emotional afterwards and it was so hard to say goodbye!
On the final day, we travelled to Seville and had a guided tour of the centre, as well as visiting the stunning “Plaza de España”. The penultimate activity we did was souvenir shopping and then we watched an authentic flamenco show in the evening, which was so awesome, as you never get anything like that in the UK! I give the trip a solid 10/10, it was an amazing experience I will never forget.”
HealthReach Experience Week (Year 11)
A three-day experience based at the University of Reading. This is an opportunity for students to learn about careers in health and life sciences, do some hands-on experiential learning, talk to, and network with current health professionals and gain a first aid qualification.
When is it?: Tuesday 1st July – Thursday 4th July 2025 (9.30am – 3.30pm)
Where is it?: University of Reading, Harry Nursten Building, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6DZ
Who can apply?: Anyone in year 11 with a genuine interest in a future career in healthcare or life sciences. Places are limited to 24 students.
Is there a cost?: There is no cost to attend.
How to book or find out more information?:
HealthReach Experience Week (Year 12)
A five-day experience based at the University of Reading. This is an opportunity for students to learn about careers in health and life sciences, do some hands-on experiential learning, talk to, and network with current health professionals and gain a first aid qualification.
When is it?: Monday 23rd June – Friday 27th June 2025 (9.30am – 3.30pm)
Where is it?: University of Reading, Edith Morley Building, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6EL
Who can apply?: Anyone in Year 12 with a genuine interest in a future career in healthcare or life sciences. Places are limited to 24 students.
Is there a cost?: There is no cost to attend.
How to book or find out more information?
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A roundup of University of Oxford events taking place over the next few months.Year 10 Physics Taster Morning
Date: Sat 17 May 2025
Venue: Online
Audience: Year 10 students
If you are in Year 10 (or equivalent) and you are considering studying physics at university and would like to know more about your options and what this might look like, then this event is for you! We’re going to be showcasing some of our favourite bits of the subject through interactive workshops, and talking about what it’s like to study physics at university. There’ll be a chance to put all your questions to a panel of current undergraduates too. Come and join us!
Click here for more information and to register for this event (registration open now, closes 5pm 12 May)
Exeter College Subject Days
Who: Year 11 and Year 12 students attending UK state schools
When: 7 April – 10 April
Where : Exeter College
Each year Exeter College, Oxford hosts a series of subject days for year 11 and year 12 students attending UK state schools. The subject days aim to provide tailored support for students interested in exploring a range of subjects at the University level.
Register your interest here by 5pm on Monday 24 February. If you have any questions, please get in touch: outreach@exeter.ox.ac.uk.
Lincoln College Subject Study Days
Who: Year 12 students from UK state schools
When: April 2025 – August 2025
Where : Lincoln College
The Study days are designed to give students a real flavour of life at Lincoln and what to expect from studying at Oxford University. It will also help you to develop relevant academic skills such as essay planning and critical thinking, and the admissions workshop and mock interview will help you to make a competitive application to Oxford when the time comes.
To apply, see website with the outline programme. The application deadline for the Physics and Engineering, Modern Languages, and English Literature will be Thursday 22 May at 12noon.
Trinity College Beyond the Classroom Online Academic Enrichment Programme
Who: Any state school student in Year 7 to 12 interested in exploring learning across a broad range of themes and cross subject beyond the classroom and/or applying to Oxford.
When : Beginning 5 March until 9 July 2025
Where : Online via Teams
Our online after-school academic enrichment programme is back for 2025 and will feature a new series of mini lectures, Oxplore taster sessions, academic skills talks and advice about preparing for university study and submitting a competitive application to university and the University of Oxford. A certificate of participation from Trinity College, Oxford, for those attending 7 or more sessions!
Plus an extension programme for students in year 12 considering applying to study one of the 19 subjects Trinity College admits for study at the University of Oxford. The Extension Programme includes a FREE one night- two day residential taking place at Trinity College on the 10 & 11 April 2025, a mini tutorial in chosen subject area, access to the library, free time for revision and private study to explore the subject in more detail and meet other participants on the programme. Throughout the year, students are also supported with suggested reading and other materials, take, online mini tutorials and will receive additional support with their Oxford application.
Students can sign up to Beyond the Classroom now and anytime up to 8 July by completing our Registration Form. Year 12 deadline for applying for extension programme 5 March.
Materials Science Open Day
Join us for the day to find out what it’s like to study Materials Science at Oxford. You can experience lectures, tour the department, meet our students, and more.
Who: Y11 & Y12
When: 18 & 19 March 2025
Where: Department of Materials
Registration required (deadline 5pm on Tuesday 25 February)
“Applying to Oxford” newsletter
If you’re thinking of applying to Oxford, or would like to keep up with admissions news and information, it’s a good idea to sign up for the university’s “Applying to Oxford” newsletter. It will help you keep up to date with all the latest advice and relevant info, and is designed to be easy for applicants to understand.
Year 9 Netball
Well done to the Year 9 girls who had a tightly contested game against a very strong Park House team. The girls worked tirelessly to contain the opposition, and despite a loss of 8-16, the girls should be proud of their performance. Players of the match were Caitlin Atkins and Sasha Haydn Jones
Year 10 Netball
Well done to the Year 10 A team netball players who had an excellent league game against Park House.All players displayed skill and good tactical awareness and secured a convincing win of 12-6. Players of the match were Violet Hughes and Hazel Cook. Well done to you all.
Year 7 Football
The Year 7 boys’ football team won their round 2 County Cup match v Kennet School, 3-2, and progress to the next round to face either Highdown School or John Madesjki Academy.
Goals were scored by James Hale, Thomas Lee Rodriguez and Natanael Szewczyk. Players of the match were James Hale, Freddie Dancey and Mikolaj Bubon.
U13 Football
Our U13 girls’ football team played their quarter final draw against Brackenhale School, aiming to make history as the first ever U13 St Bart’s side to reach the County Cup semi-final. From start to finish, the girls made it clear they wanted to make history, as they ended up beating Brackenhale 11-0. We got off to a fast start, scoring some early goals with Freya B, Olivia and Amy all getting on the scoresheet. Lucia also managed to get a goal before half-time to have us 6-0 up at the half-way point.
The girls got plenty of game time, rotating when needed and playing in some unfamiliar positions, so that everyone had an equal share of the game. Freya S made a smart save to keep our clean sheet intact but Brackenhale never really looked like breaching our defence of Rose, Lucia, Izzy and Poppy. In midfield, Jessie and Hattie bossed it with Isla, Freya I, Tilly and Amy running the defenders ragged on the wings. Up front, Olivia and Freya linked up well, causing all sorts of problems for the back line and the goalkeeper. Jessie and Hattie both managed to score in the second half, as well as more goals from Olivia and Amy. A fantastic team performance without Alice who was sadly unwell and will be gutted she didn’t get the chance to score even more goals! Player of the match went to Rose and we eagerly await the semi-final draw!
Year 8 County Cup
Well done to the Year 8 boys’ football team who won in the 1st round of the County Cup vs Maiden Erlegh. St Bart’s scored early on with a great delivery from Evan and finish from Tyler. St Bart’s then dominated the 1st half, having lots of chances, but were unable to double their lead. Maiden Erlegh then scored just after half time making the score 1-1. Tommy then scored a brace to make it 3-1 to St Bart’s. Maiden Erlegh then found their second of the game within the last few minutes and did try and push for an equaliser, but with some great defending St Bart’s managed to secure the win, 3-2. Well done to all involved. Player of the match was awarded to Jude who battled brilliantly in midfield in the first half, as he was first to all second balls. In the second half, Jude dropped back into centre back and provided a great defensive display marking their main goal threat of the game.
U14 Football
Well done to the U14 girls’ football team who played in the quarter final of the County Cup away against The Downs School. It was a brilliant and exciting game with both sides giving their all and playing some great football.
We were 1-0 down and then after 2 minutes, 1-1 as Eva scored for us. 1-2, Freya giving us the lead. 1-3, Alice giving a two-goal cushion.
So we made a great start, however The Downs came back at us scoring on 15, 18 and 21 minutes to have the half time lead 4-3.
In the second half we really restricted The Downs’ attacks and shots on goal and were looking the stronger team, Eva scored to make it 4-4, we really thought that the game was then going to extra time and penalties but unfortunately The Downs scored with 30 seconds to play and we lost 5-4.
Lottie B was awarded player of the match by the opposition.
Really well done, and we are proud of all the girls who played. We were the better team it was just not our day.
