News
We send a Weekly News Update to all our parents and carers each Friday, with highlights and news from the week in school.
You can also follow us on Instagram to keep up with recent school events and news – @dorothystringerschool.
Additionally, at the end of each term we publish The Stringer Press, our news publication that celebrates some of the many events, student successes and departmental news that have taken place over the course of the term. Scroll down to view our most recent edition.
We are so proud to have been awarded the Music Mark of Recognition for 2026-27! This mark recognises the ambition and quality of our music curriculum at Dorothy Stringer, and we are excited to work with @musicmarkuk to continue advocating for the importance of musical education and creativity for all of our school community 🎶 Well done to our incredible @dorothystringermusic department for all their hard work 👏
Oct 7
Our Groundforce team have got off to a great start this term by helping to revamp this area by our astro pitch. Groundforce meets by the pond after school on Wednesdays for any students who are interested!
We’ve also got some good news from our butterfly haven where one of our Year 7 students discovered Brown Hairstreak butterfly eggs, confirming the successful establishment of this rare butterfly! Anyone interested in volunteering in the haven or learning more should contact Mr Sandercock for more information.
Sep 30
Did you know we now have a podcasting club? Any students who are interested should head to D11 after school on Wednesdays to be involved!🎙️
Sep 28
What a fantastic evening! ✨
A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our Open Evening last night. We loved welcoming so many prospective students and their families into our school, and we hope you had a brilliant evening too!
A special shoutout goes to our staff and our wonderful student helpers. It was fantastic to hear so many of you proudly sharing what makes our school such a special place.
If you missed the Headteacher and student speeches, they will be available to view on our website from next week.
Sep 25
Well done to our first group of Year 7 Forest School students this year 👏 We hope they had a great time exploring the woodland and making the most of this fantastic opportunity! We’re looking forward to meeting the rest of our Year 7 students at Forest School soon 🌳
Sep 24
Our 2026 Open Evening is fast approaching!
There’s no need to book - simply turn up and take the opportunity to explore the school, meet our staff and students, and find out more about life at Dorothy Stringer.
Speeches will take place in the Main Hall, with entry on a first come, first served basis.
We’ll also be running a number of weekday tours following our Open Evening. Booking for these will be available from 9am on Monday 14 September via our school website.
We can’t wait to welcome lots of prospective families and meet you over the coming weeks!
Sep 11
Our students did a fantastic job of running the extra-curricular stalls at our Clubs Fair this morning and it was wonderful to see so many of our Year 7 students signing up to try new and exciting activities.
We can’t wait to see everyone getting stuck in when clubs begin next week!
Parents, carers and students can view the full Autumn Term extra-curricular timetable via the SLG.
Sep 10
It was wonderful to see our new Year 7 students settling so quickly into life at Dorothy Stringer last week and becoming part of our school community. We were also delighted to welcome our existing students back after the summer holidays. This week marks the first full week of the autumn term, we are a Week 1 on the timetable.
A reminder to parents that our school calendar can be found on the homepage of the SLG in the ‘quick links’ section, where you can keep up to date with key dates, important information, and upcoming events throughout the term.
Sep 7
Share Your News
We are always interested in hearing student’s achievements in or outside of school, and would love to celebrate them in our termly news and on social accounts. Please share them with us by emailing communications@dorothy-stringer.co.uk
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If you have any ideas or suggestions of the type of news you would like to hear about please email us communications@dorothy-stringer.co.uk