Birmingham Junior Chess Open
On Sunday, 5 October, the Birmingham Junior Chess Open took place. This tournament was rated by the English Chess Federation and also formed part of the Warwickshire Junior Chess Grand Prix.
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On Sunday, 5 October, the Birmingham Junior Chess Open took place. This tournament was rated by the English Chess Federation and also formed part of the Warwickshire Junior Chess Grand Prix.
Warwick School’s Fanfare Team was once again out in action this week, this time with the honour of performing at the annual High Sheriff’s Legal Service. The event took place on Tuesday, 7 October at the historic St Mary’s Church in Warwick.
Our annual Foundation Service of Thanksgiving was held in The Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick on Friday, and once again proved why it is a highlight of the academic calendar.
We are inviting professionals from across a range of industries to take part in this year’s Upper Sixth Mock Speed Interviews, which will take place on Thursday, 16 October 2025 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm here at Warwick School.
Warwick School’s Fanfare Team (elite trumpet ensemble, conducted by Mr Tibbitts) has built up quite a distinguished reputation, whereby they represent the school performing at numerous prestigious events around the local community.
Chris, who graduated from Warwick School in the summer of 2025, has been announced as the Principal Trumpet of the National Youth Orchestra (NYO).
On Friday, 26 September, our Warwick Voice Charities and Fundraising Team relaunched Foodbank Fridays.
On the weekend of 20-21 September, the Warwickshire Rapidplay and Blitz Chess Championships took place. The tournament was rated by both the English Chess Federation (ECF) and FIDE (The International Chess Federation) and attracted a good turnout from the county's chess players, ranging from experienced club players all the way up to chess masters.
On Monday, 22 September, Warwick School proudly hosted the annual U10 Warwick Rugby Day, welcoming more than 130 enthusiastic players from nine local schools.
Alex, Year 9, has qualified to ride at The Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) at the NEC. Alex competes on his pony Minnie Mouse in Pony Club Mounted Games for North Warwickshire Pony Club, alongside his sister Lottie and three other teammates.
There is no doubt the introduction of AI is changing the world as we know it. In this article, Mrs Quinn, Assistant Head Teaching and Learning, explores the impact of AI in education.
During the summer, James in Lower Sixth attended the Future Thought Leaders (FTL 2025) programme, a global leadership programme to prepare 16-18 year for university entry. He had a fantastic few days and was awarded a prize for Best Presenter. Here is James' account of his time at FTL 2025.