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Musical Expressions: An Evening of Choral & Orchestral Masterworks

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:04:37 GMT

Last Wednesday, the Music Department presented its most ambitious concert to date, featuring over 80 students performing as part of the Senior Choir, Chamber Choirs, and Orchestra. The event was widely praised by audience members, who described it as a transformative achievement that reached a new standard of excellence. All students involved should take great pride in their contribution to such an outstanding performance.

Year 7 Netball Tournament - Champions

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:10:03 GMT

Our Year 7 netball team delivered an outstanding performance at the Year 7 Netball Tournament, finishing the day as deserved champions. From the very first match, the team demonstrated excellent teamwork, determination, and a positive attitude that set them apart throughout the competition.

English Schools Cross Country Championships

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:06:52 GMT

On Saturday 14 March we had 5 students compete in the English Schools Cross Country Championships. This year the event took place at Sefton Park in Liverpool. The students have worked hard to reach this national level of competition having qualified through either the Anglian or County championships earlier in the cross-country calendar.

Creative Arts Showcase

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:03:02 GMT

U13 Girls are Superzone Champions!

Mon, 2 Mar 2026 09:46:27 GMT

On Wednesday, our teams headed to a sun-soaked Boston for the U13 Girls Superzone Futsal Tournament - joining ten other schools in what proved to be a thrilling day of fast-paced action and standout performances. We were the only school bold enough to enter two teams… and wow, did they deliver!

BGS Ski Trip 2026

Mon, 2 Mar 2026 09:54:32 GMT

House Maths Challenge – Mr M Farrow

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:02:53 GMT

This term saw the return of the highly competitive House Maths Challenge. Every student in every Form in Years 7 – 11 took part.

Year 13 English Language trip to London - By Harriet Cork

Mon, 2 Mar 2026 09:09:55 GMT

Towards the end of the last term, a group of Year 13 English Language students headed to London to learn more about what they had been studying on the course, visiting important linguistic sites.

Year 10 History Trip to the Battlefields of the First World War (9 – 11 February)

Mon, 2 Mar 2026 09:04:26 GMT

Year 12 Geography Trip to London

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:07:47 GMT

On Friday 6 February, the Year 12 Geography students visited London to broaden our understanding of our Migration and Changing Places, Making Spaces Topics.

County Badminton Tournament

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:05:05 GMT

Four teams set out to Lincoln to compete in the U16 and U14 Boys and Girls County Badminton Tournament. The winners of this event will then compete in Nottingham in a regional tournament against the best school in the Midlands. The tournament requires players to compete in doubles and singles events of various combinations and so consistency in quality is essential.

Anglian Cross Country Championships

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:13:46 GMT

Abington Park, Northampton, was the venue for the Anglian cross-country championships last Saturday and with 21 students in attendance for the event, we had students in all eight different age groups and were arguably the school with the largest contingent of any Lincolnshire school.

Christ's College, Cambridge University

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:01:05 GMT

Zahra Ravji - Year 11. On Friday 30th January, a group of Year 11 students left in the morning for a trip to Cambridge University to learn more about university life, as well as the pathways and obstacles involved in getting there.

DofE Success – Gold Award Achievement – Jessica Burton (Year 13)

Thu, 5 Feb 2026 11:23:09 GMT

Huge congratulations to Jess who recently completed her DofE Gold Award. This amazing achievement has demanded commitment and determination over the last 12+ months as Jess participated in new activities and developed old skills too.

Greenpower Team Reaches Milestone!

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:30:54 GMT

We are excited to congratulate our Greenpower engineering team (Ben Fletcher, Toby Scholes and Joshua Burton) for successfully completing the first stage in building their electric race car!

Lincolnshire Schools Cross Country Championships, Burghley Park

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:24:12 GMT

It was an absolute pleasure on Saturday to meet almost 60 Bourne Grammar students for the Lincolnshire Schools Cross-country Championships. Conditions were perfect for this significant event in the cross country calendar that would enable 14 students to automatically qualify and represent Lincolnshire Schools at the Anglian Championships on January 31 in Northampton.

England Athletics - Lawson Capes, Year 12

Thu, 5 Feb 2026 11:24:50 GMT

We are delighted to share the fantastic news that Lawson Capes has been selected for the third time to represent England as part of the England Athletics team.

EQP Research Success for BGS Year 13 Students

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:05:11 GMT

I am thrilled to report that this year’s Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) cohort produced a truly outstanding set of results – all 17 students submitted research projects at grade B or above (the grade that is recognised by many universities as a reason for lowering entry requirements), with 13 students achieving the A* standard and three students attaining the hugely impressive accolade of full marks (50/50)

Bebras Challenge

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:36:30 GMT

The Computer Science department is excited to announce that our students have achieved outstanding success in this year’s Bebras Challenge (10th - 21st November 2025), an international competition introducing computational thinking to students aged 6 to 19.

Three Concerts, One Week: Celebrating a Musical Christmas!

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:30:49 GMT

The penultimate week of term marked the busiest Christmas period the BGS Music Department has experienced for many years, with three concerts taking place across three consecutive days. These included the annual Christmas Carol Concert, the second lunchtime concert of the 2025–2026 series, and the Community Carol Service, held in collaboration with other local schools and musical ensembles from across Bourne.

BGS Winter Card Competition

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:15:27 GMT

I am delighted to announce that the winner of this year’s Winter Card Competition is Maija Ozola (Year 8).

Congratulations to Amelia Kearns!

Tue, 9 Dec 2025 08:55:26 GMT

Year 12 student, Amelia Kearns, recently represented BGS at the British Schools Gymnastics Championships, where she achieved an outstanding result—taking home the gold medal.

Leicester Observatory

Tue, 9 Dec 2025 08:53:10 GMT

Written by Zack Browne, Year 10

A Level Media Visit to Warners

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:51:56 GMT

A-Level Media students recently visited Warners PLC in Bourne, a major-local print publishing and marketing company, to gain insight into real-world media production.

The BGS Christmas Tree has arrived

Tue, 2 Dec 2025 09:47:43 GMT

Expertly decorated by a team of Year 11 students.

DofE Success – Gold Award Achievement – Oliver Trumble

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:22:52 GMT

Huge congratulations to Oliver who has recently completed his Gold DofE Award. This is a remarkable achievement and sees Oliver complete all 3 levels of the scheme.

Sports This Week

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:30:39 GMT

Children in Need 2026

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:03:59 GMT

The Children in Need bake sale raised over £500 last week - an excellent contribution by all!

Cambridge Fieldwork

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:20:19 GMT

Every year, the Geography Department take our Y10 Geographers to Cambridge City Centre to undertake their human fieldwork that they will use in their Y11 summer exams, exploring inequalities, challenges, sustainability and what it is like to live in Cambridge.

Grantham Music Festival

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:44:20 GMT

On Sunday 12th October, twelve members of our Chamber Choir performed in the Grantham Music Festival Fundraising Concert at St John’s Church in Grantham.

U14 Badminton Tournament

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:41:56 GMT

The annual junior Badminton Doubles tournament was held on Monday 13 October with our biggest ever entry of students. We had 26 boys and 14 girls all extremely excited to compete and of varying levels of experience.

Geography Trip to Sicily

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:39:02 GMT

ESAA Cross Country Cup

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:40:53 GMT

Following on from strong performances at the first round of the Fenland Cross Country League, four teams from the school again visited Crowland, but this time for the first round of the English Schools Cross Country Cup.

Careers Fair

Mon, 6 Oct 2025 09:56:00 GMT

On Wednesday evening, our school hosted the most memorable Careers Fair to date.

CERN Trip

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:49:38 GMT

The annual Y12 CERN Trip has returned. Find out what some students thought of the trip...

Computer Science at BGS

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:24:55 GMT

On the 12 September 2025, we took our Year 13 Computer Science students to the annual Sir Isaac Newton lecture. The topic for this year was Cybersecurity.

GCSE Results

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:41:51 GMT

Our Year 11 students today collected their GCSE results - a significant milestone.

A-Level Results

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:42:22 GMT

BGS Students celebrate another excellent year of results

DofE Gold Expedition

Mon, 8 Sep 2025 09:49:07 GMT

As soon as school broke for the summer holiday, 4 teams of Year 12 students travelled to the Lake District to embark upon their DofE Gold Expedition.

BGS Athletics

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 11:37:13 GMT

It has been an incredibly busy time with Athletics in recent weeks and a number of students have represented the school and county in the track and field cup regional final or the Anglian championships.

DofE Silver Expedition

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 11:21:26 GMT

Following their exams and recent Prom, the Year 11 Silver DofE students embarked upon their Qualifying Expedition in the Peak District.

Year 8 Rewards Trip

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 11:27:35 GMT

Written by Edie Austin, Peggy Larter, Ffion Jones and Tillie Phillips

Shine School Media Awards Trip – Stationers’ Hall, London

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 10:00:40 GMT

School Magazine wins yet more awards in 2025

Year 8 Spanish Trip

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 10:11:22 GMT

This year we took 100 Year 8 students to Benalmadena, Spain, over the course of two weeks. The account of the trip has been written by Eloise Clarke and Riya Trevedi.

Computer Science: BGS Students’ code run on the International Space Station

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:56:31 GMT

This year, students from our school participated in the prestigious European Astro Pi Challenge ‘Mission Space Lab’. This incredible competition tasks teams with writing computer programs to solve a scientific challenge in space: accurately calculating the speed of the International Space Station (ISS).

London Theatre Trip

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:15 GMT

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Bourne Grammar School Celebrates National Sporting Success

Thu, 5 Jun 2025 08:46:49 GMT

We are thrilled to share some exciting news and extend our heartfelt congratulations to one of our own — Ms Bowtell, PE teacher at Bourne Grammar School — who recently achieved remarkable success on the national stage.

Year 9 and 10 Go to Work Day

Wed, 4 Jun 2025 14:53:36 GMT

Last week our year 9 and 10 students had Go to Work Day where they were able to shadow a relative or family friend in the work place so finding out about what’s it’s like to go to work and also find out about an industry sector

Tower of London and Churchill War Rooms Trip

Wed, 4 Jun 2025 15:05:37 GMT

On Monday 19th May, the two Year 12 history classes went on a day trip to London, to support our current A-Level learning. Our first destination of the day was the Tower of London, which links closely to the learning we have covered in our medieval history lessons with Dr Barmby.

Snowdonia Trip

Wed, 4 Jun 2025 15:00:48 GMT

Written by Zara Goode, Millie Hough, Gabriella Clarke, and Chiara Pacitti, Y12