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DofE Expedition

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:05:33 GMT

Our biggest ever Bronze cohort and a group of Silver participants braved the cold nights to complete their practice expeditions last weekend.

Recording Session at The Music Works Studio

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:29:39 GMT

On Wednesday, the music department took a group of 34 KS3 students to The Music Works to complete a recording of ‘On Top of the World’ by Imagine Dragons. This was a continuation of the Big Sing which culminated in some rousing tutor group performances back in term 2.

GCSE French trip to Paris

Tue, 3 Mar 2026 11:31:51 GMT

On Friday 13^th February, 41 students and 5 members of staff met at school in the early hours of the morning to embark on the journey to Paris. Despite the lack of sleep, all were excited to experience the sights and culture of France’s capital city as part of their GCSE French course.

Music Performance Platforms

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:42:07 GMT

Our third lunchtime platforms of the academic year and first of 2026 have been an exciting and immensely enjoyable experience for all our performers and their audiences.

Poetry Slam Workshop by Giovanni "Spoz" Esposito

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:39 GMT

On Thursday, 30 Year 7 students participated in an exciting and inspiring poetry slam workshop led by poet 'Spoz'. The theme of this year's session was 'play', which students interpreted in a variety of imaginative ways.

Year 10 GCSE Citizenship & Politics students visit to Parliament

Wed, 4 Feb 2026 12:55:16 GMT

This term, students from Year 10 headed down to London for the day to visit Westminster and have a tour of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

Friends of Severn Vale - Santa Run

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 13:17:23 GMT

On Friday the 12th December, around 150 Santas took part in the annual fun and festive 2k event. Raising money for Friends of SVS (FoSV)

BAE Systems Stem Workshop

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:38:46 GMT

This week, the maths department welcomed representatives from BAE Systems and the Armed Forces, who delivered an inspiring STEM workshop to our Year 7 and Year 8 students.

Christmas Lectures

Tue, 9 Dec 2025 15:23:48 GMT

A group of Year 7 and 8 students joined Mr Cutcliffe and Mr Waggon for a thrilling trip to the Bacon Theatre in Cheltenham to attend this year's Gloucestershire Schools' Annual Christmas Science Lectures.

Christmas Gift Drive

Mon, 8 Dec 2025 15:56:45 GMT

Friday saw our Annual Gift Drive in support of the Salvation Army appeal.

Severn Vale School Outdoor Classroom (SVSOC)

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:38:49 GMT

The SVSOC build began in April 2025, and was signed completed in July of the same year.

Friends of Severn Vale Fund New DT Aprons

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:45:48 GMT

A huge thank you to the Friends of Severn Vale (our PTA) for funding the purchase of 100 brand new aprons for the Design & Technology department.

Year 11 Visit to The View Restaurant – Gloucester College

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:22:18 GMT

Our Year 11 Food Preparation and Nutrition pupils recently enjoyed a fantastic opportunity to visit The View Restaurant at Gloucester College.

Remembrance Day 2025

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:24:00 GMT

Students attend the Remembrance Service at St James’ Church in Quedgeley.

Cheltenham Literature Festival 2025

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 14:40:45 GMT

The English department had the pleasure of taking nearly 70 students to Cheltenham Literature Festival during the last week of term 1. Students took part in workshops with authors and had a chance to meet them in the Waterstones tent to ask questions and have their books signed.

Literature Festival Performance

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 12:13:47 GMT

Our English department have been working with Amnesty International and the Cheltenham Literature Festival on a poetry project dealing with human rights.

Great Western Air Ambulance visit.

Fri, 7 Nov 2025 12:02:14 GMT

Great Western Air Ambulance Visits Year 10 Health and Social Care Students.

Strike a Light Youth Theatre Workshop

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:31:28 GMT

On Wednesday we welcomed Fifi and Alice from the Strike a Light Youth Theatre who ran a fantastic Drama workshop with a group of KS3 students.

Oxford University Museum Trip

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:06:31 GMT

On Friday 10th October, 26 of our Year 10 GCSE Fine Art students enjoyed an inspiring trip to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Ashmolean Museum and Art Gallery.

DofE Expedition

Thu, 9 Oct 2025 14:46:53 GMT

This weekend saw the 2024/25 DofE cohort complete their qualifying expeditions.

Friends of Severn Vale Awarded £500 Donation

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:08:39 GMT

Friends of Severn Vale Receive £500 Donation from Quedgeley “Help If We Can” Group

Severn Vale’s Wellbeing Garden

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 08:06:50 GMT

Our gardening intervention at Severn Vale was introduced to support the wellbeing and personal development of our students.

Condover Hall Activity Weekend

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:27:12 GMT

Last weekend, a group of 27 KS3 students participated in sporting activities in Shropshire.

Severn Vale Critical Research group deliver a brilliant evening of talks

Mon, 7 Jul 2025 10:48:30 GMT

Throughout this academic year, eight of our Year 10 students have been completing independent research as part of our Critical Research Project.

A trip to the opera

Sun, 11 May 2025 10:30:56 GMT

A trip to the opera to The Marriage of Figaro

History trip to Berlin & Krakow: The Road to the Holocaust

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:17:34 GMT

During the first week of the Easter holidays, 45 Year 11 & 10 students & 5 members of staff travelled to Berlin and Krakow with Anglia History Tours to visit some of the key sites linked to their GCSE studies.

Our Rhythm Ensemble perform in the Music for Youth regional festival

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:38:59 GMT

The Severn Vale School Rhythm Ensemble recently participated at Cheltenham Town Hall as part of the Music for Youth regional festival.

Friends of Severn Vale Awarded £10,000 Grant from Nationwide

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:28:26 GMT

Friends of Severn Vale are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a generous £10,000 grant from Nationwide. This funding will support the school in building an outdoor classroom at our Outdoor Education site.

DofE Expedition

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:27:46 GMT

Last weekend saw the first expedition for the Bronze and Silver 24/25 DofE cohorts. All of those who attended did extremely well and received a huge amount of praise from Ocean Rock, who we use to run our expeditions.

Gloucestershire Young Photographer 2025

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:23:36 GMT

This year's entries for the Gloucestershire Young Photographer Competition 2025.

The Big Sing Recording Project

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:10:46 GMT

Recording studios cast up images of peace and quiet, soft lighting, comfy Chesterfield sofas, antique rugs, and recording desks reminiscent of the deck of the USS Enterprise!

Song Writing Workshop

Fri, 7 Mar 2025 15:21:03 GMT

On Wednesday we welcomed Esalo and Filip from the Music Works who spent four lessons with our Year 7 Big Sing Group working on Song Writing techniques.

Careers in Social Work

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:47:18 GMT

On Wednesday, some of our Year 10 and 11 Health and Social Care students were lucky enough to have a visit from Lynsey Innes from Gloucestershire social services.

Trip to Madrid

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:36:14 GMT

The start of half term saw a group of 26 year 11 Spanish students head to Madrid on a GCSE Spanish trip.

Performance Platforms

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:00:38 GMT

Our third lunchtime platforms of the academic year and first of 2025 have again proven a vital and thoroughly rewarding part of our school's music and performing culture.

Cycle Safety Project

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:18:30 GMT

Severn Vale School students have benefitted from some very generous donations to make sure our students have everything they need to be safe whilst cycling to school.

FameLab Academy

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:53:22 GMT

This week saw the final of the school’s FameLab Academy.

Poetry Workshop with Giovanni Esposito

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:01:48 GMT

On Friday, students in Year 7, who had been nominated by their English teachers, had the opportunity to take part in a poetry workshop with professional poet Giovanni "Spoz" Esposito.

Midwifery Education

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:23:03 GMT

Some of our Year 11 Child Development students recently had the privilege of learning from Nikki Dobson, a midwife from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

Great-Western Air Ambulance Charity

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:40:44 GMT

A real highlight this week was the visit by the team from the Great-Western Air Ambulance charity.

Chestnut Court Performance

Thu, 2 Jan 2025 08:46:12 GMT

It was a real pleasure to take eleven students to Chestnut Court to provide a concert for their residents.

Dean Neuro Music Visit

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:49:05 GMT

On Monday, the music department took a group of students across years 7 to 10 to perform to residents of the Dean Neurological Centre.

London Food Tour

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:45:33 GMT

A group of our Year 9 & 10 Food students embarked on a culinary journey through the historic neighbourhoods of Spitalfields and Brick Lane.

Santa Fun Run

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:28:02 GMT

The inaugural Santa Fun Run took place, raising funds for the Friends Of Severn Vale.

2024 Salvation Army Gift Drive

Mon, 9 Dec 2024 12:34:15 GMT

Students provide hundreds of gifts to those in need, a heartfelt thanks to everyone who made a donation.

Axiom Maths Club

Mon, 9 Dec 2024 11:52:16 GMT

District Football Champions

Thu, 5 Dec 2024 15:55:02 GMT

Our Year 7 girls triumphed in the recent District Football Tournament.

Remembrance Service

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:40:03 GMT

On 11 November 2024, Severn Vale School students attended the Remembrance Service at St James’ Church in Quedgeley.

GCSE Geography fieldwork in Birmingham

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:31:27 GMT

Last week our Year 11 GCSE geography students were completing the second of their compulsory fieldwork components.

Year 11 visit to The View Restaurant at Gloucestershire College

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:00:28 GMT

There were culinary treats galore for our Year 11 GCSE Food students on their visit to The View Restaurant at Gloucestershire College.