Passing on the baton

27th Mar 2023
Senior School

The annual end of term baton race proved to be a frantic race to the finishing line once again, with most members of the student body (and even some staff members!) taking a turn at running a leg of the relay.

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Headmaster’s Headlines – 24.03.23

27th Mar 2023
Senior School

We have reached the end of the Lent Term after 10 busy and fulfilling weeks. My goodness we have managed to fit a lot in! I trust you have enjoyed reading about all of the super things that have gone on in the Newsletters and on our social media channels. (@SVS_news and @SVS_Headmaster)

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1st XI National Plate Quarter Final

22nd Mar 2023
Senior School

Last Thursday, we faced Tonbridge in the quarter finals, after losing to them 4-1 the week before the boys wanted to settle the score. We started very fast and were able to win a short corner early in the game, and after a miss placed drag out, the ball fell to me at the top of the D and I was able to flick the ball into the corner to open the scoring.

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U15 Girls Netball success

20th Mar 2023
Senior School

Congratulations to our U15 Girls’ Netball team who won the King’s Rochester Netball Tournament this week.

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Exam time art attack

20th Mar 2023
Senior School

Fifth Form GCSE Art students are currently working on their exam project. The OCR exam board have released a broad range of themes for students to choose from, being Isolation, Surface and Texture, The News, Journey or Agriculture.

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Easter chicks

20th Mar 2023
Senior School

The annual sale of knitted Easter chicks amongst the Juniors has this year raised over £500. The chicks are knitted by Ros Dines who was a cleaner / Matron at SVS for an incredible fifty years, who joined the Junior assembly to be congratulated on her charitable crafting. Proceeds go towards the JackTheLad Foundation.

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Statuesque win for OS James Friend (2001 L)

20th Mar 2023
Senior School

Following on from his recent BAFTA success, Old Suttonian James Friend, (2001 L), has now won the accolade of Best Cinematographer at the Academy Awards.

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SVS pulls strings for violin masterclass

20th Mar 2023
Senior School

Music was in the air as Sutton Valence School welcomed renowned violinist Professor Nicholas Miller for a day of masterclasses. Professor Miller is an orchestral musician, founding member of the Pirasti Piano trio and a Professor of violin and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music London. He studied at the Royal Academy, then University of Yale, then the Julliard School in New York. In 1990 he taught at the Yehudi Menuhin School before moving to the Royal Academy of Music.

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