"AS FLIES TO WANTON BOYS, ARE WE TO THE GODS;
THEY KILL US FOR THEIR SPORT." (4.1.36)  
Year 9 present ‘King Lear'; a play of power, betrayal and madness....  (see NEWS story)

TIBETAN BUDDHIST BLESSINGFOR THANGKA

In a short and dignified ceremony in the Ficino Study Centre on Tuesday, Geshe Tashi Tsering, resident teacher at the Jamyang Tibetan Buddhist Centre in London, officially blessed the beautiful Medicine Buddha Thangka that will hang on the staircase to the
Sixth Form.   (see NEWS item)

ST JAMES SIXTH FORMER AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS SANSKRIT SCHOLARSHIP

Every year the Indian High Commission awards a scholarship to an outstanding Sanskrit student at St James Senior Boys' school to help that student in the pursuit of his

studies.... (see NEWS item)  

GCSE DRAMA EXAMINATION PERFORMANCES SHINE WITH CREATIVITY AND TALENT! 

Examinations can be stressful for even the most confident and well prepared among us; can you imagine how much more intense it is when amajor part of your exam is to perform a play you have created from scratch with your peers in front of an audience as well as the Official Examiner?   (see NEWS item)

ENTRANCE EXAM DATES SET FOR SEPTEMBER 2013 ENTRY

The St James entrance examinations (11+, 12+, 13+) for Year 7, 8, 9 for entry in the academic year beginning September 2013 will be held on Thursday 17th January.

MUD! MUD! GLORIOUS MUD!

It seems as though neither rain, nor sleet, nor gloom of
night, nor clinging mud, nor soggy tents can stay these Duke of Edinburgh
intrepids from their chosen task....  (see NEWS item)

THURSDAY 19TH APRIL - SUMMER TERM BEGINS

Years 11, 12 and 13 return today and will very soon be in the thick of public examinations. This is a crucial time in their education and will have far reaching effects for all of them. Everyone at St James is offering their best wishes, hopes and prayers that the hard work and dedication the boys have shown over the course of their studies so far will be rewarded with success. Years 10, 9, 8 and 7 will return on Monday 23rd.

SECOND ST JAMES OLD BOY SELECTED TO CARRY OLYMPIC TORCH

Jonny Johnson, brother of our biology teacher, Mr James Johnson, will be carrying the Olympic torch through Harewood, Yorkshire on Tuesday 19^th June. Here is his entry on the "London 2012" website.... (see NEWS item)

MYSTERIA ROMANA - MANIFESTA!

On Tuesday 13^th March, the Classics department and Library were thrilled to welcome Caroline Lawrence, author of the "Roman Mysteries" series....(see NEWS item)

ST JAMES OLD BOY PICKED TO CARRY OLYMPIC TORCH

Jamie Parker, a former sixth former and Headmaster's Community Ambassador in 2010 will be carrying the Olympic torch for part of its journey this summer. Jamie explains....(see NEWS item)

YEAR 8 CADET OPEN DAY - OFF TO THE WOODS WE GO!

On Friday 2^nd March, the boys in year 8 travelled down to Pirbright in Surrey to experience a day in the life of a cadet....  (see NEWS item)

ST DAVID'S DAY TEA DANCE GOES WITH A SWING!

For the second year, St James Sixth Form hosted a Senior Citizens Tea Dance at the school. On St David's Day, last Thursday, almost one hundred older local residents were welcomed....   (see NEWS item) 

NEW DUKE OF EDINBURGH GROUP OFF TO FLYING START

A new cohort of 25 Year 10 boys began their journey (literally!) toward their awards just over a week ago....  (see NEWS item)

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, BALI RAI, VISITS ST JAMES

Although "World Book Day" is officially today, award winning children's and young person's author, Bali Rai, visited our library for the occasion yesterday...(see NEWS item) 

SENIOR SPEECH COMPETITIION 2012

I came into school on Friday 24th (on my day off) to listen to this year's Senior Speech Competition. ....  (see NEWS item)

OPEN DAYS DATES CONFIRMED

The Open Evening will take place on Thursday 8th November from 6pm to 9pm. The Open Morning will be Saturday 10th November, from 9.30am to 1pm.

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR TO VISIT LIBRARY FOR WORLD BOOK DAY 2012

We are very pleased to welcome Bali Rai to our Library, who will be visiting the school to talk to Years 8 and 9 on Wednesday 29^th February for World Book Day. (see NEWS item)

FINAL HURDLES IN SIERRA LEONE SCHOOL PROJECT CLEARED

The dedication, hard work and perseverance of the team at Street Child Sierra Leone and, especially, Tom Dannatt has paid off..... (see NEWS item)

HOW TO CHOOSE A UNIVERSITY COURSE

On Wednesday evening, 8^th February, we were very pleased to welcome Gareth Oliver from Lincoln University, who, as part of our ongoing series of Higher Education Seminars, gave a fascinating talk to the parents and pupils of Year 10 and above on how to make an informed choice for your university degree course out of the 50,000 courses currently available.

OUR TRIP TO WORCESTER COLLEGE, OXFORD

On Tuesday, 31^st of January 2012 some of Year 10 visited Oxford University, Worcester College, to be precise. (See news ITEM)

HIGHER EDUCATION SEMINARS AT ST JAMES

A comprehensive series of highly informative seminars on every aspect of higher education is proving popular with pupils and parents from Year 10 upwards. (See NEWS item)

MORE RECENT ST JAMES' SPORTS RESULTS:
 U14 ‘A' Rugby Lost 0-35 against Ibstock Place

RECENT ST JAMES' SPORTS RESULTS

U12 Rugby Won 40-10 against Radnor House
U16 Hockey Won 1-0 against Windsor Boys
U18 Hockey Lost 1-0 against Windsor Boys
U13 Rugby Won 20-12 against Rutlish
U15 Hockey Won 4-0 against Hall School, Wimbledon
Surrey Cross Country: 10 boys went to Priory Park, Reigate. Abraham Mendes Da Costa (Year 8) came 22^nd narrowly missing out on a place in the Surrey cross country team. Toby Clyde (Year 10) came 19^th, qualifying for the Surrey team.
 

ST JAMES SKI TRIP A GREAT SUCCESS

Twenty nine boys and five members of staff had a wonderful time in the French Alps. (see News item)

THE LIBRARY IS HOLDING A READATHON SLEEPOVER ON FRIDAY 20TH JANUARY!

A select group of Year 7 boys will be spending the night in the Library. Their challenge is for one boy to be reading at all times throughout the night. Book related games and films will keep the boys entertained when not reading.

The boys will be sponsored to read during the Sleepover, providing a great opportunity to raise money for the school's charity ‘Street Child of Sierra Leone.'

ST JAMES BOYS BRING CHRISTMAS CHEER

Before Christmas, St James boys donated food and money to provide Christmas hampers for elderly members of the Ashford community. (see News item)

MR BODDY RETURNS FROM CONFERENCE IN INDIA

Headmaster, Mr David Boddy, has returned to London in time for the opening of the new school term, having been a guest speaker at the "World Confluence of Spirituality, Power and Humanity" conference, held in Kolkata on January 2-4. (see News item and Pictures)

ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS ALMOST HERE

On Thursday January 19th candidates will be taking the St James 11+ in the hope of securing a place for September. For almost three weeks following the exam' Mr Boddy will be interviewing every boy individually and with their family. This is often a time of high expectation and some anxiety for families and we would like to wish all those applying only the very best.

PERFORMANCE STORYTELLING EVENING

On Friday 25th November "Single Image Theatre" and students from St James Senior Boys' School are presenting an evening of performance in the Empty Space Drama studio at the school. All proceeds will go to our sponsored charity, "Street Child of Sierra Leone" (see News item)

HEADMASTER'S ANNUAL LECTURE STIMULATES INTENSE INTEREST

On Wednesday evening, more than 100 parents and friends of the school attended the Headmaster's Annual Lecture, the seventh in the series. Mr Boddy addressed the theme " Fit for the Future" and indicated the importance of boys developing faith in themselves, the powers of concentration and strength of body and mind. A CD will shortly be available with all proceeds going to the Sierra Leone Charity funds. Watch out for details.

ST JAMES BOYS IN ACTION ON THE SPORTS FIELD

In a hectic and gruelling series of Middlesex Cup matches St James Under 13s/14s/15s/16s teams have all acquitted themselves well in recent weeks. Yesterday the Under 15s just failed to take victory after playing a magnificent match, while the Under 16s played an outstanding game to take their last match are now looking forward to the Final on Wednesday 30th November.

ST JAMES INVITED TO 400TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF KING JAMES BIBLE

The Headmaster of St James Senior Boys' School, Mr David Boddy, and the Head Boy, Peter Bunce, represented St James at the service to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible held at Westminster Abbey yesterday.

RECORD GCSE & A LEVEL RESULTS AT ST JAMES SENIOR BOYS 2011

Pupils at St James Senior Boys School, Ashford, Surrey, have followed last week's exceptional A-level results with more record results at GCSE.

61% of papers secured A* or A grades, up 15% on last year. 98% of papers secured A*-C grades, up 6% on last year.

Commenting on the results, the Headmaster, Mr David Boddy said:

"These are our best ever GCSE results and both staff and pupils are to be thoroughly congratulated. They are testimony to exceptionally hard work all round. The wonderful new facilities on our Ashford site have also contributed to the achievement of these record results."

"Our whole educational approach, with our non-selective pupil intake, aims to bring the best out in each pupil so that he achieves more than he thinks is possible. We are therefore just as proud of our boys who achieved B and C grades as we are of our academic stars.