Exciting Opportunity for current year 10, 11 & 12 students. Come along to our information evening for a trip to Kenya in June 2028, travelling with African adventures. This trip will give you the chance to help local communities and children through teaching in schools, sports coaching and building projects, alongside the opportunity to explore a new country with safari trips, language lessons and the chance to hand feed giraffes! For more information please contact Miss Acott or Mr Rowland.

Milton Abbey School 2–8 The Purbeck School

Tuesday 29th September | First Round | Dorset County Cup

The Year 10 boys from The Purbeck School made an excellent start to their Dorset County Cup campaign on Tuesday, producing an impressive 8–2 victory away at Milton Abbey School.

Played on an outstanding playing surface at Milton Abbey, the match provided the perfect setting for an entertaining afternoon of school football. From the opening whistle, Purbeck looked determined to take control of the contest and made a blistering start, racing into a 3–0 lead inside the opening ten minutes.

The early goals gave Purbeck confidence and, importantly, allowed the boys to settle into their style of play. Throughout the game, they showed excellent composure in possession, moving the ball intelligently and making good use of the space available to them. There were some excellent passages of football, with the team demonstrating a real willingness to play through the thirds rather than simply relying on direct football.

One of the major highlights of the match came with Purbeck's third goal. It was a superb team move which began with the goalkeeper playing calmly through the lines. The ball was worked down the right-hand side before a dangerous cross was delivered into the box. Alfie Hunt then produced a moment of real individual quality, finishing the move with an acrobatic scissor/bicycle kick that flew into the net.

It was the sort of goal that summed up the confidence and quality Purbeck were showing, combining patient build-up play with an excellent final product.

Purbeck continued to control large periods of the match and created numerous opportunities through their movement and passing. The boys were excellent in possession, constantly looking to support the player on the ball and move the opposition around the pitch.

Although Milton Abbey managed to score twice, Purbeck remained focused and continued to play their football. The final score of 8–2 reflected an excellent attacking performance, but perhaps more importantly, the match demonstrated the team's ability to work together, move the ball effectively and maintain their standards throughout the game.

There were plenty of positives to take from the fixture, not only from the result but from the manner in which it was achieved. The boys showed confidence, creativity and a real desire to play attractive football.

With the victory, Purbeck progress through to the second round of the Dorset County Cup, where they will face either Ferndown School or Avonbourne.

Final score: Milton Abbey 2–8 The Purbeck School

Purbeck goals: Alfie Smith, Alfie Hunt (2), Fabio Streams, Ollie Connor, Kellan Roberts, Szymon Nowosad, and Tom Barstow.

We are running our series of parent webinars, designed to help parents and guardians support their child in applying to university for 2027 entry. Please share the below information with your parents and carers about the series and we look forward to hopefully seeing them at the webinars.

Each webinar will be 30 minutes in duration and includes a short presentation and Q+A session.

Topics include:

• How to choose a university and course – Wednesday 21 October 2026
• How to apply to university and supporting the personal statement – Wednesday 25 November 2026
• What happens after applying? – Thursday 3 December 2026
• Support at university – what to expect – Tuesday 2 February 2027
• Dedicated Q+A session – Wednesday 24 February 2027

Anyone interested can sign up for each session here  and all of them will be recorded and added to our Information for Parents webpage for them to watch at their convenience.

You are warmly invited to our Welcome Evening for new Year 12 parents.

On a summer’s day just like Thomas Hardy would have liked, many of our English Literature and Language students headed out to Dorchester and its environs to research the writer’s context and wider work. Thomas Hardy is Dorset’s most-famous author and poet, and students have just begun to study his novel ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’.

The group made an initial stop at Woolbridge Manor, the setting for key scenes in the novel, before visiting the Hardy statue and Dorset Museum in Dorchester, where we were given a highly informative presentation by Alban O’Brien. After having some free time to explore the Hardy exhibition and other areas of the museum, we headed to Hardy’s birthplace in Higher Bockhampton, learning about his origins and family whilst standing in beautiful surroundings. After a pit stop at McHardy’s restaurant, the group headed to our final location, which was Max Gate, a grand and unusual house which Hardy had built as a space to work, surrounded by trees, a druid stone, and his pet cemetery.