Gillotts School

SITE INDEX

Delivering the news from Henley-on-Thames since 1885

Buy a photo

Submit a story

Home

Gillotts head leaving after 19 years

THE headteacher of Gillotts School in Henley will step down after 19 years. Catharine Darnton will leave next Easter having seeing the school through the covid lockdowns, its transition into the River Learning Trust and achieving an “outstanding”...

Gillotts School

Best school

GILLOTTS School in Henley outperformed all other schools in Oxfordshire at the end of key stage four this year. Government performance tables revealed Gillotts was ahead of 41 other schools in the county in percentage of pupils achieving a grade of...

Community

Teen kickboxer eyes Team GB after two world titles

A TEENAGER who has become a world kickboxing champion wants to compete for Team GB at the Olympics. Fionn Maher, 14, from Binfield Heath, began competing in November 2023 and has gone on to win 13 of medals. Then, in August last year, he became a...

Head pupils who want to bridge the learning gap

Budding scientist recognised for researching moth activity

School rallies to support boy with muscle disease

Chess boy climbs world ranking at youth contest

GCSE pupils perform well as

Pupil to the rescue

Gillotts School

‘More sport and activities needed after phone ban’

THE new head pupils at Gillotts School in Henley say they hope to give all the students a voice. Sophie Floyd, Stanley Lawrence and Owen Howard, all 15, will take on the joint role when they move into year 11 in September. The pupils produced a video...

Chiltern Centre

24 cyclists ride from Henley to Paris for schools and charity

A GROUP of cyclists raised almost £50,000 by cycling non-stop from Henley to Paris. The 24 riders left Trinity Primary School at 10.15am on Friday and completed the 214-mile (345km) journey to the French capital on Saturday afternoon. They were...

Families left “heartbroken” as Environment Agency puts Shiplake Lock Island on rental market

FAMILIES who spent generations camping on an island in Shiplake are “heartbroken” now that the site has gone on the rental market. Former plot-holders at Shiplake Lock Island say that the Environment Agency, which owns it, have allowed it to...

Returning “Jingle and Mingle” event turns sadness into happiness on Christmas Day

AN event held to bring together people who would otherwise be alone on Christmas Day returned to Henley after a five-year hiatus. The “Jingle and Mingle” event welcomed 80 guests to the Christ Church Centre in Reading Road to share a three-course meal...

Postal Address

Caxton House,

1 Station Road,

Henley-on-Thames,

Oxfordshire,

RG9 1AD

Henley Standard Editorial

Henley Standard News:

Telephone: 01491 419444

Email: news@henleystandard.co.uk

Henley Standard Sport:

Telephone: 01491 419444

Email: sport@henleystandard.co.uk

Henley Standard Advertising

Want to place an advert?

Telephone: 01491 419419

Email adverts@henleystandard.co.uk

Henley Standard Accounts

salesledger@baylismedia.co.uk

Newspaper Sales

customerservices@baylismedia.co.uk

If you would like to send your news or sports story, or write to the Editor. Please click below.

Send your story

Click on the links below to access the Baylis Media Archive

Archive and Digital editions

Try a free archive edition

Gillotts head leaving after 19 years

Best school

Teen kickboxer eyes Team GB after two world titles

Head pupils who want to bridge the learning gap

Budding scientist recognised for researching moth activity

School rallies to support boy with muscle disease

Chess boy climbs world ranking at youth contest

GCSE pupils perform well as

Pupil to the rescue

‘More sport and activities needed after phone ban’

24 cyclists ride from Henley to Paris for schools and charity

Families left “heartbroken” as Environment Agency puts Shiplake Lock Island on rental market

Returning “Jingle and Mingle” event turns sadness into happiness on Christmas Day

Charlie Anderson-Jeffs, from Harpsden

News review, part two: Museum closes its doors, man ‘dies’ after GP visit,

Teacher referred to counter terror programme for showing videos of President Trump

Father and son try to sell shop after eight months

SAVED BY THE BELL

ALDI announces plans for Henley store

‘I thought King’s honour letter was a scam’

Handyman, rower and coach who ‘got the job done’

Former rugby international named college headmaster

Footballer who was one of the best to play for Henley

Henley is so special to me, says coach of promising school eight

Christmas is brutal but I love the chaos that comes with it

Postal Address

Henley Standard Editorial

Henley Standard Advertising