On Tuesday 12th July 2022 we celebrated the sporting prowess of our KS3 students at their Sports Awards event. 

In attendance were Head teacher Mr Taylor, Head of the Green Lane Site Mr Richardson and Head of Lymington Fields Dr Spandl, they were delighted to be joined by special guests to present our very talented students with their achievements through sports awards.


Barry Taylor, former Clack PE Teacher, for over 35 years, retired from his Director of Sport role four years ago, in 2018. Barry is still a great supporter of the school he regularly turns up on a Saturday morning to watch the students play rugby.

Former student, Aaron McLean, had a long career as a professional footballer, including stints at Peterborough United and in the Premier League with Hull. Aaron now appears regularly on TV as a pundit for Sky Sports and BT Sport. Another great supporter of the school, who hasn’t forgotten his roots, Aaron has been back a number of times over the years.

The evening’s awards began with the presentation of colours. Students across all year groups can earn their colours by being consistently involved in at least three sports or participating in 80% of Rugby or Netball matches throughout the school year. Year 7 are awarded different coloured socks, year 8 different shorts and year 9 a special rugby top. This is a great incentive to work towards and the pride on the student’s faces as they received their colours said it all.

The evening continued with each sport presenting individual awards across all three year groups. Football, Cricket and Netball, presented talented students with players of the year, for Rugby, most improved players and players of the year, Dance, dancer of the year and Athletics, athlete of the year. Overall sports person and runners up were also presented to some of the most outstanding students across the board.


The night also celebrated many sporting highlights of the year including our U15 Cricket Team winning The London Cup, our Y9 Football Team winning The Borough Cup with a goal difference of 32 and eleven school athletics records broken. What a fantastic year for school sport, especially rewarding after the students had missed so much due to the pandemic.

The event concluded with a closing speech from Aaron, saying how much of an honour it was for him to be present and how happy he was to still be in contact with some of his teachers who had inspired him. He spoke about how the school, especially Barry Taylor, had helped him with the tools he needed to reach his dreams of playing in the Premier League and his work on TV. He told the students to make the most of their school years and that he looks forward to congratulating them on their achievements in the future.


A fitting end to a fantastic sporting year, celebrating the success of our students. Of course none of this would be possible without the support of the dedicated PE staff, who give up so much of their own time, evenings and weekends to support our students.



A very special thank you must go to both Barry Taylor and Aaron McLean. It is always a pleasure for the school to welcome back former teachers and students, we look forward to seeing you again very soon.

Entrepreneur Academy Final

By npower • February 22, 2026
On Thursday 13 th February we held the final presentations of our Sixth Form Entrepreneur Academy — Dragon’s Den style — and our students absolutely delivered. The brief: Create a product or service for 16–21 year olds that could be used by college or university students. It could be an invention or an innovation, tailored to a specific audience, with full cost research and a clear business case. The results? Innovative ideas. Professional presentations. Exceptional teamwork. 🏆 Winners: Imperium – an inventive mobile banking app designed specifically for the student market. A genuinely original concept, clearly aligned to the needs of their target audience. 🥈 Runners-up: Magniglasses – a smart glasses concept with a more affordable, accessible design. A brilliant example of innovation with commercial awareness. Every team impressed our judges with: • The quality of their ideas • Confident, professional pitching • Strong market research and costings • Clear marketing strategies It was fantastic to see many teams applying insights from our guest speakers — and even incorporating Out of Home advertising into their marketing plans following their visit to Bauer Media Group . A huge thank you to our volunteers and judges who generously gave up their time to support and challenge our students. The future of entrepreneurship is in very safe hands.

Alumni Power In Action

By npower • February 22, 2026
It’s always fantastic to see our students thinking ambitiously about their futures. Recently, Year 12 student MP shared her aspiration to become a Social Worker and asked whether Mrs Monk could connect her with a former student working in the field. Mrs Monk immediately reached out to Nanah Kamara who was more than happy to help. Nanah left Robert Clack in 2019 and, after completing her undergraduate degree, is now a fully qualified Social Worker. A meeting was set up via Teams on Wednesday 11th February, and MP came exceptionally well prepared — asking thoughtful, probing questions about relevant work experience, degree structure, and the training involved in qualifying as a Social Worker. A huge thank you to Nanah for giving up her time to support the next generation and for being such a positive role model for our students. Moments like this truly show the power of our alumni network.

UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge

By npower • February 10, 2026
On January the 28th, 340 of our most able Mathematicians took part in the UKMT Intermediate challenge. The challenge is a national competition where our students get to compete with the best Mathematicians in the country. The challenge has students utilise their mathematical reasoning and fluency in using the basic mathematical techniques learned from school to solve unique and interesting questions and challenges on the paper. The problems on the Intermediate Mathematical Challenge promote critical thinking skills, often making pupils apply their knowledge in unfamiliar ways in order to solve a problem. Our results have just come in and we had 82 Bronze awards, 36 Silver awards and an amazing 9 Gold awards. To put this into context, only 11% of entrants achieve the Gold awards nationally. A special mention to Abisman Rajakumar for achieving the highest in the school and David Karpovych for the highest in Year 9. They, along with 5 others, will have the opportunity to go into the follow-on Kangaroo round for the elite Mathematicians in the country.  Mr Rahman, Ms Hibbit & Ms Tahir

Essex Number 1

By npower • February 9, 2026
This season George in year 11 has been the starting Goalkeeper in the county under 16 schools football team.  The Essex team are enjoying a particularly successful season, they are currently awaiting their national cup quarter final away in Devon which is due to take place this month. Georges involvement is no surprise to the PE department, he is an outstanding all round sports man who is not only our goalkeeper, but also a key part of the Athletics, Cricket and Rugby team. Well done George and good luck in the next round.

Year 11 Rugby into the Essex Cup Semi Final

By npower • February 8, 2026
On a wet and windy afternoon on the 5 th February the Year 11 Rugby team travelled to the Essex/Cambridgeshire border to play Joyce Frankland Academy in the Essex Cup ¼ final. On a pitch that was heavy in places and swamp like in others this was always going to be a game for the purists and running Rugby a tough ask. However, after a period of early pressure from Joyce Frankland and a vocal local crowd from the adjacent astro turf the Robert Clack boys certainly knew they were in for a battle. This plus some strong carries and tackles from their strong centre acted as a wake-up call to our boys. They started to take a hold of the game and some strong forward play combined with slick back play which was testament to the boys considering the conditions led to us scoring 3 quick tries and taking the sting out of the home team. Being up 20-5 at halftime the boys started the second half quite slowly and this led to the home team getting their tails up again and scoring a penalty try to make the game closer that is should be. Robert Clack then scored again to take the game out of sight and secure the place in the semi final where local rivals Campion await which will be an incredibly tough test but one that we will give 100% to. The boys involved in this game were excellent ambassadors for the school and conducted themselves with respect throughout which at times was put to the test so testament to them and the way the Robert Clack values show through in this group.

Year 4 News - Spring Term

By npower • February 5, 2026
This term in Year 4, the children have been very busy learning all about the Anglo-Saxons. In reading lessons, they have thoroughly enjoyed following the adventures of the main character, Oslaf, in our class text Winter of the Wolves.  In History, the children have been learning about Anglo-Saxon conquests and how England was once divided into seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. They have also learnt about the achievements of the Anglo-Saxon king, Alfred the Great and how Christianity first spread in England during this time. Our Science and Design and Technology learning have been closely linked, with children exploring electrical circuits and how electricity works. As part of this, they designed and made their own electrical circuits using simple circuits. In RE, the children have been learning about Hinduism and how Hindus worship. To deepen their understanding, they visited the London Sri Murugan Temple in Ilford, where they were able to see a wide range of Hindu statues and artefacts. The children learned about different deities and the reasons why Hindus pray to them. This valuable experience gave the children a deeper insight into their learning about Hinduism.

Year 3 News - Spring Term

By npower • February 5, 2026
The end of term for Year 3 was certainly a busy one. The children completed their Prehistoric Artwork unit by creating cave wall posters for a classroom display, as well as finishing their own textured cave walls to take home. In Science, the children also had the opportunity to investigate different rock types, soil types, and fossils, thinking about where they might be found and how long they may have been there.  The children also enjoyed some Christmas celebrations, including a class party, a pick‑and‑mix station, and even a visit from Santa and his elf. Year 10 presented the Primary School with their own pantomime, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all the children. So far in 2026, the children have started their new Science topic of Forces and Magnets, completing experiments to see how friction can affect an object while spinning and how different surfaces create friction when sliding. The children were tasked with working scientifically, so they created a question to investigate, predicted the outcome, and then set up their investigation to gather their final results. They have also investigated which materials are magnetic and how magnets can attract and repel each other.

Vision and Voices Trip

By npower • February 5, 2026
Year 9 Vision and Voices students took their second trip of the year to the National Gallery, where they developed their oracy skills by focusing on three key paintings. All students were highly engaged throughout the activities and were fantastic on the trip.

Year 11 Student pursuing a career in Psychology

By npower • February 4, 2026
Year 11 student Nwayinnaya recently approached Mrs Monk to explore a potential career in Psychology. Former pupil Chiamaka Oleh, who is now working in the field, was keen to help and generously gave up her time to offer guidance. They met via Teams on Wednesday 4th February, where Nwayinnaya was highly proactive, asking thoughtful and probing questions throughout the conversation. A huge thank you to Chiamaka for sharing her experience and supporting Nwayinnaya on her career journey.

Year 10 Boys represent Saracens

By npower • February 3, 2026
Gifton, Teddy and Mazeed from our successful year 10 boys Rugby team have all been selected to play for the professional Rugby side, Saracens in their performance development group. Trials took place over a number of months and had close to 1000 students involved in the process from the South East of England. The Robert Clack boys represented Saracen at their home ground, the StoneX stadium. The boys are part of the year 10 team that made the county final last year and are currently waiting to play the quarter final this year in the hope of making it to back to back Essex finals.  The PE department and the whole school are extremely proud of the whole team, but these 3 in particular deserve special recognition for their achievements. Mr Goyette