Gordon's 140th anniversary year was launched on Saturday at the annual Whitehall Parade to the Gordon statue at Victoria Embankment Gardens. There, three wreaths were laid on behalf of the Gordon family, students and staff and Gordonians. Students stayed true to the school's character values, showing much resilience due to the protest taking place at the same time in Whitehall. The Whitehall Parade was followed by the Gordon Memorial Service on Sunday in Guildford Cathedral with the Bishop of Dorking the Right Reverend Paul Davies delivering the Gordon Sermon.

Please see below for video of the Gordon Memorial Service:

Final rehearsal before the big day tomorrow when students in Years 9 and 11, together with the Pipes and Drums, leave the General Gordon statue in West End to Parade along Whitehall to the General Gordon Statue in Victoria Embankment Gardens for the start of Memorial Weekend. The bass drum now sports a new skin to commemorate the school’s 140^th anniversary this year. Best of luck to all those taking part tomorrow and Sunday.

This year marks the 140^th anniversary of the school’s opening as The National Memorial to General Gordon! A host of commemorative events are planned. The celebrations begin over Memorial Weekend with the start of the tour by the Pipes and Drums of places associated with General Gordon. On Saturday, 18^th January after the Whitehall Parade, they will be laying a wreath at the Gordon Memorial in Westminster Abbey and performing on the steps outside, before playing at St Paul’s Cathedral, which holds a monument to General Gordon. The school shop is now selling commemorative merchandise such as pin badges, umbrellas and travel mugs, with all proceeds to the Gordon Foundation. For more information and to buy, please click here. 

The new year marks the start of the 140th anniversary celebrations for Gordon's, featuring a number of events throughout 2025. 

We look forward to welcoming Residential Boarders back to school on Monday 6th January and all our students for the start of term on Tuesday 7th January. 

Every day, for almost a year, Sandringham Houseparent Tom Webb has run five kilometres to raise money for Angus’ Army, the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. The charity, one of the whole school ones for this year, was started after student Angus was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in the summer of 2023 and received treatment from the Royal Marsden.

Sandringham House formed themselves into Angus’ Army, enlisting students, staff and parents from across the school community. First they ran the Oxford Half Marathon to raise money for the charity and then 100 miles of the South Downs. Mr Webb continued the fundraising by pledging to run 5Ks every day, whatever the weather and wherever he was in the world.

On January 1^st he will have completed his year of running, bringing the total number of kilometres run to 1,825 and helping to raise boost the amount raised for the charity which now stands at a staggering £46,500.  As he nears the end of his marathon achievement, he is hoping to hit the £50,000 mark for the charity. Can you help him do this? Donations can be made here. To learn more about Angus' Army, please click here.

Damp December day but students and staff have embraced the Christmas spirit and dusted off their festive jumpers in aid of the school’s charities – CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young); Papyrus (Prevention of Young Suicide) and Angus’ Army (The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity). While the majority of students will be going home for Christmas today, some are in Germany on the German exchange trip; golfers are travelling to Portugal to play in the European National Schools Championships and senior skiers are off to Obertauern, Austria. Safe travels all!