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48 Hour Scares

Enjoy the winning entries to our 48 Hour Scares competition.

Year 7 to 13 students were given a scare, character and verb to include in a story that was no longer than 400 words.

They had 48 hours to write their story.

Documents

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Animal Farm, In Our Time - BBC Radio 4

'Ozymandias' reading

A Level English Literature: moving towards a critical vocabulary

Frankenstein context

'London' analysis - Akala

Dracula, 1931 - Don't look in the mirror

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Remains by Simon Armitage - Revision 1 - GCSE English Literature - BBC Bitesize

Macbeth quotations

'Storm on the Island' analysis

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Whiplash Final Scene - Andrew Neyman's Performance

January 2026 Examinations

Summer 2026 Examinations

Duke of Edinburgh Portal

Parents Evening :: Year 13

The Misleading Ending of Whiplash

Head of Department - History

Spring Term Sports Club

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48 Hour Scare Computer Science Competition Winners English English Literature ZEN Creative Writing Physical Education Vacancies Aspen Russell Phillip Van Shakespeare BBC Sports Clubs Poetry Anthology GCSE CS Anthology YouTube Extra-Curricular Term Dates Parent Homework The Guardian

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