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The amazing Darley Abbey School Choir, formed of Old Vicarage School pupils and pupils from Walter Evans CofE Aided Primary School also in Darley Abbey, recorded their Charity single ‘Children of the World (A Hymn for Peace’ at Derby Cathedral...

The RCI Report from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) has today been placed in the public domain and can be viewed on our Inspection page. We are pleased  to report full compliance with no recommendations!

Congratulations go to our Year 8 pupil SS for achieving a Drama Scholarship Award to Repton today. His role as Mufasa in the OVS production of The Lion King last year and more recently overall winner of the OVS Verse...

Here are some photos of the children cooking dampa bread in the woodlands. Tasty!

What fun World Book Day was! The great OVS Book Swap was a huge success and the children loved dressing up and reading to their peers. Even the staff joined in the spirit of the day!

Yum! We love celebrating pancake day – making and eating pancakes of course!

We were invaded by minibeasts this year for Science Day! The children enjoyed a wonderful workshop with amazing creatures to examine and handle, in addition to making wormeries, ant colonies and other critters from arts and craft materials. Congratulations to...

The U11A Girls have won the OVS Netball Tournament trophy for 2017. Thanks to Wellow House for an excellent final and to all the teams who participated. Finally a huge thanks to Repton School for hosting us!

Minibeasts have landed at OVS and are waiting for friends to join them! Please bring your Science Project into school after half term ready for Science Day on Tuesday 21st February.