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Cookie Policy

What are cookies

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How we use cookies

When you use and access this Service, we may place a number of cookies in your web browser, we may use cookies for the following purposes:

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How to manage cookies

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What cookies do we use?

We use our own cookie to make the help make the Service run better, details of this is listed below

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19-May-2025
Many thanks to TD Barry Ward for visiting our 1st Year students today to discuss the importance of democracy and civic duty and to address students' views and concerns. A thoroughly engaging afternoon for all.
12-May-2025
April, the school was proud to partner with a French school as part of the Erasmus+ programme. The visiting school joined our 2nd and TY students in a cultural workshop and sporting tournament. We thank our guests for helping to keep the bonds of fri
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