School News

St Swithun’s pupil visits Geneva for UNICEF UK Youth Advisory Board

Lily Boyden

1st March 2023

St Swithun’s sixth form student and head girl Jamie undertook the trip of a lifetime earlier as she traveled to Geneva as one of the three representatives of the UNICEF…

Woodhouse Grove Welcomes Spurs and England Footballer, Michael Dawson

Lily Boyden

28th February 2023

We were delighted to welcome Michael Dawson, former Spurs football captain and England player, for a Q&A session with Mr Bradburne, our Director of Sport.    Michael reinforced that hard work,…

A Brighton sixthformer is breaking into the male dominated world

Lily Boyden

28th February 2023

A Brighton sixthformer is breaking into the male dominated world of professional double bass playing after winning a coveted scholarship to the Royal College of Music. Karena Tam, a year…

York school scoops pioneering mental health award

Lily Boyden

28th February 2023

A York school has achieved the School Mental Health Award which is delivered by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. Queen Margaret’s School for Girls was…

Leysian Takes Gold in UK Linguistics Olympiad

Lily Boyden

28th February 2023

Lower Sixth pupil Edward S, from The Leys School Cambridge, achieved a Gold award in the first round of the 2023 UK Linguistics Olympiad Advanced Paper, placing him in the…

Guide dog Sheba’s visit teaches Ashville Prep School pupils about charity’s work

Lily Boyden

28th February 2023

Pupils from Harrogate’s Ashville Prep School have been learning about the crucial work of a charity supporting people with visual impairments – thanks to the visit of Sheba, the guide…

Royal Hospital School Pupil Celebrates National Poetry Win!

Lily Boyden

28th February 2023

Jessamy Lloyd, in Year 10 at the Royal Hospital School, has won Greenpeace’s National Poetry Competition, ‘Poems for the Planet,’ in the 11-18 years category. With over 2,700 applicants writing…

The show finally goes on… all-girl Les Mis spectacular brings house down after three year wait

Lily Boyden

28th February 2023

After a three year wait, Brighton pupils finally got to stage their all-girl cast performance of Les Miserables. Initially meant to be performed in 2020, girls from Years 7 to…

West End and Broadway show Six The Musical by Roedean School

Lily Boyden

28th February 2023

Tudor history was given a girl power update when Brighton pupils put on one of the first performances of the teen version of the hit West End and Broadway show…

Girl who started taekwondo at three scoops medals for England

Lily Boyden

27th February 2023

A 13-year-old Brighton schoolgirl who started learning a martial art aged three so that she could always defend herself has just picked up three medals representing England. Charlotte Montier, a…