School News

24 Millfield athletes star at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Jess Harris

10th August 2022

An incredible 24 Millfieldians competed at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, winning a total of 14 medals during the competition. Millfield’s 24 selections hugely exceeded the 14 who competed at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia, with the medal haul also exceeding the nine they claimed at the 2018 games. If Millfield were a country, they would have placed 15th in the overall medal standings this year, bringing home three golds, five silvers and six bronzes.

Five RHS Pupils Represent Their Country at International Sailing Competitions

Jess Harris

9th August 2022

Five elite sailing pupils from The Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Holbrook, Ipswich, have represented their country at International Sailing Competitions in the Netherlands and the USA this summer.

Ashville Sixth Former becomes youngest finisher of gruelling French mountain trail run

Jess Harris

5th August 2022

An Ashville Sixth Former has added his name to the record books after becoming the youngest competitor to finish a grueling trail run in the French Alps.

Word has it that vocabulary is key!

Jess Harris

5th August 2022

An early years professional at an independent school in Liphook has cited vocabulary as one of the most important elements to consider when it comes to preparing children for the start of school.

Truro High School for Girls shortlisted for three top national awards for educational excellence

Jess Harris

3rd August 2022

Top all-girls’ independent school, Truro High School for Girls, has been shortlisted for a trio of national awards for educational excellence in the Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2022.

Having been named as the UK’s Small Independent School of the Year 2020, Truro High has this year been shortlisted for three major awards including Independent Girls’ School of the Year and Pre-Prep of the Year.

Old Elean, Rebecca, to represent Hockey Wales at 2022 Commonwealth Games

Jess Harris

1st August 2022

LOOK out for former King’s Ely student (Old Elean), Rebecca Daniel, at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games!

Rebecca, aged 21, has been selected for the Hockey Wales Women’s Team after impressing coaches at the Women’s Junior World Cup, held in South Africa.

Taunton Prep School swimmers attempt Channel swim record

Jess Harris

29th July 2022

A group of daring children from Taunton Prep School in Somerset are attempting to become the youngest ever relay team to swim the English Channel. The youngsters, all aged around…

School maintains impressive scholarship record

Jess Harris

29th July 2022

An independent school in Liphook is celebrating another bumper crop of scholarships.

Seventeen senior school scholarships have been awarded to pupils at Highfield and Brookham Schools this year, taking the impressive total well into three figures in the past eight years alone.

Millfield Prep School breaks barriers with new Wellbeing Curriculum

Jess Harris

28th July 2022

Millfield Prep School’s new Wellbeing Curriculum has helped over 80% of pupils to improve their mental health. 

Cranleigh’s Riding High

Jess Harris

28th July 2022

Cranleigh School, 27 July 2022: Show jumping might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of school sports, but Surrey’s Cranleigh School is currently leading the…