School News

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…

Academic Success Celebrated At Ashville College Speech Day

Jess Harris

27th July 2022

The academic success of Ashville College pupils has been celebrated at its annual speech day.

Athletics talent at Shebbear College shines through at National competition

Jess Harris

27th July 2022

Shebbear College’s athletics programme restarted after Covid with a literal bang and the school is celebrating successful performances by many of its pupils at local, county, regional and national level.

Ripon schoolboy helps save man’s eyesight

Jess Harris

27th July 2022

A RIPON Grammar School pupil on work experience has been praised for helping save a man’s eyesight. Alexander Pickering, 15, was on a placement at Specsavers in Ripon when holidaymaker…

King’s Ely Sixth Form students reap benefits of Mentor Match Programme

Jess Harris

26th July 2022

AN initiative which enables Sixth Form students at King’s Ely to join forces with a professional in a field that they are keen to pursue at University is growing from strength to strength.

RHS shortlisted in three categories at Independent Schools of The Year Awards

Jess Harris

25th July 2022

Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Holbrook, Ipswich, is delighted to have been nominated in three award categories at the Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2022.

St Swithun’s hosts a day of Olympic sport for local schools

Jess Harris

25th July 2022

St Swithun’s school in Winchester recently hosted a day of Olympic sports for pupils from local primary schools. The initiative was part of both the St Swithun’s partnership programme and its Path-to-Paris 2024 scheme to give young people the opportunity to experience all of the sports which feature in the Olympics before the 2024 Paris games.