School News

Royal Hospital School Welcomes Local Community for 2nd Annual Literary Festival

Jess Harris

9th April 2024

Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Holbrook, Suffolk, recently held its second annual Literary Festival where they hosted Year 5 pupils from two local schools (Littlegarth and Holbrook Primary). Pupils spent a fun-filled and inspiring…

Delight for Ormiston Venture Academy pupil Tegan as she secures scholarship at Gresham’s School

Jess Harris

9th April 2024

Tegan Engstrom, currently in Year 11 at Ormiston Venture Academy in Great Yarmouth, has secured a boarding place in Sixth Form at Gresham’s School from September 2024. Her ambitions of…

St Swithun’s Sixth Form Politics Students enjoy trip to the Houses of Parliament

Lottie Andrews

3rd April 2024

Students from St Swithun’s sixth form politics class had a unique opportunity to witness democracy in action during a visit to the Houses of Parliament earlier this month.   The…

Fettes College – Ten things about our Head

Lottie Andrews

3rd April 2024

Mrs Harrison, Head of Fettes College – pictured with her family – was asked ten questions by our Heads of School, Jayden A and Pippa K, and here are her…

Fettes College – GB Rowing Olympic Pathways Programme

Lottie Andrews

3rd April 2024

Having secured a Silver Medal at the British Indoor Rowing Championships last December, Lower Sixth student, Fergus P’s rowing is going from strength to strength following his second successful weekend…

Fettes College – School Musical – Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Lottie Andrews

3rd April 2024

In the final few weeks of term we were transported to the dark side of Victorian London for the sensationalist revenge tragedy set to challenging music that is Sweeney Todd:…

Outstanding Physics Achievement for Fettes Student

Lottie Andrews

3rd April 2024

After a string of top performances in the British Physics Olympiad and the British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad, Fraser C has been invited to attend the Astro Training Camp at…

Fettes wins Scottish Hockey Championship and Scottish Plate

Lottie Andrews

3rd April 2024

This year we had two teams representing hockey at Fettes on the Under 18 Finals Day in Glasgow. The Under 18 Girls won a hard-fought match 2-0 against The High…

Taunton School student qualifies for Olympic swimming trials

Jess Harris

28th March 2024

16-year-old Izzy Blackhurst, a student at Taunton School Sixth Form, has qualified for a trial to join the Great Britain Olympic swimming team. The trials, being held at the London…

Harrogate school unveils Henshaws as its good cause for 2024 in bid to break down barriers and celebrate difference

Jess Harris

28th March 2024

A LEADING Yorkshire independent school has committed staff, pupils, time and resources to help place a charity’s arts and crafts programme centre stage for the remainder of 2024. The Harrogate…