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New £11m Arts Centre opens at Sherborne Girls

9th July 2019

Sherborne Girls celebrated the official opening of its new arts centre, The Merritt Centre, on Wednesday 26 June with a spectacular concert featuring Dame Emma Kirkby, former pupil and world-renowned…

New Kingswood Principal And Head Of Senior School Appointed For September 2020

14th June 2019

Kingswood School Chairman of Governors, Tim Westbrook, has announced that the Governing Body have appointed Mr Andrew Gordon-Brown to succeed Simon Morris as Principal of the Kingswood Foundation and Head…

RNIB Aysgarth to Aysgarth Walk

13th June 2019

The walk took place over the 16 miles from Aysgarth Falls, where the School was founded, to Newton-le-Willows, the current site of Aysgarth School. Over 370 walkers took part in…

The Downs Malvern Preparatory School celebrates an “Excellent” Inspection Report

24th March 2019

Inspectors from the Independent Schools Inspectorate found that The Downs Malvern Preparatory School meets its aim of “providing a first class education in a secure, caring and disciplined environment. It seeks…

Gifted Headington School singer reaches final of CBBC talent programme

24th March 2019

Over the course of the show, singers were selected to take part in a sing-off with a difference – their performance was to the contestants’ mothers, who voted for their…

Gordon’s School piping for peace

24th March 2019

The 17-year-old Pipe Sergeant took up the bagpipes six years ago when he arrived at the school and was one of 1,000 pipers from across the country playing this traditional…

Careers convention at Stamford Endowed Schools

24th March 2019

More than 700 pupils and parents were invited to choose from presentations and talks from industry experts, including a talk on ‘trends in the graduate employment market’ by Martin Birchall…

Prep School Park Run encourages every child to have a go

18th December 2018

The Hazlegrove Park Run is a 1.8km parkland running course that takes place every Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime at 12:45pm. Boys and Girls from Year 3 to 8 come along…

St Swithun’s student is a Lego Master runner up

12th December 2018

Congratulations to Izzy Barr, a student at St Swithun’s School, came second alongside her father in Channel 4’s Lego Masters. The television programme offers Lego enthusiasts the chance to demonstrate…

Swanbourne House children raise £862 for BBC Children in Need

27th November 2018

Pupils and staff at Swanbourne House School raised a magnificent £862 for BBC Children in Need 2018. Pupils came to school dressed in spots and took part in fundraising activities…