Independent School News

Haberdashers’ Adams Grammar School in Newport, Shropshire has been awarded ‘Strong Standard’ in all seven Ofsted inspection areas. The school is the first school across the county to receive such judgements in every category under the new inspection framework. Inspectors...

Two pupils and Golf Academy players at St Leonards School have been selected for Scotland’s national golf squads. The 2027 national squads announced by Scottish Golf names Annie for the girls’ and Fraser for the boys’ teams set to compete...

A Year 7 pupil at Sandroyd School in Wiltshire impressed staff and class mates with the creative headdress she designed from reclaimed rubbish. Using plastic lids, tubing, foam and wire from the Dorset Scrap Store, Manihsaeh P’s creation was part...

Artistic creations have been displayed by Year 5 pupils at Hanford School, inspired by the late British artist David Hockney, who was renowned for his distinctive eyewear and colour. The project at the Dorset school was led by Hanford's Head...

Felsted School has opened its new athletic development centre at the school’s 90-acre campus in North Essex. One of the guests at the opening was Old Felstedian Poppy Tydeman, who recently represented Wales in netball at the Commonwealth Games. Poppy,...

Professor Robert Winston, the renowned scientist, medical doctor and broadcaster, has officially opened Cardiff Sixth Form College’s new campus and science department. Students, parents, staff, partners and invited guests gathered at the new campus in Merchant Place in Cardiff Bay...

The centenary of Durham School’s chapel was marked with a service featuring the world premiere of an anthem by acclaimed composer and former pupil Will Todd. Built in 1926, the chapel is a memorial to Old Dunelmians who lost their...

Theresa Rothkeppel has received the prestigious Tom Morris Scholarship from St Leonards School in St Andrews, Scotland, the first female pupil ever to do so. After completing the International Baccalaureate Diploma at St Leonards last year, Theresa has returned to...