Independent School News

Families gathered for a spectacular evening of fireworks at Highfield School in Hampshire on Saturday 7 November, raising £1,451 for Highfield Highreach Holidays. Highreach is run by volunteers, including former Highfield pupils, and organises week-long residential breaks for children and...

Students from the Huish Law School have won the South Wales regional heats of the Bar Mock Trial Competition for the third year in a row. This year’s heat was held at Cardiff Crown Court on Saturday 7 November and...

Glenalmond College has launched a world-first entrepreneurship programme in partnership with the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. As part of the Inspiring Female Founders (IFF) programme, around 50 pupils aged 14 to 17 attended the opening session on ‘The...

Niall O’Connor has been unveiled as the new Headmaster of Barnard Castle School, replacing David Cresswell who is moving to Canada next year. Mr Cresswell, who became headmaster of Barnard Castle School in 2024, has been appointed Principal of Appleby...

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...