Independent School News

Jemima Edney, Head of Boarding and Co-Curricular activities at Freemen’s, is running the London Marathon on Sunday 26 April raising money for the Royal SpringBoard charity. Royal SpringBoard is a national charity that enables children from troubled or financially unstable...

Working together as a community to promote the happiness and wellbeing of the young people in our care. Robbie Davies, Head of Freemen's Upper School, reflects on how the School is taking steps to promote the happiness and wellbeing of...

We are delighted to announce that, for adding value at A level, Downside has been placed second in Somerset and 39th nationally in the DFE performance tables, ranking our value added score in the top 30 independent schools in England....

MORE than forty King’s Ely students have been presented with Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award badges. A total of thirty King’s Ely Senior students have received their Bronze badges and twelve have achieved their Silver DofE, eleven...

A cast of 160 pupils, supported by more than 30 technical crew and band members, have delighted sell-out audiences with a challenging, energetic and exciting production of In the Heights. From the writer of Hamilton and Disney's Moana, Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical tells the story...

Downside School, based in Stratton-on-the-Fosse near Bath, represented the UK at the Asia-Europe Foundation Conference last month in Tokyo. 1,700 schools from across Asia, Europe and Oceania applied for a chance to present at the policy-making event, which focussed on...

As part of her Gold Arts Award, Sasha Marlow, aided by Assistant Producer Liz Helmin, conceptualised, composed and delivered ‘Recycled Runway’, a fashion show designed to raise awareness of marine pollution. Over a period of eighteen months she designed and...

Walhampton Independent Preparatory School, near Lymington, hosted a special Service of Remembrance to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, Holland … On Friday 4 October, Walhampton School hosted a special service to mark the 75th anniversary of...