Independent School News

Tenacious King’s Ely student, Eleanor MacGillivray, has been certified the highest scoring contestant in this year’s European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad. Eleanor, who is in Year 13 at King’s Ely Sixth Form, is no stranger to academic achievements, particularly when it...

Skilful King’s Ely pupil, Isobel Holland, is celebrating achieving a place with the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT). Isobel, who is in Year 11 at King’s Ely Senior, is not only going to benefit from the many opportunities that the...

CREATIVE photography students at King’s Ely are celebrating success in two prestigious competitions. The King’s Ely Photography Department, which is run by Head of Photography, Antonio Longo, is of international acclaim. Not only do students achieve fantastic grades and ambitious...

City of London Freemen's present the first edition of Factual Freemen's; a student-led scientific magazine featuring articles from Freemen’s Senior School students. After much hard work, co-editors Alison and Natalie (Lower 6) have published a collection of thought-provoking and sometimes...

Students at the Duke of York’s Military School in Dover were joined by the Belgian Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Mr Bruno van der Pluijm, for the annual Inter-House Drill Competition. All students from Year 8 to 13 took...

On 23-24 March 2022, staff and pupils at The Leys School, Cambridge held their first ‘Giving Day’, raising more than £25,000 for school bursaries, and almost £5,000 for chosen charities beyond the School. The day included a programme of events...

The Governing Bodies of King’s Ely in Cambridgeshire and Fairstead House in Suffolk today (March 22nd) announced a strategic partnership between the two schools by merger of their respective charities. This exciting decision will see Fairstead House – a leading...

A cast of 15, supported by an assistant director and seven technicians, all from the Fifth and Sixth Forms at Dauntsey’s, have staged a daring new production of ‘Jekyll & Hyde’. Elise Chambers, Head of Speech and Drama, adapted the...