Lower IV girls run the Junior London Mini Marathon

Posted: 15th April 2016

Lower IV girls run the Junior London Mini Marathon

Pupils raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital

At 6.30am next Sunday morning, 24th April, Lizzy Higham and Mia Simpson, Lower IV Alpha, have an early start to the day.  They will be at Ealing Town Hall ready to be transported to central London to run the Junior London Mini Marathon.  At 9.30am they will run the last three miles of the London Marathon, ahead of the elite runners, aiming for the finishing line in The Mall.

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Not only will they be aiming to finish in a great time, but Lizzy and Mia will also be raising money for the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.  Mia and Lizzy have a just giving page at www.justgiving.com/Mia-and-Lizzy – do please donate!

The girls have both worked hard to gain their places in this race, taking part in the time trials in March in Gunnersbury Park and winning their places in the Team Ealing Under 13 team.  They are training hard and are really looking forward to this great opportunity to raise money for this wonderful charity.

Mia and Lizzy are two of St Augustine’s Priory’s talented and hard-working athletes, training under Miss Lymburn and Miss Hales, P.E. Department, and taking part in the cross-country events organised for Ealing schools.

Miss Hales commented, ‘We are super proud of Lizzy and Mia and wish them every success.  Everyone, please sponsor them!’

Mia commented on the prospect of running, ‘I’m excited and have been training hard and decided to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital because it is a good cause and this is a great opportunity to do so’.

Lizzy added, ‘I’m looking forward to running the Junior Mini London Marathon alongside the adults because it will be a great experience which I will remember forever!’

One of their friends, Poppy Hill, said ‘I will be watching on television and hope to see Lizzy and Mia cross the finishing line!’

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If you would like to support Mia, Lizzy and Great Ormond Street Hospital a reminder that the Just Giving page set up by them is at www.justgiving.com/Mia-and-Lizzy

Good luck to Mia and Lizzy, we’ll be cheering you all the way!

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Strengthening Our Community: The Return of Boys to our Preps and Pre-Preps

We are excited to share that, from September 2026, boys will begin moving up from our Nursery into Reception, marking the gradual reintroduction of boys into our Prep and Pre-Prep School.

This step reflects growing interest from families who value our strong holistic ethos and unique grounds and setting and would like their sons and daughters to share their educational journey together.

At St Augustine’s, our strong sense of community, academic excellence, and deep care for each individual child remain at the heart of everything we do. This is a natural evolution of our school rather than a change to who we are, building on our strengths and allowing us to offer the same joyful, inspiring education to even more children.

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