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Month: June 2020

Sports Day 2020

26th June 2020

Or, ‘Why aren’t these events in the Olympics?’ On Wednesday 24th June, the St Augustine’s Priory Sports Day took place with Upper II competing in the grounds, along with the children of critical workers.  Everyone else enjoyed an afternoon of sport at home – our first ever Blended Virtual Sports Day. Miss Hales led the…

Lower V and the Recovery Curriculum

26th June 2020

Reflecting on the times.   All through this week of 22nd to 26th June, we have welcomed members of Lower V back to St Augustine’s Priory where they have participated in their Recovery Curriculum.  The aim is to help pupils to recover from their loss of routine, structure, friendship, sleep, opportunity and freedom.; a valuable…

IRIS

25th June 2020

Carbon Footprint Challenge. Lockdown has not stopped Mrs Bennet, Head of Faculty, in her targeting of the world of scientific and mathematical competitions and events.  IRIS (The Institute for Research in Schools) cancelled their Spring Conference and so students were invited to apply to contribute their presentations by video.  Our pupils were accepted and presented…

Lower I Songs and Certificates

25th June 2020

Courage.   The theme of ‘Courage’ resonated throughout the Lower I Songs and Certificates celebration today.  Following a morning’s Retreat, Lower I gathered to sing and to speak.  Girls were socially distanced in the Chapel and Miss Westley accompanied Lower I on the piano and friends who were not present joined virtually. This was a…

The Rose Garden

24th June 2020

‘When life throws thorns, hunt for roses.’  Anonymous. The rose garden is in full bloom at St Augustine’s Priory and these glorious flowers are a source of great cheer.  From red to orange to pink to white our roses are a welcome sight for sore eyes. The beds contain a variety of beautiful blooms, including…

Upper I Songs and Certificates

24th June 2020

A celebration of achievement. Upper I was welcomed at St Augustine’s Priory yesterday, Tuesday 23rd June, to celebrate their year of achievement with their Songs and Certificates.  After weeks of virtual learning the girls were very excited to be together again (with social distancing firmly to the fore, together with lots of hand sanitising).  After…

UCAS initiative

23rd June 2020

Schools collaborate. An exciting initiative is taking place this week as St Augustine’s Priory and the Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls together with the Sacred Heart High School in Hammersmith join in a week of innovative virtual activities around the process of applying to university through UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. We came…

Upper II Alpha celebrate National Windrush Day 2020

22nd June 2020

Poetry to the fore. Monday 22nd June 2020 sees National Windrush Day, a day to honour the British Caribbean community and celebrate the arrival of the passenger liner, the Empire Windrush, which, in 1948, arrived in London with Caribbean migrants who had come to help rebuild the UK after World War II. On a beautiful…

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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.