Category: Prep

Ealing Wildlife and Inkineeri

22nd September 2021

Design winner. Augustinian parent, Mrs Sehgal, let us know of some exciting news that happened over the summer.  She reports, ‘I wanted to share with you the news that one of the winners of the competition I ran with the Ealing Wildlife Group over the summer was St Augustine’s Priory pupil, Poppy (now in Lower…

Change the Change

22nd September 2021

A course for life. It’s time to Change the Change At St Augustine’s Priory we are committed to promoting physical well-being for girls and women in an ambitious and innovative way. With menopause awareness month coming up in October we are delighted to be able to introduce you to Change the Change – a truly integrated…

Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Column

17th September 2021

Workshops on offer. We have been notified of two free online workshops for Ealing families, funded by the Windrush Day Grant.  The workshops are aimed at families who have children attending Ealing schools and will be of great interest and value to all. The first, ‘Britain’s Black History’, takes place on Tuesday 21st September from…

Roald Dahl Day

17th September 2021

Juniors and Preps celebrate. The Preps and Juniors celebrated with gusto on Monday 13th September to mark the anniversary of Roald Dahl’s 105th birthday. Ms Weir, Prep I Teaching Assistant, organised an inspiring paintathon for Prep II and Prep III who spent lunchtime painting a mammoth portrait of The Enormous Crocodile.  This story, first published…

Creating Space

10th September 2021

Our theme for this year. St Augustine’s Priory delights in having over twelve acres of grounds and pupils and staff make good use of them throughout the year.  These grounds give our pupils space to grow, learn and play, space to be themselves and space to care – for the environment and for each other….

Meeting Members of Staff

8th September 2021

Mr J Philpott. We are delighted to welcome Mr Philpott to St Augustine’s Priory who this year joins us as our new Bursar and Clerk to the Governors. A conflict arose in his youth as, born in Bristol and raised in Bath, he was spoilt for choice when deciding which rugby team to support.  He…

GCSE Results 2021

13th August 2021

Great results. The GCSE results achieved by the pupils demonstrate how hard work and perseverance pays off.  Girls have worked alongside teachers in this ‘new normal’ year and have shown how, even with lockdowns, great GCSE results were accomplished. Despite all the interruptions and uncertainties of the past year, Upper V pupils have shown focus…

A Level Results 2021

12th August 2021

A well-deserved achievement. We were all delighted by the results our Upper VI achieved in their A Levels this summer.  After a gruelling year of lockdowns, the results are a well-deserved tribute to the hard work and positive attitudes of both pupils and teachers. These results recognise all that the school has achieved in the…

STEM Week for Juniors and Preps (Part II)

9th July 2021

The Little House of Science workshops. The last week of June was the STEM Week for Juniors and Preps.  A festival of science, technology, engineering and Mathematics (excellent workshops on Maths called the Subject Revolution – as in previous article). Mrs Round reports, ‘Several workshops were run by The Little House of Science. Younger year…

Library News

9th July 2021

Some excellent books. Our Librarian, Mrs Bhatti, has some great suggestions for a summer of reading and a recap of some of the things we are doing in the library! ‘Prep I are becoming very excited about books and have received their very own copy of the hilarious picture book ‘The Runaway Pea’ written by…