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A visit to IBM. On 11th October Lower IV recently took part in an inspiring visit to IBM at their CyberDay4for Girls.  Mr Dellow, Head of Computing, reports on the visit: ‘Just before half term, our Lower IV pupils were lucky enough to be invited to IBM to take part in a cyber security day.  We […]

Exploring a top-secret past. Head of Computing and Upper IV Senior Form Tutor, Mr Dellow, encourages pupils to think outside the classroom and thus, on 9th October, took Upper IV to Bletchley Park, once the top-secret home of the World War II codebreakers.  He reports: ‘It is hard to believe that this is already our […]

A day of achievement! Saturday 9th November saw the U14 and U15 Middlesex Preliminary Schools Netball Tournament take place at the Lady Eleanor Holles school in Hampton.  We fielded our U14 team, two of whom played up from the U13 team. In a wonderful competition our team won all seven of their matches and came […]

A Mathematical Michaelmas 2019. Mrs Bennet, Head of Maths, describes the challenges the Priory 6 mathematicians are enjoying this term, an opportunity to hone their maths’ skills and relish the joy of competition! ‘As if the Sixth Formers don’t have enough to do in the Michaelmas Term, with UCAS applications, EPQs, revision and mock preparation, […]

Meetings of Minds. Mr Elder reports on the activities of our Academic Scholars who meet regularly to discuss and question current affairs and wider matters of interest: ‘On particular Wednesday mornings, while staff and students are arriving at school, the academic scholars are to be found in the Scriptorium discussing matters of the day or […]

Mathematical shapes extraordinaire! Mrs Bennet, Head of Mathematics, has taken cross-curricular activity to its extreme with her Hyperbolic Crochet Club.  A combination of mathematical and crocheting skills, this club reach the parts of mathematics and handicrafts that no other club can reach!  Mrs Bennet reports, ‘Since the launch of the Hyperbolic Crochet Club in September […]

Firework Fun. The Half Term break began with a bang at our annual Priory Pyrotechnics on Friday 18th October.  An evening of fireworks, refreshments and entertainment was thoroughly enjoyed by our pupils and their families on a clear evening which was wonderfully organised by our St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee.           A dazzling display […]

A day to remember. Saturday 12th October saw our Michaelmas Term Open Day.  St Augustine’s Priory opened its doors to over 150 families, and we all had an amazing time showing St Augustine’s Priory to our very welcome guests.    After a presentation from Mrs Raffray and our Head Girl in the Hall, the visiting […]

French Hub enthusiasts. This term, four new pupils from Lower IV joined the French Hub, our advanced French language programme, which has now been in action for four years.  This invitation-only programme is held once a week for KS3 and KS4 pupils and encourages the development of language skills and the exploration and enjoyment of […]

Sports Captains’ Leadership Development On Friday 13th September ‘Girls Go Gold’, a Sports Captains Leadership Development Conference, took place in Sheffield and girls from Upper V – Upper VI took part.  Here, Isabel Bathula and Joanna Doran (Upper V) report on their experience. ‘On the second Friday of term the PE department organized a trip […]