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…
An evening to remember. Thursday 2nd September was Progression day! This is an annual event, a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the Upper VI 2021 leavers as they move onward to university and their future careers. As happened last year, we combined Progression with the Upper VI Leavers’ Mass and were delighted that Fr David Reilly…
Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française. This was the first year that pupils that pupils at St Augustine’s Priory took the DELF (Diploma of French Language Studies) and all the girls achieved excellent results! Mlle Gandi, Modern Foreign Languages Department, comments, ‘This has been a very successful year, reflecting the pupils’ commitment and dedication – not…
Exhibition in the Cloister and Senior Art Room. Welcoming us all back to school this Michaelmas Term was the wonderful art work of our last year’s Upper V and Upper VI which adorns the Cloister and Senior Art Room. The art students have produced a range of exquisite works, which show the artistic development of…
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 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…
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…
Communities of Enquiry. Friday 2nd July saw the Seniors embark on philosophical enquiry as they took part in the Philosothon. Mrs MacLennan explains, ‘This is a friendly competition in which students participate in a series of “communities of inquiry”. The themes for the Form III and Lower IV discussions included responsibility, gullibility and trust and…
Racial Justice Equality and Diversity. We are pleased to announce that St Augustine’s Priory is participating in the Diocese of Westminster Education Service Racial Justice Equality and Diversity Continuing Professional Development online courses. These courses aim to ‘Educate, inform and inspire participants so they can actively work to achieve racial justice and equality in their…
Our next Priory Farm Open Day. A date to mark in your diary is our next Priory Farm Open Day which will be held on Sunday 18th July from 10.00 – 2.00pm. A chance to meet our animals and buy some eggs from our hens and ducks and produce from our allotment. This is proving…
