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Michaelmas Term 2022: Highlights 1
The first half of the Michaelmas Term 2022 at St Augustine’s Priory was filled with a variety of events. The following highlights give just a taste of all that happened. 1. Year 7’s Adventure at High Ashurst: Flying High! Tara in Year 7 reports on the high excitement visit of Year 7 in September to…
GCSE results at St Augustine’s Priory
A day to celebrate. Congratulations to all our GCSE candidates who received their results yesterday, Thursday 25th August. It was wonderful to see our students (together with many family members) who came to school to celebrate with us. Following the excellent A Level results at St Augustine’s Priory last week, the GCSE results achieved by…
A Level results at St Augustine’s Priory
An exciting day. Congratulations to all our out-going Upper VI who received their A Level results today, Thursday 18th August. We were delighted to welcome them to St Augustine’s Priory to celebrate with members of staff and family. Mrs Raffray, Headteacher, commented, ‘’We say that our girls will change the world. This cohort of A…
Independent Schools of the Year 2022 awards
St Augustine’s Priory shortlisted. We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in two categories in the Independent School Parent magazine’s Independent Schools of the Year 2022; for ‘Student Wellbeing’ and also ‘Rising Star of the Year’. As the ISOTY website states, the purpose of the awards is to, ‘highlight the excellence of…
The Great Escape
The return of the Escape Room! Our Head of IT, Mr Dellow, reports on the welcome return of the St Augustine’s Priory Escape Room! This fiendish challenge has been open since 28th June and has operated from 8.30am until the end of the school day. It finishes today and has been a tremendous success. ‘After…
Celebration of Confirmation
Feast Day of Sts Peter and Paul . Following on from our celebration last week of those who had made their First Holy Communion, this week we celebrated not only the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul but those in Upper IV and Lower V who had recently received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Fr…
Form III authors and Prep II
Picture Books shared. Prep II joined with Form III this week as the Form III pupils read to their younger friends from picture books they had written and illustrated. Mrs King, English Department, explains: ‘Form III entered a competition to design a picture book organised by ReadingZone. Form III rose to the challenge and the…
LAMDA Showcase
Talent from across the school. The LAMDA Showcase on Wednesday 22nd June was a dramatic and oratorical triumph! From Preps to Seniors, pupils demonstrated their hard work and ability in acting, speaking verse and prose, and speaking in public. Ms Brown, Head of Drama, reports: ‘Last Wednesday’s LAMDA Showcase was an extravaganza of performance…
Priory Farm visitors
A privilege for St Augustine’s Priory. On a drizzly 27th June we were delighted to welcome yet another set of visitors to the Priory Farm! This week, it was the turn of Year 8 pupils from the Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls to see our Priory Farm. Mr Raffray guided the pupils through all the…
Form III visit Hampton Court Palace
A journey through time. Ms Trybuchowska, Head of History, tells us of Form III’s recent visit to Hampton Court Palace: ‘On 16th June, in the blazing sunshine, Form III jumped aboard two coaches and headed for Hampton Court Palace. They learnt from a guide (dressed in character as a lady-in-waiting from the Tudor era) about…