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A group of Year 10 and Year 12 Art students travelled to the Forest of Dean last weekend to take part in an Art residential weekend at St Briavels. Built in the early 12th century, St Briavels was an important royal castle on the frontier with Wales. Staying in a location with such a rich history…

Year 4 pupils from the Prep School visited Manor Adventure in Shropshire last week, battling the elements as they participated in a wide range of fun-filled activities. In spite of the persistent rain, they were all able to make the most of everything that Manor Adventure had to offer. From taking on the climbing wall,…

Both St Edward’s Prep School and St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form have been fortunate enough to be a home for the Lampedusa Cross this week, as it makes its journey round the Clifton Diocese. The cross, made by pupils from St Edward’s Catholic School in Hampshire, is currently making its way around every school of…

Two year groups from St Edward’s Prep School visited Cadbury World last week to learn more about chocolate, how it is manufactured and how it gets from ‘bean to bar’. Year 2 pupils visited the chocolate paradise on Thursday and the Year 3s attended on Friday. There was a very interesting and interactive talk which…

Pupils from Year 7 and Year 8 at St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form recently took part in a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Taster Afternoon. St Edward’s CCF has been a successful and hugely popular extra-curricular activity over recent years and, from September, it will be on offer to pupils in Year 8 and above. The…

After School on Wednesday we saw a gathering of the Stride-Darnley Society in the Headmistress’s Study, where three pupils, from Year 7 and 8, presented on subjects that they felt passionately about. First up was Max, who chose to speak about Dubai and everything it has to offer tourists. He talked about the enjoyment to…

Children at St Edward’s Prep School were treated to a visit by Doug Hughes last week, Head of Global Packaging for Cadbury, where he was able to speak to our Year 2 and 3 pupils about chocolate, a topic they are covering extensively this term. He spoke to the pupils about where Cadbury get their…

The finals of our School’s Road to Wimbledon tennis competition took place on Friday, with a number of Key Stage Three pupils progressing to the County Finals. This is the next step on the road to a place in the National Finals, which are played at Wimbledon in August. Road to Wimbledon is the biggest…

Year 10s were joined on Tuesday morning by Jordan and Celia from St James’s Place Wealth Management, who came to the Senior School to lead a session focussing on teaching our pupils about the value of money, differentiating between items that are ‘needed’, ‘wanted’ and what represents ‘value for money’. The workshop started with the…

Prep School and Senior & Sixth Form pupils gathered at Sacred Hearts Church and the Main Hall respectively today to celebrate the beginning of term with Mass, each led by our Chaplain, Fr Pat. The theme for both Masses was the celebration of St George’s Day and the reasons why St George is the Patron…