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Our Year 9 Biologists have been getting to grips with specialised cell types this week. They used various craft materials to make models to represent the different features of each of the cell types. They looked at ciliated cells (which move mucus using finger-like projections), adipose cells (which store fat) and cone cells (which detect…

Everyone involved has been delighted by the return of Airfix Club! Airfix models (and models made by other companies) are fun to make and require the acquisition of certain skills.  Patience; forethought; the ability to follow instructions; dexterity and imagination. They are relatively cheap to purchase and offer many hours of enjoyment – and at…

We at St Edward’s are constantly evaluating and reviewing our provision to ensure that we are providing the best possible educational experience for all members of our school community. This year, at the Senior School, we have strengthened our working relationship with Elevate Education to provide a seven-year programme for our students. Elevate Education work…

Computing at St Edwards is all about problem solving. Computing is also a very wide subject – computer scientists enjoy opportunities to work in finance, business, science, robotics, vehicle, legal and medical, to name just a few. Therefore it can be a bit of a challenge to find ways of learning computer science that meets…

Unfortunately, due to the current restrictions in place due to COVID-19, the Art Department had to postpone their planned Sixth Form Art Trip to London. However, as a replacement they embarked on a mission to look at the art all around us closer to home, with a field day spent looking at art and architecture…

This week saw the return of our extra-curricular club schedule, much to the delight of our students. Our teaching staff have adapted the way that their clubs are run to ensure that year group bubbles can be maintained. Thursday afternoons are now the reserve of Year 7 Science club with Mrs Hammond – an activity…

Year 8 have been busy in the workshop this week, crafting treasure boxes. In their first Design Technology project of the school year, students assembled their wooden boxes using PVA glue before securing them for drying. Decorative lids were made using recycled hardwood, filled and then subjected to a vigorous sanding before being varnished. The…

It has been absolutely wonderful to welcome everyone back to our Prep and Senior Schools this week. We have been hugely impressed by the attitude of all the pupils, from Kindergarten right through to Sixth Form, and the way in which they have so positively adapted to all the new measures we have put in…

On the back of an outstanding set of A Level results last week, we are delighted to announce an outstanding set of GCSE results for St Edward’s School. This year our students secured 12% of all results at Grade 9, 26% at Grade 9 or 8 and 47% of all results at Grades 9 to…

In what has been a challenging year on so many levels we are delighted to announce the A Level results for St Edward’s School. This year our students secured 42% of all results at grades A*-A, 73% at grades A*-B, 94% at grades A*-C, and there was a 100% pass rate. Headmaster, Matthew Burke said…