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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…

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…

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…

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…

During the Easter holidays, 27 pupils from Y7-Y9, accompanied by four teachers, set off on a five-day residential trip to Barcelona, where they were able to learn more about Spanish culture and enjoy visits to a number of famous landmarks. After a smooth outward journey to Spain the group were greeted by the warm evening…

Students at St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form have enjoyed a series of experiments and demonstrations at break and lunchtimes this week – all in celebration of STEM. Mr Richardson gathered pupils at lunchtime on Tuesday to share his knowledge of beekeeping, a passion that he has enjoyed for many years. He explained all about…

Last night saw St Edward’s Senior & Sixth Form pupils attend the annual Senior Sports Dinner, where their participation and success in sport throughout the academic year so far was celebrated and rewarded. The evening began with some canapés, before the attendees were welcomed to the event by our Director of Sport, Ms Kenyon. The…