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Headmaster, Stephen McKernan, shares his thoughts on why he made it his mission to establish the School Farm at St Edward’s Preparatory School. Giving children a hands-on experience of their local environment and the important place of animals within it is becoming a very important way to teach young people about ‘balance’. Our School which…

The Hobkirk-Capps twins are known for the incredible talents and tenacity for Chess. Looking back over 2017, they have accumulated a sizable collection of trophies, certificates and prizes. Early on in the year, Vincent and Mercedes attended the Gloucestershire Junior Chess Championship and secured two significant victories. Vincent became the ‘Supremo’ in the Championship, once…

With a 98% A Level pass rate and 81% graded A* to C, we knew our pupils had achieved their very best last summer, but now the Department for Education has published a report showing a value added score of +0.24 – the highest of all the day schools (state, grammar and private) in Gloucestershire….

Friday 2 Feb 2018 Last Tuesday, we hosted a Family Forum event ‘You’re Not on the Back Foot.’ We had over thirty parents join us to hear from our guest speakers on how social media can directly impact children’s mental health. Caroline Kelly and Madeline Stanimeros shared such a wealth of research, professional insight and…

Five Prep School swimmers travelled to London on Sunday the 21st of January, to represent the Midlands in the National ISA Gala, held at the Olympic Pool. Having previously qualified from the regional stage, all swimmers gave of their very best, producing the following excellent results. Tributes to our swimmers are below: Rosie: 6th place in the…

During the January Start of Term Mass at Sacred Hearts Church, Charlton Kings, the year’s Pupil Chaplains were officially commissioned by Father Pat. The pupil received their certificates and badges from Mr McKernan. Father Pat spoke highly of the great work that these willing volunteers carry out in supporting the School and the local parish….

A huge ‘well done’ to the 25 strong swimming team who travelled to Walsall Gala Baths on Tuesday 21st November to take part in the annual ISA Midlands Swimming Gala. The whole team performed extremely well, all contributing to the fantastic final result. Out of 26 Independent Schools from across the Midlands area, both the…

We’ve seen some exceptional hockey from our Year 3 girls with A and B teams remaining unbeaten this season. A squad of nine U8 girls travelled to the annual Prior Park Festival, performing extremely well throughout, despite the cold and wet conditions. During their five matches, the girls rotated and all played their part in…

Shortly before the St Edward’s 30th Year Anniversary in October, pupils at the Prep School were each given a plain biscuit tin and were briefed to create an interesting product around the theme of ‘30’ – with bonus points going to those who could design an innovative and exciting product. After several weeks of work,…

The 30th anniversary of the birth of St Edward’s was celebrated last Friday, 6th October; the Prep School staff and pupils came down to the Senior School for a day of fun and games, ending with a short service in the Main Hall and a whole school photograph.