Girls boarding schools

Kiko Matthews (left) with headmistress Olivera Raraty Pupils from Malvern St James will take part in a sponsored row later this month to raise funds for King’s College Hospital. The land row will take place outside Waitrose in Malvern later this month and will aim to raise money for the hospital’s Critical Care Unit that treated former pupil, Kiko Matthews, for Cushing’s disease. Kiko has...

Pupils at The Mount School have achieved full marks in their London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) exams. All pupils in the Junior School achieved 100% distinctions, with the Senior School’s year 7 and 9 pupils following suit. Rachel Lavell, speech and drama teacher at the school, said: I am so proud of the pupils, particularly those in the Junior School who worked really hard all year...

Students at Cobham Hall recently took to the stage to perform their annual spring term show. Students from all year groups performed Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ to a packed audience at the school’s Gilt Hall, with those who arrived early able to experience a medieval fayre event run by the sixth form. One parent described the show as “worthy of the West End”, adding that that she had...

A teenager from Bruton School for Girls is flying high after achieving success as both a gymnast and a pilot. Jess Brain has been selected to represent Great Britain in the trampoline and tumbling events at the European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, later this month, having qualified in first place in the Junior competition. She has also been chosen to compete in the Scalabis Cup in Portugal...

Malvern St James Girl’s School recently hosted its annual Junior Schools’ Art Exhibition. The event featured over 100 pieces of art created by children from many local schools: Malvern St James, Abberley Hall School, Airthrie School, Berkhampstead School, Bosbury Primary School, Colwall CofE Primary School, The Croft Preparatory School, The Elms School and and Hatherop Castle School. Children...

Harrogate Ladies’ College welcomed a host of inspirational speakers for an International Women’s Day event last week. The event celebrated the day along with the 125th anniversary of the school and was attended by men and women, who gave talks to pupils about their experiences and the challenges they faced in their professions. Double amputee, BBC Journalist and blogger, Kat Hawkins gave a...

Equestrians from Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools have qualified for two national finals. Bibi Zijlmans, Holly Thomas, Flora Macfarlane and Alice Garfield will be the first riders to represent the school when they compete at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in the team 90cm class in May. The quartet won their section in the National Schools Equestrian Association (NSEA) Show jumping qualifiers at Kings...

Pupils at Bruton School for Girls were visited by an aspiring astronaut and flight lieutenant for their annual Science Week lecture. Kerry Bennett spoke about her geophysics degree and her experiences on the BBC television series, ‘Astronauts: Do you have what it takes?’, where she underwent both physical and psychological tests and progressed to the final three. She inspired the audience with...

A TV presenter and scientist recently gave an inspirational talk at Prior’s Field. Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE spoke at the school’s annual Julia Huxley lecture to 300 members of the community. Her speech entitled ‘Reach for the Stars’ detailed her journey towards success on-screen and in the scientific world, despite facing multiple challenges including 13 school changes, dyslexia and...

A St Swithun’s School sixth form student recently took part in the AJ Bell Alpine Challenge. Phoebe Sugden participated in the endurance event in an effort to raise money for the youth charity Snow-Camp, which supports and empowers inner-city young people by using snowsports to provide life-skills sessions, qualifications and vocational training. Her team raised over £6,000 in sponsorship for the...

A Queen Margaret’s School sixth former has given her Winter Olympics dreams hope with impressive recent results. Imogen Smith finished fourth and seventh at the Women’s Audi Ski Cross Tour event in Lenk, Switzerland last month, competing against skiers from across the world. The 17 year old has trained in France, Norway and at the Snozone in Castleford this year and keeps fit at Queen...

A Monmouth School for Girls student recently captained England’s U15s to victory against Switzerland. Centre back Ellie Brindley led the team to a 2-0 win in Schaffhausen as part of a five day training camp. The Bristol City player said: “It was a fantastic experience to captain England in our first game against Switzerland. I was a bit nervous when I was named captain at the team announcement...

Cobham Hall staff and pupils have been thanked for donating their hair to the Little Princess Trust charity. The organisation uses the hair donated to create wigs for children with cancer and awarded 11 girls and members of staff with certificates following their contributions. Spanish teacher and Round Square representative Jessica Caro Quintana saw a leaflet in a hairdressing salon back in...

A Monmouth School for Girls student has helped lead a charity campaign aiming to raise funds for a Welsh cancer treatment centre. Darcey Roberts-Waite is a young ambassador for Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff and saw first-hand the work they do when her father was treated there. Darcey said: “When I was six years old, my dad, Mark, was diagnosed with bowel cancer and we were told to prepare for...

Madeleine Bainbridge in the Scottish highlands A student from Monmouth School for Girls has won top prize at a national competition for her picture of glaciers in the Scottish highlands. Madeleine Bainbridge, 12, took the picture from the top of Sgurr a' Mhaoraich, Loch Quioch and finished first in the competition ran by the Geographical Association. She has been invited to an awards ceremony at...