Category: Senior School
Languages superstars
Pupils across our Senior School took part in the Languagenutofficial Global Competition 2025, competing alongside 310,000 students from 66 countries worldwide! The MFL Department is extremely proud of all their pupils who dedicated an impressive amount of time and effort to learning and practising their French and Spanish whilst earning points for our school. A special…
PGHS Named ‘Independent 11-16 School of the Year for Academic Excellence 2026’
We’re delighted to have won a national award in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026. PGHS has been named ‘Independent 11-16 School of the Year for Academic Excellence 2026’. Widely acknowledged as the most authoritative survey of the country’s top schools, the guide is published online today and available in a special print supplement…
Year 7 Showcase Showcases Musical Talent
Year 7 pupils performed a showcase of their musical talents at the end of the half term, with songs ranging from popular music (Louis Capaldi, Adele and Benson Boone) to classical and jazz. There was a wide range of talent on show, and despite Faye M only learning the violin for 5 weeks, she still…
Zoe and Mya’s Short Stories Selected
We are delighted to announce that Zoe S (Year 10) and Mya Z (Year 11) have been selected for publication in the Young Writer’s Annual Showcase for their short story entries in the ‘Into Imagination’ competition of 2025. Mya wrote a heartfelt and moving piece about the devastating impacts of racism, while skillfully guiding the…
Year 7 and 8 AI Explorer Workshop
Years 7 and 8 had an amazing time yesterday taking part in AI Explorer Workshops led by Beth Lane from AI in Schools. Through interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities, our pupils explored how AI works, coded AI algorithms, and broke down common misconceptions. The sessions were a fantastic opportunity to build digital confidence and start…
Year 10 Pupils Make Space for Girls
We’re incredibly proud of Delara, Naima and Lluisa in Year 10 for their inspiring work with @thepalmersgreenery and @make_space_for_girls. They recently featured in a powerful campaign video filmed in Broomfield Park, to raise awareness of the amazing work the charity is doing to make parks and public spaces more inclusive – especially for girls. The…
Poet and Spoken Word Artist, Kimba, visits to Celebrate National Poetry Day
To celebrate this year’s National Poetry Day, we were excited to welcome Kimba to PGHS for the day on Wednesday 2 October. Kimba was able to either perform to, or work with, most of the girls throughout the school, spending time sharing his love of rhythm and rhyme as well as inspiring our girls to…
Year 11 Geographers visit the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
On Thursday, Year 11 Geographers enjoyed a full day of fieldwork with the Field Studies Council at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. They investigated the challenges in two contrasting areas of Stratford to examine both the positive as well as the negative aspects of the area’s regeneration. They worked hard collecting data on building quality,…
Congratulations Year 11, GCSE Class of 2025
Our GCSE Class of 2025 are celebrating today as they received their excellent public examination results. A quarter of all results were Grade 9 and almost half of all results were Grade 9-8. Among the pupils celebrating were Head girls Zoe and Lola, both of whom were delighted with their string of 9s. An emotional…
Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Participants Head South
Our silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participants spent three days walking through the South Downs for their Silver DofE Qualifying Expedition last weekend. They covered 15–16 km each day while carrying heavy packs, showing great resilience and teamwork throughout the journey. Working effectively in their groups, they supported one another through the challenges of the…
