Building teams. The first week of term saw Priory Sixth have an adventurous time at the Stubbers Adventure Centre: Our Head Girl, Siya, reports: ‘From 8th-10th of September, Priory Sixth went on a residential trip to Stubbers Adventure Centre. We participated in lots of exciting activities which included banana boating, archery, dirt boarding, high ropes…
Old friends and new. Starting in the Seniors is a giant and exciting step for everyone concerned. And this year is no exception. We welcomed into the Seniors girls who have come up from Upper II and also a host of new girls. Old friends and new are settling in beautifully at St Augustine’s Priory…
Our theme for this year. St Augustine’s Priory delights in having over twelve acres of grounds and pupils and staff make good use of them throughout the year. These grounds give our pupils space to grow, learn and play, space to be themselves and space to care – for the environment and for each other….
Mr J Philpott. We are delighted to welcome Mr Philpott to St Augustine’s Priory who this year joins us as our new Bursar and Clerk to the Governors. A conflict arose in his youth as, born in Bristol and raised in Bath, he was spoilt for choice when deciding which rugby team to support. He…
An evening to remember. Thursday 2nd September was Progression day! This is an annual event, a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the Upper VI 2021 leavers as they move onward to university and their future careers. As happened last year, we combined Progression with the Upper VI Leavers’ Mass and were delighted that Fr David Reilly…
Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française. This was the first year that pupils that pupils at St Augustine’s Priory took the DELF (Diploma of French Language Studies) and all the girls achieved excellent results! Mlle Gandi, Modern Foreign Languages Department, comments, ‘This has been a very successful year, reflecting the pupils’ commitment and dedication – not…
Exhibition in the Cloister and Senior Art Room. Welcoming us all back to school this Michaelmas Term was the wonderful art work of our last year’s Upper V and Upper VI which adorns the Cloister and Senior Art Room. The art students have produced a range of exquisite works, which show the artistic development of…
Great results. The GCSE results achieved by the pupils demonstrate how hard work and perseverance pays off. Girls have worked alongside teachers in this ‘new normal’ year and have shown how, even with lockdowns, great GCSE results were accomplished. Despite all the interruptions and uncertainties of the past year, Upper V pupils have shown focus…
A well-deserved achievement. We were all delighted by the results our Upper VI achieved in their A Levels this summer. After a gruelling year of lockdowns, the results are a well-deserved tribute to the hard work and positive attitudes of both pupils and teachers. These results recognise all that the school has achieved in the…
Some excellent books. Our Librarian, Mrs Bhatti, has some great suggestions for a summer of reading and a recap of some of the things we are doing in the library! ‘Prep I are becoming very excited about books and have received their very own copy of the hilarious picture book ‘The Runaway Pea’ written by…
