Category: News
Roedean Literary Festival
On Tuesday, Mrs Forster took a group of Form V and VI girls to Roedean, a girls’ boarding school on the stunning South Downs, overlooking the sea. What an atmospheric setting for “Murder by the Sea”, a literary festival with a difference. The girls were excited to be having break out sessions with a variety…
U11 Netball Masterclass
The girls in Form V were treated to an amazing netball masterclass by Suzanne Gardner from Churcher’s College this week. Suzanne put them through their paces with ball skills, a netball version of tic-tac-toe and games to test the girls skills and decision making. Everyone was engaged and enthusiastic and really impressed Miss Gardner and we are…
G & T Sports Trip to Epsom College
The children from our Gifted & Talented sports club were treated to an incredible trip to Epsom College last Friday – something Epsom have never done before. The group were met by Miss Busby and escorted to meet Mr Johnson (Director of Sport) who then toured the group around the school’s amazing facilities. The first…
New Outdoor Classroom
The teachers and children would like to say a huge thank you to the PTA for donating the new outdoor classroom to the school. It is absolutely wonderful to have a hub in the woods that can be used for lessons across the school and also a quiet zone for break and lunchtimes. We already…
Tennis Masterclass
The children in Form I and Form IV were very lucky to have Tennis Masterclasses this week with Nigel Allingham. Nigel is Head Coach at Worth School and a very highly qualified Level 5 LTA Performance Master coach so it was a fantastic opportunity for the Longacre children. The Form I children were extremely enthusiastic and energetic –…
Sports Masterclass at Reed’s School
Longacre’s gifted and talented sports children had a mesmerising day at Reed’s School on Tuesday 8th May. The pupils were met by Mr Edwards, Director of Sport and had a personal tour around the school’s outstanding facilities. These included the school’s playing fields, indoor cricket centre, swimming pool and indoor tennis bubble. The pupils were then…
King Edward’s Choral Day
The Longacre Chamber Choir enjoyed a full day of singing at King Edward School’s Choral Day on Friday 27th April. The Chamber Choir sang along with choirs from three other schools. Our Longacre children experienced sectional rehearsals, singing vocally complex pieces such as Parry’s “I Was Glad,” Wesley’s “Blessed Be The God And Father” and my…
William Sitwell opens new dining room
Longacre School welcomed William Sitwell, writer, presenter, MasterChef critic and editor of Waitrose Food magazine, to officially open the school’s new dining room on Wednesday, 18th April. Mr Sitwell also planted a bay tree in the school’s new herb garden, which the pupils will maintain in order to provide ingredients for the school lunches. The…
IAPS Ski Championships
Congratulations to the Longacre Ski Team who competed in the IAPS Ski Championship in Passo Tonale, Italy this week. This is only the second year the school has taken a team to this event and once again the team put in a strong performance. The results were as follows: Mattie Butler – 2nd in the Under…
Scholarship Success
We are extremely proud of our Form VI pupils who are celebrating outstanding 11+ exam results this year. Between them they have received an impressive 53 offers of senior school places at 20 prestigious independent senior schools, with 90% of children receiving an offer from their first choice senior school. In addition there were a…