News & Events
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…
Epsom College Creative Writing Masterclass
On Wednesday, the Form V children were invited to Epsom College for a creative writing masterclass. After a mystery tour of the campus and a hearty lunch, the pupils were set the task; compose a poem in two hours! In mixed groups, the pupils were given one of the following poems to read, understand and then…
U11 Boys Rugby Masterclass
The U11 Boys were extremely lucky to have the expertise of a former England and British Lions rugby coach this week during their games session
Longacre Listed in the Sunday Times Top 100 Independent Preparatory Schools
Longacre School has been listed in the Sunday Times table of the Top 100 Independent Preparatory Schools in England published on Sunday 19th November. Longacre is the only co-educational prep school in the Guildford area to make the list. The ranking is based on scores in reading, grammar and maths from the SATS examinations taken in…
U9 Girls Netball Masterclass at Worth School
Some of the U9 girls were lucky enough to be invited to attend a netball coaching masterclass at Worth School on Thursday. These enthusiastic young netballers visited the school along with Mrs Hall-Palmer and were put through their paces by Miss Jo Barnes, Head of Netball as well as Worth’s Netball Captain and Vice Captain….
