Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Independents keep standards high

INDEPENDENT schools in the Henley area celebrated another excellent year of GCSE results by their pupils. The vast majority of year 11 ...

 

‘How nice it is to get back to a classic results day and celebrate together’

INDEPENDENT schools in the Henley area continued to receive a high proportion of A to A* grades compared to the national average of 27....

 

Wellbeing week at girls’ school

QUEEN Anne’s School in Caversham celebrated Wellbeing Week with a series of activities and workshops aimed at promoting mental health ...

 

Who let dogs in?

A SCHOOL in Caversham used artificial intelligence to create a Christmas song. Queen Anne’s School for girls in Reading Road took part ...

 

Expert gives girls health talk

DR Shilpa McQuillan, who leads the Berkshire Menopause Clinic in Henley, spoke about women’s health to 140 girls in the sixth form at ...

 

TV presenter judges school drama contest

BEN SHEPHARD spent an afternoon at Queen Anne’s School in Caversham as guest adjudicator for its drama competition. The television ...

 

Teacher delivers aid to Ukraine by van with golf buddies

A TEACHER at Queen Anne’s School in Caversham has delivered supplies to Ukraine. Daniel Boyes, 57, who teaches religion and philosophy,...

 

Teacher passing on love of poetry to pupils with book

STEVEN JACKSON is a man on a mission, writes Natalie Aldred. He is passionate about poems — so much so that he wants to help others ...

 

Westminster Abbey thanksgiving

Pupils and staff from Queen Anne’s School in Caversham attended a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey. The biennial service ...

 

Sixth-form girls help provide meals for people in need

PUPILS at Queen Anne’s School in Caversham have helped to feed people in need. Girls in the upper and lower sixth forms worked with ...

 

School honoured

A SCHOOL in Caversham has won two awards. Queen Anne’s School won gold in the “website outsourced” category and silver in the still ...

 

School to work with residents on new floodlit sports facilities

NEW sports facilities are to be built at Queen Anne’s School in Caversham despite opposition from residents. The independent girls’ ...

 

New sports facilities at school set for appoval

PLANS to provide additional sports facilities at Queen Anne’s School are set to be approved despite opposition from residents. The ...

 

Fast food

THIEVES stole a mobile catering unit from the Woodyard industrial estate in Binfield Heath. They got through the electronic gate at ...

 

Teenagers tutoring children during the covid crisis

AN undergraduate has launched a tutoring service to help other students whose education was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. ...

 

School receives digital teaching award from tech giant

QUEEN Anne’s School in Caversham has received an award for its use of digital teaching. The girls’ school in Henley Road was one of 24 ...

 

School’s Race for Life raises £5,400 for charity

HUNDREDS of students and staff at Queen Anne’s School in Caversham took part in a run around the school field to raise money for a ...

 

Recording studio for schoolgirls

A RECORDING studio has been opened at Queen Anne’s School in Caversham. Students at the independent girls’ school in Henley Road will ...

 

Girls create natural willow sculpture at art workshop

STUDENTS at Queen Anne’s School in Caversham welcomed artist Greg Humphries for a three-day workshop exploring environmental art. ...

 

Charity cakes

PUPILS at Queen Anne’s School in Caversham raised £558 for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in the charity’s World’s Biggest ...

 

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