SPEAC Assembly
Today’s SPEAC assembly on ‘The Positives of Eco-Activism’ highlighted the importance of small, everyday changes to help protect our environment.
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Medical Ethics Society Visiting Speaker
Our talks and lectures are in full swing virtually and plenty of inspirational speakers are in store for the upcoming…
January 14, 2021 Read more
Caleb Femi Poetry Reading and Q&A
The English Department and Lit Soc were thrilled to welcome Caleb Femi for a remote reading and Q&A this week.
January 14, 2021 Read more
Eco Discussion Forum
At our first Eco Discussion Group session of the term we were extremely lucky to host Old Paulina Dr Jess Ayers, who spoke to us about her career working in climate change and international development.
January 14, 2021 Read more
History Society Visiting Speaker
Although we have switched back to remote learning this term, students were delighted to hear that history society is alive and well and preparing to welcome three brilliant speakers to begin the new year.
January 14, 2021 Read more
Interform Update
Interform has looked slightly different this year, however the team spirit has defied the unusual circumstances win which we find ourselves.
December 14, 2020 Read more
‘Beyond Brook Green’ Series
On Wednesday night the Parents’ Guild inaugurated its ‘Beyond Brook Green’ series, where they invite external experts to speak on a variety of subjects.
December 14, 2020 Read more
UIV PSHE Silent Disco
The UIV have enjoyed fun socially distanced silent disco and relaxation sessions in PSHE, a perfect opportunity to wind down after a busy term.
December 14, 2020 Read more
V Visual Research Study Day
The V enjoyed a day off timetable in the last week of term to explore new artistic techniques in advance of beginning their first coursework project.
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Mini Medical Interviews
VIII medics, dentists and vets were able to participate in a virtual MMI practice event with students from local schools as part of this partnership scheme.
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VII Platform Concert
There was a great line-up of performances in the VII Platform Concert, from chamber music groups to close harmony groups to cello solos.
December 14, 2020 Read more
MIV Sponsored Swim Awards
MIV students were delighted to collect their certificates following the annual sponsored swim.
December 14, 2020 Read more
‘Wear Orange’ Fundraiser
The final week of term concluded the UN’s 16 Day Campaign to help end violence against women and girls.
December 14, 2020 Read more
MIV Platform Concert
The music department’s Platform Concerts have been a regular highlight of this term. Aneeka, MIV, was keen to get involved…
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Drama Platform
Rosie and Lola, VII, starred in the final Drama Platform of the term, performing a short extract from Duncan MacMillan’s play Lungs.
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VIII Joint Conference
In the final week of term a joint conference with the boys’ school was hosted over Zoom for members of the VIII.
December 14, 2020 Read more
Soirée Musicale
Rosanagh, LV, discusses the unexpected benefits of moving of traditional Soirée Musicale to an online format.
December 14, 2020 Read more
MIV Photography Competition
There were lots of interesting entries to the MIV animal photo competition.
December 14, 2020 Read more
New Views Programme
This playwriting course is a unique opportunity for students to work on their creative writing skills and gain feedback from professional writers.
December 14, 2020 Read more
Charities Committee Christmas Activities
A multitude of festive charitable events have brought some seasonal cheer to the final weeks of term.
December 14, 2020 Read more
LSE Debating Competition
It’s been a busy term for our debaters, with a range of competitions going ahead virtually.
December 14, 2020 Read more
Festive Fun
From silent discos to board games, there was a multitude of fun cross-curricular activities taking place at the annual Lower School Festive Fun.
December 14, 2020 Read more
Christmas Concert and Carol Service
Not even Covid-19 can stop the music department from pulling out the stops at Christmas time. This year we enjoyed our first-ever virtual live-streamed Christmas Concert and Carol Service.
December 14, 2020 Read more
German Day
The MFL department made great use of digital technology to create inventive celebrations for our annual German day.
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Final Assembly
We rounded out the end of the Autumn term with a special celebratory assembly streamed to all form rooms around the school.
December 14, 2020 Read more
Christmas at St Paul’s!
December has arrived and a festive feeling is in the air.
December 3, 2020 Read more
Message from The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
The Royal Marsden was one of our two school charities of the year in 2019-20 and we were pleased to…
December 3, 2020 Read more
IntoUniversity Partnership
This half term marks the expansion of a rewarding partnership with IntoUniversity.
December 3, 2020 Read more
Music Junction
Our partnership with Music Junction is now in it’s third year.
December 3, 2020 Read more
West London Partnership
Read more about the aims of the partnership and our members on the Schools Together website.
December 3, 2020 Read more
Parents’ Guild Quiz
There was lots of fun at the Parents’ Guild fundraising virtual quiz night.
December 3, 2020 Read more
Eton Fem Soc Online Symposium
Bonnie and Isha, VIII, participated in this thought-provoking online conference on the theme of intersectionality.
December 3, 2020 Read more
Old Paulina Panel Event
We were delighted to welcome Old Paulinas Alisha Fuller-Armah, Donna Etiebet and Miriam Agiru to participate in a special student-led webinar entitled ‘Your past, my present, our future’.
December 3, 2020 Read more
Ian Elmslie Drama Talk
Haniya, V, found lots of inspiring messages in this talk from stage-performer Ian Elmslie.
December 3, 2020 Read more
Project Rousseau ‘Broadening Horizons’ Discussion Group
Our partnership with Project Rousseau continues virtually, offering our girls a valuable opportunity to connect with other students from a range of backgrounds and discuss a variety of engaging topics.
December 3, 2020 Read more
Drama Virtual Theatre Trips
To enable students to engage with performance even during lockdown, the drama department has organised a programme of virtual theatre trips.
December 3, 2020 Read more
Mary’s Meals Assembly
Businessman Peter Higgins visited St Paul’s for the second time to tell us more about Mary’s Meals, one of our school charities for this year.
December 2, 2020 Read more
Medical Ethics Talk Series
Senior science students have been organising a host of interesting events for our new medical ethics club.
December 2, 2020 Read more
Race Around the World!
To help keep us all active during lockdown, the PE department have launched an exciting steps competition.
December 2, 2020 Read more
Foundation Report
The Foundation Report 2020 summarises the fundraising and partnerships activities that we have undertaken this year.
December 2, 2020 Read more
V Drama Platform
Last week, it was the turn of the V to take part in the new weekly drama platform programme, performing a selection of Shakespeare pieces.
December 2, 2020 Read more
Eco Conference
At an eco conference run by Tiffin Girls’ School students heard from Dr Neil Jennings of Imperial College on the co-benefits of climate action.
December 2, 2020 Read more
LV Music Tea
Alexandra, LV, describes the range of impressive performances on display at her year group’s event.
December 2, 2020 Read more
‘Under One Sky’ Volunteering
Hazel, VII, has pioneered a new service option as part of our St Paul’s Programme.
December 2, 2020 Read more
High Mistress Assembly
Raniya, UIV, summarises one of the reflective assemblies students have enjoyed during Reading Week.
December 2, 2020 Read more
VI into VII Lessons
Elise, VI, enjoyed this first glimpse into life in the Garden Building.
December 2, 2020 Read more
Drama Gecko Workshop
A level drama students recently participated in a physical theatre workshop run by the ground-breaking theatre company Gecko.
December 2, 2020 Read more
History Society Talk
Undismayed in the face of lockdown restrictions, History Society this term has been more vibrant than ever, with a fascinating group of historians visiting virtually.
December 2, 2020 Read more
Eco-Discussion Group
The SPGS Eco-Discussion Group has continued virtually this half term with a variety of informative and enjoyable sessions
December 2, 2020 Read more
Science Society Talks
Our programme of talks and events has continued virtually this half term in a whole host of subjects. Science Society…
December 1, 2020 Read more
V Music Tea
Eva, V, describes one of the music department’s most popular recent events.
December 1, 2020 Read more
Virtual Networking Event
Students swapped networking around tables for rotating through a series of Zoom breakout rooms at our first virtual professional networking event
December 1, 2020 Read more
Visit from Tuyet Huynh
People of Colour Society and the Inclusion Committee joined forces to hear Tuyet Huynh, theatre and film producer, talk on Zoom about her work to represent women of colour in theatre.
December 1, 2020 Read more
Debating – England Trialists and Wins at Birmingham and Warwick
It has been a busy two weeks for our debaters.
December 1, 2020 Read more
Amnesty Concerts
This year the Charities Committee have worked hard to reimagine our traditional Amnesty Concert.
December 1, 2020 Read more
RAISE Cook-Along Fundraiser
The RAISE team recently held a teacher-led Zoom cook-along starring the wonderful Mr Patel in order to raise funds for the bursary programme.
December 1, 2020 Read more
Parfitt Day
We recently enjoyed a wonderful Parfitt Day, our annual keyboard celebration.
December 1, 2020 Read more
School Play 2020
This year our annual production took the form of a digital theatre festival, featuring three innovative plays specially adapted for screen.
December 1, 2020 Read more
VI Music Tea
Ciara, VI, discusses a recent music tea, one of our favourite St Paul’s events.
November 17, 2020 Read more
CanSat Assembly
VIII students Jess and Vitti recently gave an assembly on their CanSat engineering project, for which they built an autonomous rover.
November 17, 2020 Read more
Drama Platforms
Budding actresses of all ages are getting the opportunity to try out their pieces for a virtual audience in our online Drama Platforms.
November 17, 2020 Read more
Computer Science and Creative Technology Talk
Computer Science and Creative Technology Society hosted their inaugural event, a talk given by Dr Amanda Prorok of Cambridge University entitled ‘Robots that work together’.
November 17, 2020 Read more
LV Platform Concert
Mila, Octavia and Carolina, describe their performance at this popular music event.
November 17, 2020 Read more
Friday Lecture – Amelia Gentleman
VII students had the privilege of attending a Friday Lecture given by OP and distinguished journalist Amelia Gentleman.
November 17, 2020 Read more
SPGS Internal Debating Competition
An internal online competition featured teams from different year groups to encourage links between students of all ages.
November 16, 2020 Read more
Youth Climate Summit
The Youth Climate Summit took place this week from 9-13 November, with the aim of uniting schools and young people for a week of climate action and pledges for the planet.
November 16, 2020 Read more
Outdoor Classroom Day 2020
Students braved the cold today to support Outside Classroom Day 2020.
November 5, 2020 Read more
New Leaf
A huge thanks to the students and parents who donated textbooks to New Leaf.
October 19, 2020 Read more
Music Teas
Tian, VII, reflects on the recent, much-anticipated VII music tea.
October 19, 2020 Read more
Charities activities
While we have had to rethink our fundraising strategies to fit with Covid-19 restrictions, the Charities Committee have made a great start in the past few weeks.
October 19, 2020 Read more
Drama Scholars Workshop
On Thursday 1 October, the VIII Drama Scholars took part in a screen acting workshop.
October 19, 2020 Read more
Eco Discussion Group
Eco Discussion Group was set up virtually by Courtenay, VIII, last term during lockdown, and this autumn Tian and Holly, VII, have taken over the reins.
October 19, 2020 Read more
John Colet Day
On the final day before half term the school community celebrated Colet Day, in collaboration with St Paul’s School.
October 19, 2020 Read more
Senior Scholarship Symposium
There was a range of fascinating presentations at the annual Senior Scholarship Symposium.
October 19, 2020 Read more
LV-VIII Virtual Careers Forum
A record 99 participants attended our recent virtual LV-VIII Careers Forum on writing and journalism.
October 13, 2020 Read more
Black History Month
We marked the beginning of Black History Month with a brilliant introductory student assembly and a powerful Friday Lecture from Stuart Lawrence.
October 5, 2020 Read more
New ABRSM Online Music Test
Congratulations to all Paulinas who took and passed the new ABRSM online Grade 5 music theory test.
September 29, 2020 Read more
School Charities Chosen
Following a school-wide vote, the Charities Committee are delighted to announce our two school charities for this academic year.
September 29, 2020 Read more
Project Rousseau Volunteering
Over the summer Trisha, VII, spent time volunteering with Project Rousseau.
September 29, 2020 Read more
New Leaf
New Leaf, our textbook exchange programme, has relaunched this week.
September 29, 2020 Read more
Forging New Ties: IntoUniversity
This term we have started an exciting three-year partnership with IntoUniversity following funding by the Mercers.
September 29, 2020 Read more
First Meeting of the London Schools Eco-Network
Students recently attended the first London Schools Eco-Network meeting of the term, which took place over Zoom.
September 29, 2020 Read more
New Views Programme Launch
This week marked the launch of this year’s New Views playwriting programme, run by the National Theatre.
September 29, 2020 Read more
UIV Wind Band
Students are enjoying the return of music clubs within their year group bubbles.
September 29, 2020 Read more
Russian Speaking Circle
St Paul’s native Russian speakers recently got together with Russian learners for this year’s inaugural ‘Russian Speaking Circle’ over Zoom.
September 29, 2020 Read more
LV Drama Club
Liliani, LV, discusses how it feels to be back in the theatre for this popular weekly club.
September 29, 2020 Read more
Debating Club
Following the success of the new initiatives launched during remote learning last term, Debating Club continues to flourish in a hybrid real/virtual format.
September 29, 2020 Read more
Evolve
Evolve, one of our popular drama clubs, has taken on a new life following remote learning. Ava and Hannah, both V, tells us more.
September 28, 2020 Read more
European Day of Languages
Saturday 26 September was the European Day of Languages. To mark the occasion, Head of Languages Miss Wenham gave an entertaining assembly on idioms.
September 28, 2020 Read more
Platform Concerts
This week the music department held their first live events of the year, with two year group platform concerts for the UIV and LV.
September 28, 2020 Read more
History Society Talk
Sarah, VIII, one of the chairs of History Society for this academic year, discusses their latest event.
September 28, 2020 Read more
European Chess Championship 2020
Congratulations to Eugenia, MIV, who was the UK top scorer in the Girls Under 12 at the European Online Youth Team and Individual Chess Championship 2020.
September 28, 2020 Read more
Women’s Open Debating Competition
We opened the new debating competitive season on Saturday with the first online edition of the SPGS Women’s Open.
September 28, 2020 Read more
Friday Lecture
With masks, social distancing and streaming in place, our traditional Friday Lectures are back and in full swing.
September 28, 2020 Read more
New VII Breakfast
Last Thursday, the new VII students enjoyed the much anticipated new girls’ breakfast.
September 28, 2020 Read more
LV Team-Building Day
The LV recently enjoyed a team-building day as they settled back into school life. Alexandra, LV, updates us on the day’s activities.
September 28, 2020 Read more
MIV Team-Building Day
Zehra, MIV, tells us about the MIV’s recent bonding day, which included activities ranging from puzzles to picnics.
September 28, 2020 Read more
VII Senior Programme Launch
Ria, VII, describes the launch of this unique St Paul’s programme.
September 28, 2020 Read more
Country Life Magazine
Our High Mistress Sarah Fletcher has been featured in Country Life Magazine discussing her favourite painting, ‘Morning’ by Gillian Ayres.
September 11, 2020 Read more
Tatler Schools Guide
‘St Paul’s Girls’ School shines with luminescent happiness, creativity and aspirational endeavour’ – Tatler Schools Guide 2021
September 11, 2020 Read more
The Verity Bargate Award
Congratulations to Sophie Swithinbank, our drama department administrator, who has been included on the longlist for The Verity Bargate Award at The Soho Theatre.
September 11, 2020 Read more
Rowing Returns
Over the summer rowing was used as a trial for how sports could move forward at St Paul’s under Covid-19…
September 11, 2020 Read more
Pre-Season Training
Pre-season training has got off to a great start with a record number of students attending in all age groups….
September 11, 2020 Read more
First Online Youth Business Fair
An online entrepreneurship project was delivered over the summer holiday as part of the ongoing collaborative resource sharing within the…
September 11, 2020 Read more
EasyA Volunteer Maths Mentoring Programme
Over the summer 41 Paulinas volunteered to mentor other students in maths, part of a collaborative project with St Paul’s School and…
September 11, 2020 Read more
New Charities Committee
This week the 2020-21 Charities Committee gave their first assembly of the year, live streamed to classrooms around the school….
September 11, 2020 Read more
New SPEAC Team
Following an extremely productive year for the St Paul’s Environment Action Committee (SPEAC), the newly-recruited VII team have already met for the first time to start planning for 2020/21. This year’s committee,…
September 11, 2020 Read more
AI Summer Sessions
Following on from a successful pilot with girls in the Upper School in the summer term, an exploration of AI…
September 11, 2020 Read more
Thames Festival Summer Programme
Up to 60 young people at a time attended this summer programme on ‘Creating a 3D experience’, organised by our…
September 11, 2020 Read more
VII Induction
Last Tuesday, our new Year 12 made their way to school for their highly-anticipated Induction Day. Here Daliyah, VII, tells us…
September 11, 2020 Read more
MIV Induction
Our new Year 7 students have had a very unusual start to their time at St Paul’s. Here Katya and…
September 11, 2020 Read more
Back to school
We were delighted to welcome all our Paulinas back on site for the start of term. Rosanagh, LV, tells us…
September 11, 2020 Read more
First Assembly
Our assemblies are now streamed around the school into every form room, combining remote and real audiences. Raniya, UIV, tells…
September 11, 2020 Read more
Senior Scholarship Symposium
The Senior Scholarship Symposium marked the culmination of the Senior School Programme for the VIII. The afternoon consisted of a…
September 11, 2020 Read more
2020 Examination Results
Many congratulations to our students on their achievements in the 2020 GCSE and IGCSE results, which are the culmination of…
August 14, 2020 Read more
Partnerships Update
We have been working on several collaborative projects and have recently launched a new buddying initiative.
July 7, 2020 Read more
Launch of the Senior Scholarship
This half term saw the launch of the Senior Scholarship programme, an exciting opportunity for the VII to immerse themselves in learning by spending the summer working on a project of their own choice.
July 7, 2020 Read more
SPEAC Round-Up
Courtenay, VII, summaries SPEAC’s activities throughout this busy and unusual year.
July 7, 2020 Read more
Philosophy Society Talks
In the past few weeks we have been incredibly lucky to welcome three philosophy society speakers.
July 7, 2020 Read more
Interactive Science Talks
This week we had the pleasure of virtually welcoming Dave Buttery from Auriga Astronomy to deliver two interactive science talks.
July 7, 2020 Read more
History Talk
Alvin Jackson, Professor of Irish History at Edinburgh, recently gave an enlightening virtual talk on ‘The Survival of the UK, 1707-2007’.
July 7, 2020 Read more
Junior Maths Challenge
Kamya, An and Raniya, MIV, participated in this enjoyable Lower School challenge.
July 7, 2020 Read more
Singing Tea
The music department has fully embraced virtual music with a cascade of highly successful events and the singing tea last week was no exception.
July 7, 2020 Read more
Eco-Discussion Group
Courtenay, VII, gives an update on the eco-discussion group, one of this term’s new virtual co-curricular initiatives.
July 7, 2020 Read more
Farewell to the VI and VIII Musicians
Natalie and Charlotte, VIII, enjoyed their final SPGS music event.
July 7, 2020 Read more
Decolonised Reading Group
Last Thursday saw the launch of the Decolonised Reading Group, run by Mr Donkor & Miss Hardy.
July 7, 2020 Read more
University OP Panel Events
During the spring and summer terms, students from the VII have been attending a range of University OP Panel Events.
July 7, 2020 Read more
VI Final Year Assembly
During the last week of term the VI came together for a final year assembly on Zoom to celebrate the last five years they have spent together.
July 7, 2020 Read more
UIV Has Got Talent!
Rosanagh, UIV, discusses the UIV’s recent virtual celebration.
July 7, 2020 Read more
Virtual Sports Day
Yesterday we enjoyed our first ever Virtual Sports Day. Emilia, MIV, gives us her highlights of the day.
July 7, 2020 Read more
Paulina 2020
We are delighted to present this year’s annual school magazine, Paulina.
July 3, 2020 Read more
History Talks and Events
In recent weeks the history department have hosted a range of talks and debates on topics related to diversity. Dr…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Duke of Edinburgh Award
We are very proud of all our students who have volunteered in the local community as part of their Duke…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Partnerships: Forming a Powerful Alliance
As we approach the end of the summer term, with some pupils having minimal interaction with teachers, more and more of…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Geography achievement
Congratulations to Trisha and Charlotte, VII, who were recognised this week by the Royal Geographical Society for their amazing achievements…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Proposing Alternatives to GCSEs – TES Article
Our High Mistress Sarah Fletcher has shared her thoughts on why GCSEs are an outdated mode of assessment and has proposed…
June 22, 2020 Read more
German Baking Lessons
Ottilie and Nicole, VIII, tell us about their favourite recent German lesson: In our VIII German class we were keen…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Geography Photography Competition
We had many fantastic entries from a range of year groups for the geography photo competition, along the theme ‘Geography…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Charities Cooking Competition
Julia, VII, Chair of the Charities Committee, explains their most recent fundraising initiative: Over half term, the Charities Committee ran…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Charterhouse Climate Conference
Anne-Amélie, VII, a member of our dedicated SPEAC team, describes this valuable environmental conference: Over the course of this week,…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Moscow Language Exchange
Leela, V, gives us an insight into this unique programme: During remote learning we’ve been given the unique opportunity of…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Online Debating Competition
Alex, VI, details a recent opportunity for the debating team to practise their skills virtually: Five Paulinas awoke bright and…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Drama Platform Performances
Emilia, MIV, explains this new virtual initative: Launched for the first time after half term, exciting online drama platforms have…
June 22, 2020 Read more
String Tea
This Tuesday we saw our first virtual String Tea took place over Zoom. Chloe, UIV, tells us what it was…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Maths Competition Success
We were delighted to hear about the success of SPGS teams in a recent American maths competition. Rikki, Pippa, Freja…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Financial Careers Virtual Working Lunch
Our regular working lunches for the Senior School have gone virtual this term. Ines, VII, describes a recent online session:…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Birkbeck Online History Conference
It has been brilliant to see a whole range of interesting talks and event continually virtually during remote learning. Ella,…
June 22, 2020 Read more
MIV CS&CT Filmmaking Experience
The MIV were in for a treat as they attended an online filmmaking course, provided by the Young Film Academy. Francesca,…
June 22, 2020 Read more
V Careers Conference
Radhika, V, gives us an insight into this year’s V Careers Conference: The annual V Careers Conference went virtual this…
June 22, 2020 Read more
School Site Reopens for V and VII
The school site has been brought back to life with a buzz of activity and laughter as physical teaching sessions…
June 22, 2020 Read more
Geography Photography Competition
Head of Geography Ms Cogbill has been running a Geography photo competition on the theme ‘geography from my window’. These brilliant…
June 8, 2020 Read more
Staff Volunteering
Ms Arblaster, Director of Careers and Higher Education, has been volunteering at Brent Foodbank every week since lockdown began. She had written…
June 8, 2020 Read more
Partnerships Update
Alongside our ongoing support with the staffing of a foodbank we are delighted to report that the school kitchen is now open,…
June 8, 2020 Read more
Craft Sessions
Lauren, VII, has recently launched a craft club to enable students across the school to relax during remote learning. She…
June 8, 2020 Read more
World Environment Day
To mark World Environment Day, SPEAC took the lead in organising a series of events and campaigns to encourage positive…
June 8, 2020 Read more
Philosophy Society Talk
Philosophy Society were delighted to host philosopher Richard Holton of Peterhouse College, Cambridge for a virtual talk on Moral Psychology….
June 8, 2020 Read more
Virtual Wind Tea
Recently, the first virtual wind tea was held over Zoom. Isabel, VII, tells us more about this musical event: The…
June 8, 2020 Read more
VII HE Day
Jai, VII, describes the VII’s recent Higher Education day: As we all prepare for the easing of lockdown, the VII…
June 8, 2020 Read more
Innovation in CSCT
Practical work has continued from home in the Computer Science and Creative Technology department, both in and outside lessons. From…
June 5, 2020 Read more
City Harvest Awards
Elise, V has been chosen as a winner of the ‘Champion for Change’ category and Mikal, VI has been chosen…
June 2, 2020 Read more
Drama Achievements
We are delighted to share these recent achievements by our St Paul’s drama students, which are testament to their hard…
June 2, 2020 Read more
Authors Working Lunch
Recently the careers and higher education department hosted their inaugural virtual working lunch, a chance for students in the VII…
June 2, 2020 Read more
Joint Eco Article
Congratulations to Chiara, VI, and Lorena, Y13 from Hammersmith Academy, whose co-written article about our joint eco-partnership has now been…
June 2, 2020 Read more
PE Interschools Quiz
The PE department recently organised an interschools PE quiz to keep spirits up during remote learning. Here Lulu, MIV, discusses…
June 2, 2020 Read more
Reading Groups
Over the past few weeks, students throughout the school have been enjoying attending senior and junior virtual book clubs. Ella,…
June 2, 2020 Read more
Young Enterprise Success
Congratulations to VII students Isabelle, Maya and Anastasia, whose Young Enterprise team Nurture recently won the Sustainability and STEM awards…
June 2, 2020 Read more
Active Debate Competition
Recently several SPGS teams took part in a virtual debating competition, Active Debate. Rosanagh, UIV, tells us more about the…
June 1, 2020 Read more
Art Detectives
Since the school switched to remote learning, Head of Art History Miss Evans has been running virtual sessions of art…
June 1, 2020 Read more
VIII Assembly
Our VIII leavers created a funny and thoughtful virtual assembly to mark what ordinarily would have been their last week of…
May 18, 2020 Read more
Student Fundraisers and Projects
We are very proud to see students throughout the school continuing to undertake fundraising and creative projects during remote learning. A few…
May 18, 2020 Read more
Staff Projects
Recently members of staff have written in to share what they have been getting up to outside of school. Several members…
May 18, 2020 Read more
MIV Medieval Manuscripts
MIV music students have been working hard on their Medieval musical manuscripts, created as part of a topic on Medieval…
May 18, 2020 Read more
Science Society
Science society have been lucky to host fascinating virtual talks this half term. Recently we have heard from Eloise Matheson about…
May 18, 2020 Read more
SPEAC and Debating Society Joint Debate
This half term SPEAC and Debating Society joined forces for the first time to hold an engaging environmental debate on the topic…
May 18, 2020 Read more
Virtual Schools Eco-Network
This half term has seen our existing London Schools Eco-Network move online. Student eco-teams from SPGS, North London Collegiate School,…
May 18, 2020 Read more
Cooking Club
As part of our remote co-curricular timetable, Ms Bell has launched a new cooking club via Zoom. Every Thursday Ms…
May 18, 2020 Read more
Eco-Discussion Group
Students thoroughly enjoyed the inaugural meeting of the SPGS eco-discussion group. Members of the club, which is run by students…
May 18, 2020 Read more
ICYD Debating Competition
On the 2 and 3 May, the International Competition of Young Debaters (ICYD) took place online with three SPGS teams competing. Despite…
May 15, 2020 Read more
Spanish Day
When Ms Garcia and Ms Mateos started planning Spanish Day this year, they never imagined that they would end up…
May 15, 2020 Read more
Platform Concerts
This half term we have been enjoying a series of uplifting Platform Concerts on Zoom. Staff and students from across…
May 15, 2020 Read more
UIV Languages Quiz
Did you know that Cambodian has the longest alphabet with 74 characters? Or that the Bible is the most translated…
May 15, 2020 Read more
Student Journalism in Lockdown
This week, three of our student journalists, Rosanagh and Christiane, both UIV, and Raniya, MIV, have written fascinating articles based…
May 4, 2020 Read more
Eco-Anxiety Staff Training Event
St Paul’s recently hosted a virtual staff training event over Zoom on the topic of eco-anxiety in young people. Experts Caroline…
May 4, 2020 Read more
Student Fundraisers
It has been inspiring to hear about students who have decided to go the extra mile to help those most…
May 4, 2020 Read more
Stay Home Project
As part of our Stay Home Project, featured in this week’s school bulletin, Giorgia, VII, Amara, V, Francesca, MIV, Jacqueline,…
May 4, 2020 Read more
Remote Co-Curricular
Our remote co-curricular timetable is now in full swing, with a wide range of activities and clubs on offer. From…
May 4, 2020 Read more
2.6 Challenge
As part of the nationwide 2.6 challenge, the charities committee decided to support The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, one of…
May 4, 2020 Read more
Sharing Online Resources with Partner Schools
We are grateful to resource providers JCS Resources, JSTOR, Drama Online Libraries, Connell Guides, Hodder Education and Massolit for extending…
April 20, 2020 Read more
Paulina 2020 First Look
This is the first look at the 2020 edition of the school magazine, Paulina, which this year is based on…
April 20, 2020 Read more
Reasons To Be Cheerful
To keep connected and entertained during remote learning, our senior students have created a page entitled Reasons to be Cheerful…
April 17, 2020 Read more
Creative Projects
Members of our school community are finding many inventive ways to keep cheerful during remote learning. Lovely images shared by…
April 17, 2020 Read more
Helping the NHS with Equipment Shortages
We are proud to be helping NHS frontline healthcare workers and care homes with their equipment shortages. Safety goggles have…
April 17, 2020 Read more
Online Resources for the Easter Break
The idea of spending the Easter break indoors may seem daunting for some. However, there are a variety of resources…
March 31, 2020 Read more
MIV Ideas for Keeping Cheerful Remotely
During remote learning our students are keeping connected and entertained by sharing challenges, pictures, videos and games via the student…
March 27, 2020 Read more
Virtual Film Screening
To celebrate Virtual Green Week, SPEAC presented a live screening via Zoom of the acclaimed Bruce Parry film ‘Tawai: a…
March 27, 2020 Read more
Green Week Online Workshops
As part of our Virtual Green Week activities, we were lucky enough to take part in an exciting online workshop…
March 25, 2020 Read more
Virtual Green Week
This year Green Week is going virtual as the school switches to remote learning. Our dedicated SPEAC (St Paul’s Environmental…
March 23, 2020 Read more
MIV Charity Fair
After much hard work, the MIV transformed the Great Hall with an array of colourful, creative stalls for their Charity…
March 11, 2020 Read more
Richmond Music Festival
Congratulations to singers Hannah, Amara, Octavia, Tanya and Amelia for their success in the Richmond Music Festival . The vocal festival is…
March 11, 2020 Read more
Antarctica Day Competition
Back in December, MIVs Alice G, Alice W, Manahan, Parishi and Vanessa won a school competition to produce flags for…
March 11, 2020 Read more
Lacrosse Nationals
Last weekend the Senior 1st Lacrosse Team travelled to Aldershot to compete in the National Schools Tournament, the highlight of…
March 11, 2020 Read more
Debating Success at ESU Mace & UCL U18 Competitions
Our debaters have had a stellar week. The ESU Mace squad of Vicky, VII, and Kitty, Abby & Creagh, VI, reached…
March 11, 2020 Read more
Reading Week
Here Tabitha, UIV, tells us why Reading Week is one of her favourite weeks of the year: During Reading Week…
March 11, 2020 Read more
China Lecture
On Wednesday 4 March Nigel Inkster, former director of operations and intelligence for the British Secret Intelligence Service, gave a fascinating…
March 11, 2020 Read more
String Tea
There was an excellent turnout for the String Tea on Wednesday. An appreciative audience of parents, grandparents and friends were…
March 11, 2020 Read more
Artist-in-Residence Week
This year’s artist-in-residence week gave 11 students in the V the chance to work with our artists-in-residence, Helen Carnac and…
March 9, 2020 Read more
Wellbeing Week
From cookie-decorating to yoga, busking to meditation, knit and knatter to silent discos, Wellbeing Week was filled with fantastic activities…
March 9, 2020 Read more
VIII Post-Mocks Quiz
The VIII celebrated the end of their mocks with a lively and entertaining quiz held jointly with St Paul’s School….
March 3, 2020 Read more
Keyboard Festival
Audiences were treated to many beautiful performances at our annual Keyboard Festival. With over 70 students taking part, this was…
March 3, 2020 Read more
Charity Events
It was a busy end to the half term as several events were organised to raise funds for our annual…
February 19, 2020 Read more
Red dress-up day
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, on the 14 February SPEAC organised a red dress-up day in aid of the…
February 19, 2020 Read more
Plant Captains
The biology plant captains held a pop-up plant sale on the Marble to sell the variety of greenery they have…
February 19, 2020 Read more
Drama Theatre Trip
Drama students enjoyed a trip to see The Welkin, a new play by Lucy Kirkwood at the National Theatre. Elise, VII,…
February 19, 2020 Read more
LV Trip to Science Live
The whole of the LV recently travelled to the Apollo Theatre to watch GCSE Science Live. After assembly, students headed straight…
February 19, 2020 Read more
Debating Round-Up
It has been a busy and exciting half term for our St Paul’s debating teams. Junior DebatingOur U15 debaters have…
February 19, 2020 Read more
Working Lunch
Recently eight students had the chance to welcome Mr Koray Kavukcuoglu, Vice President of Google DeepMind, from the school’s parent…
February 19, 2020 Read more
Maths Talk
Last Tuesday afternoon we heard from Dr Chris Budd about the mathematics of voting. Here Sarah and Giang, both VII, discuss…
February 19, 2020 Read more
Friday Lectures
This half term, the senior school has been lucky enough to be audience to a wide variety of speakers at…
February 19, 2020 Read more
West London Schools Eco-Meeting
Last Thursday, three SPEAC representatives attended a lunchtime eco meeting at Hammersmith Academy. This was part of our ongoing West…
February 19, 2020 Read more
CyberFirst Competition
Four girls from the UIV competed in the semi-final of CyberFirst, a UK wide competition for girls in Year 8…
February 19, 2020 Read more
Colet Play
The annual Colet Play is produced entirely by students in the VII, who cast, design, direct, and stage manage the…
February 19, 2020 Read more
Geography Lake District Trip
A Level Geographers were treated to amazing views as they completed their fieldwork in the stunning scenery of the Lake…
February 19, 2020 Read more
Classics talk
This week students enjoyed a fascinating talk from Professor Maria Wyke from University College London about Ancient Rome in Silent…
February 7, 2020 Read more
Songfest
A very eager audience filled the Old Drama Studio this week for the highly-anticipated Songfest competition. With an amazing atmosphere…
February 7, 2020 Read more
Charity Pyjamas Dress-Up Day
This week students donned their onesies and slippers for a very cozy charity pyjamas dress-up day. Organised by our student…
February 7, 2020 Read more
Social Media
Welcome to our online community! St Paul’s has launched new social media pages on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook where…
January 30, 2020 Read more
UIV Film Night
Rosanagh, UIV, gives a snapshot of the evening’s entertainment: Last Friday was UIV film night and we had a wonderful…
January 30, 2020 Read more
MIV Partnership Project
Students from the MIV joined forces with students from Hammersmith Academy, Burlington Danes Academy and St Paul’s Junior School to…
January 30, 2020 Read more
Harpsichord Fundraising Concert
Ms Yamamoto’s pupils gathered to perform a concert in the Singing Hall to help raise money for a new double-manual…
January 30, 2020 Read more
Cantamus Commemoration Concert
Cantamus recently took part in a concert for the Willesden Jewish Cemetery to commemorate the lives of people buried there….
January 29, 2020 Read more
VI Arts Day
After two weeks of mock exams, the VI celebrated with Arts Day. Here Phoenix, VI, tells us more about the…
January 29, 2020 Read more
Music Junction Workshops
This week we hosted our exciting first Music Junction workshop of the year, in partnership with London Chamber Orchestra and St Paul’s School. After trying out…
January 29, 2020 Read more
Sustainability Careers Forum
This week St Paul’s was delighted to host its first-ever Sustainability Careers Forum. Students heard from a variety of speakers…
January 22, 2020 Read more
Russian Day
Yesterday St Paul’s celebrated its annual Russian Day. The Russian department organised a variety of exciting events to mark the…
January 22, 2020 Read more
Happy birthday St Paul’s!
On Sunday 19 January St Paul’s celebrated its 116th birthday. To mark the occasion, we were lucky enough to hear…
January 22, 2020 Read more
Russian Cultural Trip to Moscow
Over the Christmas holidays, a number of students from the LV had the privilege of spending a week in the…
January 22, 2020 Read more
MIV Gamelan Workshops
The MIV have enjoyed participating in Gamelan workshops to enrich their music studies. An, MIV, tells us more about the…
January 22, 2020 Read more
Andrew McMillan Poetry Reading and Q&A
St Paul’s was incredibly fortunate to welcome Andrew McMillan, senior lecturer at MMU and revered poet, into school for an…
January 22, 2020 Read more
SOAS & England Debating Success
Congratulations to Sara and Lucy, VIII, who recently won a very competitive SOAS debating competition. In a high quality final,…
January 22, 2020 Read more
Talk on Rare Species Conservation
We were very pleased to welcome leading endangered species conservationist Rodney Pietsch from New South Wales in Australia to speak on the current…
January 22, 2020 Read more
U19 National Schools Chess Championships
Three teams comprising nine girls made their way to St Catherine’s School to participate in the semi-final of the National…
January 22, 2020 Read more
London Schools Eco-Partnership at Harrow School
Four members of the VII went to Harrow School to represent our school at the London Schools Eco Network, launched…
January 22, 2020 Read more
Medea
Last term, our A Level drama students performed in a contemporary re-imagining of Euripides’ seminal work, Medea. Medea’s marriage, along…
January 8, 2020 Read more
BBC Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year
Congratulations to Anna, VI, who won the BBC Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year 2019. The BBC Radio 2…
January 6, 2020 Read more
Student magazines
Many congratulations to the VII student editors, Clemmie, Vicky, Jai, Ella and Immy, who produced Winter editions of student magazines…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Teachers’ Netball Match
During the final week of term an excited audience filled the Sports Hall for the highly anticipated teachers’ netball match….
December 17, 2019 Read more
Decorations
Many thanks to the Parents’ Guild for their hard work in covering the school in festive decorations – walking through the…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Wind Tea
On Wednesday 20 November, the Wind Tea commenced with a majestic flourish. The Wind Tea is an opportunity for woodwind…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Eco-Partnerships Meetings
Two weeks ago members of SPEAC were lucky enough to host local school pupils for the first West London Schools…
December 17, 2019 Read more
UIV Marseille Exchange
Katherine, UIV, discusses the recent French exchange: Bienvenue chez moi! These were some of the first words I spoke to my…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Indoor 5-a-side Football Tournament
On Tuesday 10 December we held our annual St Paul’s 5-a-side Football Tournament. We had a total of seven teams…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Scullers Head Rowing Competition
On Saturday 7 December, two seniors and four J16 rowers raced at Scullers Head. Faye, VI, discusses the day’s events: The…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Russian Conference
On Friday 22 November five Russianists headed to Oxford High School for their annual Russian conference. Anya, VIII, tells us…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Santa Fun Run
Early last Sunday morning we gathered at Mile End tube station ready to don Santa costumes and join the crowds for…
December 17, 2019 Read more
MIV Matilda Trip
The MIVs recently enjoyed a trip to see a production of ‘Matilda The Musical’ in the Cambridge Theatre. Katia, MIV,…
December 17, 2019 Read more
German Day
Our German Weihnachtsfest on Tuesday 3 December again drew the crowds. We sang German carols, ate German lebkuchen and had…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Debating Round-Up
Our debaters have had a very successful recent run. At Birmingham, Kiersten & Anya, V, won a tight final, defeating…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Christmas Card Competition
This year, the MIV and UIV got a chance to practise their artistic skills through the launch of a Christmas…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Mock Election and Debate
For the past two weeks we have been building up to the St Paul’s mock election, including a lively leaders’ debate…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Christmas Charity Events
The Charities Committee organised a variety of Christmas-themed events over the past few weeks in order to raise money for…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Festive Fun
On Wednesday the MIV were treated to an afternoon of Festive Fun. They participated in a range of exciting themed…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Music Junction
A group of Paulinas and Paulines, accompanied by members of the music department, are currently participating in a Music Junction…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Preti Taneja Reading and Q&A
Literary Society recently had the pleasure of hearing Preti Taneja reading and discussing her award-winning book ‘We That Are Young’. In her…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Film Nights
Over the past few weeks the V and LV have enjoyed film nights, offering a great opportunity to relax and unwind…
December 17, 2019 Read more
MIV Party
Recently, the VII hosted a Disney-themed party for the MIV. Here, Clare, Amelia and Rachel, MIV, tell us more: Mickey…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Carol Service
The Carol Service was a wonderful celebration to kick off the festive season. Rosanagh, Tabitha and Cristina, UIV, tell us…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Sweeney Todd
This year’s school musical, Sweeney Todd, was a thrillingly dark and high-intensity production. The musical thriller follows the story of…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Christmas Concert
The annual Christmas Concert is the jewel of St Paul’s concerts, with even Old Paulinas unable to resist coming back…
December 17, 2019 Read more
Netball Tournaments
The U14A, U15, U16A and U19 netball teams recently enjoyed a fun and challenging weekend competing in the Middlesex County…
December 4, 2019 Read more
Lucy Eaton Q&A
We were fortunate to have actor Lucy Eaton come talk to us about her career, both as an actor and…
December 4, 2019 Read more
Ascham Exchange
The Ascham exchange to Sydney, Australia takes place annually. A small group of girls from both schools spend five weeks abroad. Currently, four girls from…
December 4, 2019 Read more
Lungs Theatre Trip
Two weeks ago, those studying theatre studies A Level went to the Old Vic to see Duncan Macmillan’s play Lungs, directed by…
December 4, 2019 Read more
Bilingualism and Identity Talk
On Tuesday evening, we had the pleasure of hearing Yara Rodrigues Fowler reading and discussing her book ‘Stubborn Archivist’. In…
December 4, 2019 Read more
National Youth Orchestra
Phoenix (clarinet and saxophone), Gisela (clarinet), Tatty (harp) and Tian (trumpet) have all qualified to be part of the National…
December 4, 2019 Read more
Maths Talk
Recently, mathematicians in the VII had the opportunity to attend a talk by Dr Kevin Buzzard, Professor of Pure Mathematics…
December 4, 2019 Read more
Journalism Talk
This week, Journalism Club welcomed Ms Ng to talk about her previous career as a journalist. She was interviewed by…
December 4, 2019 Read more
Colet Choral Society Concert
On Sunday 1 December, Senior Choir was lucky enough to perform Rossini’s ‘Petite Messe Solennelle’ alongside the Colet Choral Society (a…
December 4, 2019 Read more
Hangzhou Trip
Over the half-term, five budding linguists and Chinese culture enthusiasts travelled across the world to spend ten days in Hangzhou…
November 25, 2019 Read more
Law Working Lunch
Earlier this term, parents Ms de Mestre (Barrister at XXIV Old Buildings) and Ms Sen Gupta (Barrister at Blackstone Chambers)…
November 25, 2019 Read more
Living Library
On Wednesday 13 November we held our annual Living Library event. The basic idea is that instead of coming to…
November 25, 2019 Read more
Panathlon
The Sports Hall was filled with noise and activity on Wednesday 20 November as we welcomed almost 100 students from…
November 25, 2019 Read more
Science Live Trip
Is it worth solving the air pollution problem? What is the total amount of energy in the universe? How do…
November 13, 2019 Read more
Parfitt Day
Friday 8 November 2019 was Parfitt Day, our annual keyboard day. This year’s guest was international pianist Daniel Grimwood, whose…
November 12, 2019 Read more
MIV Sponsored Swim
114 girls swam 3,326 lengths in last term’s MIV sponsored swim to raise £3,135.97 for the school charities and the…
November 11, 2019 Read more
Music scholars concert
Congratulations to the music scholars in VII and VIII who gave a wonderful lunchtime recital at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Tuesday…
November 11, 2019 Read more
Halloween
Sophia and Kamya, MIV, give us an insight into how St Paul’s got into the Halloween spirit: On the spookiest…
November 11, 2019 Read more
VII & VIII Careers Networking Event
Here, Emily, VII, tells us more about this networking event, which took place on Monday 4 November: I was lucky…
November 11, 2019 Read more
VI Venice Trip
Over half term VI students enjoyed a trip to Venice to enrich their study of history of art and Italian….
November 6, 2019 Read more
VI Berlin Trip
Ms Kindermann tells us more about the VI’s German adventure: During the half term break we embarked on this exciting…
November 6, 2019 Read more
VI Russian History Trip
Over half term, a large group of Paulinas were lucky enough to visit Moscow and St. Petersburg. Here Connie, VI,…
November 6, 2019 Read more
Japan Exchange
The Japan Exchange is an annual cultural exchange during the first week of half term, involving four students from the…
November 6, 2019 Read more
Barcelona Exchange
Over half term 14 Paulinas flew to Barcelona for a week of sight-seeing and language teaching. Holly, VI, describes the…
November 6, 2019 Read more
Beijing Exchange
An exciting Beijing Exchange gave our students the opportunity to expand their language skills and explore remarkable locations. Here Charlotte,…
November 6, 2019 Read more
VII English Trip to Grasmere
Over half term VII English students enjoyed a literary-themed trip to the Lake District. Below, Isobel tells us more: Over…
November 6, 2019 Read more
Alumnae Reunion
The Old Library was venue for a busy alumnae reunion for Old Paulinas from the 9 classes on Wednesday 30…
November 6, 2019 Read more
Engineering Education Scheme Launch
Six students went to the Arup headquarters in Central London for the Engineering Education Scheme launch meeting. They completed group…
November 6, 2019 Read more
Hispanic Theatre Festival
VIII Spanish students took part in the annual Hispanic Theatre Festival at North London Collegiate School on Thursday 10 October….
November 6, 2019 Read more
Nymphs Studio Production
Last week, students performed the studio production Nymphs. Here Artemis, the director of the production, tells us more about her…
November 6, 2019 Read more
Paulina Voices Concert
On Saturday 12 October, a group of singers from Paulina Voices joined forces with the West London Sinfonia and actors…
November 6, 2019 Read more
Amnesty Concert
On Friday 11 October, girls and teachers gathered in the Singing Hall for this year’s Amnesty Concert. Emilia, MIV, describes the event: This annual…
November 6, 2019 Read more
Virtual Reality
As the school’s new technology program launched, students in UIV were given the opportunity to use the school’s very own…
November 6, 2019 Read more
Foyle Young Poets Commendation
Many congratulations to Neha, VI, who was awarded a commendation in this year’s Foyle Young Poets of the Year award….
November 6, 2019 Read more
School & Family Works Showcase Event
St Paul’s recently hosted the School & Family Works company to talk about their Family Group programme. As part of…
October 15, 2019 Read more
GSA Tournament
This half term the drama department has taken A Level drama students to see several exciting plays. Earlier this half…
October 15, 2019 Read more
St Paul’s Open House
Open House, which was held on the Spring Equinox, 21 September, was a success and happily complemented the memorable Holst…
October 15, 2019 Read more
Mathematics Olympiad
Five problems. Two and a half hours. On 8 October girls from the V-VIII participated in the Mathematics Olympiad for…
October 15, 2019 Read more
Friday Lectures
The Friday Lecture series continues to give senior students the chance to hear from a diverse range of exciting and…
October 15, 2019 Read more
MIV Sponsored Swim
In the course of last week, the whole of the MIV took part in this term’s Sponsored Swim, raising money…
October 15, 2019 Read more
Women’s Open Debating
For the third year in a row, St Paul’s has hosted the Women’s Open Debating tournament – a competition aimed…
October 15, 2019 Read more
Model UN Conference
Last week St Paul’s attended its first Model UN Conference of the season. It was a great start for our…
October 15, 2019 Read more
Translation Workshop
In celebration of the European Day of Languages, some of our linguists from V-VIII were fortunate enough to attend a…
October 15, 2019 Read more
Holst Birthday Concert
On the 21 September the music department held its annual Holst Birthday Concert. Amelia, V, tells us more about the…
October 15, 2019 Read more
VII Philosophy Trip
On 21 September, a group of Paulinas attended the “How the Light Gets In” philosophy and music festival on Hampstead…
October 15, 2019 Read more
VI Geography Trip
VI geographers recently enjoyed an enjoyable and informative trip to Swanage Bay. Here, Georgi, VI, describes the group’s adventures: Escaping…
October 15, 2019 Read more
African Prisons Project
Over the summer term of last year as well as this half term, students from the V have been working…
October 15, 2019 Read more
I Capture the Castle
Girls from the UIV to the VI recently performed in a studio production of ‘I Capture the Castle’. The play…
October 15, 2019 Read more
Senior Scholarship Symposium
The joint St Paul’s Girls’ School and St Paul’s School academic symposium was held on Thursday 10 October. The evening began…
October 15, 2019 Read more
Journalism Club Talk
Vicky, VII, gave an inspiring talk to journalism club about the work experience she completed over the summer at The…
October 15, 2019 Read more
Inua Ellams Reading and Q&A
Students and staff had the opportunity to attend a reading and Q&A with the talented poet, playwright and performer Inua…
October 14, 2019 Read more
LV-VIII Careers Forum
This term’s Careers Forum was themed around technology and engineering, allowing students an opportunity to hear women in STEM discuss…
October 14, 2019 Read more
Colet Day
St Paul’s Girls’ School, St Paul’s School and St Paul’s Junior School joined together at St Paul’s Cathedral for our…
October 14, 2019 Read more
Foyle Young Poet award
Many congratulations to Cia and Anya, who were both recognised in this year’s Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award….
October 8, 2019 Read more
Languages week
To celebrate European Day of Languages the modern foreign languages department hosted a number of exciting events across the week…
September 27, 2019 Read more
Clubs and societies fair
Students were given an insight into the school’s wide variety of extra-curricular activities at this year’s annual Clubs and Societies Fair….
September 25, 2019 Read more
Essay prize success
Many congratulations to VIII students Thamima and Cristina for their impressive achievements in recent essay competitions. Cristina was awarded a…
September 25, 2019 Read more
New VII Induction
New VII students this week enjoyed a lovely welcome breakfast. This induction gave new students the opportunity to catch up…
September 25, 2019 Read more
MIV Welcome Dinner
Many thanks to the Parents’ Guild Association for their organisation of the MIV Welcome Dinner which took place on Thursday…
September 25, 2019 Read more
LV Lee Valley trip
On Wednesday 18 of September, the LV went on a trip to the Lee Valley White Water Centre for a…
September 25, 2019 Read more
MIV trip to Stubbers Adventure Centre
On Tuesday 10 September the whole of the MIV went to Stubbers Adventure Centre, a great opportunity for all of…
September 25, 2019 Read more
Classics in film
Last Tuesday saw the launch of a new lunchtime club, focused this term on the discussion of Classics in film….
September 25, 2019 Read more
Almost, Maine
Almost, Maine is a delightful midwinter’s tale full of love, heartache…and a little bit of magic. Although surreal and fantastical in…
September 25, 2019 Read more
Friday Lectures
On Friday 6 September, our Director of Music Mr O’Hara kicked off this year’s Friday Lecture series with gusto, giving…
September 25, 2019 Read more
Senior service programme
Several students in the VII have commenced a service activity as part of the Senior Programme on Friday afternoons. One…
September 25, 2019 Read more
Classics talk
We were delighted to welcome Dr Jenny Zhao to give a talk on the comparisons between Ancient Greek and Chinese…
September 25, 2019 Read more
Mathematics talk
On the 10 September Dr Lee Fawcett from Newcastle University shared his in-depth knowledge about the application of statistics to real…
September 25, 2019 Read more
Duke of Edinburgh Gold Expedition
At the beginning of the summer, a group of girls from the VII made the long journey to Wales to…
September 25, 2019 Read more
VII joint leadership programme
On Friday 8 September the VII were joined by their counterparts from across the river for the first instalment of the…
September 25, 2019 Read more
Joint concert
On Thursday 12 September St Paul’s Girls’ School and St Paul’s School united for our annual Joint Concert. Organised by…
September 25, 2019 Read more
Zambia
On 4 July, eight Paulinas, eight Paulines and five teachers arrived in Ndola, Zambia. We partnered with “Beyond Ourselves”, who…
September 10, 2019 Read more
Endangered Instruments Fair
The Endangered Instruments Fair took place on Thursday 5 September in the Great Hall. Over 100 Paulinas learned all about…
September 10, 2019 Read more
Debating success
Over the summer girls from St Paul’s represented England in the World Schools Debating Championships. Rachel was the top England speaker coming 10th/230,…
September 10, 2019 Read more
Summer Piano Workshops 2019
At the beginning of July St Paul’s held its inaugural Summer Piano Workshops. The Teachers’ Day was led by Anthony…
September 10, 2019 Read more
Ship of Tolerance
Last year 12 members of the UIV were lucky enough to be involved with the global Ship of Tolerance art…
September 10, 2019 Read more
2019 Examination Results
Many congratulations to all of our students on their fantastic achievements in the 2019 public examinations, which are the culmination…
August 15, 2019 Read more
SHINE Media Awards
We are delighted that our student-run newspaper, The Marble, was shortlisted for the Best Newspaper and Best Newspaper Front Cover…
July 2, 2019 Read more
Skellig
After almost three months of learning lines, perfecting owl hoots and crafting puppets, the Junior Play went on stage. Skellig,…
June 27, 2019 Read more
MIV Coding Classes
This term the MIV have been developing their coding skills by learning to program micro bits and attaching them to…
June 24, 2019 Read more
Professor Nick Lane visits St Paul’s
Science Society was delighted to welcome Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry at UCL and renowned author to answer the…
June 20, 2019 Read more
UIV Trip to Bentley Copse
The UIV embarked on their annual camping trip to Bentley Copse. They spent the evening setting up their tents, cooking…
June 17, 2019 Read more
PSHE Week
St Paul’s held its first ever PSHE week with the theme of food. Events included a teacher cake decorating competition,…
June 13, 2019 Read more
St Paul’s in the Lake District
Nine geographers in the VII spent three days in the Lake District. They learned qualitative sampling techniques, viewed natural land…
June 11, 2019 Read more
St Paul’s in Naples
41 UIV classicists embarked on an archaeological trip to the Bay of Naples, spending the days visiting ancient sites and…
June 7, 2019 Read more
MIV Activities Week
The MIV embarked on a number of activities to encourage them to think beyond their lives in school. From a…
June 5, 2019 Read more
Apposition Dinner 2019
30 girls from the VIII attended the annual Apposition Dinner hosted by the Mercers’ Company, together with staff, OPs and…
June 3, 2019 Read more
VIII Art Exhibition
The A level art students filled the Great Hall and the Marble with their extraordinary artwork. Parents, staff and fellow…
May 24, 2019 Read more
English Teacher as Short Story Judge
We are very proud of English teacher Michael Donkor’s continuing influence in the literary world. Having written HOLD last year…
May 21, 2019 Read more
Greek Play
The VII put on the annual Greek Play, performed entirely in its original Ancient Greek. This year Euripides’ Iphigenia in…
May 15, 2019 Read more
Higher Education Conference
Our annual Higher Education Conference took place this month. Students and parents were invited to hear from a range of…
May 10, 2019 Read more
VI Art Exhibition
The summer term began with the VI art exhibition. There was huge diversity in this year’s exhibition, testament to the…
May 7, 2019 Read more
St Paul’s in Tamil Nadu
Students in the V and VII embarked on a service-learning trip to Tamil Nadu, India. They worked in the Sita…
May 2, 2019 Read more
GB Rowing Trials
Avery and Issy in the VII raced in the Great Britain April trial at Dorney Lake, Eton. They were up…
May 1, 2019 Read more
ICYD U15 Debating
Eight of our U15 debaters competed in the finals of the International Competition for Young Debaters at the Cambridge Union….
April 30, 2019 Read more
St Paul’s in Ty Newydd
14 Paulinas travelled to Ty Newydd on the Welsh coast to spend a week on their creative writing. Led by…
April 26, 2019 Read more
U19 Girls Chess Championships
Arushi (V), Anika (UIV) and Anwen (MIV) competed in the two-day final of the National U19 Girls Chess Championships. The…
April 25, 2019 Read more
Modern Languages Trips
Over the Easter holidays, the modern languages department took students on a huge array of trips. The UIV went to…
April 25, 2019 Read more
French Debating
Congratulations to Sophie (VIII) and Anya (VII) who won 3rd place in the French Institute debating competition. They impressed the jury…
March 25, 2019 Read more
Colet Play 2019
This year’s Colet Play was The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster’s gory tale of revenge and dark humour. The play…
March 22, 2019 Read more
Classical Association Greek and Latin Reading Competition
Nine Classicists travelled to Queen’s College for the Classical Association Greek and Latin Reading Competition. Our St Paul’s students did exceptionally…
March 21, 2019 Read more
Maslenitsa Celebration
Students studying Russian in the LV and V journeyed to Harrow School to celebrate the Russian celebration of Maslenitsa. This is…
March 19, 2019 Read more
St Paul’s in Folgarida
A group of students from the LV and V headed to Folgardia, in northern Italy, for a week of skiing….
March 15, 2019 Read more
Careers Forum
We were delighted to welcome four OPs to help answer the question: “What can you do with a science degree?”. The…
March 13, 2019 Read more
National Schools Tournament
Congratulations to our senior lacrosse 1st team who finished in first place at the National Schools Tournament in Aldershot, after…
March 11, 2019 Read more
VIII Play
Amidst a busy term at St Paul’s, 12 brave Paulinas took on the task of putting on the VIII play. This Restless…
March 4, 2019 Read more
Unlocking the Power of the Human
This week our staff and invited teachers from across the country were treated to the first ever independent school Diversity…
March 1, 2019 Read more
Wellbeing Week 2019
The third St Paul’s Wellbeing Week brought an array of uplifting activities for all, from MIV to VIII. Activities included mindfulness…
February 27, 2019 Read more
Dance Show 2019
This year’s Dance Show, ‘Live‘, saw pieces performed and choreographed entirely by students. Dance numbers included ballet, contemporary, tap, jazz, commercial…
February 15, 2019 Read more
Old Paulina in Space!
We are delighted that the new rover which will be sent to Mars in 2020 will bear the name of…
February 13, 2019 Read more
Gamelan Workshop
The MIV participated in a series of Gamelan workshops to support their current music module. Gamelan is a traditional instrumental…
February 11, 2019 Read more
The Chairs
Over the course of last term, the VIII A level drama students explored existentialist themes of nothingness and purposelessness in…
February 8, 2019 Read more
Engineering Education Scheme
Some of our senior students visited the University of Kent for two days as part of the Engineering Education Scheme…
February 5, 2019 Read more
Russian Day
St Paul’s annual Russian Day featured ballet classes, traditional Russian cuisine for lunch and a lecture from Professor Philip Bullock…
February 1, 2019 Read more
St Paul’s in Ghana
Two of our senior students visited the African Science Academy in Ghana on an academic exchange. They spent most of…
January 29, 2019 Read more
St Paul’s in Russia
19 Russianists from the LV and V went on a cultural trip to Moscow and St Petersburg. Students visited famous…
January 28, 2019 Read more
French Revolution Talks
The VIII historians have been treated to two enlightening talks on the French Revolution this week. Dr Tom Stammers, of Durham…
January 25, 2019 Read more
VI Arts Day
To celebrate completing their mock exams, the VI celebrated their Arts Day with a trip to the Tate Modern followed…
January 24, 2019 Read more
St Paul’s in Venice
Over the Christmas holidays, members of Paulina Voices visited Venice on a choir tour. They sang in various venues including…
January 10, 2019 Read more
Weihnachtsfest
The highlight of the German department calendar is our annual celebration of the Weihnachtsfest. We celebrated with traditional German Christmas…
December 19, 2018 Read more
Staff Christmas Pantomime
This year’s staff panto served as a grand finale to the end of term. Starring a cast of talented staff,…
December 17, 2018 Read more
Christmas Concert
This year’s Christmas Concert was truly spectacular, seeing a performance of Mark Wilderspin’s opera, The Little Match Girl, composed for…
December 14, 2018 Read more
Art Trip to Kew Gardens
Last week our V artists visited Kew Gardens to find inspiration for their upcoming art projects. They participated in a…
December 12, 2018 Read more
England Debate Team
We are delighted that two of our students have been selected for the England Debate team, the first for decades…
December 10, 2018 Read more
Lacrosse Update
Our 1st lacrosse team won second place in the Greater London Indoor Tournament, conceding just one match throughout. Additionally, our…
December 6, 2018 Read more
Russian Senior Study Day
Russianists in the VI, VII and VIII travelled to Oxford High School for a senior study day. They heard lectures…
December 3, 2018 Read more
The Crucible
The talented double cast of students from the two St Paul’s schools brought Arthur Miller’s play to life in a…
November 30, 2018 Read more
UIV Marseille Exchange
The UIV were delighted to welcome their French exchange partners to a week of London life. Visiting students were able…
November 28, 2018 Read more
Dr Beatrice Groves visits St Paul’s
Dr Beatrice Groves gave a fascinating lecture to Lit Soc, and associated Paulina-Potterheads, on literary allusion in Harry Potter. The…
November 26, 2018 Read more
English and Drama trip to Macbeth
English and Drama students in the V and VI visited the Barbican to see Shakespeare’s greatest antihero Macbeth – played by…
November 22, 2018 Read more
Business, Government and the Services Careers Networking
Girls from the VII and VIII were able to ‘speed network’ with six Old Paulina mentors, including Katie Brewis (OP 1992…
November 20, 2018 Read more
Living Library 2018
St Paul’s once again welcomed eager Year 5 students from Larmenier and Sacred Heart for another year of Living Library….
November 19, 2018 Read more
Parfitt Day 2018
Last Friday, the school’s annual Parfitt Day took place. The day is celebration of piano and included a lecture recital…
November 16, 2018 Read more
Collaborations+
The private view of ‘Collaborations+’ was held on the Marble this week, featuring artwork produced during the VII trip to…
November 15, 2018 Read more
MIV Sponsored Swim 2018
Congratulations to the MIV who have successfully completed their sponsored swim and raised £4341.10. The funds will be split between…
November 12, 2018 Read more
MIV Party 2018
The annual MIV party took place on Friday 2 November with a ‘futuristic’ theme. The VII organised a whole host…
November 8, 2018 Read more
St Paul’s in St Ives
A group of senior art students journeyed to the artists’ colony of St Ives, Cornwall, famous for its clear and pink-tinged…
November 6, 2018 Read more
St Paul’s in Japan
Four Paulinas and four Paulines spent a week staying with host families in Toyohashi in Aichi Prefecture. They took part in…
November 2, 2018 Read more
St Paul’s in Barcelona
Students in the VI spent a week in Barcelona on the annual Barcelona exchange. They were able to explore the…
November 2, 2018 Read more
ISSET Mission Discovery Course
Rosie and Weijia in the VI participated in the ISSET Mission Discovery course at King’s College London where they spent…
November 2, 2018 Read more
And Then There Were None Studio Production
A suitably ghoulish studio production of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None was performed on Halloween night, by a…
November 1, 2018 Read more
St Paul’s in New York
Three Paulinas in the VII set off to New York to take part in a two-week cultural exchange. They stayed…
October 29, 2018 Read more
Pre-U Success
We are pleased to announce that three of our students received the top marks in the country for their Pre-U…
October 12, 2018 Read more
Alumnae Matches
Once a Paulina always a Paulina? We were thrilled to welcome OPs from the classes of 2008 to 2018 to…
October 10, 2018 Read more
GSA Netball Tournament
Teams from the UIV and LV competed in the GSA Netball Tournament in Shropshire. Despite the rainy weather, both teams…
October 8, 2018 Read more
Connell Guides Essay Prize
Congratulations to Clementine in the VI who has won the Connell Guides GCSE Essay Prize. Judge Tim De Lisle praised…
October 4, 2018 Read more
U16 Northern Junior Championship Debating
Four debating teams from the LV to VI travelled to Newcastle to participate in the U16 Northern Junior Championship. The…
October 1, 2018 Read more
Senior Scholarship 2018
Many congratulations to the three VII winners of this year’s Senior Scholarship: • Emilie for her submission entitled ‘How coding is making…
September 28, 2018 Read more
Dharshini David visits St Paul’s
We welcomed Dharshini David, broadcaster, economist and author, to give a talk on the ‘almighty dollar’. The fascinating talk traced…
September 27, 2018 Read more
Opening of the Garden Building
Last Friday our wonderful new Garden Building was officially opened by Dame Carol Black, Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge. She…
September 21, 2018 Read more
2018 Leavers’ Bursary
Congratulations to the 2018 leavers’ families who raised a fantastic sum of £170,000 towards a bursary for a MIV candidate…
September 20, 2018 Read more
Joint Concert 2018
Thursday 13 September saw the confluence of musical students from the two St Paul’s schools for the annual Joint Concert. The…
September 19, 2018 Read more
MIV Team Building at Stubbers Adventure Centre 2018
The much anticipated outdoor adventure day arrived on Tuesday, allowing the new cohort to get to know each other. Students…
September 17, 2018 Read more
Paulina Voices at St Paul’s
This week Paulina Voices performed Holst’s The Planets at St Paul’s Cathedral, accompanied by footage from NASA and an introduction from astronauts…
September 7, 2018 Read more
2018 Examinations Results
Many congratulations to all of our students on their fantastic achievements in the 2018 public examinations, which are the culmination…
August 23, 2018 Read more
Opening of the Pavilion
Our new Pavilion was formally opened, by Zoe de Toledo, Olympian and OP 1998 to 2005. The ceremony was attended…
July 6, 2018 Read more
Sports Day 2018
Sports Day 2018 saw our five mythical teams battle in track and field events, supported from the sidelines by teammates…
July 5, 2018 Read more
Bank of England and Financial Times School Blog Competition
Congratulations to Nicola in the VII who is the runner up in the Bank of England and the Financial Times…
June 29, 2018 Read more
MIV Trip to Matilda: The Musical
Following a recent trip to the Cambridge Theatre to see Matilda: The Musical, the MIV were visited by Rob Howell, the…
June 26, 2018 Read more
VII Fieldtrip to the Lake District
The VII geographers visited the Lake District to develop their geographic fieldwork skills, practicing clinometer use, sound mapping and sampling…
June 22, 2018 Read more
UIV Bentley Copse Trip
The UIV went to Bentley Copse for a camping trip in early June. During the day, students participated in a…
June 20, 2018 Read more
Hangzhou Exchange
St Paul’s recently hosted a group of sixth form students from a school for deaf pupils in Hangzhou. The students…
June 15, 2018 Read more
Houses of Parliament Trip
This week our PSHE ambassadors visited the Houses of Parliament where they were given a guided tour of the House…
June 7, 2018 Read more
Dr Marisa Linton visits St Paul’s
The History Society were delighted to welcome Marisa Linton, from Kingston University, to talk on Robespierre and other leaders of…
May 30, 2018 Read more
Head Girl Team 2018-2019
Congratulations to the newly-selected Head Girl Team for next year’s VIII. Our new Head Girl is Anjali with Costi as Deputy…
May 29, 2018 Read more
STEM Careers Fair
The science department hosted a STEM careers fair for students in the LV to the VIII. Students were able to…
May 25, 2018 Read more
Senior Exhibition
The Senior Exhibition private view was held on Tuesday 15 May. This year’s show featured the work of 11 artists…
May 25, 2018 Read more
Cantamus Tour 2018
This bank holiday, forty girls from the UIV to the V, visited Amsterdam. Students performed in three wonderful concerts performed…
May 17, 2018 Read more
The Garden Building
The new Garden Building was opened in time for the beginning of term. The building is flooded with light from…
May 9, 2018 Read more
US University Success
We are pleased to announce that at the closing of the US University admissions cycle, 14 Paulinas have now received…
May 4, 2018 Read more
Visual Arts Course exhibition
The first week of term played host to the annual school-directed Visual Arts Course exhibition, with parents and guests invited…
May 3, 2018 Read more
UK Mathematics Trust
Congratulations to Sara in the VI who has been invited to attend the UK Mathematics Trust Olympiad Initial Training Camp…
May 1, 2018 Read more
Hans Woyda Mathematics Competition
Our Hans Woyda team Alice (VIII), Petra (VII), Sara (VI), and Mansa (LV) travelled to Channing School for the final…
March 30, 2018 Read more
Colet Play 2018
Last week saw this year’s Colet Play, William Golding’s iconic Lord of the Flies. Adapted for the stage by Nigel…
March 19, 2018 Read more
Dads4Daughters Day
On Thursday 15 March we celebrated the second annual Dads4Daughters Day with two events, firstly a breakfast for 170 fathers…
March 16, 2018 Read more
VIII Play 2018
Last week, a cast of VIII performed Earthquakes in London as their annual play. The story revolves around three sisters and how…
February 8, 2018 Read more
Wellbeing Week 2018
Last week marked St Paul’s second Wellbeing Week, and the array of activities was phenomenal. From stress-relieving finger knitting, to…
February 5, 2018 Read more
Independent Schools Mock Trial
On Saturday 4 February, ten Paulinas from the V headed to a mock trial at Wood Green Crown Court. From…
February 4, 2018 Read more
St Paul’s in Russia
The recent trip to Russia over the Christmas holiday was a fantastic experience for everyone, whether studying the language or not. …
January 29, 2018 Read more
St Paul’s at Ben Nevis
In December, a group of five Paulinas embarked on a joint ice climbing trip with the boys’ school to Fort…
January 29, 2018 Read more