A Level German Trip to Vienna
The Vienna trip was one of the highlights of my academic year, we had such a lovely group students and teachers and we had [...]
Curious Club 3D Model City Presentations
Curious Club, our Stretch and Challenge club for Years 7-9, embarked on an exciting new project this term: designing a 3D model of the [...]
Summer Festival of Music 2024
Tuesday's Summer Festival of Music was, as ever, an amazingly joyful celebration of the Music Department and brought the efforts of everyone involved to [...]
Prize-Giving 2024
On Monday 17th June, our FHS community gathered in the majestic Cadogan Hall for our annual Prize-Giving, always a highlight of the school calendar. [...]
Senior School Gala at Drapers’ Hall
On Friday 14th June, we held our Senior School Gala at Drapers’ Hall in the City of London, to fundraise for two important causes: our [...]
Musical Moment: Solfeggietto – Luca Sestak Trio (originally C.P.E. Bach)
Something very different this week. The beautiful stylings of the Bach family and their Baroque masterpieces have endured centuries of listens and are still [...]
MFL Poetry Competition
This Friday, the Margaret Bowden MFL Poetry Competition took place, and we were delighted to welcome alumna Teresa de Oliveira as the judge. Students [...]
Outreach Superstars of the Week: Year 8 Trips to KLS
This week, 17 Y8 pupils visited the Katherine Low Settlement to engage in some shared activities with the Elders. These trips were a complement [...]
Class of 2017 Alumni Reunion
On Thursday 23rd May, the Class of 2017 gathered for a reunion to mark 7 years since they left FHS. For some of the girls, [...]
Junior Sports Day 2024
Junior School Sports Day was a vibrant celebration with all of the girls enthusiastically supporting their four houses, and Franklin emerging as the winners. [...]
UK Biology Competition Medal Winners
Our Year 9 and 10 Biologists have recently competed in the national Biology Competition. We are incredibly proud that the following girls achieved medals [...]
Drama Enrichment Talk – Stuart Benson, Screenwriter and Actor
FHS Drama scholars and students had an enrichment talk from actor and screenwriter, Stuart Benson, whose exciting new self penned film ‘Robin and the [...]
Musical Moment: “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff
"Carmina Burana," is a masterwork written for full orchestra, symphony choir and youth choir, by Carl Orff in the mid-1930s. is a compelling cantata [...]
Year 7 Gamelan Workshop
On Friday 7th June 2024, Year 7 enjoyed an uplifting Gamelan workshop in St Mary's Church, Bourne Street. Gamelan is the ancient classical music [...]
Year 7 & 8 Life Skills Talk on Resilience by Co-author of ‘Mind Fuel for Young Explorers’ with Bear Grylls
Will van der Hart spoke to Year 7 and 8 in Life Skills this week about Resilience ahead of Expeditions Week. An experienced leadership wellbeing [...]
Outreach Superstar of the Week: Pupils volunteer at All Child Community Day
On Thursday 30th May, three FHS pupils volunteered at the All Child Westminster Community Day. All Child are a charity that supports at-risk or vulnerable [...]
Lower Sixth Murder Mystery Play – Double Trouble
This lunchtime, writers Maya and Chiara from Year 12 and their able cast of student actors performed a twenty-minute murder mystery play. The students [...]
Year 7 £10 Challenge Playground Takeover
The playground was filled with young entrepreneurs today selling their wares! They had all been taking part in the Young Enterprise £10 Challenge where [...]
TIPS (Thinking Innovatively and Problem Solving) Week 2024
We had a fantastic TIPS Week filled with diverse activities and enriching experiences! On Tuesday, Year 7 participated in internal workshops such as Embroidery, Stage [...]
Musical Moment: Hello Sunshine
We have reached half term and the sun is starting to show some beaming summery days to accompany the joy we already have found [...]
STEAM Lunch ‘n Learn: All Things Chess
This week at Lunch 'n Learn, Mr Keay, maths teacher and head of Chess Club, discussed all things chess. From the basics to professional [...]
