Upper Sixth Art Trip to Tate Modern
After receiving our Art Unit 2 themes, as a class we took trip to the Tate Modern, a shift from the pressure of handing in our Art Unit 1 into real [...]
Lower Sixth Politics Trip to the Houses of Parliament
On Wednesday 4th February, I had the privilege of attending the A Level Politics trip to the Houses of Parliament. We were greeted with [...]
Inter-House Swimming Carnival
What an action‑packed morning at our annual School Swimming Carnival! The competition remained tight, but Franklin finished taking home the win with a huge 1600 points, followed by Wolf placing second with 1120 Points. Fonteyn secured third [...]
Francis Holland Presents ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at the Shaftesbury Theatre
Congratulations to our cast and crew of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' for their stunning performance in the prestigious Shaftesbury Theatre in the West End last [...]
Year 7 Morison Verse Competition Finals
On Monday morning, our Year 7 Morison Verse finalists gathered to perform a selection of hand-chosen poems for an audience of friends and teachers. [...]
London Regional Round of the Cambridge Schools’ Debating Competition Hosted at Francis Holland Sloane Square
We were honoured to host the Cambridge Schools Debating Competition last Saturday, when around 200 students and teachers from 70 teams attended the first [...]
US Universities Evening
We were delighted to welcome David Hawkins from The University Guys to FHS last night to talk to parents and students about applying to university [...]
Sixth Form Speaker Programme: Dr Sabina Shamsad
Sabina Shamsad, an experienced GP, delivered a deeply moving and insightful talk that captivated everyone in the room. She candidly shared the challenges she has [...]
Year 9 Philosophy Afternoon
Ms Crawley organised the Theology and Philosophy Department’s annual Year 9 Philosophy Afternoon on 29th January 2026. Two speakers from the Philosophy Foundation provided an [...]
Year 10-13 Trip to Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre
Classicists from Years 10–13 hit the West End this week to watch Hadestown. Students saw the world of the Greek gods come to life [...]
Holocaust Memorial Day Assemblies
This week, girls have been taking the opportunity to reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust in a series of assemblies given by Miss [...]
Year 12 Attachment Theory ‘Eggs-periment’
As part of our Lower Sixth Psychology students' study of Attachment Theory, the girls have just embarked upon a very exciting eggs-periment... As part of the [...]
Year 11 Latin Trip to the British Museum
Year 11 Classical Civilisation students visited the British Museum this week as part of their Myth and Religion course. Several prescribed sources are housed [...]
Year 9 & 10 Disability Awareness Talk by Emma Brown
This week on Wednesday we had a talk about the struggles and barriers of being disabled. Emma Brown an amputee, who lost both her [...]
Sixth Form Speaker Programme: Jenk Oz
Jenk Oz, Founder and CEO of Thred Media, spoke candidly about what it actually takes to build something of your own-and why the motivation matters [...]
Model UN Conference at St Paul’s Boys’ School
On Friday 16th, I had the privilege of attending a Model United Nations (MUN) conference at St Paul’s Boys’ School as part of an [...]
Year 7 Pantomime Performances
This week, our Year 7 cohort celebrated a day of pantomime performances in Senior Hall. These are performances that the girls have been working [...]
Sixth Form Speaker Programme: Sir Jeremy Hunt MP
On Thursday 15th January, FHS had the opportunity to welcome Sir Jeremy Hunt MP, the current MP for Godalming and Ash. He was also [...]
Sixth Form Speaker Programme: Andrew Patterson
For this week's Speaker Programme, it was a great privilege to have Andrew Patterson, a former professional cricketer, who shared his story and his reflections [...]
Lower Sixth Engineering Development Trust Gold Award
Engineering is rarely about getting things right first time and our EDT Gold Lower Sixth team quickly discovered that for themselves during two days at [...]
Old Girls’ Class of 2015-25 Alumni Reunion
On Monday 15th December, over 60 alumnae from the Classes of 2015 to 2025 gathered at a charming Kensington Hotel for a reunion, and [...]
