Senior School News
Year 12 Maths Challenge Success
This term, we have had many opportunities to take part in Maths Challenges where many of us received certificates. In September, all the LVI [...]
Articulation Prize – Internal Heat
Last Thursday, five art historians took to the stage in the Senior Hall to compete in our school heat of the Articulation Prize. This is [...]
Sixth Form Choir Performs at KLS Carol Service
In the cold but beautiful church of St Mary's Battersea, looking out over the south bank of the river, The Sixth Form Choir took [...]
Year 7 Trip to the Pantomime
Our Year 7 pupils had a magical time at the Lyric Hammersmith on Thursday 4th December, enjoying a lively and laughter-filled performance of Jack [...]
Westmacott Programme Cinema Science Oscars
Over the past 11 weeks, our students have embarked on an exciting journey exploring the science behind some of the most iconic sci-fi films - [...]
Sixth Form Afternoon Tea Group Trip to The Courtauld Gallery
November’s Tea Group took us to The Courtauld Gallery in the Strand, where the group was impressed by the building as much as the artwork [...]
FHS Challenge Cup – U13, U14, U15
Yesterday afternoon, we were pleased to welcome pupils and staff form our sister school, Francis Holland Regent's Park, for the first leg of our [...]
Year 8 Classics Trip to the British Museum
This week, the Classics Department took Year 8 students to visit the British Museum to complement their study of Roman Britain. Students have recently [...]
Christmas Show Debate
On Tuesday this week, I happily handed over all leadership and my assembly duty to the brilliant Year 7 and 8 debaters, who argued [...]
Lower School Drama Club ‘Storytelling Café’
This term’s Lower School Drama Club performance, Story Telling Café, on the 3rd December was a wonderful celebration of creativity and collaboration. The girls brought to [...]
Theology & Philosophy A Level Conference
Last week, we had the opportunity to hear from an array of distinguished theologians, including the well renowned Daphne Hampson whose studies appear throughout [...]
The 2025 Academic Ambassadors’ Essay Competition Celebration Tea
The 2025 Academic Ambassadors' Essay Competition culminated in a lovely Celebration Tea on Tuesday, when all of the participants were invited to a gathering in [...]
Christmas Outreach
It may be a calendar month until Santa comes down your chimney, but Christmas has absolutely started at FHS. On Wednesday, girls from Year [...]
Politics A Level Conference 2025
The Politics A Level Conference 2025 was an incredibly enriching experience and definitely our highlight of the academic year. The conference brought together a [...]
Autumn Chamber Music Concert
On a particularly cold Wednesday this week, FHS Musicians brought warmth and joy with a variety of performances in the Autumn Concert. Centred around chamber [...]
The Riot Act perform for our lower school pupils to mark road safety week
Year 7 pupils started their day with a road safety performance from The Riot Act. Westminster council have funded performances for schools to encourage pupils, [...]
History Lecture Series – Charlemagne: Reformer, Emperor & Father of Europe
Miss Boon's lecture on Charlemagne was the perfect way to wrap up the 2025 History Lecture Series. Charlemagne's role as the Father of Europe was [...]
The Olive Branch Literary Magazine
I started The Olive Branch when the war in Lebanon began and I saw how deeply it affected my friends and family there. I realised [...]
Big Sister Thank You Cards
This week on Monday and Tuesday, our Year 7 and Year 8 big and little sisters came together for a special breakfast, fuelled by [...]
Year 12 Devised Drama Performances
On Tuesday evening, Year 12 A Level Drama performed their coursework devised pieces on the theme of 'Power', that they'd devised using the Verbatim interview [...]
Year 12 Fine Art Trip to the National Portrait Gallery
On 18th November, our Year 12 Fine Art students enjoyed a visit to the National Portrait Gallery to explore the Lines of Feeling exhibition. The [...]
