Confidence, Not Comparison: The Case for a Private Girls’ School in Harpenden
Choosing a school for your daughter is rarely a decision about league tables alone. Most parents who visit us arrive with a quieter question in mind: will she be happy…
Category: Whole School News
Small Class Sizes, Big Ambitions: Life at an Independent School in Harpenden
“Small class sizes” appears on almost every independent school website in Hertfordshire. It is worth asking two things of any school that says it: what is the actual number, and…
Finding their Voice: Celebrating National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day falls on Thursday 1st October, and we are marking it this year in the way we think suits poetry best — out loud. Every girl in Forms…
What to Expect at Our Open Morning on 3rd October
Our next Open Morning is on Saturday 3rd October, 10am to 12pm. If you have never been to one before, or you have been to several and they are beginning…
St Hilda’s Hub is Here: Helping Every Child Thrive in Maths
Maths is the subject parents worry about most, and often the one they feel least able to help with. Methods have changed since most of us were at school, and…
Sports Review of the Year 25/26
We have come to the end of another busy sporting calendar and, as we reflect on the year as a whole, we remember that the essence of sport – particularly…
Sports News 27th November
The last two weeks have been busy with netball, football and hockey fixtures. On Tuesday 18th November, our U10 netball B and C teams played against Sherradswood (Away) – both…
