Category: School News

Yesterday, Sunday 11th October, was International Day of the Girl. The United Nations has marked it every year since 2012, to celebrate girls and to draw attention to the barriers…

On 14th September 2026, Form VI pupils from St Hilda’s School swapped their classroom textbooks for a first hand encounter with medieval history during a trip to The British Museum…

Ask an adult what they love doing and, more often than not, the answer traces back to primary school; a teacher who put a violin in their hands, an afternoon…

Hertfordshire has some excellent state primaries and a dense cluster of independent prep schools within a short drive. If you are weighing up prep school vs state primary for a…

Form IV and V pupils at St Hilda’s started the Autumn Term with a trip from Harpenden to London. The trip was an opportunity to experience British culture and our…

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…

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…

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…

The first few weeks of the school year have a particular feel to them. New shoes, new names to learn, and (for the families who have just joined us) a…

Yesterday was Roald Dahl Day; marked every year on 13 September, the author’s birthday. It is a date that always feels at home here. Dahl wrote for children who suspected…