The Syntax Pre-IB German class participated in the yearly writing and video competition by the German Academic Exchange Service (in cooperation with the Institute of Modern Language Research).

Mrs Kate Wright, Head of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Politics, writes: This term, the focus of teaching and learning has been stretch and challenge.  Teachers have been raising discussion and sharing best practice on topics such as differentiated learning outcomes, questioning and the use of assistive software.  Stretch and challenge has also been …

Mrs Rushworth, Head of Computer Science, writes: On Thursday, all our Lower Grammar pupils took part in a Computer Science day, which I am pleased to say was our best yet. LG used Hungarian dance to demonstrate sorting algorithms with Mr McGarvey, built bridges out of paper and sellotape with Mr Curran to test their resilience, took …

We were delighted to welcome a team of six external careers advisers from Cambridge Occupational Analysts to the College on Thursday last week.  Syntaxians received feedback on their Preview Careers Programme which was taken last term.  The interviews were very well received and we hope the information contained in the reports will prove to open …

Many congratulations to Toby who has already received three offers to read Medicine at university next year, including an offer from Downing College, Cambridge.  Imperial College London has also offered Toby an undergraduate President’s Scholarship, their most prestigious award. To support his application, Toby carried out a considerable number of observations of medical procedures, observing the …

  OUTSTANDING ‘VALUE ADDED’ SCORES AT STONYHURST COLLEGE STONYHURST RANKED #1 IN LANCASHIRE FOR ‘VALUE ADDED’ AT A LEVEL VALUE ADDED IS THE PRIMARY GOVERNMENT MEASURE OF PUPIL PROGRESS STONYHURST’S A LEVEL ‘VALUE ADDED’ SCORE HIGHER THAN SEDBERGH, AMPLEFORTH, WORTH, DOWNSIDE, RUGBY, GIGGLESWICK, ROSSALL   On Thursday 24 January the Government published its results and …

Start is an online careers platform, designed to connect 11-18 year-olds with their future career potential, and we are delighted to announce the launch of Start Profile (previously known as U-Explore) with our pupils. We were pleased to welcome the company CEO – and Stonyhurst parent – Mr Andy Pickles to the College at the start …

We were delighted to welcome back Dr Guy Sutton to Stonyhurst College for our annual ‘Brain Day’ event.  Dr Sutton provided a series of inspiring and informative neuroscience lectures throughout the day for Poets studying biology and psychology. In the morning we were joined by our visitors from Colegio Seminario in Uruguay for a lecture …

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FOUNDING PRINCIPAL Start Date – September 2019 School Opening – September 2020   INTRODUCTION TO STONYHURST COLLEGE UNITED KINGDOM Stonyhurst College is the UK’s leading co-educational Catholic boarding and day school, with over 425 years of history, set in a magnificent grade I listed building. The College has a long history of nurturing men and …

Saturday Rugby vs Giggleswick 1st XV Draw 12 – 12 U17 XV Won 31 – 5 U15 XV Won 34 – 5 U14XV Won 50 – 5   Wednesday Rugby Semi Final Lancashire Cup vs Lancaster RGS 1st XV Lost 18 – 0 Rugby Round 3 Nat West Cup vs Wirral GS U15 XV  Lost 29 …

Portrait Miniatures of Mary, Queen of Scots  c.1578 and mid-18th century Mary, Queen of Scots was born on the 8th of December, 1542. Stonyhurst Collections care for a remarkable group of objects related to her, including her Book of Hours and a thorn from the Crown of Thorns given to her on her marriage to …

This exciting day is specifically designed for Higher Line Biology students and it was a fantastic event.  We heard some of the best scientists who are working at the cutting edge of their specialisms and also had the opportunity to attend two sessions from a specialist Biology examiner, giving hints and tips to help improve exam …

Last week Irene, Jason, Annabel and Clint  represented the College in the North West Area final of the senior maths team challenge at Lancaster University. They finished a creditable 8th out of a large field of schools from across the Northwest. The UK Maths Challenge took place earlier this month. The results represented a very pleasing …

The Bayley room was the venue for the majority of our individual Oxford, Cambridge and Medic mock interviews which took place during the week commencing 12th November. All were given individual feedback and advice on steps they should take to improve further. On Monday, Physics candidates were put through their paces by Mr David Lewis. …

Connie in Lower Grammar has been selected for the U15 Lancashire Girls cricket team. Connie also represented Lancashire last year whilst she was at Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall. Well done Connie!

We asked our foreign language assistants to introduce themselves: “Bonjour. My name is Domitille. I am coming from Bordeaux in the South-West of  France – for those who do not know: French region very famous for its beautiful landscapes with huge vineyards, popular and tasty wines, culinary specialities, and rugby. I am currently, since last …

As part of the 2020 Medical Society programme a group of 22 potential medical applicants from Poetry welcomed Mr Jonathan Bailey from the Nottingham University Medical School. They enjoyed a most interesting presentation on ‘How best to prepare for applying to health related courses’ and ‘Making a more competitive application’ Pupils left well informed and …

The Languages Faculty is delighted to announce that a new Twitter account has been created with the following objectives: – Provide additional information, sources and ideas to aid students’ studies in French, German, Spanish, Italian and Latin (Classics) – Expose students to additional authentic resources to further enhance their linguistic and intercultural knowledge – Keep students AND …

Last Saturday, Higher Line students braved a rainy Liverpool to attend the youth part of the Adoremus National Eucharistic Congress and Pilgrimage. The event was organised by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and was attended by hundreds of young people from across the country. The students were treated to a mixture of …

GCSE Results Joy for Stonyhurst Students Pupils from Stonyhurst College have every reason to celebrate with 57% of results being awarded in the new top band of Grade 9 – 7, equivalent to A*-A in the former system.  These results are the best on record for Stonyhurst. The Chemistry department is especially delighted that 90% of students achieved …

Pupils from Stonyhurst College are celebrating A-level success with 36% of all entries achieving an A* or A grade and 61% achieving A*- B.

This year we had 18 pupils attending our Preparation for IB Week, including a mix of UK and EU, day and boarding, current and new pupils.

As LG completed the unit on Judaism for Religious Studies GCSE they gathered together in Claver to partake in a Seder meal and to revise some of what they have been learning about together in an interactive way.

What a fantastic showcase our students and staff put together for Great Academies this year! As always, the Mass was poignant and emotional, particularly for our Rhetoricians and their families. The Rhetoric boys raised the roof at the end of Mass with a sterling singing performance, which was praised by Fr Provincial. This year the …

On Saturday evening, Higher Line took advantage of the stunning weather to continue the Royal Wedding celebrations by holding a party on the Cricket Flats as the sun went down. Lancashire at its most beautiful best.  

Our lower line girls’ house celebrated the Royal Wedding all day!

Before joining the rest of the school to watch the Royal Wedding on Saturday, Lower Grammar celebrated with cake in their Religious Studies lesson that morning, whilst learning about Jewish weddings.

On Wednesday (23 May) eight Grammar Computer Science students visited Oxford University for Women in Computer Science day.

The Headmaster’s Concert took place on Friday night (4 May).

The Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall and College Chaplaincies are joining forces to put on a quiz and bingo night on Friday 27th April from 7pm – 9:30pm. This will be held in the St Mary’s Hall refectory and will begin with Bingo led by St Mary’s Hall students, then supper, and finally, a quiz led …

Dear Parents, Although heavy at the moment the forecast is for the snow to ease and then stop in the next couple of hours and then to be replaced by rain. The school bus continues to run at present and we intend to open, as usual, to day pupils. Please do travel carefully and if …

A Level mock examinations took place week commencing 26 February, in spite of some frustrations caused by the snowfall.

We are pleased to confirm that both SMH and the College will be both be open as normal today. Should there be any major issue during the day regarding the weather or sustained power failure we will, of course, update you. Have a safe journey into school. Patrick McBeth – Deputy Head Pastoral (Stonyhurst College) Michael …

Have you ever wondered what it takes to keep Stonyhurst’s academic programme running smoothly? We caught up with Lorraine Wright, Director of Studies at Stonyhurst College, to find out what goes on behind the scenes in the all important Stonyhurst Studies Office.

Those who visit the school regularly will almost certainly have noticed that the Avenue looks a little different with the removal of the Lady Statue.

Based on ‘value added’ Stonyhurst has once again been placed extremely highly in the official Department for Education league tables for A Level performance.

Genevieve Thornton (OS 2016) was the first girl from Stonyhurst to gain an Oxbridge place to study History.  Genevieve was recently selected as an Oxford History Scholar on the basis of her outstanding first year Collections results.

Students from Poetry and Rhetoric have taken part in a series of interline maths challenges, with a group of visiting students from Uruguay also joining in.

From coding robots to navigate assault courses to battling it out sumo-style with robots, Computer Science Day is always a popular fixture in the Stonyhurst College Lower Grammar calendar.

We like to think that every day is a Brain Day at Stonyhurst, but this is especially true when an inspirational neuroscientist comes to visit!

The Politics Society had the pleasure of welcoming Joanna George, a recent OS who has worked in the media and political world, who gave an excellent talk on the Politics of the UK Constitution. The large audience were fully engaged in a lively Q&A session on very topical issues, such as Brexit, Devolution and Fake …

The College Curator, Jan Graffius, has been invited to give a lecture at Keble College, Oxford, on January 25th on the Stonyhurst Collections – see the link below for details. The lecture is titled ‘A Rich and Rare Memorial: the story of the oldest museum in the English speaking world.’ It will look at the …

Stonyhurst College is delighted to be introducing the newest addition to the International Baccalaureate suite of qualifications; the IB Career Related Programme (IBCP). This follows the success of the IB Diploma Programme at the College and will be available for students from September 2018. Stonyhurst College is proud to be at the forefront of this …

The Poetry psychology students welcomed Dr Gareth Norris from Aberystwyth University this week for a very interesting and informative lecture about eye-witness testimony. He introduced the students to some practical activities which demonstrated the weaknesses of our memory and discussed real-life examples of miscarriages of justice that have been based on eye-witness testimony. We look …

Students from Stonyhurst College are celebrating GCSE level exam success. Mathematics results for the College were excellent, with half of the cohort earning grades 7-9 under the new system, equivalent to  A* or A grades.  Chemistry and Religious Studies results were also very good, with 64% and 60% respectively being awarded A* or A grades.  …

Students from Stonyhurst College are celebrating A level exam success. Mathematics results for the College were outstanding, with 25 students earning A* or A grades, whilst Economics results were also excellent, with 16 students being awarded A* or A grades.  Overall, 65% of all subject results were grades A* to B. Head Master John Browne …

Students at Stonyhurst have been celebrating their successes today, as results for the International Diploma Programme were published across the world. Stonyhurst’s top performing student, Miss Chiara Longo (17) from Italy, achieved 40 points out of 45, which puts her into the top 3% of candidates in the world. Chiara said, “”The two years I …

Three recent OS have joined leading global investment bank Goldman Sachs in London. Owen McDermott OS (2013) joined Goldman Sachs in the Sales & Trading team on a full-time basis as of March 2017.  Since leaving Stonyhurst with 2A* and 1A grade at A Level, Owen studied Geography with Economics at the London School of …