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 …