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One of our Year 8 SWPS atheletes, Jasmine, showed endurance and skill finishing her first triathlon this past weekend.

Completing 250m of swimming, 5.3km of cycling, and 1.8km running, she powered through displaying her...

Last term, SWPS musicians were busy undertaking their Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music exams, the culmination of months of hard work, practice, and dedication.

We are proud to announce the results below along with a hearty congratulations to every student on their well-deserved results...

Since SWPS broke up for the summer holidays, four Sixth Formers have continued training with the aim to compete at this year's Henley Royal Regatta 2021. Due to COVID, the event was delayed by a month and took place at the beginning of August.

The SWPS 1st Quad prequalified for the Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup (U19 Girls' Quads) racing against Commercial Rowing Club, Ireland on the morning of Wednesday 11 August...

We are thrilled with the hard work of all our Sixth Formers and their justified A level results this year.

Despite the huge difficulties of COVID, our Senior Sixth have remained committed, conscientious, and a job to teach throughout...

We are thrilled with the hard work of all our Sixth Formers and their justified A level results this year.

Despite the huge difficulties of COVID, our Senior Sixth have remained committed, conscientious, and a job to teach throughout...

This year’s Summer Art Exhibition was a real success. As ever, the standard of work was exceptionally high.

The students' commitment and dedicated approach during such a trying year was clear to see...

A fantastic way to end the year: SWPS held it's Virtual Summer Concert to provide the opportunity for all SWPS musicians who were unable to showcase their talents due to the cancellation of our usually scheduled programme of concerts, to take to the stage and impress their friends, families and teachers.

We are ending the summer term on a high in the Drama department after the Junior Drama performances on Friday 2 July. The plays which were performed by each form in Year 8 were originally written by...

Congratulations to former SWPS student and rower Hattie Taylor (Class of 2012) who this week was confirmed as a member of the GB Rowing Team heading to Tokyo for the Olympic Games.

Hattie has been wearing the SWPSBC colours all through this season's trials process and we are very proud to count her amongst our alumnae...

The talented musicians in 7L & 7P entertained and delighted the audience at their Lunchtime concerts over the last fortnight.

Whether vocals or instrumental, the students performed fantastically and showcased the skills they've been honing during their music lessons in their first year at SWPS...

SWPS was abuzz with excitement this week as Wednesday welcomed the Midsummer Celebration, an event providing a much needed opportunity for the SWPS community to unwind after an unpredictable year.

In their year group bubbles, students moved between a fun-filled itinerary of activities, including...

Thirty of our advanced musicians recently recorded a ‘virtual summer chamber concert’. Each student’s solo was recorded separately in the Jarvis Room over the course of two days.

The programme is approximately in ‘bubble group’ order; the concert starts with the Year 8s and 9s, followed by Year 10s, then a mix of Year 11s and 12s, ending with Tess in Year 13 singing in her last SWPS concert.

Congratulations to Nina Truesdale (Year 8), who won first place for her short story ‘The Colours of Music’  in the Elmbridge Literary Competition 2021.

The standard of the competition is exceptionally high and now attracts national and international entries, so Nina’s success is to be commended. Nina’s wonderful story, a whodunnit with a twist, can be read below...

The Physics department would like to congratulate Amber Sourbron, Kate Napier and Ria Patel for successfully applying to the Girls Into Physics Summer School by the School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London...

Over 20 attendees enjoyed an inspiring talk from SWPS and Cambridge Engineering Alumna, Lucy Jarman.

Lucy spoke on what a typical day is like as an engineer, in which she explained what engineering is, how she got into Cambridge, and how she gained a position in the Engineering firm, engineersHRW...

We are excited to announce that the Design Technology department has a fantastic new resource available for students to use and see the process of creating recycled sheet plastic from waste.

Since 2017, we have not thrown away any acrylic offcuts produced from work made in the laser cutter as we did not want it to go to landfill while we researched effective solutions to develop a way to recycle in house...

Hannah and Emilia in the Senior Sixth organised a ‘Wear Pink Day’ on 29 April 2021 to raise funds for the Charity Refuge UK.

Set up in 1971, Refuge UK supports women who are victims of domestic abuse and victims of violence; they help to support women and children to rebuild their lives in an environment free from fear...

by Natalie Newell (Lower Sixth)

On Saturday 17 April, I took part in an adapted production of Macbeth with the Guildford Shakespeare Young Company, called The Dark Room...