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Year 7 headed off to nearby Kensington to explore how the Science Museum and Natural History Museum make science engaging for...

Year 7s travelled to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London to expand on their learning about strategies for urban sustainability...

The Year 8 trip to Antibes gave the girls a perfect mix of language practice, culture, and fun — and a whole new appreciation...

After the summer half-term break, Year 7 students embarked on an exciting joint trip with the Philosophy & Religion and Technology...

Congratulations to the students who have made it through to the finals of the MFL Translation Bee.

Year 7 and 8 students achieve 95 Gold Awards, 92 Silver Awards, and 34 Bronze Awards.

Hephzibah Rudofsky, whose mother survived the Holocaust, came into school to lead a poignant talk and workshop with Year 9 pupils...

Year 8 students enjoyed a day exploring the sites and artefacts at Fishbourne Roman Palace to complement their recent studies...

Three student-led teams from our Community Impact Club were named international finalists in the Future Problem Solving competition...

We are delighted to share the exceptional results from the Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad and Kangaroo competitions which...

Congratulations to our U13 cricket stars who were crowned county champions at the ECB Indoor Competition.

On Wednesday evening we celebrated the creative work of every student in Year 7, 8 and 9 in our annual Art and Design exhibition...

Students and staff flocked to the Cloisters Room at breaktime to sample some of the high-protein desserts that Year 8 have been...

On the Friday before February half-term, Year 8 Mandarin students enjoyed a trip to London’s China Town in order to see the area...

Congratulations to the brilliant cast and production team who brought us a sensation musical retelling of ‘Twelfth Night...

On Wednesday evening, Year 7 took to the stage to perform ‘A Christmas Carol’, a heartwarming adaptation of Dickens' classic ...

The Junior Chamber Choir recently had the privilege of visiting The Charterhouse, where they sang evensong in the chapel after...

50 enthusiastic Year 8 students had an early start on the first Monday of half-term, setting off for Inverclyde National Sports...

Year 9 learnt some brilliant business skills competing to improve the revenue and profits of a mobile phone store.

On Tuesday, we welcomed Emily Tout from cheesecake company Mighty Slice, who gave a design brief to Year 8 students for a high...

On Monday, Godolphin students in Years 9-Upper Sixth took part in the first round of the Hans Woyda Maths competition City of...

The hockey season started in emphatic style with our senior squad travelling to Nottingham High School for a pre-season tournament...

Further to some impressive results from the Junior Mathematical Kangaroo last month, in the last week of term we received results...

Last Thursday, Year 9 historians embarked on a memorable trip to Belgium and France to visit the key battlegrounds of the First...

Last week, Year 8 biologists visited London Zoo to complement the work they have been doing in class on conservation.

On Tuesday, 27 students travelled to the IRIS (Institute for Research in Schools) Conference at Friends House in London to present...

Last week, 38 Year 8 students, accompanied by the Spanish department and Miss Garcia, embarked on an exciting trip to Madrid.

Last week, sixty Year 8 students had the wonderful opportunity to spend a week in Antibes, France.

Last week, Year 8 students visited the beautiful and historical city of Cologne in Western Germany.

On Wednesday evening, we were delighted to host the Music Scholars’ Concert, which showcased the impressive talent and musical...

Our Junior House Music competition took place this week, with staggering 117 entries in the earlier rounds before the grand final...

On Thursday, Year 7 students embarked on their second trip in a week when they visited both the National Gallery and the Design...

On Thursday, Year 9 students had the chance to hear from Holocaust education specialist Hephzibah Rudofsky, who spoke about the...

On Tuesday, Year 7 Biology students visited Kew Gardens to explore how plants adapt to different habitats, their reproductive...

Well done to our Year 7 and 8 pupils who achieved 57 Bronze, 69 Silver and 93 Gold certificates in the UKMT Junior Mathematical...

Year 7 embarked on whistle-stop tour of a thousand years of Greek and Roman history on their annual Classics trip to Cambridge...

Congratulations to Fia and Youan, Lower Sixth, who achieved Gold and Silver in the British Physics Olympiad’s Senior Physics ...

Last Friday Year 8 visited Hampton Court Palace to augment their studies of Early Modern England.

This week saw the launch of the Year 7 Mini Business Adventure as part of the G&L Futures Programme. 

As part of their studies into medieval England, Year 7 students enjoyed a day exploring medieval monastic life at St Albans Cathedral...

On Wednesday we celebrated the artistic talents and achievements of our Lower School students at the private exhibition for parents...

As part of G&L Futures Live Projects, Year 8 have been designing, developing and making healthy snacks to sell in the Cloisters...

Last Saturday, members of the Lego Mindstorms Club travelled to the Institute of Engineering in Stevenage to compete in the First...

On Wednesday evening the whole of Year 7 took to the stage to perform Scrooge, a musical re-telling of Dickens’ classic Christmas...

Year 9 trip brought to life Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'.

It Happens, an external provider whom we have worked with for a number of years, ran sessions with Year 7, 8, 10 and the Lower...

On Thursday Year 8 geographers travelled to Burnham Beeches to study the workings of a deciduous woodland ecosystem. 

Over 60 Bridge students (alongside their Year 9 Godolphin mentors) took part in a workshop to gain an insight into the world ...

This year we have seen a number of successes in regional and national language competitions, designed for students to hone and...

Congratulations to Year 9 student Sofia for her performance at the ESAA Regional Combined Athletics Championships last Saturday...

Last Saturday Year 9 students Eden, Monica, Sienna, Emma, Corrin, Gracie, Grace, Mila, Milly and Olivia all walked to raise money...

Gatwick Airport buzzed with excitement as 50 Year 8 students set off on their trip to Antibes in the south of France. 

Year 8 Spanish students spent five fantastic days in El Puerto de Santa María, practising their Spanish and discovering one of...

Last week the German department travelled with 22 Year 8 students to the beautiful Eifel region in the west of Germany.

On Wednesday, Philosophy and Religion students visited the captivating Saint Francis of Assisi exhibition at the National Gallery...

Congratulations to the Year 7s who made a fantastic profit of £1063.30 at their Tenner Challenge Market Day which will go to ...

Year 7 Technology students embarked on an educational journey of cultural exploration as they visited the highly anticipated '...

Earlier this week, Lower Sixth IB students took part in their Group 4 Project. The Lower Sixth planned and delivered practical...

Last Thursday, Year 7 and 8 members of Junior Chamber Choir performed alongside the Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial...

During the Easter holidays, three Year 7 students took part in the Regional Final for the MFL Spelling Bee at Rokeby School, ...

We were absolutely delighted to be joined by members of the Climate Engagement and Behaviour Change department at Hammersmith...

On Wednesday the whole of Year 7 embarked on whistle-stop tour of a thousand years of Greek and Roman history when they visited...

Fresh from last weekend’s Debate Mate workshop, Year 8 put their training into practice to tackle some tricky motions when they...

On Wednesday, three Year 8 students and four Year 10 students went to Westminster School to participate in the Classics Reading...

Year 7 students have been spending their lessons this half term learning lines to Scrooge, the musical adaptation of Charles ...

There was reason to celebrate this week as two Godolphin debating squads, one from Year 7 and one from Year 8, saw success in...

On Wednesday the whole of Year 7 explored how we can recognise and challenge racism and discrimination in modern society with...

On Wednesday after school, eight mathematicians from Years 8 and 9 made the short walk to St Paul’s School for a team maths competition...

Last Friday we were delighted to welcome Meg and Anais from Team Repair who ran a practical workshop for students in Years 10...

On Tuesday, Year 9 students and parents took part in the launch of our latest In-house Internship.

Congratulations to our Year 8 and 9 cast for their hilarious and entertaining production of All the World’s a Stage. 

Congratulations to our IRIS students who presented their research at the IRIS Conference 2022 on Thursday.

This week Year 7 students took time out from the usual academic timetable to focus on the final stages of their In-house Internship...

Year 8 pupils enjoyed a day devoted to Spanish at the National Gallery with a guided tour in Spanish of Golden Ages masterpieces...

Our first trip abroad since the pandemic, 128 Year 8 students plus teachers had a fabulous trip to Northern France and the city...

On Wednesday Year 7 biologists soaked up some sunshine and explored the wildlife on offer in Barnes’ urban oasis.

On Tuesday our Year 8 biologists considered the role of animal parks in conservation whilst on their trip to ZSL London Zoo...

Thursday night saw an audience of  parents and students treated to the Year 7 production of Tempest Island, an original adaptation...

We were delighted to welcome the owner of Urban Pantry, Crystal Eisinger, to Godolphin.

Congratulations to Julieta, Florence and Rachel in Year 7 for their winning entries in the History department’s Fiction-writing...

As part of our STEM Week celebrations, Professor Peter Childs, the Professorial Lead in Engineering Design at Imperial College...

On Thursday lunchtime the students taking part in the Social Impact Prize attended a workshop with Mr Carroll to help them meaningfully...

Following on from their most recent session that focused on 'Understanding Fashion Footprints', this week the Year 10 Sustainable...

Over the last few weeks each of the Year 8 form classes were split into six groups to take part in a competition to produce videos...

Congratulations to Year 9 cellist Inez, who became the youngest student to be selected for the semi-finals of the prestigious...

On Monday, our combined Junior and Senior Chamber Choirs sang the service of Choral Evensong at St Albans Cathedral. 

Virtual Artefact Sessions In Classics lessons over the past fortnight, Year 9 have been taking part in virtual artefact sessions...

On Tuesday, Year 9 students enjoyed a stimulating talk by Athina Monk-Mitropoulos on Greek and Roman mythology.

Congratulations to Godolphin sisters Inez and Isabell who received awards in both the North London Festival of Music, Speech ...

Godolphin musicians have partnered with Together with Music to share the joy of music with a local care home in Chiswick. 

This week Years 8, 10, the Lower Sixth and staff took part in remote sessions on Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE...

We were delighted to learn that Year 8 students Kyra, Olivia, Alex, Alice and Harper received the Hammersmith and Fulham Youth...

Before Easter the Social Impact Committee ran a form time with Year 7 to talk about Snow Lands, one of the charities that we ...

In the midst of the country’s third lockdown, lower school students responded to the call to shine a spotlight on the Human Cell...

Congratulations to Year 8 students Caterina, Frida and Olivia who took part in the ARLT (Association for Latin Teaching) Latin...

It has been a bumper couple of weeks for Godolphin debaters as they tackled the prestigious Cambridge Schools’ Debating Competition...

On Tuesday morning, Year 9 classicists learnt where many of our Christmas traditions derived from when they celebrated the ancient...

Congratulations to Siena, Year 8, winner of the Virtual Cross Country in her category at the London Youth Games for Richmond...

Thank you to the Young Shakespeare Company who visited the school this week for a series of thought-provoking and entertaining...

Last week, the school participated in the national Youth Climate Summit, run to coincide with the UN Climate Change Conference...

Year 9 students were given a fascinating insight into the ancient world as they heard from historian and epigrapher Dr Abigail...

Year 8 geographers spent the day at Burnham Beeches to study the workings of a deciduous woodland ecosystem.

On Monday our new Student Council representatives met for the first time and pondered what a leader looks like during a talk ...

As part of our Futures programme, Year 7 students tackled the concept of 'Design Thinking' in the first of a series of workshops...

Inspired by the success of our remote recital series, Wednesday's Junior House Music Festival featured over seventy solo and ...

Congratulations to Carla in Year 7 and Zoe in the Lower Sixth for their winning entries to Oxford University's French Flash Fiction...

There were more delicious dishes from around the world on show in this week's Year 7 Masterchef competition. Read the 'bite'-...

Over the Easter holidays some of our budding business leaders took part in an online course learning all about entrepreneurship...

On Wednesday evening we welcomed parents to the annual Lower School Art and Design exhibition in which 360 Year 7, 8 and 9 students...

48 girls travelled to Vermont over half-term to experience the wide, quiet slopes of Killington in beautiful winter sunshine.

We celebrated two debating successes over the past week, with our senior teams progressing through the first round of Oxford ...

After learning the choruses in their class music lessons during the last half term, our Year 8 students took part in a performance...

This week the school community has celebrated the exceptional musicianship of our music scholars at Wednesday's Scholars' Concert...

We were delighted to welcome the Young Shakespeare Company back to the school to work with the girls in a series of creative ...

On Monday afternoon we welcomed Old Dolphin and entrepreneur Lily Bourne to the school to launch the Year 7 ‘Tenner Challenge...

On Wednesday, the Geography department took the Year 8s on a day trip to Burnham Beeches to study the workings of a deciduous...

On Thursday, Year 9 classicists travelled to Bath with the Classics department to visit one of the best preserved bath complexes...

On Tuesday afternoon, the 2019-20 School Council representatives met for the first time for a training day that focused on the...

It was a great pleasure to welcome our new Year 7s and Sixth Formers to the school with a week of ice-breaker sessions, bonding...

During half term, 36 Year 8 girls boarded the Eurostar bright and early to Paris for a trip along the Seine, stayed in the picturesque...

One of the show’s signature tunes, ‘We’re All in This Together’, perfectly summed-up the warmth and enthusiasm emanating from...

On Monday the whole of Year 8 visited the National Army Museum and the Royal Hospital in Chelsea to learn more about the Civil...

The Wetlands certainly lived up to their name as Year 7 biologists braved the elements to study wildlife in Barnes' urban oasis...

On Friday, the whole of Year 7 visited the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford.

Tuesday saw students from Years 7-10 competing in the Junior House Music Festival.