Newsroom Lower School

In the penultimate week of the academic year the Music and Drama departments treated us to a fantastic Lower School Production...

The Year 8 trip to Salamanca and Segovia was an unforgettable blend of language learning, cultural immersion, and fun. Mornings...

30 enthusiastic Year 8 students enjoyed an unforgettable trip to Cologne improving their language skills, soaking up the German...

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

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

Year 7 have been off-timetable and taking the next steps in their Mini Business Adventure (MBA) developing prototypes for the...

Year 7s trip to Cambridge was an opportunity to explore Ancient Greek and Roman antiquities as well as the university colleges...

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...

Last week, Lower and Middle School classicists took part in the annual Classical Reading Competition at Westminster School.

Well done to our U12 A and B hockey teams who competed in the Tier 1 and 2 In2Hockey tournament earlier this week.

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 ...

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

On Wednesday, Year 8 Geography students visited Burnham Beeches to explore its unique status as a Site of Special Scientific ...

Last week, eleven budding songwriters in Years 9-11 attended an event run by Song Academy at YouTube Music's offices. The event...

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...

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

This week, the Bishop Centre was transformed into a fairytale French château, complete with iconic singing tableware, for the...

Having had two Year 9 pupils qualify for the Intermediate Cayley Olympiad following their excellent scores in the Intermediate...

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

On Wednesday, the Classics department had the pleasure of taking Year 8 students to Fishbourne Roman Palace. This excursion complemented...

Last Thursday, a team of two Year 8 and two Year 9 students travelled to Tiffin School for the return of the UKMT Team Maths ...

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. 

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

Over the half-term break, we learned of the impressive results achieved by Godolphin mathematicians in Years 9-11 in the UKMT...

Over the February half-term break, Year 9 students perfected their parallel turns on the pristine slopes of Pico and Killington...

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...

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

Several students in Years 7 and Year 8 made their mark at the Junior Kangaroo and Junior Mathematics Olympiad competitions earlier...

Students in Year 8 and Year 9 have astounded audiences with three extraordinary performances of the beloved musical, 'Mary Poppins...

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.

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

Year 8 Classicists explore the palace and its artefacts and gardens.

Congratulations to Polina, Year 9, who was invited to speak about her experiences volunteering at the Royal Borough of Kensington...

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...

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

On Wednesday after school we were delighted to welcome parents and friends to the annual Lower School Art and Design Exhibition...

On Thursday students in Years 8 and 9 attended workshops on LGBT+ awareness and allies by Diversity Role Models, an educational...

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...

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

This year’s Junior House Music Festival featured a number of fantastic performances that showcased the outstanding musicianship...

On Wednesday, Year 8 German students saw several German works of art – including pieces from Klaus Weber and Gehard Richter – ...

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...

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

Many congratulations to Lower Sixth students Lillian and Annika, winners of the STEM Computing Challenge.

On Thursday, Year 8 Classics students spent the day exploring the archaeological remains and examining Roman mosaics at Fishbourne...

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

In the first team meeting of the term, Year 8 learnt what it means to be a respectful upstander – a theme shared with the girls...

We are delighted to announce that Sophie, Mariella and Alex have received an 'Excellence Award' for their entry in the ‘How to...

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 ...

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

Just before half-term, members of the Sixth Form Social Impact Committee led a discussion on the purpose of charities with Year...

Godolphin debaters in Year 7, 8, 10 and the Lower Sixth were all in debating action this week, pitting their wits against local...

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...

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

On Monday, Lower School students took part in our inaugural House activities afternoon.

We are extremely proud of Nina, Year 8, who has so far raised an incredible £8,000 for ActionAid after hearing about the work...

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...

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

Huge congratulations to Year 7 student Luce who has been selected - from 80,000 participants - for the final of the UK Bebras...

Led by Mr Bell, Godolphin's Head of Debating, we were delighted to play host to a free debating workshop for students at local...

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...

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...

For the second year running, we hosted the UKMT Primary Maths Team Challenges for Year 5 students from twelve local primary schools...

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

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.