Newsroom Lower School

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.

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 '...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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. 

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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