Newsroom Lower School

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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. 

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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