Newsroom Sixth Form

Upper Sixth Politics students had the opportunity to get a sense of the internal workings of UK politics when they visited the...

Sixth Form Politics students had the opportunity to join in virtually with a series of insightful lectures on the Ukraine conflict...

Following its launch in September, the Sixth Form Enrichment Programme drew to a close this Tuesday with our final set of lectures...

On Monday students from Year 10 to the Upper Sixth discussed the relevant geopolitical issues of humanitarian assistance and ...

On Wednesday, Sixth Form students enjoyed the opportunity to attend a lunchtime talk by the Deputy Director of Admissions and...

On Tuesday we launched the Sixth Form Enrichment Programme for the new academic year with an introductory talk from Dr Carter...

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

Many congratulations to our A Level students who, despite all the challenges, uncertainty and disruption, remained focused on...

We would like to congratulate our 2022 IB students who have achieved superb results, with an average point score of 42.4. 

On Wednesday, our first ever crew to race in the Prince Philip Trophy for junior women’s eights competed at Henley Royal Regatta...

Last weekend, students from Years 10 to the Lower Sixth discussed topics such as the testing of nuclear weapons on the moon, ...

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

On Friday, our Lower Sixth students enjoyed the opportunity to attend a talk by Old Dolphin Jessie Pitsillides, who recently ...

We were delighted to welcome students, parents, friends and teachers to an exhibition of A Level Art and Design students' artwork...

Prospective US applicants had the opportunity to hear from representatives from NYU and Harvard this week, who gave insight and...

On Tuesday we welcomed James Darley from Transform Society to talk to our Lower Sixth students about what it’s like to find a...

The Lower Sixth have been engaging in a series of Higher Education preparation activities this week.

As part of their Higher Education Preparation week, we were delighted to welcome students from Kensington Aldridge Academy and...

Earlier this week, Lower Sixth IB students planned and delivered lessons to Year 8 students based on the theme  of ‘Living on...

Lower Sixth IB students examined the effects of pollution and micro-plastics at the beautiful National Trust Field Studies Centre...

Just before the Easter holidays, Lower Sixth student Isabell raised an incredible £3,788 for the Red Cross in Ukraine through...

As part of the in-house internship programme, a group of Lower Sixth students visited The London Interdisciplinary School to ...

Despite a record number of students applying for Art and Design courses this year, we are thrilled that all of our Art and Design...

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

Many congratulations to our girls who have received acceptances from a wide range of top-ranked institutions across the United...

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

After several gruelling early rounds of debating, the two strongest houses emerged from the preliminaries to contest the Sixth...

On Saturday the Godolphin and Latymer Model United Nations society had the privilege of taking part in the West London MUN Conference...

On Friday, the Upper Sixth shared their higher education know-how with their Lower Sixth peers at our 'speed dating' event before...

Our Upper Sixth students heard from Old Dolphins Lottie and Alice earlier this week who spoke about their experiences since leaving...

Just before half-term, Classics, Greek, Latin and Ancient History students in Years 10-Upper Sixth attended the UCL production...

On Wednesday, our current Upper Sixth who applied to US colleges and universities this year shared the highlights of their application...

On Wednesday, the Lower Sixth students had the opportunity to enjoy an online meeting with the European Representative at The...

Students in Years 10-Upper Sixth heard from a number of Old Dolphins and current parents from a variety of different of career...

On Monday, students from Year 9 to Lower Sixth took part in philosophical discussions with a number of schools at a Philosothon...

For Friday's Working Lunch we welcomed Old Dolphin, Imogen Francis (Class of 2018), currently spending a year working in industry...

As part of our programme of external speakers who explore topics around PSHE (personal, social and health education), we invited...

Following on from a successful taster session in the Autumn Term, Sixth Form students Rojin and Aoife presented an assembly on...

On Thursday we welcomed Dr Finn Burns visited the school to talk to some of our aspiring Lower Sixth medics about her career ...

Following on from an excellent season, our U18 indoor hockey squad took part in the National Indoor Finals for the first time...

Last week Lower Sixth student Ellison competed in the London heat of the prestigious ARTiculation Prize for public speaking on...

Many congratulations to our Upper Sixth who made successful early applications to US colleges for September 2022 entry.

Model United Nations has returned with Middle School and Sixth Form students tackling some of the world’s biggest issues both...

The Bishop Centre was filled with the buzz of academic conversation as Sixth Formers spoke with a number of leading academics...

Last week saw the Music department’s series of masterclasses continue with students in Year 11 and the Lower Sixth learning how...

Many congratulations to Sixth Form student Isabell who, for her review of the novel One Left by the author Kim Soom, was awarded...

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

Tuesday evening saw the return of the annual Upper Sixth Celebration Evening, which marks the year group’s many and varied achievements...

At the beginning of the week, Upper Sixth student Roxanna was delighted to learn that she was named as the winner of the Harvard...

Just before half-term, a team of Godolphin and Latymer mathematicians travelled to St Paul's School for the first round of the...

Sixth Form students drew the first half of term to a close with a celebratory Sixth Form Breakfast, bringing together both the...

Well before many Godolphin students were awake on Monday morning, Sixth Form Art and Design students were on the coach and headed...

On Tuesday the Sixth Form Enrichment Lectures continued with a talk from Ms Halifax on the issues around freedom of expression...

Congratulations to Lower Sixth student Sara whose conceptual small scale wind turbine saw her awarded an Arkwright Engineering...

We celebrated the start of Black History Month with an assembly from the school's Diversity Committee on influential Black artists...

As part of the weekly Enrichment Lecture Series, Sixth Form students enjoyed a lecture from Miss Reid on Section 28 and its impact...

Last week students in Year 11 and the Upper Sixth enjoyed their first debating fixture of the year with a British parliamentary...

On Tuesday, we launched this year’s Sixth Form Enrichment Programme – a diverse programme of staff-delivered lectures – with ...

Upper Sixth geographers spent the weekend looking at everything from crime and safety to carbon storage in our local area as ...

On Wednesday and Thursday evening over 70 Upper Sixth A Level students presented their EPQ projects to small groups all around...

Many congratulations to our A Level students who, despite all the challenges, uncertainty and disruption, remained focused on...

Congratulations to Lower Sixth student Gemma whose essay on pandemic economics saw her receive a Highly Commended award in the...

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

Many congratulations to our International Baccalaureate students on achieving outstanding results.

Congratulations to Lower Sixth Biology students who won a clutch of medals in the Intermediate Biology Olympiad.

Lower Sixth student Roxanna – recent recipient of a third placed finish in the Newnham College Essay Prize – tells us about her...

Godolphin students impressed in two recent online debates against Tiffin Boys' School and St Mary's, Calne.

Congratulations to Lower Sixth students Weronika and Libby for their awards in the Lord Toulson and Newnham College Essay Prizes...

Lower Sixth student Daisy has been giving talks on the importance of breast examination as part of the Social Impact Committee...

As part of their Theory of Knowledge course, IB students have been considering how ToK manifests itself in the world around us...

Last Friday saw the launch of a new primary school partnership initiative from Sixth Form students Millie and Jess designed to...

It has been another busy and exciting week for Year 11 and the Upper Sixth with talks from app creators, CV writing and communication...

Aspiring Lower Sixth medics and vets had an amazing opportunity to virtually meet eleven Old Dolphins currently studying at Cambridge...

The Lower Sixth have been engaging in a series of Higher Education preparation activities this week, with talks from Old Dolphins...

On Monday, our Lower Sixth students had the opportunity to have a virtual lunchtime meeting with the Director of International...

The Biology department is delighted to round up this academic year with the launch of another exciting student-led podcast collection...

Over the past two weeks, Upper Sixth IB students have been involved in a programme of academic enrichment across a range of different...

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

Sixth Form student Maria has had her Spanish and French creative writing pieces that she produced between Year 9 – Upper Sixth...

Congratulations to Upper Sixth student Issey Dodd, who has been offered a Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship for the Arts at Durham...

Congratulations to Lower Sixth IB student Jess who achieved a commended award in the 2021 eMagazine Close Reading Award for a...

As their time in lessons drew to a close, we celebrated two events with the Upper Sixth this week, marking the transition they...

With 8,476 students and over 600 schools taking part, we were delighted to see our 39 Upper Sixth representatives perform so ...

Many congratulations to Lower Sixth student Dilia Thovez whose essay in the UK Supreme Court Student Writing Competition received...

The end of last term saw the conclusion of an eight-week programme for Sixth Form Philosophy students delivered remotely by Professor...

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 Lower Sixth student Adrian McLean for making it to the national grand final of the UK-wide ARTiculation Prize...

Last Thursday, debaters in Years 10 to the Lower Sixth took part in an online fixture against Francis Holland School, debating...

The Higher Education Undiscovered Subjects 2021 programme is proving to be a great success in its new remote format and is being...

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...

Sixth Form Philosophy students began a seven-week programme looking at philosophical logic and 'The Art of the Argument', delivered...

On Monday evening, Old Dolphins Caroline, Edie, Ella, Mia and Talya spoke to our prospective applicants about studying in the...

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

Congratulations to Lower Sixth A Level Art History student Adrian, whose presentation on a Mondrian work in the heats of ARTiculation...

This term we are really delighted to have been able to quickly adapt our clubs and societies to run remotely.

Over the Christmas break, our A Level Music students appeared in two virtual concerts with the Gabrieli Consort and Players and...

Many congratulations to our Upper Sixth who made successful early applications to US colleges for September 2021 entry.

Lower Sixth biologists had the opportunity to hear from some of the country's leading scientific minds at the Biology in Action...

Congratulations to Lower Sixth students Dilia and Ruby, winners in the final of the London Online Sixth Form Debating Competition...

On Tuesday, the Upper Sixth delved into the topics of gender equality, feminism and sexism in a thought-provoking session from...

On Thursday, sixteen keen debaters in Years 10, 11 and the Lower Sixth pitted their wits against opponents from Harrow in four...

The annual Upper Sixth Celebration Evening took place on Tuesday afternoon, marking the year group’s tremendous success in completing...

On Wednesday evening we hosted an online debating competition for Sixth Form students from eight different schools - including...

Working behind the scenes since 2018, a small group of students aimed to bring our interactive Biology corridor to life through...

This week, we've launched the Sustainability Committee (formerly the Green Team) and Social Impact Committee (formerly the Raising...

Godolphin musicians from Year 11 to the Upper Sixth took part in our first live event of the year - the Senior House Music Festival...

We were delighted to hear that all three of our Upper Sixth students who applied for Choral and Organ Scholarships at Oxford ...

On Wednesday evening, we hosted a virtual talk with the Admissions Director at the University of Chicago, who provided students...

Congratulations to Isha in the Lower Sixth who was awarded the Arkwright Engineering Scholarship for designing and creating a...

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

Now into its sixth year, we were delighted to see the return of the Sixth Form Enrichment Programme. This week, students pondered...

This week we welcomed 'Snowland Journeys', a charity co-founded by Old Dolphin Zara Balfour (Class of 1994). Over the next year...

This week saw the return of the Extended Project Qualification presentations, with a wide range topics ranging from technology...

Unable to travel to the Lake District, our Upper Sixth A Level and IB geographers have found plenty to investigate in our neighbourhood...

Congratulations to three of our Upper Sixth students who have been awarded for their entries in prestigious essay competitions...

With the usual extra-curricular and creative activities being scaled back during lockdown, many of our students found new ventures...

Congratulations to our A Level students on their achievements during these extraordinary times.

Many congratulations to our International Baccalaureate students on their superb results.

This week the Higher Education and Careers department have been hosting Oxbridge training sessions with our partner schools: ...

We’re very proud of our Head Girl, Jessie Pitsillides, and her fellow Sixth Formers who have been providing a free online mentoring...

Congratulations to Natalia in the Lower Sixth who received a commended award for her essay on how organoids are being used to...

Our Upper Sixth cohort of Computer Science students - Godolphin's first to ever sit Computer Science at GCSE and A Level - 'graduated...

Last week the Higher Education and Careers Department were delighted to be able to invite the Lower Sixth aspiring medics, dentists...

Following the success of the HEPP sessions at the beginning of May, students had another full timetable of personal statement...

Congratulations to Charlotte, Isha, Nadia and Aurelia in Year 11 and the Lower Sixth who achieved their Silver CREST award for...

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

As a prelude to their pre-university enrichment programme, Upper Sixth IB students were invited to select an object to exhibit...

Last Wednesday our Higher Education and Careers team organised a vibrant lunchtime session with Old Dolphin Emily de Vegvar, ...

We have been inspired by Nancy, Lower Sixth, who has been busy making face masks for the local community and drawstring laundry...

Last Friday, Lower Sixth students listened to a packed schedule of guest speakers designed to prepare them for Higher Education...

Last Saturday saw the first of our online Bridge sessions, with children learning Mathematics and English through the help of...

Many congratulations to our girls who have received acceptances from a wide range of top-ranked institutions across the United...

On Tuesday morning the Head Girls Team gave an assembly to Year 11 students on digital awareness - from unrealistic body standards...

Last Friday we welcomed Old Dolphins Annabel and Moune - who are currently studying in the United States - to share their university...

There were plenty of prizes for Godolphin and Latymer delegates as girls from Year 10 to the Lower Sixth City attended City of...

With it being National Careers Week, it was the perfect opportunity to welcome back Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent smoothies...

As part of our Higher Education programme, Lower Sixth students were introduced to a number of leading academics at our inaugural...

Professor Andrew Fisher from the University of Nottingham delivered a lecture and seminar to Sixth Form philosophy students on...

Lower Sixth Spanish students visited the Cervantes Theatre on Wednesday evening to see Lorca's masterpiece, 'La Casa de Bernarda...

This week, the PPE Forum has heard from Dr Johanna Thoma from the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the...

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

Hibo Wardere, campaigner against the practise of female genital mutilation, and Deana Puccio Ferraro from online and personal...

Girls from Year 11 to the Upper Sixth listened to talks from current parents and Old Dolphins from a huge variety of exciting...

On Wednesday, Charles Moore - former editor of the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator, and official biographer of Margaret Thatcher...

Sixth Form Art History students debated the question of aggressive imperial acquisition, restitution and the future of the Benin...

On Wednesday, Sixth Form Art History students were treated to a fascinating lunchtime talk from Old Dolphin Alice Fraser who ...

On Thursday afternoon the Lower Sixth were visited by Old Dolphins Tara and Annabelle (Class of '19 and Class of '18 respectively...

The Lower Sixth listened to a talk from Miss Tallett-Williams on how pursuing perfection can come at a cost of our own mental...

Congratulations to Art History student Carmen from the Lower Sixth who represented Godolphin at the London heats of the national...

Over the past fortnight, Sixth Form art historians have heard from university lecturers and curators and explored the themes ...

35 IB and A Level Economics students attended an Economics Conference where they forecasted future economic performance of the...

On Tuesday afternoon the whole of Year 11 took part in a mini Model United Nations Conference with girls debating the crisis ...

On Tuesday, Lower Sixth Spanish students took part in a study day at the British Film Institute on 'Trauma and Memory: Filming...

On Tuesday Lower Sixth physicists listened to five excellent talks from the country's leading scientific minds and learnt some...

Held over two nights in the Bishop Centre and devised entirely by the school's Drama captains - Amy, Savannah and Rosa - parents...

Lower Sixth biologists enjoyed a series of five lectures on the latest developments in scientific research when they visited ...

During the first week of half-term, 28 girls in Year 11 and the Lower Sixth enjoyed six glorious days of exploring the ancient...

It has been a busy week for Sixth Formers as half-term approaches, with the last of the Sixth Form enrichment talks, a Sixth ...

Thursday evening saw the Grand Final of the Senior House Music Festival that featured solo and ensemble pieces from Godolphin...

On Monday we enjoyed a wonderful clarinet recital from talented Sixth Form student Mia and pianist Lynn Arnold to raise money...

On Thursday, Sixth Form Art and Design students spent the day on Worthing beachfront taking part in an observational workshop...

Organised by Upper Sixth students Sophia, Ailbhe and Caroline as part of their IB CAS project, we welcomed 200 guests from eleven...

A Level and IB Geography students spent last week collecting data for their AL and IB coursework when they visited the Blencathra...

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

This week saw the launch of the autumn Sixth Form lecture series where teachers present fascinating talks on a number of different...

We were delighted to welcome Olivia Dandeker of Action Aid - a charity designed to protect the most vulnerable women and girls...

This week we hosted our first US Colleges Event of the season, with Admissions Directors from Stanford University, Wellesley ...

Many congratulations to our Upper Sixth students who have achieved record-breaking results this year. 

Many congratulations to our 20 IB Diploma students who have achieved outstanding results this year.

Last Saturday, the Higher Education & Careers department offered Lower Sixth students an interesting and informative morning ...

The school was represented with distinction across the globe by current students and Old Dolphins in a successful weekend for...

The Geography department took 24 Sixth Form students to Iceland - the land of fire and ice - to study glaciated forms, waterfalls...

For the last three nights, audiences have been kept on the edge of their seats with the enthralling performance of 'The Crucible...

Over 30 alumnae and Godolphin and Latymer Sixth Form students gathered at the Royal Academy of Engineering to listen to guest...