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Upper V Mural 2026: A Celebration of Creativity and Collaboration

We are delighted to unveil the LEGO Mural 2025–2026, proudly brought to life by the dedicated Upper V Mural Team. This vibrant and imaginative display is far more than a piece of artwork - it is a ce...
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Week 8 of Spring Gateway Highlights 2026

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This is one Gateway you do not want to miss!
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Holi Celebrations

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On Wednesday 4 March, students at the Senior School celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi. ...
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Abbey Connected

The Power of Not Knowing If You’ll Succeed

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Here’s a question I think is worth pondering, for children and adults alike, when did you last try ...
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Students’ Spotlight

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Basingstoke Festival of Music and ArtsOver this past weekend, Aishani (Upper I) took part in the Ba...
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Podcasts

Podcast with a Cake – S5E5

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PODCAST WITH A CAKE #PWAC IS OUT!! This week, Leah and Emily interviewed our Assistant Head and Tik...
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Grandparents Day

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We were delighted to welcome Upper III grandparents to the Senior School for our Grandparents Day. ...
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Lower and Upper I House Netball

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Last Friday, the Lower and Upper I took to the courts for an afternoon of House Netball. It was a p...
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Horse Riding

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We are back horse riding, after a week off for half term, and there are huge smiles all around! ...
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Seniors

Upper IV French: Henri Matisse

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Upper IV students used both their French and Art skills to create a galérie of their own creations ...
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Launchpad workshop

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Our Lower School Charity Prefects were pleased to welcome a visitor from local homelessness charity...
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Poetry Cafe!

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My name is Beatrice and I am one of the school’s current Poets Laureate. As part of this role, on 2...
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Juniors

Making Waves at the IAPS Swimming Qualifier

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Last week, our swimmers travelled to Crosfields School in Reading for the IAPS Championships 2026 Q...
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Piano Recital

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On Thursday, my fellow pianists and I had the amazing opportunity to perform at this year’s piano r...
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Trailblazers in Tennis trip

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Last week, our Lower VI A Level PE students and Lower V GCSE PE students attended the Trailblazers ...
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Lunar New Year Celebrations 2026

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Lunar New Year, also called Spring Festival, marks the arrival of Spring and the Lunar New Year. In...
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Netball IAPS

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Huge congratulations to our nine-player squad for their fantastic performance at the Netball IAPS h...
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Sixth Form Artist supports creativity in Juniors

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Since the beginning of term, a lunchtime Art Club has been running for the Upper I students, led by...
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Lunar New Year in Little Knellies!

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Our Little Knellies were immersed in a riot of colour and excitement last week as we celebrated the...
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Microloan 26

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Last week, 76 Upper III and Lower IV students started out on this year’s Microloan competition jour...
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Sixth Form

Another week, another win!

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The U16/18 Netball team took to the court this week to play a match against Claires Court. Despite ...
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Interfaith Lecture and Assembly

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Last week, the Multi-Faith Chaplaincy was delighted to host Dr Anastasia Badder who gave a fascinat...
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Seniors

Interludes Recital

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I really enjoyed the Interludes Recital. I was nervous initially, but when I saw other people playi...
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TAPS First Spring Fair

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Our #AbbeyParents 'TAPS' hosted a wonderful Spring Fair during the half term. It was a fantastic op...
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School Council interview aspiring Prefects

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The Junior School Council is currently participating in its favourite activity; interviewing! This ...
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Podcasts

Podcast with a Cake – S5E4

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We are back from Spring Term break, which means our podcast is back too! On this week’s episode, He...
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Students’ Spotlight

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Ellanya's Foyle Young Poet's Residential From Standing by the Window to Finding My Voice: My Wee...
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GCSE History Battlefields trip

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During the first weekend of the February half-term, 27 intrepid GCSE History students embarked on a...
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Flippin’ Fabulous Team Abbey!

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The Abbey School team were flippin’ fabulous at this year’s Launchpad Charity Pancake Race. On S...
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Abbey Connected

The Importance of Reading

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In schools, reading is not an adjunct to the curriculum; it is the infrastructure. It is the mechan...
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Seniors

Interludes Recital

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I really enjoy the Interludes Recital because it has a supportive and welcoming environment allowin...
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Seniors

PaT Post Autumn and Spring Term Winners!

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Every half term the Philosophy and Theology department sets a challenge to respond to a thought-pro...
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Seniors

Organic Chemistry teaching and learning

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In our recent chemistry lessons we have been covering organic chemistry. For us, this meant looking...
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Seniors

Curiosity Fair

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On Wednesday 11 February students from Upper III, Lower IV and Upper IV presented their work to an ...
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Abbey Connected

Shaping Their Own Paths: Lessons from Austen’s Women

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For young women, learning to trust their own judgement sits at the heart of their agency and self-b...
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Highlights

Ms Mogio Delivers Digital Skills Training to Teachers in Algeria

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Last week, Ms Mogio was invited by the British Council in Algeria to deliver a series of profession...
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Podcasts

Podcast with a Cake – S5E3

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You have already heard from our Sixth Form students and our wonderful Drama teacher, and now get re...
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Staff

Peripatetic teacher performance and GRAMMY successes

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In addition to their work as brilliant and supportive teachers here at The Abbey, our peripatetic t...
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Seniors

Intermediate Maths Challenge success

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28 January saw 136 students from Upper IV to Upper V take part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge,...
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Seniors

Whatever happened to poor Ariadne?

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Janani, an Upper IV Latin student, has always been interested in Greek Mythology. Recently she has ...
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Seniors

Interludes Recital

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In our final Interludes Recital before the half-term break, Catherine from Upper VI performed the e...
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Students’ Spotlight

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Tranthini, our extremely talented Sports Captain, Scholar and A Level PE student in Upper VI, took ...
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Week 5 of Spring Gateway Highlights 2026

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Here's what we've been up to this week...
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Abbey Connected

Groundhog Day?

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Earlier this week, a hearty community across the Atlantic and a wave of cult film buffs celebrated ...
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Podcasts

Podcast with a Cake – S5E2

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This week, we caught up with Mrs Elliot, who told us all about this year’s musical, Shrek. Make sur...
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Students’ Spotlight

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Cheerleading success! Huge congratulations to Amelie and Sadie in Upper I, who proudly represent...
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Seniors

Interludes Recital

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Last weeks interlude recital was a nice break in the middle of a busy week. I really enjoyed listen...
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Music Scholar’s Gala Concert and Dinner 2026

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The Music Scholars’ Concert and Dinner proved to be a thoroughly enchanting evening, offering stude...
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RI masterclass

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On Saturday, we went to the Royal Maths Institute masterclass and were absorbed into a new world of...
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Netball success

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Our U18 Netball team were back on court on Wednesday afternoon, as they faced Salesian College in t...
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Lower I Shine in Second Musical Moments Concert

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Our second Musical Moments concert of the year took place on 29 January, filling the hall with an e...
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