by Claire Delahaye | Sep 23, 2020 | Prep School News
On Monday 21st September our Year 4 pupils headed out of school to visit the Dewa Roman Experience Centre in Chester. The first adventure of the day was exploring the museum with a guide. The children learned about many of the fascinating aspects of Roman life; what...
by Claire Delahaye | Sep 23, 2020 | Prep School News
Year 5 had a wonderful day at Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge to complement their project this term. On arrival the children changed into beautiful Victorian clothing and were given a guided tour of the town, learning about different trades that existed...
by Claire Delahaye | Sep 21, 2020 | Prep School News
Castleton was the destination for our Year 8 Geographers to investigate the benefits and problems of tourism in the Peak District National Park. To assess this question with depth, the pupils set out to collect their own primary data, which will form the basis of a...
by Claire Delahaye | Sep 18, 2020 | College News, Prep School News
The annual College vs Prep school cricket match took place; albeit a little bit behind the calendar date. For the first time both a boys and girls squad were selected to contest for the Shepherd Trophy with the combined run total winning the competition. In the girls...
by Claire Delahaye | Sep 17, 2020 | College News
This week, our College History Society was delighted to welcome our very own Mr Asher who delivered a lively presentation on the Battle of Britain. As a retired officer and a keen historian with a wealth of knowledge on this pivotal battle, it was no surprise that...
by Claire Delahaye | Sep 16, 2020 | Prep School News
Our new Year 3 pupils in the Prep School are loving their first project all about dinosaurs. The children have each chosen a dinosaur to research and have been enjoying working in our Innovation Studio to create a poster to use when presenting their facts to the...
by Cheryl Stevens | Sep 7, 2020 | College News, Prep School News
To mark the start of their time in the College, our Year 9 pupils (Kinder) set out to Edale on the first day of term. They met Geoff, the local gamekeeper, at The Gathering at the bottom of Grindsbrook and then set off on a day’s adventure. They learned a lot from...
by Claire Delahaye | Sep 3, 2020 | College News, Nursery News, Pre-Prep News, Prep School News
This morning was a busy one as we lined the car park to welcome our pupils old and new for the start of the Michaelmas. We are delighted to welcome the largest number of new pupils that S. Anselm’s has seen in many years into all year groups. Our eager pupil...
by Cheryl Stevens | Aug 20, 2020 | Prep School News
Elated pupils at S. Anselm’s College, Bakewell, are celebrating a year of exceptional GCSE results with a 100% pass rate. An amazing 20% of all grades achieved by S. Anselm’s pupils were at Grade 9. Further highlights this year include: 38% passing at Level 8 and...
by Cheryl Stevens | Jul 2, 2020 | College News, Nursery News, Pre-Prep News, Prep School News
Today the government announced its plans for the full reopening of schools in September 2020. Firstly, we welcome the news that all year groups will be returning in the Michaelmas term. We have consulted with our parents extensively and know we have overwhelmingly...
