Three Takeaways from the GSA Pastoral Excellence Conference 2026 By Amanda Poyner, Deputy Head Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding Lead This week, colleagues from across LEH were delighted to contribute to the Girls’ Schools Association’s Pastoral Excellence Conference 2026, which brought together pastoral leaders, wellbeing specialists and educators from across the country to explore how schools can help…
HALE Journal Summer 2026 We are delighted to launch the latest edition of our HALE Journal which highlights the exceptional talent, intellectual curiosity and creativity of our Humanities, Arts, Languages, and English students. This edition of the journal brings together an impressive range of essays, reflections and original work around the theme of ‘hope’. It…
On Wednesday 29th April, our pupils took part in the Junior Mathematics Challenge – a competition which encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought and problem solving. An impressive 37 students achieved a Gold Award. Congratulations to all of them, and special congratulations to the following three students who qualified for a follow-on round: Annabelle (Year…
Last week, some of our pupils (Upper 4: Clarisse Hui, Yuna Ko, Hailee Zhou and Ena Umpleby; Lower 4: Effie Rees, Shanaya Saxena, Sofia Shaikh and Annabelle Wong) had the exciting opportunity to take part in a maths competition at St Swithun’s School in Winchester. They travelled with great excitement, ready for a day full…
We are delighted to congratulate our fantastic Year 7 mathematician, Sophie on her exceptional success in the Liverpool Maths Challenge. Showing remarkable initiative and enthusiasm, Sophie independently entered the competition over the February half-term break and went on to achieve an outstanding first-place finish. This is a tremendous accomplishment and reflects both her dedication and…
Our Lower 5 and Upper 5 Classicists travelled to Greece over Easter for an unforgettable exploration of history, mythology, and architecture. A group of our Lower 5 students, Jasmine, Bella, Kitty and Frieda tells us all about their adventures: “As part of our trip, we visited the incredible Mycenae, a site with tombs around 3000…
On Thursday 9th March, students took part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge follow-on rounds named the ‘Grey Kangaroo’ and ‘Pink Kangaroo’. Our Year 7 and Year 8 students were entered into the ‘Grey Kangaroo’, while Year 10 and Year 11 pupils competed in the ‘Pink Kangaroo’ round. Eleven of our students achieved Gold, Silver and…
A group of passionate Lower and Upper Sixth historians set off on a trip to Paris to explore the opulence of Versailles to the sombre remnants of the French Revolution. One of our students, Amelia tells us more about the trip: “After waking up bright and early, the Lower 6 and Upper 6 historians embarked…
Perse Coding Team Challenge: Round 2 Round 2 of the Perse Coding Team Challenge raised the bar once again, with students now tackling the programming challenges in trios. The team rules added an extra twist, no more than two Year 11 pupils per group, leading to some creative team forming, light hearted bribery, and strategic…
After a very successful visit from our Parisian students before Easter, 36 enthusiastic LEH and Hampton School Year 10 French linguists travelled to Paris to meet up with their exchange buddies. They were delighted to see their exchange partners again after only ten days being apart since their visit to London. Our partner school in…
