Four of our impressive language students excel in the prestigious Anthea Bell Translation Competition We are delighted to celebrate the achievements of several students who have been recognised in the prestigious Anthea Bell Translation Competition. With more than 25,000 students taking part across the UK in 2026, earning a commendation or winning an award is…
Gold, Silver and Bronze award winners place in the top 15% of 42,000 entrants nationwide This May, 42,000 students from schools across the country took part in the Biology Challenge, a prestigious competition organised by the Royal Society of Biology. Designed to encourage and reward excellence in biology, the Challenge provides an opportunity for students…
LEH Students Help Shape New Play Through Write the Girl Initiative Two of our talented Drama students recently had the exciting opportunity to chat with playwright Lucy Foster as she develops a brand-new play inspired by the myth of Medusa. Lucy was at LEH to work with a talented and enthusiastic group of LEH Drama…
The Benefits of All-Girls Schools: Confidence, Achievement and Opportunity by Rowena Cole, Head It has long been recognised that an all-girls education offers distinct advantages over a co-educational setting. It is therefore no surprise that the latest report from the Girls’ Schools Association, drawing on data from the Department for Education and UCAS, shows that…
A celebration of language and performance Our talented Year 8 linguists have been showcasing their language and performance skills in our Modern Foreign Languages Poetry Live competition and we are delighted to reveal our finalists. Representing French is Sofya, who will perform La Tour Eiffel by Maurice Carême. The poem is celebrated for its vivid…
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…
