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LEH’s The Girl Writes Company head to Camden Fringe 2026! 

This August, we’re launching an exciting new The Girl Writes… writing initiative for all LEH girls aged 14–18, culminating in a bold, hour-long show bound for the Camden Fringe 2026 at the Etcetera Theatre in August.  Working with a group of young performers, we’ll create a high-energy, comedic ensemble piece inspired by the theme of Lost & Found. The final show will be a devised,…

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Why Crickets Might Be on the Menu

On Wednesday our Lower 6 students were treated to a fascinating and thought‑provoking session during our annual Sir Gordon Sutherland STEM Lecture. The lecture was delivered by two experienced Food Scientists from the University of Surrey, Dr Veronica Giacintucci and Dr Bolanle Oloyede, who shared insights into their current research and the growing opportunities within the Food…

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ISSP Languages Day: Exploring Languages, Cultures and Connections

Last Friday, we were delighted to host an ISSP Languages Day, welcoming pupils from local schools for a day dedicated to linguistic exploration, cultural discovery and collaboration.  Hampton ISSP, works with LEH, Hampton School, Hampton Academy, Orleans Park School, Tolworth Girls School, Hollyfield School, and Teddington School on a varied programme of partnership activities. During…

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Learning from Lived Experience in PRE

This week in PRE, our Upper 2 pupils, who have been studying Buddhism, enjoyed a special visit from one of our Sixth Form students, who spoke to them about her Buddhist faith. The visit offered a valuable opportunity for pupils to see their classroom learning brought to life, as they heard first-hand what it means…

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Sports Update w/c 19 January 2026

It has been a busy and exciting period for school sport, with pupils competing across football, netball and indoor cricket fixtures. From borough tournaments to competitive school match-ups, teams demonstrated great determination, teamwork and skill throughout. With a mixture of strong wins, close contests and valuable learning experiences, it has been a fantastic start to…

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Junior Eurovision Comes to LEH Languages

The Language Corridor was filled with the wonderful sound of Ce Monde, France’s Junior Eurovision 2025 winning song. However, this wasn’t a recording of Lou Deleuze’s winning entry – it was our Year 8 French pupils performing the song beautifully during their lesson.  I’m sure you’ll agree they sound wonderful. Definitely a ‘douze points’ performance! Watch the Performance  

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Sports Update: W/C 12 January

Unfortunately, the weather was against us on the first week back after Half Term with many fixtures being cancelled. We were however able to go ahead with our indoor fixtures for swimming and indoor cricket. Swimming On Wednesday we hosted a friendly swimming gala against Wimbledon High School.  There was a real buzz in the…

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Gold Award in the British Physics Olympiad

Huge congratulations to Upper 6 student Polina on achieving a Gold Award in the British Physics Olympiad Round 1 in November after successfully navigating the Round Zero qualifying paper – an outstanding achievement! Her excellent performance placed her in the top 300 students nationally, a remarkable result in this highly competitive competition. Well done Polina!…

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LEH’s Write the Girl Heads North

We were delighted to head up to Bolton School on Friday for the latest Write the Girl production. The Glorious Chickmans, written by playwright, Ben Cain and commissioned by Bolton School puts the female characters front on centre with a festive twist. Established by the Drama Department at LEH, Write the Girl is a nationwide…

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Sport Update w/c 1 December 2025

It has been another busy week of sport in a rather wet week. We have had several netball fixtures with many pupils playing in school matches across the year groups. A great way to end a busy and successful term of netball overall. We would also like to wish our Junior Cross-Country team the best…

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