Four silver and six bronze medals at the World School Games Despite the unexpected weather this week, which led to the postponement of all our scheduled tennis and cricket matches, our talented team of LEH swimmers had the chance to make waves on an international stage. Representing the school at the prestigious World School Games,…
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…
Some of our Year 8 and Year 9 keen performers enjoyed an inspiring and energetic day taking part in a specialist workshop led by British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT), one of the UK’s leading organisations for young people passionate about musical theatre. The intensive two and a half hour workshop immersed students in all three…
Two of our talented students, Ava and Alice, represented the school with distinction on Wednesday 13th May as they travelled to The English-Speaking Union’s Regional Round of the Shakespeare Competition, hosted at Latymer Upper School. The prestigious ESU Shakespeare Competition is a nationally recognised programme that encourages students to engage deeply with Shakespeare’s works through…
Monologue Mondays Our Drama Studio came alive this week for a spectacular Monologue Monday, the last of of this academic year! Led by our Lower 6 Drama Captains, the evening featured an exciting and varied programme of monologues and duologues, with performances spanning everything from Shakespearean classics to modern favourites such as The Worst…
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…
The Bedford Regatta There were no lie-ins for our J14 and J15 rowing squads this weekend as an early morning start saw them travel to Bedford for a thrilling day of competition at the Bedford Regatta. Racing began shortly after 8am, but the early wake-up call did little to slow the crews, who delivered a…
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…
It has been another busy and successful week of sport at LEH, with pupils representing the school with tremendous enthusiasm, determination and skill across a wide range of fixtures and competitions. From national success in gymnastics and strong performances on the tennis courts, to promising athletics results and exciting cricket matches, our athletes have continued…
