The Chronicle

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

Crackley Hall School is thrilled to have been shortlisted for the Independent School of the Year Awards in the much coveted Independent Prep School of the Year category. Crackley was selected ahead of hundreds of independent Prep schools from across the country who had entered the awards.

The Awards Scheme is in its inaugural year and has been introduced to celebrate the independent education sector, showcase excellence in student experience and recognise the varied and imaginative way in which independent schools prepare young people for their future lives.

Headmaster, Rob Duigan, comments, “I am delighted that the Awards committee have recognised our exceptional school. Our dedicated staff are committed to providing the very best experience for our pupils, supporting them as they grow into confident, resilient young people who are able to contribute to contemporary society. This is a testament to their hard work each and every day and we are very proud to have been shortlisted.”

The awards are being judged by a panel of distinguished educationalists, that include Headmasters and Headmistresses from some of the top schools in the country, so to have been shortlisted is recognition indeed. The decision on the final winner will be announced towards the end of the Year.

This week Crackley Hall School opened its doors to showcase it's talents to prospective parents, carers and their children. Days such as these afford our student and staff body the opportunity to welcome interested families during a regular school day, giving them the opportunity to see for themselves, by virtue of guided tours hosted by Junior 5 students, the excellent work that goes on.

Happily, our enviable reputation, which is underpinned by the Foundation's marketing activity, always ensures a healthy turn out. And so it was that every space was needed in the school car park, as forty visitors from nearly twenty families came to sample for themselves how and why Crackley Hall is one of the leading preparatory schools in the Midlands. 

Following on from their recent historical studies relating to the Saxon diet, J3 ventured to the delightful setting of Compton Verney near Kineton to develop their understanding of the Stone Age and to further explore this period of British history.

Whilst the grounds of Compton Verney are just forty minutes away, the skills of the J3 team most ably led by Ms. Holmes ensured our J3 historians were transported back five thousand years in time. This clearly was not your usual taster session; but really more of a full immersion as our history detectives learnt to construct their own Stone Age dwellings and in so doing brought the subject to life. 

Days such as these are a real treat. They aid children's understanding of the subject in a 'hands-on' way, whilst fostering their independence, resilience and conversely their ability to work together. 

The PTA's Barn Dance was enjoyed by all.  On offer was dancing, hog roast and a bar.  It was lovely to spend an afternoon catching up with friends old and new at Wethele Manor in the glorious autumn sunshine.

The bucking bronco proved a great success with both young and not so young! Our huge thank you go to Simon and Becca Moreton and the whole Wethele Manor team for giving us the use of their beautiful venue and for providing such delicious food. It was very much appreciated.

Thank you also to everyone who helped in any way and to those who came and supported the event. 

Thank you so much again to everyone who helped support the Macmillan Coffee morning last week.

We now have a final figure through and are pleased to confirm that the event raised £1159.73.  This includes a very kind donation from Tania Goode who donated £116.37 from the programme sales from her Step Up To The Mic show on Sunday.

Thank you to everyone for your very kind donations. This is a great amount to send to such a worthy cause. 

Princethorpe College's Entrance Examinations, for admission in September 2019, take place on Saturday 10 November from 9.30am to 3.30pm.

The deadline for registration for the examinations is today, Friday 5 October 2018.  If they haven't already done so any Junior 6 parents still wishing their children to sit the entrance exams need to complete a registration form and submit it with the accompanying registration fee as soon as possible.

For more information on the admissions process click here or to read the Admissions Update newsletter click here.  A copy of the Registration Form is avaiable here.

If you have any queries relating to admissions please feel free to email the Registrars at admissions@princethorpe.co.uk or to call them on 01926 634201.