The Chronicle

Crackley Hall School is thrilled to have achieved both the Bronze and Silver levels of the Woodland Trust’s Green Tree Schools Award.

The awards are designed to encourage outdoor learning, by inspiring pupils to take part in environmental projects and to discover more about trees, woods and wildlife. Working towards the award, has allowed pupils to take positive action for the environment while also enjoying learning in the great outdoors.

To earn the Silver certificate pupils completed five ‘Green 15’ challenges, that included taking a lesson outdoors, making natural art and conducting wildlife surveys. They also harnessed pupil power to recycle waste, visited a wood to explore and connect with nature and took on a tree dressing challenge.

Crackley Hall’s Forest School Practitioner, Verity Clark, said, “The children have enjoyed working towards the awards. They have helped pupils learn valuable lessons about the natural world and the activities have supported our school's drive towards sustainability too.”

The school is not resting on its laurels though, as it has set its sights on achieving the next level, the Gold Award.

The latest issue of The Minnacle has just been published, showcasing yet more of our pupils' excellent work. The Minnacle celebrates our pupils at their best and this edition includes plenty more examples of their outstanding efforts.

You can download a copy of The Minnacle to read here and it is also available on our school website here.

Why not take a look at the latest Pinnacle, which shares equally impressive work by Princethorpe College pupils. You can find it on our website too.

With just eight weeks to go, the countdown to Princethorpe's Entrance Exams for admission in September 2025 is well underway. This year the exams for Year 7 to 10 entry will take place on Saturday 9 November from 9.30am to 3.30pm.

The deadline for registrations for the Entrance Examination is Friday 27 September. Year 6 parents wishing their children to sit the Princethorpe entrance exam must complete a registration form and submit it with the accompanying registration fee by this date.

More information on the admissions process can be found in Princethorpe's Admissions Update newsletter here or on the Foundation website here.

You can register for the Entrance Examination by filling out our online registration form here. 

If you have any queries relating to admissions please speak to the Registrars at Princethorpe College, either by email at admissions@princethorpe.co.uk or by calling 01926 634201/297.

On Thursday, Father Kevin celebrated Mass to mark the beginning of the new school year. We celebrated our return to school and looked ahead to the challenges of the future. During the Homily, Fr Kevin spoke about the Gospel reading of the wise man who built his house on rock and the foolish man who built his house on sand. Fr Kevin explained that if we build our lives on firm foundations, we become stronger, which will help us look to the future with confidence.

We are thrilled to share some wonderful news - Miss Rogers has welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Aria Piper, to their family. This joyous occasion marks an exciting new chapter in their life filled with love, laughter and sleepless nights! Congratulations and best wishes to her big sister in Junior 2 and to mummy and daddy. We wish them much happiness as they enjoy this special time together.