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Interhouse Taskmaster 2026

Interhouse Taskmaster 2026

Mr Tom Wilson – Head of Magdalene This half term the Houses went head to head in Taskmaster. Members of each house worked tirelessly to complete challenges and tasks to impress the Taskmaster, Mr Cank, aided by his assistant, Mr Wilson. The competition got off...
Primary Mathematics Challenge 2026

Primary Mathematics Challenge 2026

Mrs Catherine Harrison – Deputy Head of the Prep After the Primary Mathematics Challenge in November, a Mathematical Association competition undertaken by thousands of children nationally, seven of the Prep School’s top mathematicians were among the top 3,100...
Prep 6 AJIS Quiz 2026

Prep 6 AJIS Quiz 2026

Mrs Catherine Harrison – Deputy Head of the Prep On Saturday, 7th March, six Prep 6 pupils joined other students from all over the North West to represent St Bede’s Prep in the prestigious annual AJIS Quiz at Bury Grammar School. Nine taxing rounds and two...
Prep British Science Week

Prep British Science Week

Mrs Rachael Prince – Head of Science Between 9th and 13th March, the Prep School celebrated British Science Week with a focus on the theme “Curiosity: What’s Your Question?” From our three-year-olds to our Prep 6 pupils, everyone was encouraged to...
Prep World Book Day 2026

Prep World Book Day 2026

Mrs Georgia Leyden – Prep Librarian Our much-anticipated World Book Day Celebrations were thoroughly enjoyed in the Prep; everybody fully embraced the theme of ‘Our Reading Journey’ to create a whole school community series of book-related events for everybody...
Form Trips for Lower Sixth

Form Trips for Lower Sixth

Another Exhilarating Journey Into Manchester! Ms Jordana Theriault – Sixth Form Enrichment Coordinator L6GOO went to the Science and Industry Museum.The virtue of Fortitude was represented through the stories of the inventors who were resilient to keep going...
Upper Third Public Speaking 2026

Upper Third Public Speaking 2026

Mr Sean Howes – Head of English Over the last term, Upper Third students have worked hard to add polish to their oracy skills for the English Speaking Board qualifications. All pupils followed the same programme and the result has been a group of young people...
British Science Week 2026

British Science Week 2026

Curiosity What’s Your Question? Mrs Rachael Prince – Head of Science British Science Week arrived with plenty of energy this term, anchored by a brilliant theme: ‘Curiosity, what is your question?’. We kicked off with, every form tackling a...
Prep Sport Roundup – March 2026

Prep Sport Roundup – March 2026

Mrs Nora Lavorini – PE Teacher Prep Sport This has been a very busy month for fixtures. Many thanks to Miss Sharp for coordinating them all. Also, a special thanks to Mr McGrath for organising all of the football for both boys and girls, as well as the cross...

World Book Day 2026

Celebrating 150 Years of Reading Mrs Becky Lyons – College Librarian To celebrate World Book Day and commemorate our school’s founding in 1876, we launched launch our 150th Anniversary Reading Challenge. In honor of this milestone, we have set an ambitious goal:...