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Super Sevens
On Wednesday 3rd March, Packwood hosted their Colts 7s tournament. 16 teams were entertained – although one cancelled on the day forcing a reshuffle and a Packwood B team were inserted at the last minute. more...
Lacrosse girls win again!
The Packwood Under 12A lacrosse team continued their successful season with victory in their home tournament on Saturday 27th February. more...
Fantastic Four through to final
Four final year pupils from Packwood have taken part in - and won - the Shropshire regional finals of a prestigious maths competition. more...
Hindu Workshop
On Wednesday 9th February the 4s took part in a Hindu workshop. Molly Bruce from 4L writes: A lady called Krishna came to teach us about Hindus. The first thing she taught us was which gods would be on a Hindu shrine and what else would be on it, such as a bell to wake the gods up and a food tray. more...
County netball win
On Wednesday 10th February Packwood's 1st VII netball team took part in the Under 13 Shropshire County Netball Tournament at Sundorne Sports Village in Shrewsbury. more...
Bishop returns to Packwood
The Right Reverend Mark Rylands, the recently appointed Bishop of Shrewsbury, has paid a visit to Packwood, the prep school that he attended as a boy. more...
Lacrosse team win Midlands Tournament
Packwood Under 13 and Under 12 lacrosse teams travelled to Bedford High School on Saturday 6th February to compete in the Midlands Lacrosse Tournament. The girls were accompanied by a group of parent supporters and by their coach, Sue Draper, who writes: more...
Fencers host West Midlands Championships
On Sunday 24th January Packwood's Sports Hall was converted into an eight-piste Epee fencing arena with children aged 9 to 18, from across the region, fencing for the right to represent the West Midlands at the British Youth Championships in May. more...
Packwood boarders reach new heights
On Sunday 24th January 16 lucky boys and girls had the chance to tackle the indoor climbing wall at Plas Power Adventure near Wrexham. more...
Starters for '10
The New Year at Packwood has begun with the arrival of three new temporary members of staff. We are delighted to welcome Anthony Dowlen as Head of Music and, from Australia, two gap year students Connor Hale and Lucy Tressider. more...
Packwood forges link with school in Cambodia
On Friday 27th November Sue Gough, Packwood’s Head of Learning Support, set off on a mammoth 28 hour journey to Cambodia for a week’s visit to the Stung Meanchey school in Phnom Penh. Arranged through the father of pupils Nicole and Patrick Ashall, Sue was invited to offer her expertise and to produce a report for the Board of Trustees on the teaching and education at the school with the further aim of establishing a link between Stung Meanchey and Packwood. more...
Hands-on – if you’re brave enough!
What a great way for the boarders to spend a wet Sunday evening! The 22nd November saw the return of Simon Airey, our local exotic pet expert. more...
Packwood Superstars
With its distinctive theme tune, memorable facial hair and iconic sportsmen from yesteryear, Superstars holds a fond place in many hearts – and although the Packwood children are too young to remember it first hand, on Sunday 22nd November they were transported back in time to the 1970s and Superstars’ heyday with a recreation of the competition at school. more...
Premiership Rugby Trip
On Sunday 22nd November a group of 25 boys travelled by coach to watch the Guinness Premiership rugby match between Sale Sharks and Leeds Rhinos at Headingley. more...
Packwood 1st XV plays at Leicester Tigers' ground
What an amazing experience for the 1st XV! On Wednesday 11th November at 5.30pm they kicked-off their match against St Anselm’s, not here at Packwood as originally planned, but under floodlights at Welford Road, home ground of Leicester Tigers. more...
Hill walking at Y Garn
Recently a group of us were lucky enough to be taken hill walking in Wales by Mr Rigby. more...
Senior girls hit a purple patch!
It has been a very successful fortnight for the Senior Girls Hockey team as they have managed to win two tournaments. more...
Sedbergh School Invitational U13 Netball Festival 2009
Each autumn the Packwood U13 netball team make the long journey up to Sedbergh for their first pre-season challenge, competing in the Sedbergh School Netball Festival. more...
Geography Trip to Iceland
Iceland is home to the largest volcanic lava field in the world and boasts more volcanoes per square whatever than almost anywhere else. Anyone who travels there can swim in rivers flowing with hot water, walk through fields where boiling water bubbles continuously out of the ground or just stand and watch as volcanic geysers hurl fountains of water and steam high into the air; and just before half term, the top year was lucky enough to be taken there by Mr Reavill. more...
Scholarship success
Shortly before half-term, three top-year Packwood boys were delighted to learn that they have been awarded scholarships to independent senior schools. more...
Packwood Fencers in Trophy battle
Over fifty fencers were locked in combat on Tuesday 13th October in the Sports Hall as Wrexham Fencing Club came to Packwood for their annual Weston/Norfolk Trophy match. With several fencers in the British rankings, both teams fancied their chances. more...
Junior Boarders tackle The Crocky Trail
There is always a busy programme of events and activities for the Packwood boarders to enjoy at the weekends and last Sunday a group of junior children, accompanied by Mr and Mrs Bourne, spent a very happy afternoon at The Crocky Trail near Chester. more...
Long Mynd Walk
On Sunday 4th October, a small but intrepid group of hill walkers tackled the peaks of the Long Mynd in South Shropshire. Having already 'notched up' the Stiperstones and Caer Caradoc on previous trips we set out from Cardingmill Valley on a beautiful autumnal day and were rewarded with fantastic views when we reached the higher points. more...
Under 13 Lacrosse Tour
On Friday 2nd October the Packwood Under 13 Lacrosse team set off for Gloucestershire on a two-day tour. The girls played opponents at Westonbirt School, near Tetbury on Friday and then, after a night in Stroud, travelled to Cheltenham Ladies' College for a final match on Saturday 3rd. more...
Under 9s come close
On Wednesday 30th September, the Packwood Under 9 football team returned to the Prestfelde Tournament to defend their title. They started off superbly, winning their group in convincing fashion with victories against Prestfelde 'B' (4-0), Abberley Hall (5-0), West House (2-0) and King's Chester (1-0). more...
Entertainment Roman-style
On Thursday 1st October, we welcomed to Packwood Matthew Clarke (a Classics teacher at Shrewsbury School) who entertained forms 1, 2, 3 and some of form 4, with a fascinating talk on gladiators and chariot racing. more...
Growing success proves a popular lesson
In an age where pre-packed supermarket products can make it difficult for children to understand where their food actually comes from, pupils at Packwood Haugh School are learning the fun way with hands-on experience. more...
Making more of the dining room
As part of our extensive on-going programme of improvements and updates to Packwood facilities a major refurbishment of the dining room was carried out during the summer holidays. more...
Talagerwyn excursion
1 Class recently enjoyed a two-day literary excursion to Talagerwyn in the foothills of Snowdonia. This short trip is organised annually by the Head of English to give the top scholarship form a break from their busy Packwood lives and allow them to enjoy a quiet time devoted simply to reading. more...
One Day Event Sunday 13th September 2009
Our eighth Annual Horse Trials was again held on the opening Sunday of term. The ground was perfect, even though the grass was rather long. It is difficult now to remember just how wet the holidays were! Fifteen competed for the three trophies. more...
From Cape Town to Ruyton XI Towns!
This term we welcome a new member of staff, Franscois Adams, who comes to Packwood from South Africa. more...
Summer Concert 2009
Music is a hugely important part of life at Packwood and the busy year of instrumental lessons, practices and ensemble rehearsals culminates in the Summer Concert. more...
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