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Scholarship success

Six final year pupils are celebrating this week after learning that they have been awarded scholarships to their chosen senior schools. more...

This year, for the first time, Packwood has introduced English Speaking Board (ESB) exams. The English Department has been busy helping 27 children from the 3s prepare for their exams which took place last week. more...

County cross country success

Mr Nogues took a team of keen and talented Packwood runners to the Shropshire Schools Cross Country Championship held at Oswestry School on Saturday 4th February. The six boys – Freddie F, Simon W, Guy M, Jonty S, Jack A and Oliver C – performed exceptionally well in a strong field against competitors up to two years older than themselves. more...

Packwood fencer in world top 100

Keishi Oyama, who studied at Packwood from 2008-9, has become the school’s first international fencer. Now representing Japan, he fought in his first International Sabre event in London on Sunday 28th January. Despite being one of the youngest entrants, he came 92nd out of a field of 130 international fencers and is clearly an exciting prospect for the future. more...

Weekend trips

An excited and football-mad group of boys enjoyed a fantastic trip to Anfield last Sunday to visit the home of Liverpool Football Club. more...

Play in a Day

Children in 3W and 3P had the chance to showcase their considerable thespian talents last Tuesday when Mark Hayes from Konflux Theatre in Education came to Packwood for the day. more...

History Day 2012

Last Thursday was a day of drama, historical re-enactment and stories as we travelled through time to three momentous points in Britain’s past. more...

County cross country league winners

Packwood’s Under 13 boys' cross country team has made a fabulous start to the season. Jack A, Ollie C, Freddie F, Jonty S and Simon W made up Packwood’s first ever team to take part in the Shropshire Young Athletes Cross Country League. There were four races organised by the four main Shropshire Athletics Clubs – Telford AC, Oswestry Olympians, Wenlock Olympians and Bridgnorth AC. more...

Olympic fencing arrives at Packwood

Following the successful fundraising efforts of parents and pupils, Packwood fencing club now has a state-of-the-art fencing piste. The 14 metre long aluminium piste is the strip on which the fencing bout takes place and is identical to those that will be used at the London Olympics next year. more...

Iceland trip

All of form 1 recently returned from the icy wilds of Iceland and are now busy writing up their Geography fieldwork projects. Our first impression of the country was the gale force winds that met us as we left the airport terminal – so strong that some struggled to keep on their feet! It was a great relief soon to reach and take a swim in the sulphurous, 80 degree waters of the Blue Lagoon, the first of several geothermal swimming pools that we were to visit. more...

Choir sing Evensong at St Chad's

Packwood’s choristers enjoyed the opportunity to perform somewhere new this Thursday when they were invited to sing Evensong at the magnificent St Chad’s Church in Shrewsbury. Alice S and Beth C are two members of the Girls’ Choir who went along and they describe the evening: more...

Sports scholarships

There was good news for three talented Packwood sportsmen recently as they learnt they had been awarded sports scholarships to their next schools. The three boys, all in their final year at Packwood, were assessed for the awards shortly before half-term. more...

National Schools Riding Championships

Earlier this year five Packwood children qualified for the National Schools Riding Championships and the competition took place at Addington Manor during the autumn half-term. The competition is open to all senior and junior schools in the independent and state sector alike throughout the country so qualifying in itself was a magnificent achievement. more...

Facelift for boys' dorms

Work never stops in a busy boarding school and the absence of the senior boys during their trip to Iceland and over half-term gave us a great opportunity to make some changes to their landing in the boarding house. more...

Acorns Book Week

Book Heaven in 2011 – that is what Miss Middlemiss called this year’s Book Week in Packwood Acorns. And it has been a packed schedule of book related activities: a visit from a librarian and the mobile library; many guest readers, from Mr Westlake to a four year old; a sponsored read in aid of Readathon which supports seriously ill children throughout the country; a competition to find who can read in the funniest place (winner yet to be announced, but the boy who tucked himself up with a book in one of the baths in Park House must surely be a contender); the Great Acorns Book Swap with donations going to Book Aid International which sends books to schools in rural Africa; an Open Assembly with everyone dressed up as their favourite fictional character, and lots of book writing, reading and making in the classroom. more...

John Bampfield (1932-2011) - An Appreciation

John, with his wife Sheila and their two younger sons Andrew and James, arrived at Packwood in 1968 - their eldest son Richard having joined the school as a boarder in the previous year. John had just retired from his army career as a Major in the Royal Artillery, and he and his family moved into Packwood House, overlooking the playing fields. more...

Sixes Music Competition

Last Thursday Packwood’s Malcolm Mitchell Theatre resounded to the strains of some classic rock and roll as the children competed in the school’s annual inter-house music competition. more...

Hindu workshop

On Monday 3rd October the children in the 4s took part in a Hindu workshop. Sophia B writes about the day: more...

Under 11 football success

Packwood’s Under 11 football team have shown again what a talented group of players they are by winning the recent Wrekin College Tournament. The boys are enjoying an excellent season and used all their skill and tenacity to come out on top at Wrekin. more...

Y Garn camping trip

Over the first weekend in October eleven boarders enjoyed a camping and hillwalking trip to Wales accompanied by Mrs Boutwood and Mr Rigby, who writes: more...

Lacrosse festival winners

Packwood’s Under 13 lacrosse team enjoyed a successful start to their season at the Berkhamsted School Lacrosse Festival last weekend. more...

Great Escape weekends

You know there really was a time before PS3 – before Xbox, Wii and MP3. It’s hard to imagine now, but once upon a time children really did grow up without a single silicon chip anywhere near them. But then, go back just a little further still and apparently they even managed life without TV. I mean, really, what kind of childhood was that? more...

Cross country runners off to a flying start

On Sunday 18th September, the Packwood Under 13 cross country team took part in the first round of the Shropshire Young Athletes Cross Country League at Adams’ Grammar School in Newport. more...

Internet Safety talk

On Friday 23 September Packwood staff, parents and the older pupils enjoyed an excellent informative talk on Internet Safety. The presentation was given by a representative from Childnet International and while promoting the many good and positive sides of the internet also gave a broad insight into the risks and possible dangers of being online. more...

Boarders' trip to RAF Cosford

According to Rachata P, who joined Packwood this term, one of the best things about living in this part of Shropshire is its proximity to RAF Cosford. Eleven year old Rachata is an aeroplane enthusiast who has picked up an encyclopaedic knowledge through books and television programmes, so he was delighted to have the chance to see the planes up close and in real life at Cosford’s Royal Air Force Museum last Sunday. more...

One Day Event

On Sunday 11th September we held our tenth annual Packwood One Day Event – always a popular occasion and this year was no exception with a very healthy turnout of keen young riders and their ponies. Sir Anthony Rigby, who has co-ordinated the event since it began, enjoyed being able to take more of a back seat this year as two senior girls, Tia Barlow and Cassie Bedford, very capably and efficiently took over the running of the day. more...

New staff roles

The new year at Packwood begins with some changes to the roles of current members of staff and the return of some old friends. more...

New in the playgound

Break is naturally one of the most popular times of the school day and up until recently this has largely meant playing on the space net and adventure playground or taking part in some sort of ball game, but this term there is something new in the yard at Packwood and pupils are enjoying learning some traditional playground games. more...

Charlotte's sporting success

Charlotte E, who leaves this summer, has capped a glittering sporting career at Packwood by winning a sports scholarship to Millfield School. more...

Scholarship winners

2011 has been another outstanding year of scholarship success for children at Packwood. The final year pupils have amassed an impressive 22 awards to 14 prestigious, independent secondary schools across the country, including the top Academic Scholarship to Shrewsbury School which was awarded to Alfie Grocott. more...

Under 11s win again!

Packwood's Under 11 cricket team’s impressive run of form continued with success in the Shrewsbury Super 12 competition at the end of June. more...

Artists' work on show

Four talented young Packwood artists have achieved success in two recent Art competitions. more...

Old Swinford Hospital Festival

On Thursday 16th June 3Class enjoyed a day off school to attend the Old Swinford Hospital School Summer Festival accompanied by Mr Herzog and Mrs Boutwood. more...

Packwood Dog Show

Sunday 5th June saw the return of our biennial Dog Show – although, as show organiser, Mr Jones, writes “that term perhaps does not really do justice to the event. The Packwood version is all about having a good time and getting families and their mutts together for a day of entertainment and socialising. Our show is unlikely to come under the jurisdiction of the Kennel Club anytime soon!” more...

Perkin and the Pastry Cook

Another colourful extravaganza graced the Packwood theatre last weekend as the juniors took to the stage for their production of 'Perkin and the Pastry Cook'. more...

Snowdon weekend

“Sir, my hat is wet.” Little did I know that our weekend camping trip to climb Snowdon, would also be a science lesson. The lesson for the day was, if you leave things out in the rain, they get wet. And boy did it rain. more...

Six for six!

Form 1 pupil Jamie Moir has achieved every bowler’s dream by claiming six wickets in an over in a school match on Saturday, every one of them clean bowled. Jamie set a new school record with his outstanding spell with the ball, and it seems possible that this is the first time the feat has ever been achieved in prep school cricket. more...

Top author visits Packwood

Bestselling children’s author, Sita Brahmachari, came to Packwood last Friday to meet children in the 2s and 3s and to talk to them about her debut novel “Artichoke Hearts” which won the 2011 Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize. more...

Bush survival

Anyone taking a Sunday afternoon stroll around our bluebell carpeted spinney earlier this May would have had their reverie disturbed by two tribes of semi-feral children enjoying a day of bush survival. more...

Parent pupil golf and tennis

On Sunday 8th May, the annual Packwood parent/pupil golf and tennis competitions were held. The weather forecast said that conditions would be changeable and so it proved. The competitions started off in glorious sunshine but heavy showers eventually forced the tennis players in to the Sports Hall while many of the hardy golfers carried on regardless. more...

Fencers show their mettle at Nationals

Seven Packwood pupils travelled to Sheffield over the Royal Wedding weekend to take part in the British Youth Fencing Championships. more...

Royal Wedding fun

Friday 29th April was a day of entertainment and celebration for all at Packwood in honour of the Royal Wedding. more...

Ellie goes from strength to strength

Talented Packwood athlete Ellie Hutchings had an exciting and busy Easter holiday during which she travelled to London to compete in the finals of the National Schools Biathlon. more...

Special visitor from Japan

Top year pupils recently welcomed back their former classmate, Keishi Oyama, who attended Packwood in the 3s from 2008-9 before returning to Japan to continue his education. more...

Packwood Life issue 3

Use the link below to download the third issue of Packwood Life. This time the paper has been produced by younger children who were in Mr Chambers’ junior activity and there are articles about Under 9 sporting achievements, new members of staff and, best of all, half a page of terrible jokes! more...

Cross country runners race to victory

On Wednesday 23rd March, Packwood’s Under 11 Girls’ and Under 13 Boys’ cross country teams took part in the Shrewsbury High Prep Cross Country competition. more...

Double champions at Moulsford

On the last Sunday of the spring term Packwood’s Under 13 and Under 11 rugby sevens teams travelled down to Oxfordshire to take part in the highly competitive Moulsford Sevens Tournament – and both teams returned to school with the winners’ trophies. more...

Busy March for Packwood fencers

Packwood’s Head of Fencing, Mr Weston, has been delighted by another set of stunning performances by his dedicated team of fencers. more...

Packwood team win Spelling Bee

During the last week of the spring term four children from 2Class represented Packwood in the local heats of the Times Spelling Bee. The team, enthusiastically and noisily supported by ten of their classmates who went along to join the audience, was made up of Alexander Wythe, Rory Carter-Motley, Thomas Tulloch and Ruby Lavender, who writes: more...

Dream On

The Seniors’ production of 'Dream On' was performed to packed houses last Friday and Saturday evenings and more than lived up to the high standard of school plays set over previous years. Based on 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream', this was the first Packwood senior play directed by Richard Cowley and his personal enthusiasm and great talent for humour shine through the production. Along with co-director, Rachael Downey, and his other assistants he has truly brought out the best in a large, multi-talented cast. more...

Packwood parents lacrosse match

Regular lacrosse training sessions throughout the term for a hardy group of Packwood mums culminated in a match against a mixed 1st and 2nd Moreton Hall team on Saturday 19th March. Packwood coach Sue Draper writes: more...

Acorns new playground

The children in Packwood Acorns are enjoying break time even more this term since the installation of some fantastic new play equipment. more...

Manchester Jewish Museum trip

Children in Form 3 have been studying Judaism in RS this term and on Monday 7th March we went to visit the Manchester Jewish Museum. more...

Gundog training

On Sunday 6th March Mr Jones was joined by an enthusiastic group of parents and children who had brought along their unruly pets for an afternoon of instruction and training. Mr Jones writes: more...

Acorns Science Week

Water, ran the prayer Acorns 1 wrote for our Open Assembly last week, is precious, and so we devoted this year’s Science Week to the subject. We learnt where it is found, what we use it for and how it behaves. We dug a dipping pond in the Acorns play area, filled it with water and planted it with marginal water plants. (A slight exaggeration because our wonderful grounds staff did the actual digging and most of the filling, but to hear the Acorns tell it, you’d think they’d created the entire thing using their bare hands. Talk about a sense of ownership!) more...

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