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Howzat!
Packwood's talented young Under 11 cricket team has won the West Midlands division of the prestigious ESCA/Bunbury Hardball competition. more...
The pride of Packwood
On Saturday 3rd July over 300 people gathered for a party at Packwood to mark the retirement of three long-serving members of staff. Described by the Chairman of Governors, Josh Dixey, as 'these three lions of Packwood', Howard Bourne, Peter Erskine and Ian Wood have between them been at the school for a total of 67 years. more...
Unbeaten Under 9s
What an amazing year it has been for the Under 9 girls, unbeaten all year in hockey, netball and rounders. more...
Racing to the Nationals
Gifted Packwood athletes, Freddie Fielding and Charlotte Edwards, have both qualified for the National Preparatory School Championships at the Alexandra Stadium in Birmingham on Monday 5th July. more...
Cricketers excel at Malvern tournament
Although Packwood won this 8-a-side tournament last time it was played in 2008 (the 2009 competition was called off due to swine flu) the team were by no means favourites this time around. The tournament is growing in prestige and many schools that wished to take part could not be included – Packwood was one of ten teams from across the country that competed. more...
Sink or swim!
Following on from the success of the May Fair which raised nearly £6000 for charity, Packwood has again been fundraising, this time for Macmillan Cancer Support, by competing in the fourth annual coracle race on the River Severn. more...
Record CE results
2009-10 has been an exceptional year of academic achievement for pupils at Packwood. Not only have they achieved the highest number of scholarships and awards in the school’s history (35 in total), but it is has also been a record breaking year for Common Entrance results. more...
Acorns Sports Day
Inside or outside? That was the question facing us at 8.15 on Thursday 9th June after a stormy Wednesday and with grey skies lowering. In true Packwood spirit (remember the May Fair? and the school photo?) we chose the outdoors option and in spite of a chilly breeze all the events went ahead. The grass was dry enough to sprint on; our helpers from 1Class managed to put all the items for the conveyor belt race in the correct places; and the sand in the long jump pit had drained enough to prevent the athletes ending up looking like fish fingers by the time they'd had their three jumps. more...
The Witches
With an enormous cast comprising nearly every child in the 4s, 5s and 6s Miss Goulding has produced a spectacular drama adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches with the performances staged in the school theatre last weekend. more...
All the fun of the Fair!
Blithely ignoring the rather damp conditions on the day, hundreds of parents, pupils and visitors enjoyed an excellent afternoon at the Packwood May Fair on Saturday. In true Bank Holiday fashion the morning began with heavy rain but the weather brightened in the afternoon and everyone was able to enjoy the huge range of stalls, sideshows and entertainments on offer. more...
Shropshire primary schools World Cup
On Saturday 22nd May Mr Livermore and Mr Nogues took two Under 11 football teams to the Shropshire primary schools World Cup hosted by Shrewsbury Town FC. more...
Packwood poet
Jamie Nugent from 1W has this week won the school Elocution Competition with his performance of a poem he wrote himself called 'Choices'. A most impressive achievement, not least because there were some excellent performances from the other finalists all of whom had chosen works by professional poets. more...
Scholarship record
Packwood's final year pupils are celebrating winning a record number of scholarships and awards to major independent senior schools. more...
Cricketers dominate Wrekin tournament
On Sunday 9th May Packwood took two Under 11 teams to the Wrekin 6-a-side cricket tournament. more...
Election Day in 3W
Since the start of the summer term pupils in 3W have been studying this month’s General Election and the election of 1710 during history lessons. After days of learning about such underhand tactics as the candidate in 1710 who toured Shrewsbury buying 2,000 pairs of shoes, thus securing the shoe makers vote, the meaning of ‘constituencies’, ‘swings’ and the old ‘Rotten Boroughs’, the pupils had their own chance to run a campaign and cast votes into a ballot box. more...
Success for show jumpers
The 2'3" show jumping team won their class at the annual Inter Schools Show Jumping competition held at Southview, Wettenhall on Bank Holiday Monday. The team of Sacha Robertson, Tara Beasley, Jack Ashworth and Hugh Davies finished on zero faults and had the quickest time. Hugh was also individually second in the warm up class and Jack was joint fifth. more...
Taking steel to Sheffield
Packwood fencers travelled to Sheffield over the Bank Holiday weekend to participate in the National Championships. more...
Walking in The Breiddens
Whenever a hill walking trip appears on the school calendar you can guarantee that there will be six boys' names that immediately appear on the list. These are the stalwarts of the Sunday trips but our most recent excursion was made even more enjoyable by the fact that we were joined by many others, including several senior girls. The Breiddens are the hills that straddle the Welsh/English border that you can see from the A5 as you approach Packwood. There are three main summits - the most well known of which is Rodney's Pillar with the other two being Moel y Golfa and Middletown Hill and we set off on Sunday 25th April to scale the former and the latter. more...
Please be seated
During the Easter holidays a beautiful wooden circular bench was installed round the trunk of the Big Tree, a magnificent beech in the Packwood grounds. more...
Keep on running
During the last week of the spring term Packwood held its annual cross country run. Divided into senior and junior age categories, nearly every boy and girl in the school participated in the 1.7 km race. Although this year's event was blighted by cold and heavy rain, the children and several hardy members of staff still managed to complete the course which covers much of the school grounds. The route starts at the main pavilion, skirts the spinney and ends at the Wykey pavilion. more...
Sporty girls!
Packwood girls have enjoyed their most successful year for sports scholarships, representative honours and results. Head of Girls’ Games, Kate Parry says, ‘In my 11 years at Packwood these girls represent the best sporting talent I have ever seen.’ With only one term to go can the success continue and the momentum build? more...
Form 3 take to the stage
The whole school was treated to a morning's theatrical entertainment on Wednesday 24th March when the 3s presented a series of short plays. more...
Colts win at Caldicott
The Packwood Colts set off early on Saturday 20th March for the Caldicott Sevens Tournament - arguably the strongest Under 11 tournament in the country. more...
Joseph spectacular
Packwood's senior children, under the direction of Howard Bourne, Jane Jones and Rachael Downey (mum of Ella and Imogen), have again surpassed themselves with a spectacular production of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The children from the 1s, 2s and 3s have been rehearsing the musical throughout the spring term and all their hard work culminated in three magnificent performances last week. more...
You're never too old!
Regular training all through the winter definitely paid off for the Packwood Parents' lacrosse squad who had a fine contest against Moreton Hall 2nd/3rd team last Saturday (20th March) winning 9-6. more...
Under 10 rugby success
On Wednesday 17th March the Under 10 rugby team took part in the Shrewsbury Tournament, defending the title Packwood won last year. more...
Visit to Manchester Jewish Museum
During the course of this term the 3s have been studying Judaism in RS and on Tuesday 9th March, they enjoyed a trip to the Manchester Jewish Museum. Ruby Lavender from 3 Class describes the day: more...
A 'Fran'-tastic day for Packwood fencing!
Packwood played host to the annual Packwood Epee Cup on Sunday 7th March. With over 70 entries, and fencers from 14 different schools and clubs, it was a busy, exciting and challenging day for the Packwood fencers. more...
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 Clark (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...
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