New Head Girl and Senior Prefect team announced
March 19, 2021
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It is with great excitement that the new Head Girl and Senior Prefect team were announced today for 2021/2022. Earlier in the week the school...
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Portsmouth High School shortlisted for the Tes Independent Prep School of the Year Award 2021
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We are delighted to announce that Portsmouth High School has been shortlisted for the Prep School of the Year award in the prestigious Tes Independent School Awards 2021. Tes ed...
Portsmouth High School sources 100% of its gas and electricity from renewable fuels with over 50% coming from wind energy
November 26, 2020
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Portsmouth High School, part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) group of schools, is delighted to announce that it sources 100% of its energy...
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‘There is not such a thing as bad weather just the wrong clothes’ Outdoor Classroom Day celebrated at Portsmouth High School
November 5, 2020
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Portsmouth High School GDST celebrated Outdoor Classroom Day joining 100,000s of children around the world to celebrate the joy of the outdoors. Outdoor Classroom Day...
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Welcome back to all year groups across the school
September 3, 2020
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We were delighted to welcome back all year groups to the school this week. Girls took on board the ‘new normal’ and were happy to...
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Portsmouth High School host six week Fun on Saturday programme
March 3, 2020
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Portsmouth High School’s six week Fun on Saturday programme closed last weekend with a grand finale of presentations delivered by the children to an audience...
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Portsmouth High School, GDST, celebrates 138 years at school’s Birthday Service
February 18, 2020
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Portsmouth High School, GDST, celebrated its 138th Birthday just before half term with a resounding service at Portsmouth Cathedral. The school was founded on 21...
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‘We must prepare young people for a more globally-connected, globally-aware future’
January 8, 2020
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Headmistress, Mrs Jane Prescott, has just been appointed the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA) President for 2020. In her first week as 2020 President for the...
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Portsmouth High School and St Swithun’s Primary join to support children in South Africa
June 20, 2019
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Portsmouth High School pupils in Year 5 have collaborated with children from St Swithun’s Catholic Primary School to create learning resources for a school in...
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Lord Mayor of Portsmouth starts 10km walk in support of the One Campaign and Children on the Edge
March 29, 2019
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Over 400 girls from Portsmouth High School took part in a 10km walk on Friday 29 March 2019 in support of two international organisations. Girls...
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Girls link with Deep Ocean Live team Nekton
March 28, 2019
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Girls from the Prep and Senior Schools were excited to take part in a live Skype link with Nekton who have been running the deep...
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School celebrates 137 years at a Birthday Service
February 19, 2019
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Portsmouth High School celebrated its 137th Birthday just before half term with a resounding service at Portsmouth Cathedral. The school was founded on 21 February...
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‘Two handfuls of parent huggles & a good night’s sleep…’ staff and girls embrace positivity
February 8, 2019
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Portsmouth High School has embraced a week of positivity encouraging both pupils and staff to reaffirm their commitment to both mental and physical health. There...
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Portsmouth High School girls receive 5 star review at Edinburgh Fringe
August 15, 2017
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Portsmouth High School hears from Positive Project co-founder ‘Being emotionally literate is protective in itself.’
April 21, 2017
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Portsmouth High School GDST girls take part in World Wide Walk for PlanUK
March 29, 2017
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Young engineers take part in Portsmouth High School STEM Challenge Day
September 27, 2016
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Portsmouth High School sailors look to an Olympic future
August 24, 2016
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Portsmouth High School host Bread Baking challenge
May 19, 2016
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‘Mathematics challenges give girls self-confidence’ says Portsmouth High School’s Head of Mathematics
March 15, 2016
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Third place for Jia Feng in British Chess Solving Championships
February 29, 2016
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Portsmouth High School hosts prestigious public speaking competition
February 5, 2016
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Portsmouth High School girls bring WW2 history project to life
February 1, 2016
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Portsmouth High School pupils inspire more women to get into technology
January 27, 2016
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Portsmouth High School host nine visiting primary schools for annual Festival of Languages
January 21, 2016
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Portsmouth High School girls enjoy Wellbeing Conference post mock GCSEs
January 13, 2016
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Take your daughter to work day turns into an epic adventure in Antarctica
January 13, 2016
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Actress, Sarah Parish, delights Junior School girls
January 11, 2016
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Portsmouth High School support Tim Peake’s blast off
December 14, 2015
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Portsmouth High School annual Carol Service
December 11, 2015
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GDST alumna Mrs Ann Cotton, OBE, visits Portsmouth High School
November 11, 2015
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Portsmouth High School Head Girls meet 27 years apart
November 9, 2015
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Girls enjoy Barbados sports tour
November 4, 2015
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Portsmouth High School hosts technology challenge on the Isle of Wight – encouraging girls to be engineers of the future
October 16, 2015
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Portsmouth High School Food Technology facilities officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth
October 9, 2015
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Gomer Junior School’s ‘Chugabug’ wins Portsmouth High School’s mini technology challenge day
October 2, 2015
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Mengham Mono-Star wins Portsmouth High School Technology Challenge Day
September 29, 2015
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Portsmouth High School welcomes back alumnae this week from the Classes of 1965, 75, 85, 95 and 2005
September 21, 2015
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‘Educating girls has to be our number one priority in the world today,’ says Nelson Mandela’s former bodyguard, Chris Lubbe
September 12, 2015
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Portsmouth High School GDST – GCSE Results 2015 – 95% receiving A*-B grades with nearly 8 x national average of A*s
August 20, 2015
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Portsmouth High School GDST ‘girls buck the trend and receive top results’
August 13, 2015
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Portsmouth High School girls volunteer as ‘Wavemakers’ at America’s Cup and launch pop up sailing school
July 21, 2015
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Portsmouth High School girls battle wind and rain in Snowdonia to achieve Gold Duke of Edinburgh
July 20, 2015
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Portsmouth High School host a reunion for the Class of 73
July 17, 2015
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Portsmouth High School girls ‘sang like angels’ on Belgium tour
July 17, 2015
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Portsmouth High School bids farewell to Class of 2015
July 14, 2015
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Girls experience working in a veterinary surgery
July 1, 2015
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Portsmouth High School’s Art and Design Technology exhibition
June 22, 2015
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Portsmouth High School’s inaugural Daffodil Society tea
June 16, 2015
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Portsmouth High School Head Girls launch support for chosen charity
June 11, 2015
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Portsmouth High Junior School Festival of Languages
June 3, 2015
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Portsmouth High School ranked ‘excellent’ in all categories of Independent Schools Inspectorate Report
June 1, 2015
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Portsmouth High School perform Scholars and Leavers concert at Square Tower, Old Portsmouth
April 28, 2015
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Portsmouth High School becomes a Directly Licenced Centre for the Duke of Edinburgh Award
April 22, 2015
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Outgoing Head Girl Ellie Webb reflects on her time at Portsmouth High
April 8, 2015
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Portsmouth High School girls take part in World Wide Walk for Plan-UK
March 28, 2015
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Audience ‘blown away’ by world premiere of Rough Seas performed by Portsmouth High School
March 25, 2015
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‘Mathematics – it is a pleasure to open their minds’ says Portsmouth High School’s Head of Mathematics
March 24, 2015
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Portsmouth High School host nine week Fun on Saturday programme final
March 21, 2015
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Portsmouth High School’s New Head Girl steps into her sister’s shoes four years on
March 4, 2015
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All Aboard for Portsmouth High School’s Anything Goes!
March 2, 2015
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Anything Goes is coming soon…
February 16, 2015
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Portsmouth High School pupils are tech champions
February 11, 2015
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Portsmouth High School celebrates 133rd Birthday
February 10, 2015
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Caroline Dinenage MP: ‘If I can change one person’s life for the better then I am doing a good job’
January 30, 2015
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Portsmouth High School host ten visiting primary schools for annual Festival of Languages
January 22, 2015
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Portsmouth High School storm first round of Youth Speaks competition
January 20, 2015
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Portsmouth High School’s support of mental health charity encourages girls to host Wellbeing Conference
January 19, 2015
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All aboard for ‘Anything Goes’, a classic musical at Portsmouth High School…
January 13, 2015
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Portsmouth High School girls write the lyrics to Stephen’s Story tribute
January 13, 2015
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Portsmouth High School scholar from Chekhov’s home town offered place at Oxford to read Russian
January 12, 2015
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Ski Trip returns safely from Italian Alps
December 23, 2014
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Portsmouth High School students break geography mapping record
December 18, 2014
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Pre-Prep toys create their own nativity scene
December 2, 2014
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Popular authors visit Portsmouth High Junior School
November 27, 2014
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Sixth Form Charity Week ends with the glamour of the catwalk
November 27, 2014
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How phonics help your child learn to read
November 19, 2014
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Toothpaste sandwiches; tales from an octogenarian’s visit to Portsmouth High School
November 12, 2014
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Portsmouth High School welcomes back Class of 84 for 30 year reunion
September 9, 2014
Alumnae News
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Girls at PHS achieve more than five times the national average of A* grades at GCSE
August 21, 2014
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There were celebrations this morning as girls at Portsmouth High School excitedly opened envelopes containing their GCSE results. It was another year of excellent results...
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Portsmouth High School GDST doubles national average of A* for girls
August 14, 2014
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There is much to celebrate today as Portsmouth High School GDST Sixth Formers excitedly received their A Level results marking yet another year of excellent...
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Adventurers return from an exhilarating trip to China
August 6, 2014
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There were emotional scenes of a joyful homecoming in the senior school car park yesterday afternoon as pupils and staff returned from the trip of...
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Portsmouth High girls take Duke of Edinburgh trek global on a Moroccan mission
July 24, 2014
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Last week a group of girls from Portsmouth High took to the Atlas Mountains and local Berber villages in Morocco for an 11 day excursion....
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Brand new facilities broaden the provision at Portsmouth High School
July 22, 2014
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School is out but work is continuing in earnest at Portsmouth High School at both the junior and senior schools over the summer break. As...
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Girls go for gold and conquer Snowdon
July 17, 2014
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A group of Sixth Formers passed their Gold Duke of Edinburgh expedition with flying colours last weekend. They trekked in Snowdonia, Wales, for three nights...
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House Music in true Portsmouth High School style
July 1, 2014
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Director of Music Mr George Tinsley and music teacher Mr Jan Guthrie conducted a rigorous selection process towards the end of term with 300 auditions...
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Professor Stein urges pupils to eat more fish during exam time
March 19, 2014
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‘Eat more fish, especiallly during exam time’ urges Professor Stein
March 18, 2014
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Girls get thinking ‘out of the box’
January 13, 2014
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A new subject has appeared on every girl’s timetable from Year 7 to Year 11 at Portsmouth High School. The subject is called ‘Sophia’ and...
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