Education Archives | Portsmouth High School

Celebrating VE Day 75 years on

Prep School

Years 5 and 6 have been exploring the events surrounding VE Day in their history lessons this week and here they share some of their diary entries with us in celebration of VE Day,...

Pre-School explore the delights of autumn

November 2, 2019

Pre-School

Chillier mornings and changing leaves have inspired new investigations in the Pre-School. Just outside the classroom, in the school’s spacious grounds, the children have been...

Start learning languages as early as possible

May 30, 2019

Prep School

Prep School girls spent a themed day immersed in modern languages finding out about explorers and conquerors. Pupils learnt about the Silk Road in Mandarin...

Alternative curriculum raises new challenges

April 2, 2019

Prep School

During the last week of term girls in Years 5 and 6 took part in an exciting ‘alternative curriculum’ week. In a fictional scenario the...

Pre-School celebrates Chinese New Year

February 8, 2019

Pre-School

This week Pre-School children have been excitedly celebrating Chinese New Year. Dressing up in traditional Chinese costumes has been so much fun and children have...

All-weather surface arrives at Portsmouth High Prep School

January 25, 2019

Prep School

A brand new all-weather sports pitch has just been installed at Portsmouth High Prep and Pre-School. The new all-weather Astroturf, at the rear of the school’s extensive...

‘Miraculous microbes’ inspire Year 5

September 17, 2018

Prep School

Prep School science lessons for Year 5 took on a fascinating twist last week when Dr Joy Watts, a microbiologist from the University of Portsmouth,...

Portsmouth High girls are 6 times better than national average

August 23, 2018

Senior School

Portsmouth High School GDST were celebrating this morning after receiving their GCSE results. The new 9-1 GCSEs did not hold back the young women of...

Portsmouth High School Music Tour to Budapest 2018

Music, food and history – an unforgettable tour to Budapest

July 24, 2018

Senior School

Pupils, parents and staff enjoyed the cultural splendours of Budapest during last week’s exciting music and food tour along the Danube River. The group performed...

Pirates don't like mermaids - drama at Portsmouth High School

Pirates don’t like mermaids… and mermaids don’t like pirates

March 23, 2017

Prep School

George’s Marvellous Medicine inspires an early love of literature

September 13, 2016

Prep School

Celebration of Awards at Portsmouth High Junior School

July 13, 2016

Prep School

Portsmouth High School GDST girls take part in World Wide Walk for Plan-UK

March 22, 2016

Senior School

Portsmouth High School reach the finals of national STEM competition

February 12, 2016

Senior School