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A First Class result!

We’re always delighted to hear from former students and we were overjoyed to hear some amazing news from Emma, who finished her studies with us in 2014. Emma sat her GCSEs with us, what her mother calls the ‘launchpad’ that …
7th September 2020

Results 2020

Despite a very challenging time, Year 11 and Post-16 students achieved a range of fantastic qualifications over the past few weeks and we are all incredibly proud of them. There are still some results to be confirmed but the early …
21st August 2020

A birthday surprise!

Having a birthday is such an exciting time especially when it is your 18th. One of our students, Dean, was 18 on Friday and his mum organised a surprise Zoom birthday party with his friends. She got in touch with …
25th June 2020

Our Poetry Competition winner is Ashley!

Thank you to all of the staff and students who entered the poetry competition. There were some excellent entries and Mr Walsh enjoyed reading every one of them. After much deliberation it was decided that Ashley’s poem really captures the …
11th June 2020

A special message from the staff at St Philip’s

We have put together a special video for our students, click here to watch! Look after each other, be kind, stay safe. We look forward to seeing you all soon!  
14th May 2020

Jamie features on the BBC

We were delighted to hear one of our post-16 students, Jamie, is featuring in a BBC video: “Lockdown life: What’s going on behind every door?” BBC News Diplomatic Correspondent Paul Adams delves into the truth of the impact of lockdown …
7th May 2020

St Philip’s School supports the NHS

St Philip’s School was one of many schools across Kingston and Richmond to show their support of the NHS by sending their science goggles to Kingston Hospital and St George’s Hospital so that the frontline staff can protect themselves fully …
3rd April 2020

Supporting our community

Post 16 students at St Philip’s have been running a business enterprise cooking lunch for staff on Fridays. As part of this, the group plans and shops on a budget each week, supporting and developing their functional maths and English …
18th March 2020

A super time at the Super 1’s

A group of keen cricketers from St Philip’s enjoyed taking part in the Lord’s Taverners first Super 1’s competition of the year! The Super 1’s programme offers participants between the ages of 11-25 years old the chance to play regular …
13th February 2020

Learning on Location

One of our KS4 teachers, Mr Mears, has been somewhat of a journalist recently, writing for a number of education publications. He shares his experiences of working with our students, and in a piece for SENCo magazine, he focuses on …
4th December 2019

Going for Gold!

One of last year’s leavers has been in touch to keep us to date with her amazing news. Ciara was encouraged to pursue her skills for sports by staff here at St Philip’s, and she is continuing to win medals …
19th November 2019

Tommy statue unveiled

On November 11th we marked Remembrance Day with the official unveiling of our Tommy statue. The statue was generously purchased by two students who donated their Jack Petchey Award funds to show respect for those whose lives have been impacted …
18th November 2019