News – Edgbaston High School for Girls

What's on in Westbourne

18 Feb 2022: The Discovery Den this week has given the girls the opportunity to visit London, without actually leaving Westbourne. The Underground,...

EHS Impress at The Great Big Dance Off

18 Feb 2022: Wednesday was a day full of Dance, beginning in Senior School with a Dance assembly and followed by 120 Prep and Senior students going...

Prep News

18 Feb 2022: As we approach half term we have enjoyed another busy week full of variety. It began with assemblies from girls in 5D, 5E and 5F performed...

Abroad at Home

18 Feb 2022: Last week, girls in Years 3, 5 and 6 recorded a fashion show and cafe scene using the Green Screen technology. Year 3 performed a conversation...

German Students Play Detective

18 Feb 2022: After a very early start, we arrived on time for our German adventure at the Goethe-Institut in South Kensington. We were greeted by...

A Walk in the (Wet) English Countryside for D of E

18 Feb 2022: Sunday morning dawned damp, windy and cold - not ideal conditions for a long and arduous walk through the English countryside. Undeterred...

Spotlight on Careers: Dentistry

18 Feb 2022: Last week we were lucky enough to welcome Old Girl Dr Sumandeep Kailey back into school. Sumandeep graduated as a dentist last year and...

Artists in Action

18 Feb 2022: As part of their study of Portraiture Year 5 pupils were delighted to be invited to the Senior School Art room for a lesson developing...

Super Science Trip

18 Feb 2022: Year 2 were off to Think Tank on Friday with very eager and excited girls. They all bounced into school first thing in the morning as...

Lab Rats Make Crunchie Foam

18 Feb 2022: Stand aside Cadbury, there's a new team of confectioners in town! This week, the Lab Rats were making Crunchie foam bringing the Science...

Inside the Discovery Den

18 Feb 2022: In the Discovery Den this week Westbourne girls have furthered their knowledge of England’s capital city London. They have had opportunities...

Student Raises Money for MAAC

18 Feb 2022: In December, Year 12 student Shayma joined her father and a group of volunteers in raising donations for The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity...

Indira Selected as Childnet Youth Ambassador

18 Feb 2022: Congratulations to Sixth Form student Indira Jagpal who was recently selected for the role of Digital Champion, a youth ambassador for...

A Brilliant Half Term for the Lifesavers

18 Feb 2022: With almost 60 participants, Lifesaving Club is one of the most popular clubs in Senior School with training sessions taking place after...

Sixth Formers Enjoy Cinema Night

18 Feb 2022: Just before the holiday and after a busy half term, the Sixth Formers had a chance to relax with an evening of entertainment - the Sixth...

Discovering King Richard III

11 Feb 2022: As soon as we stepped off the train, Leicester's allure pulled us in; from its defined Victorian architecture to the historical sites rooted...

Prep News

11 Feb 2022: This week has seen us focus on two very important topics in our assemblies. One of these was keeping safe online when we marked Safer Internet...

Strong Start for Debating Club

11 Feb 2022: With the demanding pressures of Year 13 and being Head Girl, Fareedat Kenyon relinquished the role of Debating Captain and as befits her...

A Lesson in Graphics for Year 6

11 Feb 2022: This week the girls in 6I made a visit to the Graphics studio in Senior School for an introduction to using Photoshop software. We were...

Meet Our Deputy Head Academic

11 Feb 2022: The Senior School's Deputy Head Academic Kam Purewal joined EHS at the start of January 2022; she was previously Head of Sixth Form at...

Spotlight on EHS Poet Laureate

11 Feb 2022: The role of EHS Poet Laureate was introduced in the 2017-18 academic year. Awarded to a student in the Sixth Form, the accolade aims to...

Violet Makes Her Mark

11 Feb 2022: Year 9 pupil and Junior Archer Violet was delighted to have been recently invited to attend a development day with a compound archery squad....

Inside the Discovery Den

11 Feb 2022: This week in the Discovery Den girls have been learning about recycling. This is an important topic and the girls have enjoyed finding...

A Day in the Life of a Sixth Former

11 Feb 2022: There was much excitement on Monday morning when Sixth Form welcomed the current Year 11 students and a number of external students for...

‘Growing Together’ – Children’s Mental Health Week

11 Feb 2022: At EHS we recognise how important it is that children know they need to be both physically and mentally healthy. In line with Children’s...

Students Prepare for RAG Week

11 Feb 2022: RAG Week begins on 14 February, with an entire week of different activities to get involved with. The school will be raising money...

What's on in Westbourne

11 Feb 2022: In addition to exploring the theme of recycling in our Discovery Den this week, girls in all year groups have been busy extending their...

School Birthday Celebrations

04 Feb 2022: Each year in January the whole school, from Nursery to Year 13, gathers together to celebrate Edgbaston High School’s ‘birthday’ and 146...

A Beautiful Day for D of E

04 Feb 2022: With signs of spring on the horizon at last, the weekend brought with it some beautiful weather. 35 Year 10 girls took full advantage...

An Audience With EHS

04 Feb 2022: Senior School recently welcomed guests to ‘An Audience with EHS’, a special virtual event designed to give prospective pupils an insight...

Prep News

04 Feb 2022: This has been a very busy week, as usual. It began with success in Netball. Our Year 5 girls enjoyed their first competitive match against...

EHS Talks: Dr Zania Stamataki

04 Feb 2022: We are delighted to announce Dr Zania Stamataki as the next speaker in our popular ‘EHS Talks’ lecture series. Dr Zania Stamataki, a...

Celebrating Chinese New Year

04 Feb 2022: The girls in Westbourne and the Prep School have have also celebrated the start of Chinese New Year and the year of the tiger in a variety...

What's on in Westbourne

04 Feb 2022: This week has been National Story Telling Week which provided us with some really enjoyable moments in Westbourne. These started in Nursery...

Senior School Musician of the Year

04 Feb 2022: As you will know, the Senior School runs a biennial Music competition, Musician of the Year. Last year's event was presented in an online...

Careers Fair Announced

04 Feb 2022: We are delighted to confirm that the school will host a Careers Fair on Wednesday 23 March with the aim of providing opportunities for...

Horrible Historians Make a Scene

04 Feb 2022: At the end of last term, Year 12 Historians Abigail and Polly came up with the idea of launching a Horrible Histories competition. Open...

Speed Dating With a Difference

04 Feb 2022: This week, girls in Year 9 enjoyed Speed Dating with a difference! Each girl was paired with another from her year group and in their couples...

Our Discovery Den

04 Feb 2022: The theme in the Discovery Den this week was colour mixing. The girls learnt all about primary and secondary colours. One of the activities...

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