LEH Stories

The first week of June was Child Safety Week and pupils in Form I took part in Safe Walking Week.

On 7^th June, LIIB put on a fantastic poetry performance on the theme of Manners for their Family Assembly.

UI had an amazing time at Marwell Park Zoo near Winchester in June.

Congratulations to Hannah (LVIG) who has been selected for the Young Artist Summer Show at the Royal Academy.

Moving up isn’t always easy or straightforward for children, or their parents, but there are things you can do to help smooth the transition from Junior School to Senior School.

The girls had the most fantastic week in the theatre, staging the songs and scenes, and learning the choreography, as well as helping to make props, design programme covers, and create costume designs.

The girls at football club learn how to play as a team and trust in their teammates which are life skills that everyone must have.

LEH School are particularly proud of Cadet Warrant Officer Georgina (UVIA) who came second in the annual selection of the Sir John Thompson Memorial Sword for best RAF cadet in the UK.

The dazzling performers of LEH effervesced their way through two stunning nights of musical numbers whilst their fans and groupies sat with canapés and champagne and soaked it all in.

The trip inspired us to use different techniques in our own work, and was a genuinely fun and interesting day to partake in.

In swimming news, well done to all our hard working swimmers and congratulations to Holly, Lizzie, Jia Ying, Emma, Grace, and Amelia (all UII) who will be representing the London Region at the English Schools Swimming Championship Finals at Ponds Forge International Pool in Sheffield on 15 June.

In March this year, many of our UII pupils worked enthusiastically to enter BBC Radio 2’s 500 Words story-writing competition.

Always an upbeat and dazzling concert, it delivered high octane performances from all sorts of groups.

LEH Alumna Letizia Treves (LEH 1985-1992), returned to school in March to give a fascinating lecture about “Looking at Pictures”, something that she loves to do and has inspired her entire career.

On 26^th April, the LEH Dining Hall was transformed into a beautiful evening reception to celebrate the achievements of the LEH Sportswomen from the last year.

On 25^th April, two of our top Physicists, Michelle (LVID) and Ramandeep (LVIC), attended the Royal Society by special invitation.

Annie Lee and Celia Birchall were two of the talented artists that studied A level Art last year at LEH School.

On 28^th March, the UIIs and LIIs took part in a Netball Fun Night.

On 29^th March, we rounded off the week with UIIH sharing a fabulous Family Assembly on the theme of International Women’s Day meets Britain’s Got Talent!

On 21^st March, all of the Junior School arrived at the swimming pool eager to start the annual House Swimming Gala.

The English Department is pleased to announce the publication of the latest edition of The Fable, the creative writing journal that is written and edited by the girls.

On 26th March, the UIIs went to Holly Lodge at Richmond Park to do our Junior Citizenship.

On 26th March, Emma (UIID) and I, LEH Juniors Pupil Parliament representatives, travelled to Strawberry Hill for a fun day out.

LEH’s Physicists have once again scooped medals in the GCSE Physics Challenge.

This term ten amazingly committed and talented LVI LEH Physicists undertook the AS Challenge competition coordinated by the British Physics Olympiad team.

On 26^th March, Sarah Govett, a former pupil of LEH (1989-1996) and now author of young adult fiction, returned to the Senior School to give a lunchtime talk as part of the English Department’s Literary Lectures series.

The Super Shooter Competition was ‘super’ exciting this year.

On 25th March, LIIB had a cake and craft sale at break time.

On 14^th March, the U11 and U10 House Netball Tournament took place. There were some very exciting matches with some sharp shooting.

On 22^nd March, UIID had their family assembly which was very confidently delivered with a great sense of fun!

The UIs had a wonderful week in March, as we put together and prepared for our production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’.

On 15th March, Lauren (UVQ), Rachael (LVP) and Paulina (UVP) attended the UCL lecture: Robotics, the Martian Rover and technologies used to get to Mars. The lecture was given by Ms Eleni Bohacek, a Ph.D student in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.

On 13th March, Polina, Anoushka and I left the Junior School at 11.45 with two other senior girls, Mrs Evans and, of course, the driver.

This year, three girls from LEH entered the Young Writers’ Festival, overseen by Arts Richmond, and were invited to the final ceremony at The Exchange in Twickenham

Mrs Sinnett was nominated for her Alarm Clock Initiative to encourage students to not take their phones into their bedrooms at night.

After an early lunch our top swimmers sped off in the awaiting minibus to the finals of two competitions, the Independent Schools’ and the Borough Championships at Richmond pools. 

International Women’s Day, which this year took the theme #BalanceForBetter, started with the Senior School assembly on Tuesday. 

On 9^th March, the U13B lacrosse team competed in the Coloma Cup held at Caterham school.

On 8th March, Georgie (UVI), Aria (LVI), Amelia (UV), Ridaa (LV) and Zeta (LV) attended the Royal Institution’s 220th Birthday celebration lecture.

On 16^th February, a group of 50 girls and 7 teachers woke up bright and early and travelled to school for 4:30am.

With 2019 flying fast, the biggest date in the lacrosse calendar, National Schools, was here. With seven teams and 120 girls competing across four days, it was set to be an exciting time for all involved

On 8^th March the trampolining squad were in action at the Borough Championships hosted at LEH.

It was an exciting week at the start of March when we welcomed guest speaker Preeti Virdee, rugby journalist and former LEH pupil, to share in our World Book Day and International Women’s Day celebrations on 5th March.

On 8^th March, the Junior School were captivated by talk of adventure and exploration in Antarctica. Starting Science Week with a bang, our visiting speaker Sandy Hennis regaled the girls with stories from the British Army’s Ice Maiden expedition.

On 9th March four LEH students attended the UCL lecture: What is a Quantum Computer?

The English Department, together with our librarians, Mrs Payne and Mrs Didiot-Cook, marked World Book Day on Thursday 7^th March with a lunchtime reading event.

A couple of minutes before leaving the globe an amazing light display depicting the journey of the beginning of the universe began. Even though the narration was all in French we all thoroughly enjoyed the animations.  This generated an excitement to learn even more about the work CERN do in preparation for our tour after lunch.

In the last week of February, UII girls enjoyed the lovely weather out on their bikes during our UII Bikeability Week, run by instructors from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

On 28 February, the Under 11A Netball team took part in the IAPS Regional Netball Tournament held at Cranleigh School.

In the LEH car park at 7:30 am, 14 of the Lower Sixth Geographers embarked on a four day residential trip to Slapton Ley in Devon.

Directing the Sixth Form play has been the most challenging yet rewarding experience I have had at LEH.

LII have really enjoyed their animation days this week, bringing to life their class reader ‘Journey to the River Sea’.

On 11^th February Form I welcomed "WWII Wardens’ Workshop" to the Junior school. The girls and teachers enjoyed a captivating educational workshop which included role-play, thought provoking discussions, exploring artefacts and finished with the Lambeth Walk!

On 14^th February it was the Richmond Borough Gala heats at Pools on the Park in Richmond.

At the end of January, 20 year eight girls entered the CyberFirst Girls’ Competition. They worked in teams over the course of a week, solving a series of online challenges.

On 5th February, the LV Drama students took part in an incredible physical theatre workshop run by a member of Frantic Assembly, the theatre production behind such shows as ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ and ‘Things I Know To Be True.’

On 8^th February, LIIE took to the stage for their Family Assembly. They presented a thought-provoking programme of poems and sketches on the theme of their hopes and dreams for the future

During National Story Telling week in February, Mrs Evans organised for the pupils to have the chance to come to the library to listen to a teacher read a story- just for fun!

On 7th February, the English Department was delighted to host Dr Daniel Swift, Senior Lecturer in English at New College of the Humanities, for a Literary Lecture on Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

As part of Safer Internet Day 2019 our cyber mentors delivered an excellent whole school assembly on 4^th February.

On 5th February, Nadya (UVIG) and Hannah (UVIE) represented LEH at the London round of the annual French Debating Competition. The girls had to debate three separate motions in French.

On 29^th January, Hampton and LEH came together to partake in the annual charity netball match. The UVIth 1^st netball team were against the Hampton 1^st football team.

The swimming gala on 1^st February was against Kew College at LEH.

On 31 January, we were delighted to welcome celebrity Chef and Restaurateur James Tanner, best known for his TV appearances on Ready, Steady, Cook and Saturday Kitchen, to school.

On 1^st February, we enjoyed a wonderful UIK Roman Family Assembly.

On 29^th January, the LEH and Hampton High Drama Departments hosted a conference to launch Write the Girl, a commissioning process for playwrights wanting to create challenging, female-driven narratives for large casts.

On 24th January, the LVI German students went on an engaging German A level Conference hosted by St George’s College, Weybridge.

In the Autumn Term 2018 every one of the excellent LEH Physicists entered Round 1 of the British Physics Olympiad competition. 

On 26 January, the U11 A team were invited to a tournament held at Newland House School.

The gala on 25th January was a momentous occasion. We invited 10 schools to bring their swimming teams to LEH to experience a big competition and the chance to prepare for the Richmond Borough gala which is fast approaching.

On 22nd January, UI went on a school trip to Kingston to learn more about life in Anglo Saxon times.

On 20th January, Madeleine (UIID), Samrath (UIIH), Holly (UIIH) and I went to Stoke Park in Guildford to do an 800m relay run.

On 20^th January, the Senior and U15 lacrosse teams competed in their respective annual County Tournaments, hosted at NLCS.

On 17^th January, the U15A team competed in the annual South Schools Lacrosse tournament, hosted at Cobham Lacrosse pitches.

The first week of December brought with it a chance to travel back in time, to witness the cruelty of the Romans and the extraordinary resilience of the Celts - all from the comfort of LEH's very own Jane Ross Theatre.

On 6^th December, we welcomed parents and families to St James’s Church for a beautiful Christmas celebration, the Junior School Carol Service

The A2 Challenge consists of a single, hour long, written test designed for 2nd year A Level students and coordinated by the British Physics Olympiad team at the University of Oxford.

The end of November saw the culmination of eight weeks’ hard work with a glorious morning of entertainment at the hotly anticipated House Drama performances on 28^th November

In the Autumn term, our UII girls entered the Young Geographer of the Year competition and produced some fantastic pieces of work.

On 30^th November, IH had great fun on stage singing songs and reciting poems in their Family Assembly.

The U13s took part in the English Schools Swimming Association Relay Championships National Finals on 17^th November.

This incredible trip allowed us to take part in a range of once in a lifetime experiences such as white water rafting, teaching in local schools and watching lions during feeding time.

On 23^rd November, we were treated to IF’s family assembly on the theme of being special and unique.

On 18th November, the Winter Concert at the Rose Theatre was an extraordinary celebration of the breadth of musical talent at LEH.

The sky was a dazzling blue, the wind was blowing in my ears and I was dangling 10 metres up in the air. Suddenly I pulled a white string and I was swooshing off, my partner Holly was screaming wildly in my ear, and we were being flung up into the air before flying back down. Where were we?

We have seen a steady stream of fantastic Jolly Jars making their way into school over the since the October half term holiday and there was great excitement in assembly on 16^th November when the class results of the Jolly Jars competition were announced.

On 13^th November, the charming singers in The Holles Singers and SATB choirs, plus a few guest appearances, treated us to an entrancing Night at the Opera.

The English Department’s Literary Lectures series resumed on 14th November with a talk delivered by Professor John Mullan, Lord Northcliffe Chair of Modern English Literature and Head of English at University College London.

On 8th November, the LVI attended the Physics in Action lecture day at one of central London’s most beautiful listed buildings, the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster. 

The Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (MOG) is an event run by the UK Mathematics Trust, introduced in 2011, to help schools nurture the talents of enthusiastic young female mathematicians.

The trip was largely co-ordinated with the Alpha B language school in Nice and with them we took part in many fun activities and excursions.

On 9^th November, we held our assembly in the Gateway of the Senior School, where we went to admire the display of ‘thank you’ poppies which had been made by Senior School girls to mark the 100^th anniversary, this coming Sunday, of the armistice which brought the First World War to an end

LII and UII girls spent the morning of 9^th November discovering all about the Enigma Machine, codes and code breaking.

Dame Sue Owen (LEH 1964-1972), one of our most distinguished alumnae, returned to LEH to speak to an audience of pupils, parents, alumnae and staff about her career in the Civil Service. 

On 24^th of October, a group of 24 LEH students, accompanied by three teachers, set off for our Psychology trip to Vienna, looking forward to an informative and enjoyable trip to the home of Sigmund Freud. 

On 16th October, LII had a wonderful time outdoors in the October sunshine, during their visit to Snuff Mill Environmental Centre. The girls had a lots of fun hunting for mini-beasts and pond dipping and were very pleased to find a giant earthworm!

Mindful doodling, baking, drumming, musical theatre, jigsaws, board games, football….., do you know what works for you as a way to de-stress and relax in this busy world? 

Alongside our PSHE programme, assemblies and workshops throughout the year, this year, on Tuesday 9 October, we celebrated our first Wellbeing Day in the Junior School.

The LII girls experienced their first school residential in September when they travelled to PGL at Marchants Hill for three days of teambuilding and conquering their fears. 

The Summer Term was another outstanding one for Speech and Drama. Students were entered for Trinity College exams in groups, pairs and individually. 

On 1^st October UII went to Butser Ancient Farm. We learnt about the prehistoric ages and we got a sense of the past from stepping inside a replica of an Iron Age hut.

Over the weekend of 22^nd– 23^rd September, pupils and parents of LEH School and Hampton School Boat Clubs undertook an 80 mile row down the Thames in aid of Shooting Star Chase.

On 21st of September, the UV Geography students visited East Village in Stratford, Olympic Park, as research and fieldwork for a regenerated area. 

On 13th September, Form I had a wonderful time outside in the sunshine.

In the first week of the summer holiday LEH sent a delegate to the amazing South East London, Big Bang Fair.

LEH students have gained top results in their GCSEs, with 93% of exams scoring the equivalent of A* or A, and 85% of students achieving 9 or more A-A* grades.

LEH is once again celebrating an excellent set of A level results, with 96% of its students scoring A* -B and achieving their places at their first choice university in the UK and US.