Well done to Mrs Johnson, Mrs Jones, Mrs Sidwell and Mrs Shiner who took part in the Race for Life at Hylands Park on Sunday 4 July. To raise money an
Congratulations to the U19 Boys’ Tennis Team who have reached the final 16 of the Glanvill Cup, the most highly regarded national tennis tournam
This week, we held the prize giving assemblies for the youngest members of our school community. These were both delightful occasions and we were extr
On Wednesday 23 June, The U19 boys team played a fantastic game to beat Coopers in the Regional Finals of the Glanvill Cup. The team are now Regional
The Infant Choir, directed by Simon Warne entertained the senior citizens club at the Evangelical Church on Wednesday 16 June. They enchanted the
On Thursday, we welcomed the local fire brigade to school to talk to our Year 3 and Pre-Reception pupils. They talked to the children about fire preve
Congratulations to Mei Yan, Pang Y13 who came 3rd in the ‘Native Speakers Over 15s’ category at the 5th UK National Chinese Writ
On 21 May, students from Year 7 visited Colchester Zoo, to support their biology lessons on adaptation and classification. The day included a talk on
Congratulations to the U19 Boys Tennis team who have progressed to the Regional Finals after a fantastic win over Norwich School.
The match was 3-
On Monday 7 June Year 8 students took part in an emergency planning exercise at the “bunker” underneath the County Hall in Chelmsford. Thi
Class of Normandy 2010: “Bravo Les 53 Year 8”
On Friday 28 May a shining double decker coach was ready to take an eager party of Year 8
We have recently had our GCSE Drama performances. Lauren Sudders played an excellent Hamlet in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged, an
New Hall Preparatory School have proudly received a Silver Eco Award.
Many activities have helped to contribute to receiving the award i
The U12 20/20 Cricket Festival for the 'Joe Hussain' Trophy took place on Saturday 22 May.
It was a fantastic day with some outstanding cric
The inaugural Joe Hussain Trophy Cricket Festival took place at New Hall on Saturday 22 May.
The trophy is in commemoration of the late Joe Hussain
On Friday 14 May, the New Hall School Alumni Old Fishes Association hosted its first “Fishes Formal”.
We were delighted to welcome bac
On Wednesday 19 May, students from all years took the opportunity to watch a French musical in the Eaton Theatre after school. Enjoying the film in a
On Thursday 6 May, a group of flautists from the Senior and Preparatory School were selected to participate in a Flutewise workshop exploring experime
Members of the NHVS lunch groups had special meals this week, prepared entirely by students in their cookery classes.
At the Tuesday Tuck-In
On Monday 17 May, Year 5 enjoyed an exciting Egyptian experience.
Pupils spent the day as apprentices, learning a number of new skills. They enjoy
Six New Hall students took part in this year’s prestigious Russian Essay Competition.
There were 186 participants in total from leading
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To mark the General Election, Sixth Form students at New Hall have been running as Parliamentary Candidates in a Mock Election.
The parties repres
Alice Baxter (Year 8) has reached the final 10 of the Amnesty International & Guardian Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year National Competitio
Pupils at New Hall Preparatory School celebrated the start of the month of May with a special assembly about Mary and a procession to the Grotto
There were celebrations at New Hall, on Friday 30 April, with the news that Dr Thomas, Head of Science, had been selected as only one of 4 finalists i
Foundation Stage performed an excellent Easter Concert on Tuesday morning. The ballet dancers were superb and the audience were treated to some beauti
Congratulations to Nadia Wheadon (Year 10, pictured below top) and Ailish Hunt (Year 8, pictured below) for being selected for the Essex Hockey Squad.
On 16 March, the New Hall U12 Rugby Sevens A and B teams competed against all of the top teams in the county in the Essex County Sevens Tournament.
The Year 9 Rugby Team won the Essex Cup Final in style beating Philip Morant School by a fantastic 57pts - 5pts.
Four tries from 'M
With the General Election approaching, the Sixth Form have had the opportunity to meet with and question all the leading candidates in the Saffron Wal
New Hall Preparatory School pupil Samuel Jones has just returned back from spending a month with the British Ski Academy in Les Houches, France which
The Key Stage 2 Easter Concert took place on Wednesday 24 March.
The school orchestra opened the night with Eye Level, followed by Miss Knigh
On Tuesday 16 March, the New Hall U12 Rugby Sevens A and B teams competed against all of the top teams in the county in the Essex County Sevens Tourna
World Book Day fell on Thursday 4 March and to celebrate the occasion, a Waterstones bookshop came to New Hall. Thank you to all those parents who mad
On Wednesday 17 March the Year 8 netball team participated in the Felsted Netball Tournament.
We won our games against Felsted 7-4, Holmwood
On 12 March, 115 Year 9 students and 12 members of staff left New Hall for the battlefields of Ypres, Belgium.
The day started at the Bayernwald p
Year 12 students are organising a series of fundraising events during Lent to help to support those people in Rwanda who are still suffering from the
A lively and entertaining NHVS Fashion Show took place on 17 March. The show raised over £2,000 for the annual NHVS Children’s Holid
24 New Hall students will be remaining in school for the first week of their summer holiday to play host to 20 disadvantaged children, aged between 6
Congratulations to the Year 9 boys’ rugby team who are now Essex Schools Sevens Champions. The Year 9 boys won Essex Schools Sevens by beating H
On Wednesday 10 February, the English department hosted the Year 10 Interpretation of Text competition. The evening was a great success thanks to the
All Sixth form Politics students attended a Pre-Election conference on Monday 8 March in London. Nine guest speakers had been invited to speak to over
A big well done and thanks to all teams who played in the Rugby U12s Sevens Tournament at New Hall last Saturday. The standard of play was supe
Congratulations to the following students who were confirmed by the Right Rev Thomas McMahon, Bishop of Brentwood, in a moving Mass on 24 February: Al
As part of the Sixth Form Horizons programme, students are having the opportunity to meet and question 4 candidates for our constituency, Saffron Wald
Year 10 artists enjoyed a stimulating day visiting the Tate Modern on 26 February.
The students were asked to study a number of specific artworks;
The Maggini Quartet gave a spectacular performance in the Chapel on Friday 26 February.
Formed in 1988, the Maggini Quartet is established as one
The choir spent an amazing week in Italy during half term, singing in some of the world’s most stunning churches. The 6-day tour, which for the
Pupils at the Preparatory School enjoyed a talk today from popular children's fiction writer Jack Trelawny. The pupils had the chance to ask Jack
On Wednesday 24 February, pupils from the Preparatory School and Senior School celebrated National Sing Up Day. Members from all the choirs across the
The New Hall U14 1st XV ‘Griffins’ Rugby Team, together with Year 7 Sports Scholar & national Triathlete Oliver Swallow, have been sho
Pupils at New Hall Preparatory School have had an eventful week full of activities for their very own Green Week kindly organised by Mrs Pope.
The
The Infant and Year 5 & 6 Choir attended the Stratford &
East London Music Festival on Monday and Tuesday this
week.
Congratulations to b
The New Hall U14 1st XV ‘Griffins’ Rugby Team, together with Year 7 Sports Scholar & national Triathlete Oliver Swallow, have been sho
Students at New Hall have been very busy in the past few weeks raising funds for CAFOD to support the Haiti Earthquake Appeal.
On 21 January, the Year 7-9 swimming team competed in the Mid-Essex Relay Championships. The swimming team had the best year yet, picking up 1st place
The top A* grade is available to A Level candidates for the first time this year. Deputy Head Boy, Martin Jonak, has this week secured the grade for h
We were delighted to hear that Steven Liu (Year 13) has been offered a place to read Engineering at Robinson College, Cambridge. Steven, who joined Ne
New Hall is delighted to announce that former Essex & England Cricketer, Nasser Hussain, has joined the staff team as a professional cricket coach