Some Year 7’s from the Environmental Club visited Winchester College near the River Itchen and planted three species of trees. Most of the trees were native to the UK, but one species was genetically modified to withstand disease and came all the way from Italy! 

Trees trap carbon dioxide within them and release oxygen. That's why when trees are cut down, it's so bad for the planet because the tree that has been cut down stops producing oxygen and releases all the carbon dioxide. This contributes to climate change as carbon dioxide warms our environment.

We gained more knowledge about how everything is interconnected - trees, mulch, what eats the trees when they are smaller and what lives in them when they are bigger. We also gained new friends that enjoy the same things as us and were able to help improve the environment.

William - Year 7

On Thursday 2^nd and Friday 3^rd of March the Geography department took our Year 11 students to Southampton to conduct our urban fieldwork, a compulsory part of their GCSE course.

We contrasted different regions of the city and collected primary data at Centenary Quay and Ocean Village, helping to develop their understanding of reurbanisation and the broader challenge of inequality in the city.

Well done to the Year 11 students who worked hard during the day and thank you to the staff who accompanied them on the trip.

March saw a trip for Year 7’s to Legoland. A wonderful sunny day met them all in Windsor and the students were all fantastic. Members of the public congratulated staff on their good behaviour which was wonderful.

This was an amazing opportunity for our Year 7 students, who were given the chance to take part in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) coding session.  This is a brand-new workshop introduced by Legoland this year, and we were among the first to test it.  One of the sessions challenged the students to build their own theme park rides, and the other challenged the students to build and direct a robot on a map of Legoland.  Each session tested the students’ ability to listen, follow instructions and work together as a team, as well as introduce principles of the coding of robots via an iPad.  The students came away from the session wanting more and were disappointed they weren’t given more time in the workshop!

The students’ behaviour on the day was impeccable.  We were proud to have Legoland staff, as well as members of the public, stop us to compliment us on the behaviour and manners of the Henry Beaufort students.  We were thrilled that people outside of our school community had the privilege of seeing our students shine, as we so regularly do.

Head of Year Miss Bean said "A fantastic day was had by all with lots of laughter and roller-coaster screams! Well done Year 7 on being excellent ambassadors for our school!"

The Scholars’ programme has run again this year and we are delighted with the University grades that those taking part have achieved.

Here is a snippet from one of our students who was awarded a 1^st.

‘Why are climate change and emissions from vehicles important topics?

Right now, we are in a climate crisis. It is true to all the world, and we need to wake up and make changes, transport in 2019 caused 27% of emissions [1], that was the largest contributor.

There are so many options for transport and yet people still often choose personal cars. Cars transport fewer people causing less fuel efficiency per person travelling. Cars are readily available and somewhat taken for granted meaning they are used for short journeys where making better choices could include walking.

We need to start choosing better options before we reach a tipping point in the already precarious balance of our ecosystem. Better options would include walking or cycling for shorter journeys. These are healthier personal choices and are the most carbon-neutral forms of transportation. This reduces emissions per person dramatically.

Climate change owing to carbon emission is changing our planet as we know it. The ice caps are melting. Antarctica is losing on average about 150 billion tons annually. Greenland is losing about 280 billion tons annually. The dramatic loss of Ice is adding to sea level rise significantly.

Losing much more will be catastrophic [2]. Globally climate change is causing detrimental, unpredictable weather patterns. Natural hazards such as floods, droughts and storms are becoming more frequent, without urgent reduction in carbon emissions these natural hazards could well become natural disasters [3].

By cutting down emissions from our vehicles we could prevent further catastrophic damage to our environment.’

Congratulations to all 14 of our Year 8 students who graduated.

We have many wonderful clubs for students to come along and experience. All Extra-curricular activities can be viewed on the website by clicking here.

Mrs. Sanderson and her team in the Bistro have been awarded a 5* food hygiene rating for the Bistro and lunch box here at The Henry Beaufort School.

5 is top of the scale, this means the hygiene standards are very good and fully comply with the law. Well done all!

Wow, what a performance our students gave in their recent production of Matilda Jr The Musical held at The Theatre Royal Winchester.

It was simply wonderful directed by Mrs Miles Head of Drama The Henry Beaufort School, the students brought the stage alive with their brilliant performance.

They received wonderful reviews please click here to view these. 

Photos of the performance have been kindly supplied by Mr. McQuat (parent).

To view photos of the performance please click here.

Under 14 Girls football team reached the final of the district cup and played their final at Stoneham against Swanmore, they are also in the final of the county cup after a 3-0 win against John Hanson in the Semi-final.

Year 11 Boys reached the semi-final of the district cup but unfortunately lost in penalties after a fantastic performance in the game and cup run. Thank you for your commitment to the school team over the past 5 years, there have been some fantastic performances, games and results.

Year 7 Boys reached the District Cup Semi-final and played against Thornden lost a close fought game. After a successful District league the boys hope to be promoted into Division 1.

Year 8 Boys reached the District Cup Semi-final and played against Thornden. We’ve been impressed with the attacking style of play and the boys have made themselves competitive across the district, and we are excited to see them progress throughout the years.

U14 Boys Basketball team won the league during the first year they have been entered and as a school we are excited to see them develop as a team moving forward.

With our connections at Southampton Football Foundation, we are in the process of offering every Year 7 and 8 pupils the opportunity to participate in a football coaching session with a specialist coach. 

60 pupils attended a PGL netball weekend, all teams played some fantastic netball against a range of competitive teams, they also participated in a range of adventurous activities. Special mention to the year 10 team who came 2^nd in the competition.