Strawberry Serenade 2020
Olivia!The show had been chosen, auditions had taken place and then… LOCKDOWN!
In true Withington ‘where there is a will there is a way’ spirit, and with the amazing talent and commitment of Year 6 girls and the IT, …
Junior School News
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Manchester Schools Games
We are delighted to report that Withington’s continued commitment to giving girls of all ability levels the opportunity to play, compete and enjoy team sports, has been recognised with the award of a certificate from Manchester Schools Games Programme. The …
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VE Day and Withington
We marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday 8th May by looking back at how life and learning were affected for our school community during World War ll in our virtual assembly this morning.
The assembly took the …
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Super Season of Sport
Withington’s success in National and regional competitions in athletics, badminton, hockey, netball and lacrosse has earned us a place in School Sport Magazine’s 2019 list of the top 100 independent sports schools in the country. This puts WGS in the …
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Junior Sports Round-up – Spring 2020
Junior girls had an excellent term of sport, particularly in Netball and Lacrosse, where they qualified for a national final! NetballJunior girls love their netball and there is always an enthusiastic attendance at recreational netball. The girls also love …
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An unprecedented end to the Spring Term
During the last week of the Spring term Withington, along with schools across the country, entered previously uncharted territory following the government announcement on Wednesday 18 March of the closure of schools across the UK until further notice, with effect …
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Five WGS Headmistresses attend Emily Simon Legacy Lunch
It was very special to have four former headteachers as well as Mrs Haslam, our current Headmistress, present at the Emily Simon Legacy Lunch held recently at school. We were delighted to welcome Miss Hulme, Mrs Kenyon, Mrs Pickering and …
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JUNIOR ENTERPRISE
Over the second half of the Spring Term, girls from Upper II have been working furiously to develop products for their Junior Enterprise project. Placed in small teams, the girls had to apply for a role (Managing Director, Sales Director, …
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Robinwood 2020
There was an air of uncertainty as to whether we were going to be able to get away to Robinwood at the end of this term. I am pleased to say that we did manage to do so with Transition …
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A visit to the John Rylands Library
“Emily gazed with awe upon the castle…”
The Juniors’ Year 5/6 Library Club enjoyed a visit to John Rylands Library on 10th March. The Year 5 girls were pleased to share their knowledge of John and Enriqueta Rylands, after their …
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