Junior School News

  1. Alumna Christine Rice awarded MBE

    Congratulations to alumna Christine Rice who has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list for services to opera.

    Christine (Class of 1988) studied Physics at Oxford before pursuing her interest in music and studying singing at the …

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  2. Fourth consecutive Sunday Times accolade for Withington

    Withington Girls’ School is celebrating being named Independent Secondary School of the Year in the North West in the prestigious Sunday Times Schools Guide, Parent Power, which will be published on Sunday 11th December. It is the fourth consecutive year …

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  3. Manchester Sings 2022: We’re all in this together

    Seven schools from across Greater Manchester unite for Manchester Sings 

    Withington Girls’ School senior and junior pupils gathered with children from six Greater Manchester primary schools in the spectacular setting of Manchester Cathedral on Tuesday 29th November to perform together …

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  4. Withington Staff Experience Language and Cultural Enrichment

    Withington Girls’ School was fortunate to receive Erasmus funding from the European Union for a staff language and cultural programme to enhance our understanding of other cultures and languages.

    Under the theme of ‘Empathy, Enrichment, Enhancement’, 20 members of staff …

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  5. Withington is named an Arts Award Trinity Champion Centre

    Withington Girls’ School has been selected to be an Arts Award Trinity Champion Centre for the 2022-23 academic year due to the successful delivery of the Arts Award programme. In this role, our Arts Award Coordinators Miss Brown and Ms …

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  6. Withington pupil stars in The Railway Children Return

    Withington Girls’ School Year 6 pupil Eden Hamilton stars in The Railway Children Return alongside Sheridan Smith and Jenny Agutter, who is reprising her role as Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Waterbury, in the much-anticipated sequel to the 1970 family favourite.

    Eden, now …

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  7. A full house for two nights of Matilda the Musical Jr.

    Withington Juniors wowed audiences with a spectacular retelling of a little girl with big dreams in Matilda the Musical Jr. Two casts led performances on two nights and as is tradition in the Junior summer production, known at Withington as …

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  8. Citizenship Day 2022

    Celebrating ‘More in Common’

    Citizenship Day is a much-valued date in the Withington school calendar. It is a day when pupils are encouraged to think carefully about their role as citizens. This year, the theme for the day was ‘More …

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  9. Outstanding dining facilities complete 10-year development plan

    Withington Girls’ School officially opened its extended and completely refurbished dining facilities, a spectacular multi-purpose function room, dedicated learning support centre and additional office and meeting space on Thursday 28 April, the final strand of a 10-year school redevelopment plan. …

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