Notting Hill & Ealing Named as London's Best Independent School
Award given as school celebrates 150th anniversary
Senior Deputy Head (Pastoral) Rebecca Irwin and Head of Junior School Kate Bevan with the award
October 10, 2024>October 10, 2024
Notting Hill & Ealing High School (NHEHS) is celebrating after being named London’s best independent school.
The win was announced this Wednesday evening (9 October) at a ceremony for the Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2024 at The Law Society in central London.
Award winners were selected from more than 700 nominations by an independent panel of judges, including head teachers and representatives of the professional associations and chaired by Dr Helen Wright, international Education Adviser and past Vice Chair of the Independent Schools Council (ISC).
The event was hosted by The Chelsea Magazine Company, publishers of Independent School Parent magazine and it was the seventh year the awards have been given out.
Headmaster Mr Matthew Shoults said, “As an outward-facing school, we are delighted this award recognises how we make the most of our location to forge connections with London’s world-leading institutions and broaden students’ horizons through immersive learning experiences.
Mrs Rebecca Irwin, Senior Deputy Head (Pastoral), who attended the awards ceremony added, “In our landmark 150th anniversary year, we capitalised on our London location with a celebratory concert at Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square.
“Over 200 students performed alongside alumnae and sang the world premiere of ‘Shooting Stars’, a commission by leading British composer Kerry Andrew. We also took Sixth Form politics students to the Houses of Parliament to see our local MP Rupa Huq deliver a petition to mark the school’s birthday.”
Through academic partnerships with London institutions, NHEHS has worked with 35 schools and reached over 1100 pupils in 2023/24. These include its GreenSTEM Challenge, run with PhD researchers from Imperial College, and the NHEHS-Harrow Symposium academic research project, which culminates in a presentation at The Royal Society.
This year there were 24 categories to enter - nominations took place earlier in the year and finalists were announced in September.
Other finalists for the Best London Independent School category included ACS International School Hillingdon, City of London School for Girls, DLD College London, Emanuel School and South Hampstead High School GDST.
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