We are thrilled that our new ping pong table has arrived and the girls are already embracing the fun with friendly competitiveness! We look forward to some competitions between the girls (and staff!) in the near future! 

Good luck to the Year 12 girls who have their School Monitor interviews over the next week. 

Year 11 Ice Cream Social and Sixth Form Pizza Social On Tuesday 

The Year 11 girls enjoyed ice creams after school with Mrs Swan and Mrs Myers-Bruin as a good luck as they embark on their GCSE examinations and start study leave. 

The Sixth Form also enjoyed their Pizza Social on Thursday evening with Mrs Gowland which was a huge hit! As ever, it has been lovely to get together with the girls and have fun after school – obviously involving food! 

Each year group has a social this term, please check the dates below and details will be confirmed with the girls the week before.

Chapel Talk

Thank you to some of our Year 12 and Year 9 girls who spoke in chapel on Wednesday. The girls celebrated VE Day and the memories OD's had of World War II and the contribution that girls and women in County Durham made to the war effort. 

Well done, Jess, Lottie, Gabrielle, Dana, Lotte, Narjis! 

Well done to Dana who also performed her Marsden Public Speaking Competition entry in the chapel last week. 

Girls Sport Dinner!

Tickets can be purchased here: Book Tickets Here

Please be sure to get your tickets soon as it promises to be a popular event! 

The deadline to get tickets is Friday 23rd May. Tickets are required by players and parents.

Date: Friday 6th June, 2025 

Time: 18:30 to 23:30 

Location: Radisson Blu, Frankland Ln, Durham DH1 5TA 

Dress: Semi-Formal 

Cost: £32.50 

We will also be collecting in raffle prizes to raise money for girls sport, on the night, please ask your daughter to bring donations to Mrs Myers-Bruin in MacLeod by Friday 23rd May.

Academic Achievements 

Congratulations to Lola in Year 10 who competed in her first International 

Showjumping event last weekend. 

Lola came second on the first day of competition and won on the second day which meant that she qualified for the finals. Lola performed brilliantly and won the final day which was a 1* competition. Well done, Lola! 

Dates for Your Diary

Wednesday 14th May – Year 10 Pizza Social 

Wednesday 21st May – Year 9 Pizza Social

Friday 23rd May – Prize Giving in Durham Cathedral – compulsory school event (evening) – details to be confirmed

Week commencing 2nd June – EXAM WEEK for all year groups 

Friday 6th June – Girls' Sports Dinner, Raddison Blue, Durham – tickets need to be purchased via the Events Website 

Wednesday 11th June – Year 8 Pizza Social 

Tuesday 17th June – Year 12 Parents Evening 

Thursday 26th June – Year 7 Pizza Social and Year 7 Parents Evening 

Week commencing 30th June – Activities Week

Thursday 3rd July – House BBQ (evening)

Friday 4th July – End of Term 

Saturday 5th July – Leavers Service (Year 13)