Abingdon Senior School

What a summer! Our latest ISI report celebrated how beautifully our pupils articulate and apply their learning – and that’s just the start. Check out our summer term video for a snapshot of all our sporting, artistic, and dramatic triumphs!

Third and Fourth Year Mandarin students visited Chinatown and the British Museum to deepen their understanding of Chinese language and culture.

The day began at Charing Cross Library, the largest Chinese library in the UK, where students learned about its history and took part in a word hunt using Chinese book titles. They then explored Chinatown through a scavenger hu...

The annual Lower School Pool Tournament has been taking place in recent weeks and came to a gripping conclusion on the last Wednesday of term when First Year winner Evan took on Second Year champion Charlie. It was a very tight match with both pupils playing some great shots but congratulations go to Charlie on winning the overall Lower School crown this year.

Our Community service volunteers have really enjoyed visiting Abingdon residents on Tuesdays. These are some of their reflections on this term:

The First Year visited Corinium Museum, in the modern town of Cirencester. The pupils enjoyed testing their Latin translation skills on various tombstones, including those of a 6-year old, a 75-year old, a Swiss soldier, and a Celtic woman called Bodicacia. Pupils also retold to each other key myths which were displayed on the excellent mosaics in the museum. Finally in the w...