Welcome to Palmers Green High School Winchmore Hill

The stage is coming to life and the countdown is on to our Senior School production.

Today we captured the magic of our Oliver! JR. set taking shape as the production team brought the world of the show to life piece by piece. The atmosphere is buzzing! 🎭

#seniorschoolproduction #oliverjr #productionset #stagedesign #setbuilding

Our Lower School pupils had a fantastic day with the Maths Puzzle Company, putting their brains to the test with exciting challenges that stretched spatial reasoning, encouraged brilliant teamwork, and developed problem-solving skills.

From Reception all the way to Year 6, pupils worked collaboratively, thought creatively, and showed incredible resilience as they tackled each puzzle together. It was wonderful to see such enthusiasm, focus and determination from every year group!

Thank you to the Maths Puzzle Company for an inspiring and engaging day of learning.

#mathspuzzleday #teamwork #problemsolving #spatialreasoning #learningtogether

Our Junior Coffee Concert was a joyous celebration this morning, as pupils from Years 3-6 took to the stage and performed for their families. From flute and clarinet to violin, cello, piano and beautiful singing, it was fantastic to see such a variety of musical talents on display. 🎶

Every Junior pupil also performed the songs they’ve been learning in their Music curriculum lessons - and they shone! 🌟

Congratulations to all our performers. Your talent, hard work and dedication truly stood out. We are incredibly proud of you all!

#musicaltalent #musicalcelebration #thesegirlscan #juniorconcert

What an exciting Maths Workshop for Reception today!

The girls worked in teams to solve some very tricky puzzles. They showed amazing determination and absolutely rose to the challenge! Well done, Reception!

#thesegirlscan #mathsworkshop #learningthroughplay #teamwork

Mr Guthrie led an inspiring whole school assembly all about musical improvisation - creating your own melody on the spot using a specific group of notes. Pupils discovered that anyone can give it a go, no matter their age or musical experience!

He shared the three magic ingredients for improvising:

1️⃣ A musical instrument
2️⃣ A scale
3️⃣ A backing track

Using a keyboard, Mr Guthrie demonstrated improvisation with the C Blues Scale (C, Eb, F, F#, G, Bb, C) alongside a backing track in the same key. Pupils saw how even using just one or two notes can create a great beginner improvisation, and how adding more notes, patterns and rhythms increases the challenge.

We hope the demonstrations inspired our pupils to pick up their instruments at home and start creating their own music.🎵 🎶

#schoolassembly #musicalimprovisation #musicinschools #inspirecreativity

How do chefs always know exactly how much to cook?

Year 6 pupils had great fun investigating the weights and measures needed to bake chocolate chip cookies and beetroot brownies.

The twist? The recipes didn’t match the correct quantities for the number of pupils in our school - so they had to use their knowledge of ratio and proportion to work out how much of each ingredient would really be needed to make enough for everyone.

It was a fantastic opportunity for the girls to apply real-world maths in a meaningful (and tasty!) way.

#mathseducation #learningmadefun

Year 4 treated their parents to a wonderful class assembly, beautifully retelling the powerful story from The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf.

The girls brought the narrative to life with great warmth, and the assembly concluded with a stunning dance performance that showcased the dance skills they have been developing this term.

It was a moving and heartfelt celebration of storytelling, creativity and empathy. Well done, Year 4!

#classassembly

Year 7 Debate Club has returned!

Miya and Luna launched the club before Christmas with a fun, engaging session full of games and a PowerPoint to boost confidence in public speaking.

This week they enjoyed a quick-fire debate on ‘Should school uniform be banned?!’ Our pupils took turns presenting their arguments, and the result was close, with ‘yes’ it should be banned winning by a small margin!

The club will run every other week at lunchtime throughout the Spring Term, and all Year 7 pupils are welcome.

#schooldebate #debatingclub #oracyskills

Our Reception class had a wonderful time exploring St Albans Museum. The girls were fascinated to discover that the café used to be the old courtroom - complete with the original dock and judge’s chair still in place.

Their excitement grew even more when they spotted the stairs leading down to the old cells and of course, they couldn’t resist having a little fun by locking Mrs Dodi in one of them!

After their courtroom adventures, they headed off to see the incredible Helios art installation by Luke Jerram. The girls were absolutely captivated!

It was a wonderful morning filled with curiosity, history, and discovery.

#receptionclasstrip #stalbansmuseumandgallery #stalbansmuseum #historyeducation

Today marks Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2026. This year’s theme, ‘Bridging Generations’, reminds us that the responsibility of remembrance does not end with the survivors themselves. Their stories continue through their children, their grandchildren - and through all of us.

We were honoured to welcome @miriamgold to school last Friday. Miriam, a Graphic Novelist, shared her knowledge and insights with pupils and staff across our Junior and Senior School. Her book, Elena: A Hand Made Life, tells the remarkable story of the ordinary extraordinary life of her beloved grandmother, Dr Elena Zadik.

Miriam led a thoughtful whole school assembly and then ran a series of inspiring workshops on ‘Making a Graphic Story’. Pupils were captivated by her creativity, her storytelling, and the opportunity to hear her read and discuss her work.

We are incredibly grateful to Miriam for spending the day with us.

#hmd #hmd2026 #holocaustmemorialday #miriamgold #schoolworkshops