News & Events
Whole School Trip
Pupils and staff from Form I to Form VI enjoyed wonderful weather and a balmy sea on the whole school trip to West Wittering this week and it really was a fantastic day for all. There were sand sculptures, games of cricket, boules, ‘chase away the hungry seagulls’ races and of course the battle to…
Form VI Production
Form VI presented an unusual take on the traditional tale of Cinderella to a delighted audience last week. In spite of absences, school visits and everything else that inevitably gets in the way of a smooth rehearsal process, the children found the energy and humour to have the best fun with this production and, with…
Independent School of the Year Awards
We are very proud to announce that Longacre has been shortlisted for the Independent School of the Year Awards 2022. We have been shortlisted in three categories: Independent School of the Year for Student Wellbeing, The Green Award for Environmental Achievement and Independent School of the Year for Community Outreach. This is an amazing testament…
11+ Results
We are extremely proud of all our Form VI pupils who are once again celebrating outstanding 11+ exam results this year. Between them they have received a total of 68 offers of senior school places from 20 senior schools across Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire. Special congratulations also go to those Longacre pupils who were awarded…
Watch Music Week
The music department have had a brilliant couple of weeks. Whilst preparing for 21 ABRSM pupil exams, parents have been coming in to watch their child’s peripatetic lesson. It has been a great opportunity for our parents to meet their child’s peripatetic teacher and hear the pieces they have been working on. It has been…
Waverley Tennis Festival
Longacre was represented for the first time at the Waverley Tennis Skills Festival held at Shalford Tennis Club on Wednesday. We had 14 players from Forms II – IV taking part in the blazing sun, completing eight different tennis skill stations including serving, volleys, longest rally, footwork and racket agility. All were against the clock…
Year 3 Sayers Croft Residential
Year 3 were very excited to set off on their first residential trip to Sayers Croft last week. When we arrived, our trip leader Nick showed us to our chalet and taught the children how to make their beds. Once they had done this and unpacked their clothes, it was lunchtime. After we had refuelled…
Nursery Empty Classroom Day
The Nursery children enjoyed a glorious pirate-themed Empty Classroom Day on Monday. They started the day with music with Miss du Pon and it was the perfect sunny day to read ‘The Pig in The Pond!’. The children used instruments to re-enact the story of the pig unexpectedly jumping into the pond, inspiring all of…
Shamley Green Village Fete
The Shamley Green village fête last Saturday was the biggest yet. The village green was packed with different stalls and events throughout the afternoon. Longacre joined in with the community festivities with some music. In between dog show classes and a dance performance, a group of our drummers and drum teacher Jim Honeywood got the fête…
Year 4 Trip to East Head
Year 4 really enjoyed their visit to East Head on Wednesday and we were lucky that the rain held off. First, we made sandcastles, spaced one metre apart from the shoreline up the beach to see how the tide came in. Next, we pretended we were waves and ran up and down the beach with…
