News  and events

Students and staff across Benenden looked back to the year of the School’s foundation for clothing, food and lesson inspiration today. As part of the ongoing celebrations of Benenden School’s Centenary, the School turned back to where it all began, when the three Founders opened their new establishment in 1923. The day began with a […]

Students from several local schools – including Sutton Valence, Tonbridge, Claremont and Judd – joined Benenden for a fantastic conference organised by the STEM Department in conjunction with the student STEM Ambassadors. With a focus on Sustainability and the Future, the conference brought in industry professionals from a range of STEM related fields to inspire […]

Please find below a letter from the Chairman of Governors at Benenden School regarding a successor to Samantha Price. I am delighted to let you know that, following a thorough recruitment process, Governing Council has appointed Ms Rachel Bailey as the next Head of Benenden. She will take up her position from September 2024. Rachel […]

The Benenden and Tonbridge School Chapel Choirs united for an awe-inspiring rendition of Fauré’s Requiem as part of a special service for Remembrance Sunday. With accompaniment from an ensemble comprised of students and staff from both schools, the two choirs delighted an audience that combined the whole School with visiting parents and guests, giving a […]

Davina McCall – TV personality and women’s health advocate – today encouraged young women to “stand up and make noise” at the inaugural Women and Wellness conference hosted by Benenden School. Davina opened the conference, which saw a range of speakers discuss topics such as the menopause, pensions, investing, nutrition and digital safety, with a […]

Benenden Six One (Year 12) student Claudia has been included in the Women of the World Foundation’s Young Leaders Directory.  Claudia’s inclusion comes off the back of her highly proactive mental health advocacy and her role as the youngest person to ever to be appointed to Amnesty International’s Children’s Human Rights Network, chairing its subgroup […]

Benenden’s Sixth Form were lucky to attend a fascinating online talk as part of the Flex Lecture series by Sandra Cauffman, Deputy Director for the Astrophysics Division in the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) at NASA Headquarters.  Sandra described her journey starting with her early years in Costa Rica, where she was forbidden from studying electrical engineering at […]

Inspirational alumnae from Benenden School – including HRH The Princess Royal and Her Royal Highness Princess Basma bint Talal of Jordan – energised aspirational students from across the globe yesterday as part of the School’s global conference entitled Inspiring Future Female Leaders. HRH The Princess Royal shared her own perspective on leadership, discussing life in […]

Benenden School’s Centenary year was formally launched on Saturday with a spectacular opening event. The leading girls’ school was founded in 1923 by a trio of innovative female teachers on a mission to create future leaders in a world just beginning to accept equal rights for women. One-hundred years on, the entire School community – […]

Benenden students united in their Houses to kickstart the Centenary with a typically raucous set of House Shout performances on Sunday. Benenden’s start-of-the-year staple gives students 48 hours to come up with the most entertaining song and dance routine, with contributions from across the School – giving new students joining for the Centenary year the […]

Benenden’s top performing GCSE students have reflected on their exceptional results, as their year group has earned the School’s highest set of grades since 2016 excluding Covid-affected years. Olivia Hall – who achieved 11 Level 9 grades and two Level 8s in subjects including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French, Latin, Chinese, Geography and Maths – said: […]

Students at Benenden are celebrating having exceeded the pre-pandemic levels of top grades in their GCSE results. In results announced today, an incredible 82% of all grades were at Levels 9-7 – the highest rate seen since 2016 excluding the Covid-affected years. Three students achieved a clean sweep of straight Level 9s and in total […]