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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 […]

Some of Benenden’s delighted Sixth Form leavers have shared their reflections on a terrific set of A Level results. Tammy Lee, one of Benenden’s top performers who achieved straight A*s in Chemistry, Economics, Maths and Further Maths, said: “I’m really happy with my results, I didn’t expect it at all. With all the stories in […]

The Headmistress of Benenden School has praised this year’s A Level students who have outperformed the pre-pandemic year for top grades. As the School enters its Centenary year, Samantha Price also celebrated Benenden’s focus on preparing students for the modern workplace, after particularly strong results in areas which have been highlighted by the World Economic […]

We are delighted to share that a team of Benenden Upper Fifth students – collectively called the FABonoids – have won the University of Cambridge Davidson Inventors Challenge 2023.The challenge encourages students to use STEM skills to research a problem and come up with a sustainable and innovative solution to tackle it.Responding to the United Nations’ […]

After two years of enquiry-based study, co-curricular contributions and commitment to life in a boarding community, the Upper Fourths (Year 8s) were delighted to graduate with their Benenden Diplomas during a ceremony at the weekend. In her welcoming address, Headmistress Samantha Price said: “The wonderful thing is that you’ve all got your certificates in a […]

Students have enjoyed a range of fun projects and activities during their off-timetable Enquiry Days, exploring everything from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the rise of Artificial Intelligence. The Fourths and Upper Fourths (Years 7 and 8) teamed up for their days to deliver presentations on the themes of Change and Around the […]

After finishing their end of year exams, the Fourth (Year 7s) continued the annual tradition of taking part in the Benenden Model Rocket Car Day, a fantastic STEM event that brings together elements of Science, Creative Technology, Computer Science and Maths. Pupils also benefitted this year from a visiting team from Gordon Murray Design, including Benenden […]