News Category: Seniors

A record number of Seniors attended the five-year reunion on Thursday 10 October at Beaufort House. They were joined by several staff members who enjoyed finding out about their lives since leaving Benenden. Thanks go to the Benenden School Seniors’ Association who paid for this event and the attendees certainly enjoyed the extra treat of […]

Benenden singers drew a close to the Autumn term and welcomed the festive season with a series of four outstanding Carol Services. It was a great thrill for the School community to usher in Advent and the start of the Christmas season by holding both the Lower and Upper School Carol Services in the splendid […]

Written by Benenden Senior Katarina (H/E2022) To summarise all of what I love about economics in words is an impossible task. If I had to pick one thing though, it would be the way economics integrates into our lives. The economic cycle is a prime example – just like our journey in life, it has […]

On Friday Benenden School enjoyed a whole School street party in honour of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Guldeford Green was awash with red, white and blue as hundreds of students and staff enjoyed a Jubilee party on the final afternoon before Half Term. Her Majesty The Queen is the School’s most famous former parent, having chosen […]

The Headmistress of Benenden School has congratulated this year’s A Level students for achieving a strong set of results despite two years of disruption. A Level exams were once again cancelled across the UK due to the pandemic. Instead, students’ results have been determined by their schools based on evidence and internal assessments. Headmistress Samantha […]

In this unprecedented year for A Levels , some of Benenden’s top performers share with us their experience on this strangest of results days. Minna Moody-Stuart leaves Benenden with six A Levels – four A* grades and two As. She said: “I’m very happy and relieved and excited. It was quite nerve-wracking not having done […]

Benenden Seniors enjoyed a wonderful Seniors’ Day recently. HeadSamantha Price and Seniors’ Association Chair Sally Everist (who flew in from Australia that morning) were delighted to welcome Seniors and their families to Benenden and most particularly our Speaker, Henrietta Courtauld H86. Henrietta gave a wonderful speech about her work restoring a historic garden and growing […]

Jane Ashton (pictured), Honorary Senior and former Chaplain of Benenden School (2002-2012), teacher of RS (1994-2012) and parent of  three Seniors has been appointed as High Sheriff of Kent for the year 2018-2019. Jane chose Benenden Church for her Declaration Service on 8 April 2018. The Service was attended by, among others, the Lord Lieutenant […]