Leavers’ Trip to Pembrokeshire
The eagerly anticipated 2024 Packwood Leavers’ Trip to Broadhaven, Pembrokeshire took place on 10th June. Bags were packed, dorms were allocated and the excitement was palpable. For the 43 Year 8 pupils and accompanying staff, a whole week of water based activities, climbing and carting lay ahead. The week flew by, with all of […]
Grandparents’ Day at Packwood
It has been wonderful to have more than 120 grandparents at Packwood today; grandparents who play such an important part in their grandchildren’s lives and are able to enjoy that very special and unique relationship. Their children have been delighted to have the opportunity to show them around the school and showed genuine pride in […]
Packwood French Trip – By Sally W (Year 7)
In the early hours of 29th April, the tired Year 7 and staff trekked across school to get on the tangerine bus to start our exciting adventure. Our wonderful bus driver, Steve, drove us down to the famous white cliffs of Dover to sail across the English Channel to arrive in France. Out on deck […]
Boarders Enjoy Busy and Fulfilling Term
Over the past few weeks the boarders have started to enjoy the lighter evenings and slightly warmer temperatures enabling them to explore the beautiful Packwood grounds. Den building in the woods, extra rugby practice and climbing on the Space Net is evidence enough that Spring has sprung. The final term at Packwood is always the […]
A Sizzling Start to the Term for Packwood’s Young Chefs
The Packwood Award theme for Packwood Seniors this term is all things ‘food’, bringing their creativity and awareness of global issues to our plates. They were treated to an afternoon with visiting speaker Julia Viani, TootSweetShrews chocolatier, BBC Good Food ambassador and educationalist. There were plenty of ‘ahhhhhhs’ as the smells of flatbread, cooking honey, […]
Developing Skills in Activity Sessions
Packwood pupils have embraced the vast array of activities on offer to them this term, ranging from Lego Club and Model Farming to Choir and Jazz. Pupils have been learning to communicate, to take responsibility, to work together, and to develop their creativity, inquisitiveness and tenacity. After a full day of lessons and sport, they […]
Packwood Pupil’s Fantastic Fundraising
Over the course of the summer holidays, Felix, who has just started Year 2, embarked on a cycling challenge to help raise funds for PANS PANDAS UK. PANS PANDAS supports children and families living with the neuropsychiatric conditions PANS and PANDAS. The challenge, which began on 1st July, involved cycling 100 miles over the course […]
Packwood Announces New Headmaster from September 2024
Packwood Haugh School is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. William Goldsmith as Headmaster, who will be joining the school from September 2024. Packwood is a leading day and boarding school for girls and boys aged 4-13 and is part of the Shrewsbury School family of schools. This announcement follows a recent fantastic ‘Excellent […]
Adventure, Leadership and Exploration for Year 7
Since our return from half term, Packwood Seniors have been thrown into some Packwood Award ‘Adventure, Leadership and Exploration’ activities. Our Year 7 students were given the opportunity to enhance their outdoor learning; paddling canoes along the picturesque Llangollen Canal; camping in the wilds of Packwood’s sixty acres; Trangia cooking their own gourmet meal of […]
Sports Session in aid of Comic Relief
Last Friday, all prep school pupils enjoyed a fun sports session in aid of Comic Relief. Staff ran a series of fun and quirky sporting activities in afternoon Games, making full use of Packwood’s facilities. The sessions included: football rounders on the AWS, an old favourite; an obstacle course with hurdles and tackle bags on […]