Senior School 14 Jan 22

Headmaster’s Headlines – 14.01.22

It is a stunning afternoon here at School. The School site looks beautiful today, bathed in sunshine with hardly a cloud in the sky. Sunrises and sunsets have also been breath taking; I wonder how many more days we can have like this as the winter progresses.

Sixth Form 14 Jan 22

Head of School Speech

During the Headmaster's Assembly today, Katherine Sawyer (Upper Sixth) delivered her Head of School speech, which you can read below.

Sixth Form 7 Jan 22

Head of School Speech

During the Headmaster's Assembly today Theodore Dransfield (Upper Sixth) delivered his Head of School speech, which you can read below.

Senior School 7 Jan 22

Indoor Hockey Success

Over the Christmas break, several of our pupils competed at the Indoor Hockey UK Championships. This is a tournament ran independently of England Hockey, aiming to give more athletes a taste of Indoor Hockey, in a highly competitive environment.

Wonderful Words

22nd Sep 2022
Prep School

Our Year 6 children have been working collaboratively to create a display that embodies the powerful, rich message that we should treasure the pleasure of wonderful words. Words are all around us, in books, songs, poems, writing, talking and listening.

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SVS School App Guide

31st Aug 2022

A one-stop shop for all School portals, information and social media feeds. You select what areas of the School you are interested in and we do the rest!

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Benenden Tennis Tournament 2022

1st Jul 2022

Registration for the Benenden Tennis Tournament 2022 is now open! This is an annual event, which raises money for local charities and is run and funded by volunteers and supporters.

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STEM Experience 2022

1st Jul 2022

This week saw the return of the Prep School STEM experience at the Senior School. Our SVPS Year 5 pupils spent the day in the Physics department, led by a group of skilled and enthusiastic Lower Sixth students. The pupils undertook a practical action challenge to design and build a model wind turbine that would lift a cup of plastic cubes from the floor.

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Terrific Triangles

1st Jul 2022
Prep School

Our Year 6 pupils have been very busy learning all about triangles. In their geometry lessons, they have looked at the different types of triangles. As part of this, they learnt how to build up a fractal triangle pattern. This Sierpinski triangle activity illustrates the fundamental principles of fractals, how a pattern can repeat again and again, at different scales, and how this complex shape can be formed by simple repetition.

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Year 5 visit to ‘The Wardrobe’

1st Jul 2022
Prep School

This week, our Year 5 pupils visited SVS for the Junior production of The Wardrobe. Isla D and Eve G reflect on the experience below.

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Prefect Piece – James C

1st Jul 2022
Prep School

James C, who played the role of King Arthur in the Year 6 production of 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Camelot', talks in his prefect piece about his experience in the role below.

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Prep Sports Day 2022

1st Jul 2022
Prep School

Last Saturday, the Prep School enjoyed a wonderful morning of athletics at their annual Sports Day, which was held at the SVS track. Over 150 children took part in a number of different track and field events and, despite the wind, brief rain shower and hot sun, everyone put in so much effort to earn points for their House.

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