Academic

There is Always Something Happening to Stretch the Academic Horizons of our Students

Inside and outside the classroom, the focus on Academic work is strong. At Aldenham we recognise that different children learn in different ways, and our aim is to bring out the best in each individual.

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JUN 21, 2019

Psychology and Biology Collaboration

Sixth Form psychologists, Tara Lawton, Jolie Slater and Edvards Trumpe carried out brain dissection on sheep’s brains for Year 7...

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MAY 7, 2019

Chemisty Competition at Herts University

Dr Paterson took three of Aldenham’s finest sixth form scientists to the University of Hertfordshire to compete against eighteen other...

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APR 5, 2019

Public Speaking Competition at Aldenham voted a Success

The annual Public Speaking competition was at its all-time best this year! Speaking on the topic of ‘democracy’, each of...

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JAN 31, 2019

Oxbridge Offers

Congratulations to Sixth formers, Imogen Wilson and Patrick Duggan, who have received offers to study at Cambridge and Oxford. Imogen...

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JAN 25, 2019

Cambridge Professor speaks at Les Philosophes

Les Philosophes welcomed Dr Peter Wothers, teaching fellow at St Catharine’s College Cambridge, to talk about The Periodic Table, 1869-2019....

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JAN 24, 2019

ESU – Aldenham Girls in the Herts Finals

Aldenham hosted the first round of the Hertfordshire ESU public speaking competition. Our team of Year 10 girls, Eleanor McNeill,...

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JAN 23, 2019

Extraordinary Scientists – Lecture on Genetics

Thirty students braved the snow and ice to attend the second of the Extraordinary Scientist lectures of this year. Writer,...

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JAN 17, 2019

More Excellent EPQ Results

Aldenham School’s EPQ results were published this week with outstanding grades: 100% A* – C 91% A* – B 73%...

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DEC 3, 2018

Bank of England Interest Rate Challenge

The inaugural Interest Rate Challenge, created and hosted by Aldenham School, involved presentations by teams of students from four schools....

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