Claire Williams

The Archdiocese of Southwark recently celebrated its 3rd Annual Oscar Romero Award Mass at St George’s Cathedral, presided over by Archbishop John Wilson. It was a joyful occasion, enriched by the uplifting music of Charlie Perry and the Southwark Schools Singing Programme, whose hymns beautifully supported the liturgy. In his homily, Archbishop […]

Reception, Year One, and Year Two pupils at St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School in Tunbridge Wells enjoyed a wonderful story time with family members today as part of their Mother’s Day celebrations. The children have been busy creating thoughtful cards and colourful pictures for their loved ones, and it was […]

Gabriela Cardemil in Year 9 from The Holy Cross School in New Malden has been awarded 1st place in Britain in the image category of this year’s Columban Missionaries Media Competition, themed “Becoming a refugee is never a choice. But how we respond is.” The annual competition of the Columban […]

St Fidelis Catholic Primary School in Erith, is proud to be recognised as a Google for Education Premier Reference School, joining a global community of leaders in educational innovation.  This designation highlights our commitment to shaping the future of learning by deploying next-generation tools and creating personalised learning environments where every […]

In the season of Lent, pupils from St Bede’s Catholic Primary School in Clapham, made their Lenten promises to remind them of the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness and how we should think about the needy and help them.

Coloma Convent Girls’ School has been formally recognised in the House of Commons for its outstanding contribution to raising awareness of the global debt crisis, following a recent visit to the school by MP Natasha Irons. During a parliamentary session this week, Natasha Irons MP spoke about her time at […]

On Friday 13th February, Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School in Brixton welcomed Sister Macilla and Michelle Ungaro from their parish SVP group to school for a very special occasion — the commissioning ceremony for the Mini Vinnies. The Mini Vinnies shared the story of the Good Samaritan with the whole school and proudly made their […]

Below are just a few of the incredible entries from the St Anselm’s Key Stage 3 Art competition, where students were challenged to draw or paint a piece representing Catholic Social Teaching . The students worked incredibly hard to produce homework entries of outstanding quality, demonstrating strong proportions, excellent technique, […]

On Thursday, Pupils and staff at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Rotherhithe were delighted to welcome the Diocesan Schools Commissioner for the Archdiocese of Southwark, Mrs Colette Doran-Hannon. During her time at the school she visited every classroom and took the opportunity to speak with our children about their learning […]

St Ursula’s Convent School is celebrating a major milestone after its latest Ofsted inspection confirmed the school is now operating at strong and expected standards across all areas. The report marks a significant step forward for the school and recognises the rapid improvements made under Headteacher Mark O’Shaughnessy, who joined […]

On Wednesday 11th February 2026, the Education Service celebrated a historic milestone for the Archdiocese of Southwark with the inaugural Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Headteachers Forum. The event, hosted in Orpington, was chaired by Canon Victor Darlington, Episcopal Vicar for the South East and Chair of the Commission for […]

This week, St Francis Class from St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School, Tunbridge Wells has been embracing the spirit of their class saint by learning how to care for the world around them. Inspired by St Francis’ love for nature, the children have been busy helping to look after the birds […]

St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School in Canterbury performed the nativity story at their local parish church of St Thomas of Canterbury and was a resounding success.  Over the course of three separate shows, the children captivated the community of their families, governors and friends with their wonderful singing and acting. […]

The school community at St Francis R.C School in Peckham are proud to celebrate the remarkable achievement of former pupil Peter Babudu, who has recently been appointed Baron Babudu. Seeing photographs of Peter once again in school uniform is a powerful reminder of his journey — from his early days in their […]

Year 2 children at St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School in Tunbridge Wells have been exploring the story of Jesus’ baptism in the River Jordan. Through their artwork, they learned how this moment marks the beginning of Jesus’ mission and shows God’s love for His Son. The children looked closely at […]

The pupils of St Bede’s Catholic Primary School in Clapham Park, London have been learning and practicing Catholic Social Teaching. They have made the CST animal toys with various materials.  Their faith calls them to love God and to love their neighbours, especially their sisters and brothers who are in need. Following in […]

On Tuesday 6th January 2026, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Battersea celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany with a very special service. Despite the frosty weather, the children braved the cold to gather outside with Deacon Michael for a beautiful liturgy. The celebration included a very special guest — Baxter […]

Every year the children at St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School & Nursery in Ramsgate design and decorate a Christmas hoop.  This year, for the Jubilee celebration, each class decorated their Christmas hoop based on the theme of ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ and linked it to their class country.  These hoops have […]

On Friday, November 21st, pupils from St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School in Thamesmead shared a wonderful and memorable experience with representatives of the Royal British Legion. Staff and pupils were very privileged to have representatives from the British Legion visit their school. Delegates from the school, comprising the head […]

Pupils from primary schools across the Archdiocese of Southwark took part in the annual Advent service at St George’s Cathedral on Tuesday 9th December 2025. The beautiful service saw pupils from each school act out the Nativity story, with readings from the Gospel and a reflection on each story. Pupils […]

The very first Pilgrims of Hope Conference took place at Richard Challoner School on Thursday 23rd October hosting staff and students from Catholic schools throughout the Diocese. The day consisted of 3 workshops ending with Mass. The workshop led by Georgia Clarke from Catholic Voices on Faith and the Media […]

Pupils at St. Mary’s Junior School in Carshalton, held a Celebration of the Year of Hope Assembly. Pupils were pilgrims of hope when they celebrated Harvest Mass by making donations to St. Philomena’s School food bank. Pupils went on a Pilgrimage to St. Philomena’s Chapel where they lay their donations […]

Year One from St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School in Tunbridge Wells, enjoyed a very special trip to Community Café 137 in Southborough as part of their topic on local area and Common good. The café is run by friendly volunteers who give their time to make a welcoming space for […]

The Year 4 class of St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School in Thamesmead had a fantastic and informative trip to Bromley Reform Synagogue. The children were warmly welcomed and enjoyed learning about key aspects of Judaism, including the Torah, Shabbat services held on Saturdays  and the importance of Bar and […]

The whole school at St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School & Nursery in Ramsgate celebrated All Saints Day with a special assembly in preparation for Saturday, 1 November. Mr Marshall introduced all the class saints and three children from each class represented their class saint. One child dressed as the saint, one child shared some […]

On Friday the 24th October the Catholic Choirs Festival was held at Sacred Heart Church Battersea. John Cronin, a long standing music teacher (and parishioner) has organised this Catholic inter school event for 6 years and it is a huge success. John worked with 8 Wandsworth Catholic schools to host […]

Pupils at Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School in Balham, produced ‘Inspirational Prayers,’ about their hopes and achievements for the academic year. This was a good way to show representation and bought about a sense of being seen with the school family. Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School also participated in the […]

Written by Danielle Gayle, Headteacher at St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Anerley Faith has been my constant guide during my first 100 days as Headteacher at St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Anerley. From the outset, I have leaned deeply into our school’s core values of Faith, Resilience and Love. These values […]

St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School in Greenwich, blessed their beloved prayer garden. Pupils had an amazing ceremony where Fr Richard blessed our new rosaries as well as the garden. They started the service by singing a song (Immaculate Mary). The prayer garden was blessed so it can be used […]

Richard Challoner School had the privilege of attending the most spiritually rich celebration in St George’s Cathedral, Southwark on 24th September 2025, to celebrate the beginning of this new academic year. Organised by the Education Service in the Archdiocese of Southwark, our school was invited to attend a very special […]

St Teresa’s Primary School in Morden recently marked a truly special Little Way Week with an uplifting celebration of music, faith, and community in honour of our school saint, St Teresa of Lisieux—whose life exemplified love through small, meaningful deeds. We welcomed iSingPop, a charity delivering Christian values-based music and dance […]

St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, part of the St Oscar Romero Catholic Academy Trust, was delighted to welcome The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education and Liam Conlon MP for Beckenham and Penge, for an official visit on 6th October  During her visit, Ms Phillipson and […]

At St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School in Canterbury, we sadly said goodbye to our headteacher Lisa D’Agostini who has led our school so wonderfully for the last 14 years. To honour her remarkable tenure, we held a special assembly where the children performed songs that reflected the various stages of […]

Students, staff, parents and friends of Richard Challoner School enjoyed a highly emotive, celebratory Challoner Day Mass at St George’s Cathedral in Southwark last week. This year attendance at the traditional Challoner Day event was exceptionally high, with over thirteen hundred people, and marked the thirteenth year that the school […]

Pupils at St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School represented the school beautifully at two Masses this week. One at St George’s Cathedral in London for the Education Service, Archdiocese of Southwark Beginning of Year Mass on Wednesday 24th September. The second at Aylesford for our Kent Catholic Schools Partnership (KCSP) Trust […]

On Thursday 18th September 2025, the Year 5 class from St Margaret Clitherow Primary, Thamesmead got the opportunity to visit The Houses of Parliament. They were thrilled to receive a guided tour and find out all about what goes on inside and how things are debated.  This was followed by a […]

At St. Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery, their school mission is to be a school with ‘high expectations for all, in the Light of Christ’, and this begins in their Early Years! The Nursery children have settled into Term 1 incredibly well. They have been getting used to the […]

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Eltham, is delighted to share that on Wednesday 25th June, the school was honoured with the Oscar Romero Developer Level Award. This significant recognition celebrates St Mary’s commitment to living out the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, inspired by the life and witness of St Oscar […]

On Wednesday 2nd July, Year 7 students at Bishop Thomas Grant School took part in a special day with a difference. We were Pilgrims of Hope, answering the call from Pope Francis to walk and pray with our feet in this Jubilee year! The day started with a ‘Bishop Thomas […]

Congratulations to all students who have received their A-level and T Level results today. We are celebrating an excellent set of results across the school, with a special mention to A-level Mathematics students and teachers with 45% of all A-level Maths results at A* and A grade. 62% of A-level […]

Christ the King Sixth Forms is delighted to celebrate the exceptional achievements of its students on this year’s Level 3 Results Day. The continued success of our students reflects their hard work, ambition, and commitment – as well as the unwavering support of our staff and sixth form community.  This […]

La Retraite RC Girls’ School are delighted to share that on 30th June 2025, their school was honoured with the Oscar Romero Developer Level Award. This prestigious recognition celebrates their commitment to living out the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, inspired by the life and legacy of St Oscar Romero. Achieving this award highlights […]

SCHOOL TRIP TO FIRST WORLD WAR GRAVES IN YPRES Ursuline College Students in Westgate visited the War Graves of former Ramsgate Catholic School boys from St Augustine’s College, who gave their lives for their Country in the First World War.  The trip was sponsored by the school’s respective Alumni Groups, […]

 In a remarkable affirmation of faith-inspired civic engagement, a delegation from Citizens UK including students and staff from Wimbledon College, as well as various other Catholic school community organisers from across the country, were welcomed at the Vatican by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV during the General Audience on Wednesday, […]

The Board of Directors for St Oscar Romero Catholic Academy Trust, welcome Clare Verga as interim Chief Executive Officer. Clare joined on Monday the 2nd June 2025. Clare brings a wealth of experience and has a record of achieving outstanding outcomes for young people. Clare has held a number of roles […]

Year one have been busy learning about bees this term. Pupils from St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School, Tunbridge Wells have immersed themselves in all things bee related, made bee baths, wrote instructions, focused on non fiction texts and created artwork. Pupils had a bee workshop from Michelle who is a […]

Each year group at St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School in has gone on a pilgrimage walk to mark this special Jubilee year. Year 3 & 4 children have enjoyed getting ready for their joint pilgrimage walk with the nearest Catholic Primary School, St Peter and Paul in Mitcham earlier this term. […]

On a beautiful day at Aylesford, we were delighted to welcome over 1,200 people to the Festival of Hope — a truly special celebration as part of the Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee year. The festival brought together schools, families, and parish communities from across the region in a spirit of joy, unity, and faith. […]

Last month, St Ethelbert’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery in Ramsgate had their ungraded Section 8 Ofsted inspection. This was long overdue but it finally arrived! The staff are delighted with the report. St Ethelbert’s is a very strong GOOD provision for the community and the biggest compliment from the […]

St Fidelis Catholic Primary School, Erith are delighted to have been appointed as one of three Lead Schools for Music in Bexley for the 2025-2026 academic year.  St Fidelis Catholic Primary School is the only primary school to have been chosen.   Bexley Music explains, “Each school demonstrates a clear commitment to […]