Shrewsbury's whole school race 'The Tucks' has been run every year since the early 1830s and is probably the oldest running race in the world. This year it was run by Huntsman Oscar Dickins. Captain of Girls' Running Olivia Papaioannou won the...
Next summer, 14 Shrewsbury School students, five Shewsy Youth Club members and five members of staff will be travelling to Malawi to see for themselves the work of the Shrewsbury School Eye Clinic, run by Medic Malawi. As part of the School’s...
Shrewsbury's cross country race 'The Tucks' has been run every year since the early 1830s and is probably the oldest running race in the world. It once again proved a high-octane affair with the whole school take part in the race; both pupils and...
The Rovers – the School’s mountaineering and adventuring society – has a long and proud history of feats of derring-do. And, as they discovered on Thursday as they paddled their way down the River Severn, even their Field Day expeditions have a...
The aim of the Headmaster’s Commendations is to recognise and reward outstanding academic achievement and intellectual curiosity. The following pupils have been awarded the Headmaster's Commendations in the first half of this term:
Many thanks to the Eton Fives Association Ladies, who came to the Shrewsbury Fives courts on Sunday morning to give some valuable and much appreciated match play and coaching to several of our players.
Following a fantastic team performance by the 1st XII at the North Schools’ Lacrosse Tournament on Saturday, four players have also been successful at the U18 County trials, held on Wednesday.
Congratulations to Roman Khidirbekov (III) and Arron Lewis (IV), who have been selected to play for the Shropshire rugby squad in the U14 and U15 age-groups respectively.
Between 15th October and 11th November 1915, no OS deaths occurred in WW1; this must have provided a welcome respite for the Housemasters and staff in terms of news-flow arriving at school. It was also a period in which the UK Government was moving...
Just before heading off to Boston, USA to compete in the Head of the Charles Regatta, six of our senior boys raced at the Pairs’ Head on the London Tideway course on Saturday afternoon.
On Tuesday 6th October author Alex Scarrow, writer of the famous 'Timeriders' novels, gave a talk to the Third and Fourth Forms and ran a workshop for the Creative Writing Society. Third Formers Lara Gabbitas and Cristina Puyol Fuertes found some...
Many congratulations to Lily Freeman-Attwood (EDH III), who travelled to Birmingham's NEC on Saturday to compete in the world's biggest and most famous horse show. Riding her pony 'My Bugsy Malone' in The Stable Company 138cm event of the Horse of...
“One of the finest pieces of student theatre I have seen” – a review by Helen Brown, Shrewsbury's Director of Drama
Today's Tucks Race was won by Huntsman Oscar Dickins, with Captain of Girls' Running Olivia Papaioannou winning the girls' race. A full report will follow, but the names of the winners are published below, together with a high-octane and inspiring...
Led by Mr Lloyd and Mr Reynolds, a group of 18 Sixth Formers recently enjoyed an exclusive and inspiring visit to Airbus UK at Broughton, Chester.
We were delighted to welcome Howard, Wendy and Eliza Hodgson (EDH 2011-13) on Old Salopian Day, 3rd October, to officially open our new Humanities building, Hodgson Hall.
On Friday 2nd October, in a joint venture between the Careers Department and the Philosophy and Theology Faculty, the School was delighted, and indeed privileged, to welcome Professor Anthony Grayling, Master of the New College of the Humanities.
Head of House Leo Sartain not only took to the catwalk in a dapper dinner jacket, but he also co-directed the show. A selection of models from the Sixth Form displayed a variety of styles from the 1920s to modern day, with a range of casual to...
This year’s annual charity fashion show ‘A Century of British Fashion’, held on Saturday 3rd October 2015, was a success! So far £1800 has been raised to support BEAT, the UK’s number one charity for eating disorders, and the School’s youth...
Congratulations to the 1st XI Hockey team, who played outstandingly well against some strong opposition at the County Hockey Tournament on Wednesday 7th October. They have now progressed through to the Midland Regionals stage. Meanwhile, the U14s...
The 1st VIII went out to Lake Vyrnwy over the weekend to get some preparation done in the lead up to the Head of the Charles Regatta held in Boston, USA that runs next Sunday. The crew were treated to some fantastic conditions as can be seen in the...
A team of ten Salopians represented Kenya at the Cheadle Hulme Model United Nations Conference last weekend and between them picked up some significant awards. Amongst them was School House’s Koby Ferdinand-Okpala (IV), who won Best Delegation in...
This week, the 4th XI.
This is the latest weekly instalment in our 'Old Salopians in WW1' project, which commemorates all former boys and masters of Shrewsbury School who were killed in the First World War. It is linked with a wider project run by St Chad's Church in...
As most of you will know, Saturday 3rd October was our annual Old Salopian Day - an opportunity for all of our OS and their families to visit the School, meet up with friends, catch up with new developments and revisit old haunts. This year's...
Lily Freeman-Attwood (EDH III) will be competing this weekend in the Horse of the Year Show, the climax event of the British showjumping year.
The Shrewsbury School Royal Marines section has won the Sir Steuart Pringle Trophy, only the third time in 15 years they have won this highly prestigious competition - last year they came second by just a few points. Amongst the team were two...
A young team of ten Salopians represented Kenya at the Cheadle Hulme Model United Nations Conference last weekend and between them picked up some significant awards.