A huge thank you to pupils, staff, parents and the wider Shrewsbury School community who have given so generously this term of their time, money, gifts and support.

In preparation for the General Election on 12th December, Shrewsbury School ran its own Mock Election, including a hustings for all election candidates on 5th December.

As the term begins its traditional crescendo of the last few days, the Paperchases – one of the RSSH’s oldest races (and therefore one of the world’s oldest races) was held on the final Friday of term, amid a packed Fasti of House sport.

It has been a busy week for cross-country, with tremendous performances by our U15 team in the national finals of the English Schools Cross-Country Cup, a win for the RSSH against the Old Salopians, and the annual inter-House...

Easily the noisiest and most exhausting event of the year... 

"The Extended Project Qualification has provided the opportunity for a number of fantastic student-directed performances over the last few years. This stands as one of the finest."

The Boat Club took 50 J15 rowers to race in the Head of the Float, held on the Liverpool Docks on Saturday 30th November.

The Old Salopian Hunt have enjoyed running with The RSSH for most years since 1953.

This week's Bulletin from the Futures (Careers) Department includes information for parents and Lower Sixth Formers about 'Unifrog', a useful resource to support post-school planning.

On Sunday 17th November, a group of 20 Hunt runners attempted collectively to gain ten vertical miles of altitude ascent (16,090m) by climbing up and down the Wrekin as many times as possible... 

On Saturday, six Shrewsbury crews took to the water at the annual Fours Head of the River on the Tideway course in London.

Lower Sixth Form physicists enjoyed a fascinating day in Manchester, listening to some of the UK's leading scientists give an insight into their specialist fields of study.

Pupils from the Global Social Leaders group, the Shrewsbury School Parents’ Association, staff of Shrewsbury FoodbankPLUS and local businesses joined together on Sunday for a wonderfully successful Christmas Fair.

The 1st XI put out an assured performance in the round of 16 match against Kimbolton School in the Boodles ISFA Cup last week. They now look forward to the quarter-finals on 4th December….