Godstowe Preparatory School

Year 2 enjoyed their final school trip of the year with a visit to Pizza Express. During their visit, they learned about the history of the restaurant, discovered the ingredients that go into making delicious pizzas and even found out that the Margherita pizza was named after Queen Margherita of Italy!

The highlight of the trip was, of course, getting to eat their freshly made pizzas for their snack. 🍕🍕

🏕️ The Big Godstowe Camp Out 🏕️

Year 3 enjoyed a memorable overnight camp out at school last night. The evening included a BBQ, movie night with popcorn and dancing and singing games. This annual experience helps our Year 3 pupils to grow in confidence and resilience whilst preparing them for future school residential trips.

🍃 Adventures beyond the classroom 🍃

Last week both Nursery and Year 2 enjoyed their Summer Term trips to The Bucks Goat Centre and Woodrow High House respectively.

Nursery enjoyed spending their day learning about the different animals they got meet and feed as well as playing outside. The year 2 trip was all about teamwork by taking part in activities such as pioneering challenges, team exercises and a woodland walk.

🏆 IAPS U11 cricket champions again 🏆

For the second year in a row, we have won the IAPS U11 cricket tournament. This morning Mr Greig took our U11A cricket team to compete in the tournament held in Wimbledon. The girls played amazingly throughout the day and came away as gold medal winners. Another brilliant success and trophy for our U11 cricket team this year 👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿

Last month we welcomed two pupils from KBES in Seoul as part of our international immersion programme. This is the second year running the partnership opportunity with KBES. The girls spent 4 weeks with us, fully integrating into our wonderful Godstowe community. The experience allowed them to improve their language skills, experience British boarding culture and receive outstanding pastoral care.

We welcome pupils from around the world into our vibrant community through our short term and long term boarding options. Get in touch with our admissions team at [email protected] if you would like to find out more!

Welcome back to the second half of Summer Term! There’s lots to look forward to:

🏅Sports Days
🏕️ Trips and residentials
🎶 Summer Concert
🎭 Year 7 and 8 performance
🏆 Prize Giving

Last week saw the return of two annual sporting fixtures; U13 netball vs staff and parents and U11 cricket vs staff. Both games were hotly contested with both sides being evenly matched. 🏏🏀

In the U11 cricket match, the girls delivered outstanding bowling performances, taking plenty of wickets to restrict staff to just 42 runs. They finished on 54 runs meaning our U11 girls secured a well deserved 12 run victory over teachers!

The U13 netball match was just as close with both teams moving well around the court. Final score was teachers and parents 17 vs pupils 14!

We are delighted to announce that Jack Davidson has been appointed as Head of Godstowe from September 2026.

Currently Deputy Head at Godstowe, Jack has led the academic direction of the school with ambition and care. He is a passionate educator, an inspiring teacher and has already made a positive impact at Godstowe since joining us in September 2025. Prior to this, Jack was on the Senior Leadership Team at Davenies from 2018 to 2025 where he was Head of Maths as well as Assessment and Tracking.

We look forward to Jack’s new chapter at Godstowe and want to thank our outgoing Head, Kate Bailey, for her years of dedicated service to the school.

Last week saw Reception and Year 1 extend their learning beyond the classroom as they went on school trips.

Year 1 headed to Oxford Botanic Gardens to bring their geography and science topics to life. They enjoyed exploring the rainforest greenhouse, proudly demonstrating their knowledge of different rainforest layers. The children also enjoyed discovering plants and flowers from around the world, sketching their observations into their trip booklet.

Reception visited Amersham Field Centre at Mop End. The children enjoyed examining mini beasts, building dens and going pond dipping.