Old Princethorpians

Saturday 24 September 2016 - 12.00pm to 4.00pm

As part of the College's Golden Jubilee Celebrations plans are afoot for a special reunion for the past pupils of St Mary's Priory.

The last reunion took place in 2014 and was well received by a good number of the old girls. The next event will follow a similar format of a leisurely lunch followed by an informal tour of the College.

The Headmaster will be extending invitations to all those we are in contact with, if you know of anyone who would like to attend please email their details to oldprincethorpians@princethorpe.co.uk or call 01926 634284.

Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September 2016

A fun-packed weekend of sport, music, food and friendship to take place in the College grounds, celebrating the College's Golden Jubilee.

Tickets will go on sale on Saturday 14 May, click here for more information

Legends Hockey Camps will be returning to Princethorpe this summer.  There will be 3 camps running on:

Camp 1 - Tuesday 26 July 2016 - Friday 29 July 2016

Camp 2 - Tuesday 2 August 2016 - Friday 5 August 2016

Camp 3 - Tuesday 9 August 2016 - Friday 12 August 2016

Please click here for details.

Sunday 26 June 2016

One of the highlights of the School Calendar is the Annual Motoring Festival, now in its twenty first year.

The Twenty First Motoring Festival is open to anyone keen to bring any sort of classic, vintage, veteran or interesting vehicle along for the afternoon. There will be rally plaques for all pre-booked vehicles and awards for self-judged competitions.

The Festival is preceded by an informal morning road run of about 30 miles through the Warwickshire countryside. Vehicles taking part in the run need to arrive at Princethorpe for 11.00am. There is no charge for classic vehicles entering the festival or taking part in the road run.  To view the 2016 Motoring Festival newsletter click here.

Barbecued food is available for a nominal charge on return to Princethorpe at lunchtime, or feel free to bring a picnic.

The Summer Fête takes place in the Orchard between 2.00pm and 4.30pm, unless the weather is inclement when we will retire indoors.  There will be lots of entertainment both for children and adults alike including a large inflatable slide for the kids, BBQ, refreshments, bar, pupils’ stalls, over 30 external stalls, a raffle and many, many more exciting things for all the family to enjoy.

To register a vehicle click here

A postal booking form is available by clicking here.

A Motor Club postal or e-mail booking form is available by clicking here.

Further details on the Motoring Festival from Alex Darkes on 01926 634207 or email alexdarkes@princethorpe.co.uk.

Friday 24 June 2016 - 6.00pm optional tour, 7.00pm drinks reception, 7.30pm supper

OPs who left the College in 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2006 (or those who were in the same year groups) are cordially invited back to the OPs annual Summer Supper on Friday 24 June to celebrate their respective 40th, 30th, 20th and 10th anniversaries of leaving.

This new approach comes on the heels of last year's successful reunion for the leavers of 1975.

Comments OPs Secretary, Melanie Butler, "We know many OPs would be keener to come to these events if they can be sure of seeing some familiar faces.  By focusing on these year groups we hope to get a critical mass of attendees, although OPs from other years will of course be welcome too!"

The Summer Supper is now an established event in the OPs calendar, attracting a large number of OPs, former and current members of staff. The three-course supper is preceded by an optional tour and drinks in the Quad. Every year the OPs recognise long-standing members of staff and say farewell to any staff leaving the College.

Numbers are limited to around 100 guests, so if you would like to attend please email oldprincethorpians@princethorpe.co.uk asap to reserve your place.

Thursday 23 June - 6.00pm to 8.30pm and Sunday 29 June - 2.00pm to 4.30pm

The Summer Art, Photography and Design Show 2016, a celebration of our students GCSE, AS and A2 Art, Photography and Design work will take place in the College's Sixth Form Centre on Thursday 23 June from 6.00pm to 8.30pm and on Sunday 29 June from 2.00pm to 4.30pm.

This year once again we will part of Warwickshire Open Studios and a range of design technology projects, from resistant materials to textiles, will be showcased alongside the stunning art and photography work the College is renowned for.

Comments, Paul Hubball, Head of Art, "This is a great opportunity to share our students' fantastic creativity with a wider audience and to welcome more art and design lovers to Princethorpe."

All are welcome. If you would like to attend on Thursday evening please click here so we can cater for you. Drinks and nibbles will be available.

On Thursday evening admission is free, on the Sunday admission will be £2 per car including entry to the College's Summer Fete and Motoring Festival.

Saturday 18 June - 9.00am to 1.00pm

This exciting morning will cover a wide range of diverse skills in an innovative, practical and enjoyable way. The children will be closely supervised in small groups as they work with different materials and machines in order to each create an exciting product which they have designed.

Pupils will have the opportunity to work in a number of different design areas, including textiles, electronics and resistant materials and it will give them a fascinating insight into the exciting world of design and technology.

There is no charge for this event and participants will be provided with all the materials required, as well as mid-morning refreshments. The day will commence at 9.00am and end at approximately 1pm.

Those interested should email Miss Helen Morgan on helenmorgan@princethorpe.co.uk or telephone 01926 634262, with their name, date of birth, school, postal and email addresses details by Monday 6 June. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Friday 10 June from 6.30pm

The OPs London meet will take place on Friday 10 June at a new location, The Old Tea Warehouse in the City, a venue that comes highly recommended by other alumni associations. 

We will be in one of the pubs function rooms and as usual with our pub meets delicious buffet food will be provided.

The address is The Old Tea Warehouse, Aldgate, EC3A 5AY, interest is growing in this event and we hope to see lots of OPs there!  Please click here for directions.

Wednesday 8 June - 6.30pm to 8.30pm

The College's annual Summer Open Evening will take place on Wednesday 8 June from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

This is an informal opportunity to look around the school and to meet members of staff and pupils.

There will be activities in each department for children to participate in, and the Headmaster will also address visitors in the Chapel during the evening.

Light refreshments will be available.  If you would like more information on the Admissions process please click here to see our latest Admissions Update.

Year 5 Taster Day

For current Year 5 pupils (children born between 1 September 2005 and 31 August 2006), who are interested in admission to the College in September 2016.

The date is follows:

Wednesday 25 May

This day will involve a number of classroom sessions, a tour of the school, lunch and other activities. The days will run from 9.30am to 3.00pm.

Year 6 Taster Days will be available in October and November.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. To book your child's place telephone the Registrars on 01926 634262 or email helenmorgan@princethorpe.co.uk.

The Arts Society have three events taking place during this Trinity term.

The first, on Thursday 12 May, is entitled The Lindisfarne Gospels and other early books which will be presented by Dr Nick Baker, Archivist to The Princethorpe Foundation.  This lecture will be an introduction to a masterpiece that has come to symbolise the ‘Golden Age of Northumbria’.  As usual this will take place in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm and will be followed by wine and light refreshments in the Atrium.  For further details and booking form please click here.

Margaret-Louise O’Keeffe, former Deputy Head of the College will be presenting our second lecture on Thursday 16 June.  For those who were unable to attend Margaret-Louise’s lecture for the Warwickshire Art Fund in February this is an opportunity to come and hear, first-hand, about Gustave Caillebotte: The Forgotten Impressionist.  The lecture and refreshments afterwards will all take place in the Sixth Form Centre from 7.30pm. For further details and booking form please click here.

Our Trinity Term programme will be brought to a close with the twenty-second annual Hugh Page Memorial Organ Recital on Tuesday 5 July.  Tim Campain will play a wide variety of pieces from various genres on the renowned Princethorpe Binn’s organ of 1901.  This will take place in the College Chapel at 7.30pm and will be followed by refreshments in the Atrium.  For further details and booking form please click here.

We hope that you will be able to attend one, if not all, of the events and very much look forward to seeing you there.

12 May - 10.00am to 3.00pm

Crackley Hall and Little Crackers, Princethorpe's junior school and nursery in Kenilworth, is opening its doors for its final open day of this academic year on Thursday 12 May from 10.00am to 3.00pm.  The school's new £2m east-end development is now fully open and visitors will be able to see the new multi-purpose hall, peripatetic music rooms and classrooms in action.

This is a great chance to look around the school and nursery during a normal working day and to chat to staff and pupils. Light refreshments will be available.

The nursery is open 48 weeks a year and is carefully structured for two-year olds, three-year olds and pre-school.

All are welcome to look round the school, and to meet staff and pupils. No need to book.

Please email Mrs Angela Barnard, Admissions Secretary or call her on 01926 514410 for more information on this event and the admissions process.

For more information visit www.crackleyhall.co.uk or read the Crackley Admissions Update.