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  • 07/02/26

    Congratulations to the 2025 Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition Gold Medallists

    In an assembly this week, our School Community congratulated 2025 Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition Gold Medallists Aymaan, Shaurya and Adshayan (Year 9), and Nii and Praharsh (Year 8 ). Established in 1883 by the Royal Commonwealth Society, the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition...
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  • 01/02/26

    Lower Sixth Chemistry students take part in the University of East Anglia's (UEA) Chemistry Programme

    This month, fifteen Lower Sixth Chemistry students from WHSB were invited to take part in the University of East Anglia's (UEA) Chemistry Programme, offering a front-row seat to university level science. This exciting opportunity, designed to help bridge the gap between A Level studies and...
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  • 29/01/26

    Spring Chamber Recital

    At our Spring Chamber Recital this month, the audience was treated to wonderful performances from some of WHSB’s most talented solo and ensemble musicians. The concert showcased pupils from the youngest in the Lower School all the way through to those in the Sixth Form, and included music from...
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  • 28/01/26

    Holocaust Memorial Day 2026

    Yesterday (27 January), the whole School once again joined others across the UK and elsewhere to mark the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. This is an annual memorial day which is also observed by the School each year, to remember the six million Jewis...
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  • 22/01/26

    Sixth Form students volunteered for the Advanced Level of the United Kingdom Linguistics Olympiad (UKLO)

    Eight ambitious Sixth Form students from WHSB have challenged themselves by volunteering for the Advanced Level of the United Kingdom Linguistics Olympiad (UKLO), a national language-analysis competition for school students across the UK. It challenges participants to solve linguistics puzzles using...
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  • 21/01/26

    Lower Sixth Biology students visit to the Science Live!

    t the end of last term, Lower Sixth Biology students enjoyed an exciting and thought-provoking visit to the Science Live! biology focused educational conference at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in Central London. With talks from prominent scientists giving lectures on their specialist fields, the day...
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  • 12/01/26

    Final of the Giles Wilson Mooting Competition

    Before the Christmas holiday break, the School took part in the Final of the Giles Wilson Mooting Competition at the Court House in Southend. WHSB was represented by Tessa and Daniel (both Upper Sixth) who had argued a bail hearing case in the first round, and a theft and criminal damage case in the...
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  • 08/01/26

    Congratulations to Donall (Year 11) who won first prize at the international piano competition

    Congratulations to Donall (Year 11) who, last term, took part in an international piano competition sponsored by Steinway & Sons, in Bavaria Germany - Der Internationale Wettbewerb "CLAVIS" 2025, Klavier Solo und Kammermusik. Donall is a gifted musician and we are very proud to shar...
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  • 06/01/26

    WHSB Annual Geology Conference

    We are most grateful to those experienced speakers who recently supported our annual Geology Conference, attended by Geology students in Years 10, 11, and the Sixth Form. The speakers, including a lecturer from Leicester University, and a Mining Geologist working in Industry, addressed a wide range...
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  • 05/01/26

    Welcoming pupils back, Happy New Year for 2026

    We wish all our pupils, parents, and staff a very Happy New Year, and look forward to welcoming all pupils back to School tomorrow morning, Monday 5 January 2026. We hope you have enjoyed a well-earned rest during the Christmas holiday break, and wish you well for the exciting new School term ahead...
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  • 05/01/26

    The Westcliff Diary - Issue 104 – SPRING 2026

    A copy of our Spring edition of The Westcliff Diary, can be accessed using the link below. This latest edition provides details of our exciting programme of events, activities and arrangements for this term. Click here to view a copy of the Spring 2026 edition of The Westcliff Diary...
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  • 19/12/25

    Happy Christmas holiday break and a peaceful New Year

    We wish all our pupils, parents, staff, and friends a very Happy Christmas holiday break and a peaceful New Year. In the final weeks of this term, we have been fortunate to enjoy some wonderful festive celebrations at the School, and would like to thank our talented, creative, and dedicated pupil...
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