Packwood Haugh School pupils excel themselves with an outstanding crop of scholarships

Year 8 pupils at Shropshire’s Packwood Haugh School have excelled themselves again this year with an outstanding crop of scholarships – no fewer than 30 in total – and a 100% pass rate in Common Entrance (with a stunning 95% grade A–C), meaning every pupil will move on to their first-choice senior school.

The number of scholarships has been steadily building since the autumn term as exams and assessments took place at different times over the course of the academic year. As ever, the awards come in an impressive spread of disciplines and to a range of the best independent senior schools across the country.

Bea Grigg and Venetia Hamilton won academic scholarships to Rugby School and St Edward’s, Oxford, respectively. Four boys (George Stanford-Davis, Orlando Bayliss, Edward Scott and Morgan Matthews) were awarded academic scholarships to Shrewsbury, and our most feted candidate this year, Eve Leslie, won not only an academic scholarship to Malvern, but also Music and Drama scholarships as well.

The Arts were a significant area of success for the children with further Drama scholarships for Tom Bright and Flora Raichura and Art scholarships for Elsa Waterhouse and Orlando Bayliss. Seven children won Sports scholarships – a traditional area of strength for Packwood and sporting prowess played a part for yet others in their All-Rounder scholarship awards.

Packwood Headmaster Clive Smith-Langridge commented, ‘The children’s success is deserved reward for all their hard work, not just this year but over the course of their Packwood careers. Our ethos is to provide a broad and varied education that allows every child to develop their talents and fulfil their potential. I am delighted and astonished year on year by the pupils’ myriad achievements and I have no doubt they will continue to impress at their different senior schools. I offer my warmest congratulations to them all.’