News & Events

The Purcell School’s own version of the hit video Gangnam Style has proved to be a runaway success. ‘Purcell Style’ was filmed during the term by staff and students, and…

The Purcell School welcomed a new Headmaster at the beginning of term. David Thomas took over last week as head of the prestigious Purcell School. The school is the oldest…

Over the summer, the library was completely refurbished. To quote one student, it’s “amazing” – high praise indeed! This photo also proves (if proof is needed) that Purcellians do occasionally…

Term ends tomorrow with our Festival of Lessons and Carols, which I’m really looking forward to. As you would expect, everything has been prepared very carefully: the choirs have been…

It was great to meet with my new team of Prefects today. They had lots of ideas of how to improve the school. My job was to provide the chocolate….

The Purcell Sri Lanka team got their fundraising off to a great start by performing Christmas Carols at the Harlequin Centre and Charter Place in the centre of Watford last week, raising a…

Congratulations to Mackenzie Kavanagh who, on Sunday 28th October, competed in the Regional Final of Open Mic UK 2012 in front of a live audience and was selected by a…

Our new minibus, purchased over the summer, returned today with the new school logo – and very smart it looks too. (Sadly, only a Headmaster could get excited by a…

Yesterday afternoon, the Piano department was delighted to welcome the renowned Russian pianist Mikhail Petukhov, who gave an inspiring masterclass.  Purcell pianists, Martin Bartlett (LVI), Susana Gomez Vazquez (UVI) and…

This has been a very busy week, with several concerts and other events, but today’s photo is of the Composers’ Christmas Party, hosted by Miss Cox. Glad to see that…