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Parent Talk: Preventing mental health problems in children
7th February 2019As part of this week's programme focusing on children's mental health, wednesday night saw 50 parents from across the Cumnor House School group come together to our latest parent talk led by Dr Aric Sigman, focused on preventing mental health problems in children. A hugely insightful seminar covering statistics on screen time, the impact that sport and physical activity can have on cortisol levels, the
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Year 6 Girls Netball Wins
31st January 2019Match Report – U11A - By Penny Cumnor House School welcomed the girls from Atwood School back for our second league match against them. For our first game of the year the weather was fine enough to play outside, however it was still chilly. Cumnor made a good start and dominated play. The conditions on the court were slippery but we didn’t let it affect
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Focus on Series: KS1 Maths
30th January 2019As part of our Focus on Series - KS1 Maths Parents from across Cumnor House School joined together in an evening with our maths lead , Deputy Head Laura Threadgold
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New Deputy Head for Cumnor House School, Girls
20th March 2018Cumnor House School for Girls is delighted to welcome Miss Laura Threadgold as our new Deputy Headmistress from April 2018.
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New Headmistress for Cumnor House School, Girls
19th March 2018Cumnor House School for Girls is delighted to welcome Mrs Amanda McShane as Headmistress from April 2018
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Cumnor House School announces stellar scholarship results for 2017-2018
8th March 2018Cumnor House School are delighted to announce exceptional scholarship results for 2017-18.
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Cumnor House Nursery Grand Opening
17th October 2017On Saturday 30th September 2017, Cumnor House celebrated the opening of our fantastic new Nursery in South Croydon with a family fun day.
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Scholarship Record for Cumnor Girls in 2016/17
10th July 2017It has been a year for breaking scholarship records at Cumnor Girls. The single-sex girls’ School in Purley is revelling in its successes this year with 18 scholarships and 3 awards achieved by its Year 6 pupils.
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'Voice of the Parent' wins National Award
6th June 2017A ‘Voice of the Parent’ programme run at Cumnor House Schools, part of the Cognita group, has won a 2017 Confirmit ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) Award.
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Literacy expert Sue Palmer addresses parents
6th March 2017Sue Palmer, Educational Consultant and author of ‘Toxic Childhood’ addressed parents at Cumnor House School for Girls in Purley on Thursday 2 March, enlightening them on the well-documented dangers of screen-based entertainment for our children. She quoted the startling fact that during 2016, researchers reported that UK kids are among [...]
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We have a Published Author in our midst
3rd March 2017In Year, 4, Huda S has done more than most of us accomplish in a lifetime, in that she is already a published author! Her book, ‘The Curious Adventures of Billu the Cat’ is available as an e-book on Amazon, no less! She apparently wrote this particular story when she [...]
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Girls win medals at ISA National Swimming Finals
23rd January 2017The ISA National Swimming finals took place at the Olympic Swimming pool in London on Saturday 21 January. The girls from Cumnor House who participated won a whole range of medals, making us very, very proud indeed. All medals were awarded by Ryan Crouch, from the Paralympic GB Swim team. [...]
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The Heads discuss the benefits of single-sex education
16th January 2017It’s not news to discover that boys and girls are wired differently. Any parent with children of both sexes will appreciate this more than most! There is of course scientific evidence that the two genders do develop both physically and emotionally at different speeds, they learn in different ways, and [...]
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RHS Wisley to design a Christmas tree
19th December 2016In October we entered a competition run by RHS Wisley to design a Christmas tree. The theme was fairy tales. It was open to all key stages in schools throughout the country. The ten winning designs would be invited to decorate a tree to be displayed in the gardens in [...]
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Bollywood Dancing at the Girls’ School
19th December 2016On Friday in assembly the girls who take part in the Bollywood Dancing Club came to school dressed in their beautiful dresses. They entertained the whole school with their amazing dancing
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We have ourselves a National Champion!
1st July 2016Well done to Khalia – Year 6, who won the 80m final at the ISA National Athletics Finals on Wednesday 29 June, held at Alexander stadium in Birmingham. What a fantastic achievement!
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Cycling proficiency at the Girls’ School
7th June 2016During half-term some of our Year 6 girls took part in a Cycling Course at school run by Croydon Council. The girls all had a great time, despite the dreadful weather, and have learnt a lot about keeping safe on the roads and in traffic.
