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  Young & Wild Documentary It is our pleasure to share a documentary about Year 13 commercial piano and voice student Oscar. Oscar filmed ‘Young & Wild’ in December 2023. The documentary follows his journey into music and the release of his debut EP, Far From Home. It is a brave and bold, insightful and…

The Purcell School is delighted to announce that it has been named joint winner of The Big Draw Festival 2022. This achievement underscores the School’s commitment to innovative, cross-curricular learning and its dedication to fostering creativity across all disciplines. The Big Draw Festival, the world’s largest celebration of drawing, invited participants from around the globe…

  Purcell Violinist Reaches BBC Young Musician Grand Final We are thrilled to announce that Year 12 violinist Shlomi has made it through to the final three contestants of the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2024 competition! Shlomi, along with fellow finalists Ryan Wang (piano, 17) from Canada and Jacky Zhang (piano, 16) from…

  Purcell’s 2024-25 Student Leadership Team Following election and interviews, we are delighted to announce the 2024-25 Student Leadership Team as follows: Heads of School: Suanoi (Year 13) Ramona (Year 13) Phoebe (Year 13) Academic Lead: Dianna (Year 13) Activities Lead: Jessie (Year 13) Birce (Year 13) Charities and Outreach Lead: Lara (Year 12) Maria…

  Purcell Student Attends National Youth Brass Band Residential In early August, Year 11 baritone horn and trombonist Skye spent a week at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire on a residential course with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. After a week of rehearsals under the baton of Professor David King the Band performed…

  BBC Young Musician 2024 Live Auditions Following last week’s BBC Young Musician news, which saw Year 13 flautist Suanoi featured in the 2024 live auditions, we were delighted to see a further 3 Purcellians in last Sunday’s coverage. Oboist Rhea Jo (recent alumna), Year 13 clarinettist Tom and Year 12 violinist Shlomi all featured…

  BBC Young Musician 2024 Live Auditions We were thrilled to see Year 13 flautist Suanoi featured on the BBC Young Musician 2024 live auditions last Sunday (15th September). Suanoi, who studies at The Purcell School under Clare Jefferis and Mark Taylor, delivered stunning performances of Nocturne by Lili Boulanger and the fourth movement of…

  Year 13 Leavers’ Prom On Monday night (1st July), our amazing Year 13 students stepped out in serious style to celebrate their Leavers’ Prom. The event, which was held at Aldenham Golf Club, was enjoyed by all and saw the outgoing cohort dance the night away after a delicious meal. We would like to…

  Purcell Piano Trio perform in Hatfield House On Tuesday evening (25th June) the Lower Sixth Purcell Piano Trio – Phoebe, Rebecca and Ella – were honoured to be invited to perform Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.1 in the historic King James Drawing Room at Hatfield House. The room is named after the statue of King…

  Harry Potter and the Musical Mathematicians Following the Year 7 and 8 trip to ‘The Making of Harry Potter’ at Warner Bros. Studio earlier this year, it was now the turn of our Year 9 Maths students to experience the enchantment of mathematics in the movies. On Tuesday 18th June, the students visited the…