Annual District Swimming Gala January 27, 2023 Last night was the Annual District Swimming Gala at Hitchin swimming pool. St. Francis' entere... More
Burns' Night January 27, 2023 The college held a gathering on Wednesday to celebrate the birth of Scotland’s national bard... More
Former Pupil Launches a New Book January 26, 2023 We were enormously proud last week to welcome former student turned author, Louise Frohlich, back ... More
Head of Prep's Blog: 'Flourish in a Small School' January 17, 2023 As our Spring Term begins we have welcomed new starters into our Early Years to begin their educat... More
Charity Dance Production January 16, 2023 We want to say a huge thank you to our Prep and Senior dancers who took part in the Charity Dance ... More
Springboard FutureChef Local Final January 13, 2023 Congratulations to Aanya in Year 10 and Alisha in Year 9 who represented the College at the Spring... More
'The Power of New Year’s Resolutions' - Head's Blog January 06, 2023 Did you make one this year? Getting healthier? Pursuing a new project? Investing in a new challeng... More
Happy Holidays From St. Francis' College December 20, 2022 Dear Parents, Guardians, Governors, Colleagues and Friends, we wish all of you and your loved one... More
Snow Week Before Christmas December 15, 2022 This was a very special week when temperatures went down to -13 and snow covered Letchworth. The s... More
Head's Blog: 'Empowerment' December 12, 2022 One of the most important messages that I try to convey to students throughout their time in educa... More
Philosophy, Ethics and Religion Masterclass December 09, 2022 On Thursday 8th December, Heather (Year 13) and Mrs Elliott attended a Philosophy, Ethics and Reli... More
Head of NASA Solar Programme Talks to Pupils December 09, 2022 The students asked Dr Fox, Head of NASA Solar programme, former St. Francis' student, about he... More
Christmas Cakes for Local Charity December 09, 2022 Students in the Sixth Form have been busy collecting slab Christmas cakes for Christmas Food parce... More
St. Francis' Blog: 'Taking off the stabilisers - Revision' December 05, 2022 “Are you ready to have a go on your own now? Shall we take the stabilisers off?” Quest... More
Prep Ask the Expert November 29, 2022 Prep 1 were so excited to start the week with an 'Ask the Expert' session with Beatrice... More
Prep Thanksgiving November 25, 2022 Prep I and Prep III celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday with the Crossman family. This American ho... More
Weekly Blog – 'What is failure?' November 21, 2022 Weekly Blog – Monday 20 November What is failure? It is a question I asked of a group... More
Prep Visit War Memorial November 16, 2022 Prep II have been learning about remembrance and visited Letchworth war memorial on Wednesday. The... More
Remembrance Day 2022 November 14, 2022 In our Remembrance Assembly we explored the role of women, such as Lily Parr who raised hundreds o... More
Sixth Form Visit Freud Museum November 10, 2022 Year 12 psychology and philosophy students enjoyed a visit to the final home of Freud. He was the ... More
Former Pupil Meets Sir Mo Farah November 04, 2022 We are delighted to share this from our former pupil, Gemma Kirby. I attended St Francis' f... More
Dr Tansell Receives Queen´s Platinum Jubilee Medal October 24, 2022 Congratulations to Dr. Tansell, Head of ICT and Computer Science, on receiving the Queen´s P... More
Green Canopy October 19, 2022 We are so excited that the two cherry trees that we planted to commemorate the Queen's Platinu... More
Work Experience and Insight Event with IBM, Amey, and National Rail October 13, 2022 Hosted by Young Professionals, Year 12 students attended an event about applying for work experien... More
Chapel Concert October 12, 2022 Yesterday afternoon we were treated to 14 performances from our talented Music Scholars. From Pian... More
World Mental Health Day October 12, 2022 World Mental Health Day – 10th October 2022 As we take time to focus and reflect on our m... More
National Poetry Day 2022 October 06, 2022 It is National Poetry Day today and the theme was the environment. Some outstanding poems were wri... More
It’s about more than just results October 04, 2022 The aims of St. Francis’ College are to: provide a stimulating education, based on Christian... More
A Level Cross-Curricular Lesson September 30, 2022 A Level Biology and Psychology students dissected brains in a cross-curricular lesson. This invalu... More
Bhaktivedanta Manor September 29, 2022 On Wednesday 28th September Year 9 visited Bhaktivedanta Manor, a Hare Krishna Temple just outside... More
The Next Chapter September 27, 2022 Over the past couple of weeks, it has been lovely to hear of students excitedly preparing to head ... More
“But, he’s a man...” September 20, 2022 I will never forget the first time I heard this phrase in a professional capacity. It was my secon... More
God bless the Queen. God save the King. September 12, 2022 God bless the Queen. God save the King. As a political historian, I have found myself this week... More
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II September 08, 2022 It is with great sadness that the St. Francis’ College community have heard the news of the ... More
Senior Leadership Team September 08, 2022 Say hello to the College Senior Leadership Team: Mrs Spence, Mr Nichols, Ms Eames, Mr Sample, Mrs ... More
Head's Welcome September 07, 2022 I wanted to write to welcome everybody into our St. Francis’ community. Whilst many students... More
36 Years of Service! September 06, 2022 We wish a very happy retirement to Miss Roberts after 36 years of service! Miss Roberts joined ... More
Celebrating Our Outstanding GCSE Results 2022 August 25, 2022 We are delighted with the truly outstanding GCSE results achieved by our fantastic Year 11 cohort.... More
A Level Results 2022 August 18, 2022 We are so happy for all the Year 13 St. Francis' College students this year. Our pass rate ... More
Cambridge Chemistry Silver July 07, 2022 Congratulations to Isabella, who has achieved a Silver Award in the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge.... More
Bioblitz July 01, 2022 Year 6 and Year 7 took part in a Bioblitz - a race against time to create a snapshot of the variet... More
Bhaktivedanta Manor a Hare Krishna Temple June 30, 2022 On Thursday 30th June Year 9 visited Bhaktivedanta Manor a Hare Krishna Temple near Watford. We ha... More
The Queen's Green Canopy June 23, 2022 The Queen’s Green Canopy is a unique, UK-wide tree planting initiative created to mark Her M... More
University of Hertfordshire's Life and Medical Sciences Conference June 22, 2022 A Level biologist, Isabella, presented her scientific poster at the University of Hertfordshire... More
Kindergarten Leukaemia Warrior June 21, 2022 We have had a party in Kindergarten to celebrate a huge milestone for one of the children in Kinde... More
Prep Outdoor Lessons June 15, 2022 Prep II have been enjoying English lessons outdoors in the sunshine. They were focusing on creativ... More
Cricket Festival June 10, 2022 A team of Prep Vs had a fun afternoon playing in the Cricket Festival at Haileybury🏏 Great teamwo... More
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal June 06, 2022 Congratulations! Mr Frowde, one of our piano teachers, has been awarded a Queen’s Platinum J... More
Mrs Fryatt Awarded the Fellow of the Dyslexia Guild. May 30, 2022 Congratulations to Mrs Fryatt, who has been awarded the Fellow of the Dyslexia Guild. This status ... More
The Anthea Bell Prize May 27, 2022 MFL department are delighted to share the news that Robin Thurgood and Iliana Kokotis were selecte... More