‘All that Glisters is not Gold’ - St. Francis' Blog by Mr Alex Garner, Head of English July 14, 2023 ‘All that Glisters is not Gold’. Many of you will be familiar with the aphorism abo... More
Weekly Blog: Five Star Days - DREAM. DARE. ACHIEVE. July 05, 2023 In today's fast-paced and challenging world, the holistic development of students has become p... More
'In praise of fieldwork...' St. Francis' Weekly Blog June 23, 2023 In praise of fieldwork... ...unless you are up a hill in Snowdonia, in the pouring rain, whilst... More
Katya Balen Visits our School June 16, 2023 We were delighted to welcome the award-winning author Katya Balen to our School on Friday 9th June... More
Weekly Blog: It’s all Greek (and Latin) to me. Teaching Classics in the 21st century. June 10, 2023 You can imagine my consternation on receiving an email from the Head of the College asking for a b... More
Pride Month in the Library June 06, 2023 The Library prides itself on providing a wealth of inclusive literature - students can borrow from... More
St. Francis' Featured in Absolutely Hertfordshire May 26, 2023 Our Head, Mr Nichols, talks about what makes St. Francis' College special in the latest editio... More
Year 9 Dance Scholar Performs at The Royal Ballet School May 19, 2023 Our Year 9 Dance scholar Bethan, had the opportunity to perform at the The Royal Ballet School las... More
Mini Marathon May 12, 2023 Virtually every student took part in Wednesday’s mini marathon, running or walking a mile ar... More
Head Girl's Blog: Summer Term Welcome May 03, 2023 Welcome to the Summer Term, everyone. This term is my favourite, personally. There are warmer days... More
St. Francis' College Pupil Awarded a Coveted Business Design Honour May 02, 2023 St. Francis' College pupil Jemima Hewitt has been awarded a coveted business design honour. Da... More
Visit from St Hilda's School April 28, 2023 It was such a pleasure to welcome Prep IV pupils from St Hilda's School Harpenden to St. Franc... More
Hong Kong University Academy Success April 21, 2023 Congratulations to Year 12 student Summer who has been accepted into the prestigious HKU Academy f... More
Careers Evening March 31, 2023 Our Careers Evening, held last night, was supported by over 50 career professionals who met with o... More
Prep Maths for Jobs March 30, 2023 This week Prep IV have been so fortunate to have several visitors in school to speak about how the... More
Head's Weekly Blog 'Dreams can come true... ' March 16, 2023 Dreams can come true... I am very excited at the moment and have found myself becoming enthusia... More
Iris Lawlor Award March 14, 2023 We were delighted to welcome Helen Muirhead who has kindly donated the Iris Lawlor Award in memory... More
UK Linguistics Olympiad Challenge March 14, 2023 Huge congratulations to the 8 students from Year 8 and 9 who participated in the UK Linguistics Ol... More
Head’s Blog - Multicultural Day and International Women Day March 09, 2023 So much to celebrate, yet so much still to do. Today may possibly go down as my favourite day of... More
Dr. Nicola Fox Named the Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate March 01, 2023 We are delighted to share the amazing news. Dr. Nicola Fox, former student of St. Francis' Col... More
New President of St. Francis’ Medical Society. February 23, 2023 We are delighted that Christa Bonuah has been elected as President of our Medical Society. Chri... More
St. Francis' Weekly Blog From Incoming Head Girl, Ella Smith. February 23, 2023 Let me start this year off by introducing myself: Hi, I’m Ella and I am this year’s He... More
Welcome the New Head Girl Quad February 13, 2023 We are thrilled to announce the Head Girl Quad who will be our student leaders for the coming year... More
Holocaust Memorial Day February 10, 2023 On Wednesday the Year 12 History students honoured the victims of the Holocaust by delivering a pr... More
Outgoing Head Girl's Blog February 10, 2023 Mr Nichols asked me to write this week’s entry for the St. Francis' College Blog as the ... More
Prep V’s Performance of Hansel and Gretel February 10, 2023 This week, we were all treated to Prep V’s performance of Hansel and Gretel – and what... More
Visit by Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell February 08, 2023 We were privileged to welcome to St. Francis' College today Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell, D... More
National Anti-Racism Campaign February 03, 2023 Six St. Francis' College Sixth Formers chose to be involved in a National Anti-Racism Campaign... More
St. Francis' Weekly Blog by Head of Sixth Form January 30, 2023 There must be billions of articles and blogs written about leadership. What is excellent leadershi... More
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