Packwood Colour Run

The final day of term was filled with colour, laughter and excitement as pupils from across the school came together for our first ever Holi Colour Run. From our youngest children in Acorns through to the oldest pupils, everyone took part in this joyful and energetic celebration. The event also coincided with our home clothes […]

Final Assembly and Sixes Shield

As is customary, the Prep School gathered together on the final day of term to share in the celebration of individual and collective successes. First to be awarded were the individual form effort prizes, presented to a pupil from each form who has shown a sustained commitment to their studies during the term. In discussing […]

Coco and Alice arrive at Packwood for Short Stay Immersion Programme

We are delighted to welcome our short stay immersion pupils, Alice and Coco, who arrived from China last week for stays of two and three weeks. This is a wonderful opportunity for the girls to experience life in a UK boarding prep school and to fully immerse themselves in the Packwood community. Both Alice and […]

Packwood’s Food Councils Serve Up Fresh Ideas

The Junior and Senior Food Council meetings in January were lively, positive, and full of brilliant ideas, giving pupils a real chance to shape the food on offer at school. There was fantastic engagement, with lots of thoughtful (and delicious!) suggestions across lunches, snacks, themed meals, and boarding provision. Many pupil requests are already in […]

Snow at Packwood

Just as the light sprinkling of snow over Packwood on the day before term started was a teaser, the heavy accumulation across North Shropshire at the end of the first week of term meant only one thing – morning lessons had to be cancelled, the toboggans found quickly, hot chocolate brewed and everyone assembled on […]

Packwood Remembers

As Mr. Goldsmith’s monthly blog (here) alludes to, Remembrance is a brief interlude in an otherwise busy and frenetic world where a community can pause – both to honour the ultimate sacrifice made my many who have gone before us, but also to look ahead – through youthful eyes – to the future. Our contribution […]

Bonfire Night at Packwood

Always an absolute treat in the school calendar, Bonfire Night at Packwood did not disappoint. A tradition that should burn long into the future, there is something rather magical about the community gathering together as winter sets in. A surprise this year was the way our trees had been beautifully lit, thanks to the generosity […]

Visit of Shrewsbury School Bangkok – Football Tour 2025

Last weekend, we were delighted to welcome pupils and staff from Shrewsbury School Bangkok to Packwood as they began their football tour of the UK. The visiting team stayed in Park House, making full use of our facilities and joining in a variety of activities with our pupils throughout the weekend, including experiences of our […]

Harvest Festival Service – 27 September

Our first service of the school year was a joyful celebration of Harvest, held in Ruyton Parish Church and led by Revd. Lucinda. The church was beautifully decorated, and it was wonderful to see pupils, staff, and several of our families gathered together in thanksgiving for all that we have and share. Families had donated […]

Voices That Shape Packwood: School and Food Councils Meet

We are delighted to share the success of the first School Council and Food Council meetings of the year at Packwood. Both councils bring together enthusiastic representatives from across the school, giving pupils a real voice in shaping school life. During the School Council meeting, pupils eagerly shared ideas about how to make life at […]