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 […]

Nurturing Happiness and Wellbeing at Packwood

At the heart of Packwood’s Strategic Plan 2030, lies a focus on the importance of childhood joy and wholehearted wellbeing. Our mission – soaring performance, adventure, and character – is a daily commitment to building confident, spirited, and determined young people, anchored by our core values of tenacity, respect, and humility. Pupils flourish when they […]

Camp Out and Long Mynd Hike – by Alex (Year 7)

The Year 7 camp out was absolutely brilliant! After setting up our tent down at the former potato fields (spinney fields), we roamed around the forest and played some manhunt tag. We started a fire in our wonderful fire pit, and warmed ourselves up as the weather started cooling down. We had a variety of […]