St Margaret’s is absolutely delighted with this year’s A Level results – with some resounding successes and phenomenal value-added: 73% of all results showed at least one grade’s worth of added value, (In two cases, 4 grades above - astonishing!) This is something very rarely achieved nationally. 84% of all grades were A* - C. Read More...
St Margaret’s is celebrating a 10% increase in the A*-A rate for GCSE, with an astounding 52% of girls achieving either A or A*. Many girls received all As and A*s, amongst them twins, Olivia and Natasha Howes, who received 16 A*s and 4 As between them. Read More...
Hannah Pony Racing
Science Week
In the depths of winter, when many teenagers are to be found huddled in front of a warm fire or playing on their computers, Hannah and her ponies are at their busiest and 'in training', building fitness in preparation for the start of the pony racing season. More...
What an exciting week we’ve had in the Science Department! This year at St Margaret’s we’ve celebrated Science Week with a range of activities and competitions. More...
Royal Wedding
Rumble in the Jungle
Royal Wedding celebrations were the name of the day…or even two days!...last week, when everyone, from Nursery through to Year 6, came together in a frenzy of red, white and blue. More...
On Thursday 16th June, Nursery and Reception class at St Margaret’s School performed a musical extravaganza, ‘Rumble in the Jungle’. Read More...
The Goblin Next Door
Ten Tors 2011
The children in Years 1 and 2 entertained their families and friends on the Thursday before half term. They had been practising hard to learn words, songs and stage movements in order to perform ‘The Goblin Next Door’. Read More...
On the morning of Friday 13th May the team, reserves and the training team left school at 9.00 am to travel to Okehampton Camp to prepare. Having registered, they had their rucksacks checked by the organisers and then planned their route. Read More...
Rowing Success
Holocaust Survivor
Saturday was the beginning of the competitive rowing season for us and we all went to Totnes to compete in the regional time trials to find the fastest junior rowers to represent the South West at the National championships in Nottingham in April. More...
On Thursday 4th March, over 160 students from St Margaret’s School heard testimony from Holocaust Survivor, Zigi Shipper as part of a visit organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET). More...
Musical Extravaganza
James Davey Choral Masterclass
“I was thoroughly impressed by the sheer range of musical talent demonstrated by all members of the school community and the obvious encouragement that all the performers were given. It is easy to see why St Margaret’s has such a fantastic reputation for excellence in music.” Read More...
What a privilege and pleasure to give our musicians the opportunity to work with one of the country’s leading young choral trainers/conductors. Read More...
Finals of Rotary Young Chef 2011
Fashion Show
15 year-old Zoe Sing from Beer near Exeter is ready to create a stir in the final of this year’s exciting Rotary Young Chef Competition
Zoe now faces other top young chefs from across the country in the grand final which is being held in Stratford-Upon-Avon College, Warwickshire, on the 30th April. Read More...
Months of planning came to fruition on Tuesday when over 200 people came to watch our Fashion Show. Under the direction of Jane Hoare, students have practised for many hours and under the spotlights, Read More...
