Trenches Trip

On September 28, many UVs got onto the bus towards France and Belgium for the Trenches Trip. Having set out early, the buses were dead silent with most of us asleep. Though…

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GCSE Results 2016/17

Wycombe Abbey is celebrating another outstanding set of GCSE results today. 97.1% of all entries were A*-A with an impressive 82.4% at A* grade. We are extremely proud of the UV girls…

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Outstanding A level Results

Wycombe Abbey is again celebrating the news that UVI girls have achieved an outstanding set of A level grades today. 40.6% of all results were graded A* and 84.8% at A*-A. Delighted…

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Girls’ essays published in School History Journal

The second edition of the School History Journal has just been published and is available to download below. It features essays from three Lower Sixth girls, Natasha, Sophia and Olympia. The journal…

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History University Preparation Day

On Thursday 15 June, Lower Sixth pupils who aspire to read History at university took part in the History University Preparation Day. They participated in a variety of sessions that opened their…

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History of Art pupils visit Sir John Soane’s Museum

On Saturday 10 June, a group of LVI girls headed into London to visit Sir John Soane’s Museum in Lincoln’s Inn Fields. For History of Art pupils, this was a wonderful opportunity…

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History lecture with Dr Peter Frankopan

  On Tuesday 9 May the Oxford University historian, Peter Frankopan, visited the School to give a lecture on the importance of the Silk Roads. He is the author of the Sunday…

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‘There is more to History than Hitler’ essay competition

The theme of this year’s Fifth Form History Competition was ‘There is more to History than Hitler’. Girls in the Upper and Lower Fifth were asked to pick an area of history not…

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Diplomatic summit debates gender equality

Wycombe Abbey temporally became a diplomatic summit centre earlier this month to host its annual Model United Nations conference. Young people travelled from across the country to take part in the conference,…

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Success at Youth Speaks competition

Our Intermediate Public Speaking team consisting of Clara, (Chairperson), Melissa (Main Speaker) and Sarah (Vote of Thanks), have gained third place in the National Final of the Rotary Club’s Youth Speaks competition. Having…

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