British Schoolgirls’ Ski Races

On 25 January seven pupils travelled to Flaine in France to compete in the British Schoolgirls’ Ski Races. This year 153 skiers took part, making up 51 teams. The Wycombe Abbey girls…

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Scandinavian Week

The end of January saw a particularly cold blast of weather hit High Wycombe, but inside the walls of Wycombe Abbey we remained warm and energetic with a celebration for Scandinavian Week….

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Evensong with Peter Tatchell, Human Rights Activist

It was with a sense of great anticipation and excitement that we welcomed Peter Tatchell to Wycombe Abbey to speak at Evensong on Sunday 20 January. Peter has given 50 years of…

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Wycombe Abbey Teams Placed First at MUN Bilbao Competition

Two teams of girls from Wycombe Abbey recently won Best Delegation Awards at the MUN Bilbao competition in Spain. The two groups were placed first equal at the prestigious international affairs conference,…

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Wycombe Abbey Celebrates Oxbridge Offer Success

We are delighted to announce that 27 Wycombe Abbey girls have received university offers from Oxford and Cambridge Universities, with 15 girls offered places from Cambridge and 12 from Oxford. Director of…

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A Level Politics Student Conference

On 3 December, the LVI A Level Politics class travelled to Westminster Central Hall to participate in a student Politics conference. At the height of the Brexit debate, 2018 could be seen…

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Another Year of Success on the Slopes

Wycombe Abbey girls have dominated the slopes once again, being named Independent School Ski Champions for the second year in a row at the annual competition in Les Deux Alpes. Building on…

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Wycombe Abbey Tops Parent Power Rankings

Wycombe Abbey has been named as the top Independent Secondary School in the South East, and fourth nationally for examination results according to the Sunday Times’ Parent Power supplement, which was published…

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Tree planted by Headmistress to honour Dame Frances Dove and 100 years of Women’s Suffrage

Headmistress, Rhiannon J Wilkinson, planted a tree on the Rye in High Wycombe last week to honour the memory of Dame Frances Dove, the School’s Founder and campaigner for girls education. With…

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Girls inspired by Maiden Factor Foundation

This week we were delighted to be visited by Greg and Kaia from the Maiden Factor Foundation. In 1990 the first all-female crew attempting to sail around the world in the ‘Whitbread…

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