News & Events
Green Club’s Crumbles
Green Club for girls in years 3 and 4 got off to a flying start this term when members collected apples from the Thornton orchard and took them to the kitchen. As a very tasty reward for their endeavours, Mr Wheatley, Thornton’s Executive Chef, baked an apple crumble for each girl to take home and…
Careers Event: Business and Food Manufacturing
We are hugely grateful to Alison Georgakis from Grupo Bimbo UK for delivering a fantastic careers talk on Business and Food Manufacturing. Not only did Alison touch on all the different functions within the business, she also passed on some great tips from her role in recruitment. Two recent graduates, Jasper and Ellie, told us…
Virtual Careers in Healthcare Event
A fantastic panel of clinicians joined students for our inaugural virtual careers event. We hosted speakers from dentistry, nursing, medicine, midwifery and physiotherapy. It was fascinating to hear the different pathways followed into the professions and the opportunities in terms of different types of practice, working hours and travel. The commitment to vocation was inspiring…
Thornton named as Finalist in the Independent Schools Award
Thornton have been recognised as a Finalist in the Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2020! The Independent Schools of the Year Awards is an annual celebration of the successes of schools and their students across the independent education sector in the UK and British schools overseas. Showcasing the excellence of the educational experience available…
Two Development Projects Completed
Two major development projects have been completed at Thornton over the summer. Firstly, we have refurbished our school dining room. This is a project which has been planned for some time and has only been made possible with a Capital Investment opportunity from Harrison Catering, (our caterers). We have a brand new state of the…
