Every journey has a destination.  Some journeys are circular and end where they started with the comfort of the familiar.  Others take you to new places where you are pushed beyond your comfort zone.

Your start at HB was a little like this, removed from the familiarity of your primary school into an environment that you had only seen online and through the eyes of Mr Janes as he toured the school on your behalf behind the lens of a camera.

It wasn't the start we wanted for you, meeting teachers behind face masks and visors making it more difficult for you to adjust, and whilst I don't want to dwell on those times, I do want to acknowledge how hard that must have made it for you.

But you have more than made up for that bumpy start on your journey to Year 11. As

you spend your final few hours in our school uniform,  I would like you to reflect on your own personal journey.  For some that journey may have been more difficult than for others but I hope that all of you found friends to support you on the way.

But all of you here have stayed on the journey, working to give yourself the very best opportunities for success and success comes in many forms, not just in GCSE certificates.

Your contribution to sports, expressive arts, to leadership has been immense and, in these contributions, you leave a lasting legacy for your school.

I am so proud of the young adults you have become. I have had the privilege of working with many of you, as student hosts and leaders, in student voice discussions, 

accompanying you on school trips and in class as your teacher.

I have seen you at your best, sometimes when the worst is happening.

What all those occasions have in common is your resilience, your compassion, your sense of humour, even your undeniable insistence that you were right, and I was wrong!

All of these times are bound together in the history you have created as the Leavers of 2025.

Your journey has been 5 years in the making, and it won't be circular, ending where you started and nor should it be. Because the biggest adventure is about to start. You and only you can determine where it goes next. Your teachers have done their job, they have given you so much more than a bank of knowledge and subject skills, they have given you the confidence and self-assertiveness to take the next step, I know you have and will thank them.

I know that they are a remarkable group of people, so if you haven't yet had time to acknowledge that with those who taught you, supported you, stood by you, please find the time to do so.

The final of the Hampshire Cup Match was Henry Beaufort v Priestlands which was played at Winchester City FC on Thursday 1^st May 2025. 

 

Henry Beaufort Won 4 - 2 to claim the victory and be crowned the U16 Girls Hampshire Cup Winners. 

It is a huge achievement to reach the final after a long round of qualifying games which included Beating Purbrook Park  13-1, Beating Costello 10-1 in the Quarter Final and then in the Semi Final winning against Calthorpe with a 6-1 victory.

We would like to extend our thanks to the girls football sponson Brewin Dolphin who supplied kits and made this event happen who commented "RBC Brewin Dolphin Winchester are delighted to be sponsoring Henry Beaufort School for the 2025 football season"

As a school we are so proud of these girls and want to thank them for their commitment and dedication to Girls Football at Henry Beaufort. 

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We have had some wonderful entries to our Poetry Escape competition. Congratulations to all entrants, runners-up, and especially our winners!

With 120 entries from students across all year groups, the standard was incredibly high, making it a very tough decision for our judges. A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to write and submit their poems. Your hard work and creativity truly shone through.

We’re also excited to share that many of these entries have been submitted to the Young Writers national competition. I’ll be keeping a close eye on any updates and will let you know as soon as we hear anything!

Well done to all our winners — we’re so proud of you!

We are incredibly proud of our former student, Georgia Davies, and her band, (pictured above in the black dress), The Last Dinner Party, for winning Best New Artist at this year’s Brit Awards. This prestigious award recognises outstanding emerging talent, and it is fantastic to see Georgia and her bandmates receiving such well-deserved recognition.

Georgia studied her GCSEs at The Henry Beaufort School before going on to pursue her passion for music. Her journey from our classrooms to the Brit Awards stage is truly inspiring, and we are honoured to have played a part in her education. Her dedication and talent are a testament to what can be achieved with hard work and ambition.

At The Henry Beaufort School, we are committed to supporting and inspiring our students to follow their dreams, whether in music, the arts, science, or any other field. Who knows? Your journey could start here too.

Join us at our Open Events to discover how we help students reach their full potential. 

A huge congratulations to Georgia and her bandmates on this incredible achievement.

Read the full story here.

To view a copy of our February Newsletter please click here.

We are very excited here at The Henry Beaufort School as the first Phase One classrooms in our newly refurbished Science Block are now finished and ready for staff and students to use.