Earlier in February, our Year 12 & 13 Art students had the pleasure of attending a landscape in charcoal workshop with artist Sophie Coe. Sophie studied fine art, graphic design and architecture and began her career working as an architect in the UK, Asia and Australia. She uses a variety of techniques and is largely...Read More

On Tuesday 31st January, the Year 8 girls netball team played in the semi final of the U13 Herts County Cup. They faced a strong St Albans High School team and the last time these two teams met in the league, the game resulted in a draw. Owens got off to a flying start, taking...Read More

Our End of Half Term School Newsletter is now available! Many thanks to Olena, our volunteer Newsletter Editor, for all her hard work in pulling the articles together. We wish everyone a great break! School NewslettersRead More

On Wednesday 1st February, our A Level Politics students had a guest lecture from BBC’s Amol Rajan. Amol was appointed the BBC’s first Media Editor in 2016. Among his many accolades, he was the youngest Editor of a broadsheet title in the UK (The Independent) and the first from an ethic minority. He will take...Read More

On Friday 27th January Oliver Dowden MP (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) visited the school. Mr. Dowden began his visit with Mrs. Nemko as they sat down to discuss several of the most pressing issues in education right now. Following this, Mr. Dowden kindly agreed to a Q&A session with our A Level Politics...Read More

Last week, a group of our Year 12 and 13 English A level students had the opportunity to watch a performance of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire at The Almeida Theatre in Islington. For those who attended, the play is either an exam or coursework text so to see it on stage in our home city...Read More

This week, Sixth Form Leaders and Social Action Captains are leading celebrations for the Lunar New Year. Students wrote their hopes and wishes for the New Year onto pieces of red ribbon, to bring luck, and tied them to create a wishing tree at the front of the school, by our main entrance.  The Year...Read More

Thanks to Olena, our Parent volunteer Newsletter Editor, for pulling together all the articles which reflect another amazing half term at Owen’s! Please see our School Newsletters page! Wishing you all a restful break!Read More

Hannah Nemko, Headteacher said “We are absolutely delighted to have been named as the top performing comprehensive school in the country and the eighth best performing school in all of Southeast England.  I would like to thank the staff, teaching and support, for their incredible work and their dedication to providing the very best outcomes and opportunities that...Read More

Following Anti-Bullying Week, please see our fantastic anti-bullying video made by our Anti-Bullying Captains. Following Anti-Bullying Week, please see our fantastic anti-bullying video made by our Anti-Bullying Captains. pic.twitter.com/TVbgekrZHs— Dame Alice Owen’s School (@damealiceowens) November 25, 2022Read More