Rising star Vishnu Panchamukhi has qualified to represent Hertfordshire at the 47th Butterfly Schools’Individual Table Tennis Championships National Finals Vishnu, who is 13 years old and attends Dame Alice Owens School in Potters Bar, will take on some of the best young players in the country at the Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton on Saturday April...Read More
Owen’s musicians at the South East Schools’ Chamber Music Competition. Thursday 3rd March Thirty of our chamber musicians travelled to North London Collegiate School to take part in the above competition. Each of our 6 ensembles performed to the adjudicator Michael Dussek, who gave them an immediate coaching session on their pieces. With repertoire ranging...Read More
Chamber Concert Congratulations to all our performers in a lovely evening of chamber music. Not only were the performances technically impressive, they exuded great warmth, with the performers clearly revelling in their independence and close musical collaborations with each other. The evening featured performances by the Junior and Senior Wind quintets, the Y10 Octet, the...Read More
Soul Band Evening Great excitement greeted the return of Soul Band Evening. Congratulations to all our amazing performers for a great night – the Junior and Senior Soul Bands, as well as GCSE songwriter soloists, Simran Misir and Cheryl Jeyakumar. Thank-you to Band Directors, Mr. Crossley, Mr Salter and Mr. Southorn, the Tech Crew, Mr...Read More
Dame Alice Owen’s nominated top non fully selective state school in the country by The Sunday Times We were very proud to be ranked as the 29th best state school in the country, by The Sunday Times, this weekend. With 28 selective school above us, we are the top ranking non fully selective state school...Read More
Live Audiences Return to Owen’s Music Performances Chamber Concert no. 1. Thursday 21st October On Thursday 21st October we excitedly welcomed our first live audience back into the Edward Guinness Hall since March 2020 to enjoy an evening of chamber music and solos. Congratulations to members of the DAOS Chamber Music Programme: the Year 12...Read More
Michaelmas Daises Every year, a dear pair of Old Owenians (The Stubbs Sisters) sends us a bright bouquet of flowers, always inclusive of daisies, to mark the anniversary of Dame Alice Owen’s Girls’ School opening in Islington. This day is known as Michaelmas Day and pictured here are this year’s blooms. Another alumna, Marian Beaver...Read More
DAOS Golf Team The DAOS Golf Team successfully defended the Morkill Cup v Aldenham School last week. The event took place at Old Fold Manor Golf Club and was won by a team comprising: Brendan Brunton (Capt) Alfie Reynolds Maisie O’Shea Tom Ranger Alfie Meekin Fred Taylor Josh Williams Jonathan Boscott It was a brilliant performance...Read More
GCSE Results 2021 It is, once again, with great pride that I can share the GCSE grades that our students have achieved this year: 35% of all GCSEs were graded 9 24% of all GCSEs were graded 8 74% of all GCSEs were graded 9- 7 95% of all GCSEs were graded 9- 5 98%...Read More
A-Level Results 2021 Our congratulations go to everyone who has received A level grades today. It has, once again, been a difficult year. Our students are to be commended for the magnificent way in which they dealt with a great deal of change and disruption. They showed resilience and great motivation and their hard work...Read More
