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End of Term Newsletter Now Available!

Thanks to our Parent Volunteer Newsletter Editor, Olena, for pulling together all the articles which reflect another amazing term at Owen’s! Please see our School Newsletters page! If you would like to get involved with producing the School’s newsletter two or three times a year, please get in touch with Mrs Nemko via her EA, […]

Art Trip to Madrid

Our A level artists recently visited the beautiful metropolitan city of Madrid in search of inspiration for their respective themes, Contrast and Union. We were fortunate enough to view some of Spain’s most famous paintings including Picasso’s Guernica in the The Reina Sofia, one of the three golden triangle of Museums including The Thyssen-Bornemisza and […]

Happiest School!

Dame Alice Owen’s School is considered the happiest secondary school in Potters Bar, Welwyn and Hatfield according to a recent table of the ‘Happiest schools ranked by Ofsted’ compiled by The Sunday Times, with 97% of parents saying their child was happy here!

Spanish Trip to Granada

A group of year 13 Spanish students recently went on a trip to Granada. They took part in intensive, daily Spanish lessons that really tested their resilience – they threw themselves into it with great enthusiasm! Visits to the Alhambra Palace and beautiful Albaycín created unique memories for life. The visit to the town of […]

Students Shine in BBC 5 Live Interview

On Tuesday 7th January, a group of our students had the exciting opportunity to represent the school on BBC 5 Live. Nico S (Year 9), Safa H (Year 8), Anya A (Year 8), Thomas S (Year 9), and Stanley M (Year 9) took part in an interview that highlighted their insightful perspectives on the impact […]

Comprehensive School of the Year 2025 (Southeast)

We have been chosen, by The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025, to be the Comprehensive School of the Year 2025 (Southeast) alongside St Andrew’s Catholic School, Surrey. Widely acknowledged as the most authoritative survey of the country’s top schools, the guide places Dame Alice Owen’s School as the highest performing non fully selective school […]

Biology in Action

We had a fantastic time at Biology In Action lecture day with 60 Owen’s A-Level biologists. There were many inspiring speakers including Sarah Cosgroff who convinced us of the importance of Physics! Nessa Carey who brilliantly conveyed her message about Epigenetics being so interesting and important for the future. Tim Underwood who showed us the […]

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