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The website for all things English at Putney High School.


Making the headlines: Year 7 & 8 tasks
It has been a busy, fun and productive first term for the lower years! In between studies of core texts (Simon Armitage's take on the...
Dec 8, 20223 min read


Freya P makes Foyle Top 15 Poets
Freya P in Year 8 has been named one of the top 15 winners of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2022. On Friday 4 November, Freya...
Nov 10, 20221 min read


Creative writing winners announced
The winners of the annual Creative Writing Competition have been announced in the anthology published by the English Department this...
Oct 14, 20221 min read


'Simply amazing' English Open Day
Year 7 impressed prospective Year 6 students and their parents on this year's Open Day with friendly conversations, fun tasks, games and...
Oct 8, 20221 min read


Sophie W ‘Highly Commended’ in museum's poetry competition
Year 8 student Sophie W has been ‘Highly Commended’ as a runner-up in the Poems on the Buses 2022 competition, run by the Museum of...
Oct 6, 20221 min read


Year 8 impresses with life stories
Year 8 created some truly stunning autobiographies during the autumn term. The annual project encourages students to capture the most...
Jul 5, 20221 min read


Students shine at media awards
Ahana and Eloise in Year 13 enjoyed a gala lunch at London's Guildhall to celebrate the success of Putney's school magazine A Study in...
Nov 10, 20211 min read


Ahana takes top poetry prize
Ahana in Year 13 has been named one of the top 15 winners in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2021. This competition, in its 23rd...
Nov 10, 20212 min read
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