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Welcome /Croeso to Howell's |
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It is a great privilege to be Principal of Howell’s School, continuing a rich academic tradition in all-girls education that began when the school was founded in 1859. That event finally fulfilled the dying wish of the Welsh merchant Thomas Howell, who in his will of 1540 left a legacy of 12,000 gold ducats for the “education of orphaned Welsh maidens”. Howell’s was among the first in Britain to send girls to top universities from the very beginning of the 20th century, and there are few schools in the world with such a history, The campus is, protected to the north by the walls of the 13th century Denbigh Castle, and the Harry Potter style buildings are set in over 100 acres of parkland. Although the buildings are ‘listed’, protected for their architectural importance, the education and care are delivered in 21st century style, Howell’s girls succeed in every walk of life. You find them on television, in the ‘rich list’, preparing for the 2012 winter Olympics, in the boardroom, and working in medicine, finance and industry. Even though the school is not highly selective, our ‘education within a Christian framework’ encourages girls to discover and use their gifts, in the classroom and in sport, music, drama and the arts. We offer a ‘complete’ education, as that is what is needed to succeed in life. In 2008 one pupil was top UK student in GCSE Geography, and in 2009 another was top UK student in A-Level Mathematics with a perfect score of 600.
Howell’s School places great emphasis on pastoral care, with dedicated non-teaching house-mistresses (house mothers). We want every girl to feel protected and valued, and we aim to foster a genuine love of learning, good work habits and a sense of achievement. We set out to engender enthusiasm and to ensure that the values of courtesy, sensitivity and responsibility are nurtured throughout each girl’s time with us.
We have a dedicated faculty, a wonderful campus and excellent teaching resources. Our students are our best advertisement, and our success comes from their success. After browsing our website, I hope that you will call to arrange a visit, and then perhaps arrange a ‘taster stay’ where prospective students can experience the friendly atmosphere and sense of purposeful activity which characterise Howell’s School. Howell's is very special to all who learn, live and work here and we would be delighted to welcome you and show you our School.
Bernie Routledge M.A Hons (Oxon)
Principal
Howell's School, Denbigh, North Wales.
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REMINDER -
Lower Sixth Induction Day - Monday 6th September, 2010
Lower Sixth to arrive at 11.00am, 12.30 lunch with staff and parents at 12.45pm.
11.00- 12.00 Mrs MacLennan to address L6 in Geography Room
12.00-12.45 L6 to meet tutors in designated rooms
12.45-1.15 Lunch (with all staff, new girls and parents)
1.15-1.35 Principal’s address to new parents
1.35-3.00 Mrs Anglesea and visiting speaker re careers, voluntary work, potential etc.
4.00 pm End of Day - Day Girls may be collected by parents
All other new Senior School girls -
12.45 - 1.15 pm Lunch (with all staff, new girls and parents)
1.15 pm Principal's address to new parents
1.35-2.15 New girls to meet with Form Tutors
2.15-4.00 New girls tour and team building
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 An excellent set of GCSE results have been gained by Howell’s School girls this year. As well as celebrating a 100% pass rate more than 40% of all grades were at A* and A. At the top of the scale Ruth Ng, Emily Scarth, Emily Spink and Hannah Stewart achieved all of their grades at A* or A.
The Principal, Mr Bernie Routledge, congratulated all of the girls and the staff for their excellent results. He said that he was absolutely delighted with the 100% pass rate and by all of the results that reflected the hard work and enthusiasm with which the girls had approached their studies.
 More photographs of excited girls receiving their results can be viewed within the photo gallery on this website.
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Laura Deas training for Gold |
Laura, a previous Head Girl at Howell's is currently training to be represent Great Britain at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Russia, at the unusual sport of Bob Skeleton.
Laura has sent us this report, "I finished the winter training programme at Lake Placid, which is in upstate New York and pretty cold! We spent three weeks there, getting to know the track and hopefully start to master it! The squad was pretty excited on arrival following Amy's huge success at the Olympics, so the camp began in very high spirits especially as the coaches had come straight from Vancouver to meet us and had plenty to tell us about the whole experience. I'm now having a month off (relatively speaking- it means I only need to go to the gym a couple of times a week!) before moving to Bath for the summer to train full time at the university."
Attached is a link to a video made by the BBC recently about Laura's journey so far in skeleton.
BBC video -
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Howell's is a member of The Boarding Schools' Association. Follow the link to find out more about the BSA.
Howell's is a member of The Girls Schools Association. Follow the link to find out more about the GSA.
Howell's is a member of The Society of Heads of Independent Schools. Follow the link to find out more about SHMIS.
