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Recently Tolethorpe Youth Drama visited School to hold a workshop with our Year 12 and 13 students. This was extremely well received, with a number of students getting their first taste of YouthTheatre. Thank you to the Tolethorpe team for giving us this opportunity. ![]()
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#haringtonschool #Tolethorpe #youththeatre #drama
This week our A level Art, Craft and Design students attended a life drawing workshop with visiting artist Scott Bridgwood. ![]()
Scott is a full-time professional artist. He graduated from Chelsea College of Art in 1992. After exhibiting in and around London, he emigrated to Rome, Italy where he lived and worked as an artist for ten years. It was there that he discovered his passion for figurative art.![]()
He now lives in Leicester where he still works as an artist and teaches Life Drawing and Portraiture at Attenborough Arts in Leicester. He is a member of the ‘Leicester Society of Artists’.![]()
As this was the student’s first-time life drawing Scott guided them through a series of studies using a range of drawing techniques including drawing shadows, negative space and opposing curves. This artwork supports the work students are doing for their A level qualification and will be particularly useful for those students wishing to apply for foundation and degree courses in Art and Design subjects.![]()
The workshop was an excellent opportunity for our students to broaden their portfolio and gain knowledge from a professional practitioner. The students were a credit to Harington in the way they conducted themselves and the work they produced.![]()
#haringtonschool #art #lifedrawing
Since opening in 2015, Harington School has provided outstanding A-level education for local students, with 80%+ securing their first-choice university and 97% of parents recommending us. Demand for places now far exceeds our current 150-student capacity.![]()
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This success and the increase in the population locally has resulted in significantly increased demand for places which we are unable to meet. In September 2025, we received 360 applications for 150 places, and we are seeing the same level of interest again this year. Our largest and closest feeder school, Catmose College, is also expanding, which will result in an additional 30 students becoming eligible to apply next year. We therefore anticipate even greater pressure on places in the years ahead.![]()
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We’re proposing to increase admissions to 200 students per year so more local young people can access high-quality sixth-form education.![]()
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Please share your views by completing our short consultation survey by 2 April 2026 (4pm) via this link: forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=YZxXUeynmEu1tueB_8MshzGrM_5HPcJKr4UJRafug3VUNEhaWllQR...
“I am delighted to announce our Head Students and Deputy Head Students for Harington School 2026. We had a large number of applications this year which made our decision even more challenging. ![]()
All applicants completed a one-minute video and took part in an interview. ![]()
Congratulations to Samantha and Iva who have been appointed as Head Students together with George and Chloe as Deputy Head Students. I am sure they will make an excellent team.”![]()
Oliver Teasel, Head of School![]()
#HaringtonSchool #HeadStudents #LeadershipTeam
Nottingham Trent University’s The OddBalls Foundation representative, Cieran Barry, visited Harington to raise awareness about testicular cancer. Speaking to Year 12, he stressed the importance of self-checks and early diagnosis, as young men are most at risk. Cieran also highlighted ways students can support fundraising efforts. It was great to see Harington students engaged in such an important talk, taking in vital health advice that could save lives. ![]()
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#HaringtonSchool #TesticularCancerAwareness #OddballsFoundation #Harington
