On Monday, the Year 8 girls’ football team had their first home match of the season against the Year 8 girls from St Joseph’s Middle School. The game began well with HMS girls immediately going on the attack, which was rewarded by an early goal in the twelfth minute by Elsie L. After that, St Joe’s made a remarkable comeback,
We would like to thank Queen’s Hall, Hexham for allowing our Year 7 pupils to visit the theatre for a tour and a chance to meet with different people that work there. To support Year 7 pupils with the start of their drama studies, we wanted to generate a real buzz about the creative arts industry. A special thanks to
This month’s Head of School Award theme was ‘courage’. I was delighted to see the children being recognised for their wonderful approach to school life. It was great to celebrate the positive contribution each pupil makes to our school community – I am very proud of them all. They have all made a fantastic start to the school year. Pupils in school today joined me for a special breakfast earlier (breakfast
Congratulations to our Arts Award group who have all successfully achieved Arts Award Bronze. This involved a significant commitment from the pupils who all submitted a portfolio of art work to be assessed. I was very impressed to see the very positive attitude, engagement and dedication from all of the pupils involved. Huge thanks to Miss Taylor for leading this
Our Northumbrian pipes taster sessions are underway with teachers Andrew and Nicola Davison. Pupils from different year groups are having the chance to hear the pipes, try them themselves and find out about our Northumbrian Pipes club. What better way to find out about this fantastic instrument from our region! #Repsect #Engage #Aspire
The HMS Way Awards Congratulations to this week’s ‘HMS Way Award’ winners. The awards recognise pupils who shine each week and who bring our HMS values – Respect Engage Aspire – to life. Well done to this week’s winners – we are very proud of you all! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
HMS vs Mowden Hall Year 8 ran out comfortable winners on Wednesday, scoring many tries and conceding few! They played the game in the right spirits to kick off their 2025-26 season! Year 7 managed a draw in what turned out to be a fascinating game. Both teams were fielding slightly inexperienced players, but learned as the game progressed. HMS
Today is European Day of Languages and Mr Armstrong planned a range of activities to promote a love of languages learning across the school. Class language – each form class was assigned a language and greetings for their registers this week. Research – classes had the chance to research their assigned country and spoken language(s). Bake Off – our annual
This week, pupils in Year 5 took part in a 2-hour workshop with a Go Bonanza facilitator – Mrs Morgan, who also works at QEHS. She introduced our pupils to the CO Crew learning more about Carbon Monoxide. This experience supports our commitment to keep young people safe and well. If you have a child in Year 5, they will shortly be provided with
We are delighted to share the members of this year’s HMS Council. The HMS Council will meet throughout the year to represent their form classes and share their views on school life. The HMS Council will be led by our Head Pupil Team who will report back to senior leaders to help shape school life for the year ahead. Well