Prep School

A bumper photo gallery from our wonderful nativity play. Click/tap on an image to enlarge it.

Photo and video gallery from the Year 5 and Year 6 residential trip to Caythorpe Court in Lincolnshire. Click/tap on an image to enlarge it.

An exhibition of Prep School students’ work on animals and their habitats displayed in the Drawing Room. What fantastic displays!

Students in Years 5 and 6 performed School of Pop in the Assembly Hall on 6th June. A high-energy musical comedy telling the tale of former 90s boy-band-member-turned-teacher Barry Garlow, with his enthusiastic and unorthodox methods of teaching proving to be a big hit with his students and creating a swoon-fest amongst most of their…

Thornton’s catering partner Harrisons held a “Vegucation Experience” Day on Tuesday 20th May aimed at Prep School ages. Harrisons’ fruit and vegetables supplier ran an interactive session on the Quad where children were encouraged to learn about different types of fruits and vegetables, try lots of samples and ask questions. Students also had the opportunity to…

Our Year 5 and 6 pupils had the exciting opportunity to take part in a dynamic workshop hosted by BP, in conjunction with Girls in Data, focusing on the world of data and wind energy. The workshop was designed to inspire young girls and encourage them to explore the potential of working with data, an…

STEM EVENT Since 2016, we have hosted STEM events to inspire and engage students in a wonderful array of jobs. Some fantastic gold standard companies work in partnership with us and their support is invaluable. This year companies who joined the event included Network Rail, Grant Thornton, BP, Sir Robert McAlpine, Nifty Lift, KPMG, Savills,…

Thornton College hosted the first evet MK Schools Lit Fest on 8th October 2024. Hundreds of students from various infant, primary and secondary schools visited Thornton to meet amazing authors, Adam Connors, Bex Hogan, Imogen Robertson and Lizzie Waterworth. Schools visiting included Thornborough Infant, Swallowfield Primary, St Gregory’s Catholic School, St Monica’s Catholic School, St…

To celebrate World Mental Health Day, all students from Year 1 through to Year 6 were invited to take part in a ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing Treasure Hunt’ organised by our Year 12 students. Prep students visited five stations ‘staffed’ by Year 12s who engaged with them about healthy eating, the benefits of being outdoors,…

The playground was even more exciting than usual for Prep School students this week, as we welcomed Volkswagen and three of their products; the new Volkswagen ID Buzz,  the Audi Q4 E-Tron and SEAT Arona. The girls had a fantastic time, swarming all over the cars both inside and out! This was a great way for…