Last chance to get tickets for the Centenary Ball at Fyling Hall, taking place on Saturday 8th July, part of school centenary celebrations.
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English Students are Preparing for the Daisy Hardy Poetry Competition
All systems go at Fyling Hall – in English pupils are looking at a variety of poems and preparing for the Daisy Hardy Poetry Competition.
Rose Garden Music Festival -Third Act Announced
We are excited to announce our headline act at the Rose Garden Music Festival, a self-proclaimed ‘riot-jazz’ band…
Drama Performance at Fyling Hall – On Stage, Technical, Behind the Scenes and in the Audience!
Performance is a vital part of the Drama curriculum. Performing at school and watching performances. Year 8 review a recent theatre trip.
Duke of Edinburgh Award – Training Expeditions, Skills, and Student Feedback
This year’s excellent Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award group are all enjoying practice expeditions and working on their different sections.
Year 9 and 11 Geography Fieldwork, Lessons and GCSE Preparation
Geography fieldwork trips and interesting projects for year 11 and year 9 this year.
Weekend Boarding Activities – The Gaming Hideout and Seal Colony.
There is an exciting programme of boarding weekend activities at Fyling Hall – the last two weeks saw two very different trips!
Rose Garden Festival – Announcing the Next Band in the Line-Up.
We are excited to announce the second band in the music festival….They are a collection of fantastic, talented musicians from the Whitby area..
The Big Tea Dance – Dancing, Tea and Cakes at Fylingdale’s Village Hall – 24th May
The Big Tea Dance is from 2 – 5pm on Wednesday 24th May – Join us as we ‘Join in. Lend a hand. Make a Change.’ as part of The Big Help Out.
Year 9 Drama Final Performance – Connections
What does it mean to be human? What are the connections between us? How does our past influence our present? Year 9 drama students consider these in their performance.
Student Fundraising and Charity Initiatives at Fyling Hall School in 2023
At Fyling Hall we like to support each other, and also make a difference to the world around us. Sixth form students are leading the way on charity fundraising…
Announcing the First Act At the Rose Garden Music Festival
With only 8 weeks to go until the return of the Rose Garden Festival (1st July 2023) we are excited to reveal the first of our three main bands performing!
Year 10 Work Experience Success with a Variety of Employers
Year 10 students had a week of work experience with a variety of employers. The feedback has been fantastic.
Historical Context for Saturday’s Coronation – Year 7 – 9 look back at reign of Elizabeth II.
As the coronation of Charles III approaches this weekend we had a look back at last term’s year 7 – 9 history project.
Charity Fundraising for Young Minds – Charlie Peregrine to Shave his Head!
Head girls Izzy and Emie have convinced their classmate Charlie to shave his head for charity!
Year 10 Work Experience Placements 2023
Year 10 students are out on work experience placement this week. Students shared their thoughts.
Lots of Fun at our Chocolate Bingo Evening
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves at our popular Chocolate Bingo on Wednesday 19th April.
More Than Horse-Riding at Fyling School
Students horse-riding at school, spending break times with the horses and ponies and learning stable management.
100 years of Fyling Hall – A Look Back at Our History
As we are celebrating our centenary we thought you might enjoy a look back at our history.
Student Creativity and Easter Traditions – The Egg Decorating Competition
In the Junior School we learnt about the different Easter traditions and celebrated pupil’s creativity with the Egg Design Competition.
Looking Back at British Science Week: Connections in English and German 
Language Connections! In English -Caesar’s Cipher and historic links between English and German. Students learnt around their subjects, which helps foster a love of learning.
Open Day on the 1st May Bank Holiday with Lots of Fun, Hands-on Activities
Fyling Hall School Open Day takes place on 1st May with fun activities and school tours for ages 3- 18
Head Matron Reflects on Her Job Caring For Our Boarding Students
Head Matron, Emma Anders shares her thoughts about her job and caring for all the wonderful boarding students that attend Fyling Hall.
Announcing the Rose Garden Music Festival on Saturday July 1st 2023 – Save the Date
The Rose Garden Music Festival returns to Fyling Hall on Saturday the 1st July. Join us for for music, food, fun and hopefully sunshine!
Fundraising Quiz Night and Raffle – Review
9 fearless teams converged in a clash of wit and reason at the Fundraising Quiz Night and raffle on March 16th.
STEM at Fyling Hall School – The 14th Rotary Technology Tournament
Fyling Hall wins three trophies at the Technology Tournament with four teams working to build a cable car.
Ceramics Exhibition in the Art Department at Fyling Hall School
There was a celebration of creativity at the ceramics exhibition in the art department this week.
School Cross Country at Fyling Hall – Friday 17th March
Last Friday, students from across the school gathered at the field for the House Cross-Country run.
STEM Cross-Curricular Connections for British Science Week
Last week we celebrating STEM throughout Fyling Hall taking the British Science Week theme of Connections to many of the subjects.
British Science Week – Careers in Science / STEM – Year 8 Reflects
Our British Science Week activities continued with a look at careers in science. Heather King from Anglo-American came to talk to us about the connections between the local environment and the Woodsmith Mine.
British Science Week: Science Field Trip Year 9
On the year 9 science field trip to the North Yorkshire Moors national park, we learnt about endangered ecosystems and discovered the connections between us and the ecosystem.
Success at Eskdale Festival of the Arts
On Wednesday 8th March, after all the successes of the Junior School on Tuesday, twenty pupils from year 7-13, took part in the Eskdale Festival of Arts Speech and Drama Competition.
World Book Day at Fyling Hall Junior School
Learning to read is so important. We encourage a love of reading starting in Early Years and love sharing stories together, so World Book Day is definitely one of our favourite days!
Bringing Learning German at School to Life
At Fyling Hall School we like to bring German lessons to life, giving our students hands on, practical experience of the language and the culture and history.
Learn More About Sixth Form on March 14th
Fyling Hall Sixth Form for year 12 and year 13, is a great place to be. With small class sizes, a beautiful location and lots of support. Join us on March the 14th for more information.
Quiz Night at Fyling Hall
Come and test your trivia knowledge and have some fun at the quiz night at Fyling Hall school on Thursday 9th of March, in aid of the British Exploring Society.
Student Art and Creativity: Photography Competition Success
Congratulations to the three students from, Fyling Hall School who entered the Rotary Club Photography Competition last month achieving first, second and third places. We strive to give students a real love of art that goes beyond the classroom, whether they go on to study A-level art or simply enjoy it in their free time.
Coastal Fieldwork Trip
The location of our small independent school in Yorkshire provides great opportunities for field work. Year 13 student, Isobel Bagley tells us about her recent Geography field work trip.
Horse-Riding and Stable Management at Fyling Hall
The horses are a meaningful part of my time at school, it’s a way of learning that feels free, unconfined, akin to a hobby rather than a “lesson” .
A Look at Maths – Events & Competitions
The maths department at Fyling Hall has been busy. Year 11 attended an A-Level Taster session and students entered the UKMT National Maths Competition.
Junior School Students Come Together To Read
Every Thursday at Fyling Hall, form 1 and form 5 pair up to read together. United in a single, tangible atmosphere of exciting born from the thrilling emotion of reading.
Half Term Boarding Round-up
It has been a busy half term half for the boarding students at Fyling Hall with school work, trips and time with friends.
Photos for the Centenary Yearbook
As part of our 100 Year Centenary we’re looking to publish a full colour A4 sized Centenary Yearbook featuring photographs of life at Fyling Hall spanning the decades.
Fyling Hall Students Creating Code for Space
Our year 9 students have been learning to program in python when we found out about a challenge open to schools in the UK and Europe called Mission Zero.
2023 Expedition to the Canadian Yukon
Fyling Hall Students Toby and Tomas Richardson talk about their upcoming expedition with the British Exploring Society.
Fyling Hall Centenary Ball
Fyling Hall Centenary Ball Tickets are available now.
Settling In At Fyling Hall
A new student’s perspective on settling in to boarding and studying music at Fyling Hall School.
Student Led Chinese New Year Celebrations
Lunar New Year celebrations at Fyling Hall School led by the ESL class.
Student Charity Fundraising
Olivia Coates handed over a cheque to Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary and reflected on fundraising at Fyling Hall.
Sixth Form Career Talks – Performing Arts
Year 13 drama students met with three professionals from different aspects of the industry for practical careers advice.
Forest School The Fyling Hall Way
“Forest school is one of the big reasons we chose Fyling Hall. The physical and mental health benefits of being outside in nature are so big”
One Term in The Science Department
Head of Science, Mrs. Aldous’ shares her thoughts on one term in the Science Dept. and our custom-designed new biology lab at Fyling Hall School.
A Boarder’s Perspective
Boarding student Emilie Moss in Year 10 describes her first week back.
Goal Setting for 2023
Setting goals and enabling students to take their own dreams seriously and dream big.
The Start of Christmas
After the Junior School Nativity, the Friends of Fyling Hall hosted the annual Christmas Fayre. As always it was a fantastic event that was very well attended. The excitement of the pupils is a sure sign the end of term is nearing and the build up to Christmas is well...
A Little Bit of Home
A few days ago, we celebrated a Spanish Day in the school, and I can proudly say that the members of staff and students did a great job. We got up at 7:30am as always, and we went to breakfast as usual, but when we arrived at the dining hall they surprised us...
Centenary Celebrations
It’s our 100th birthday! In 2023, Fyling Hall will be celebrating its centenary. We have a whole year of exciting events and activities planned which we will share with you all after Christmas. We think it’s only fitting to celebrate this event with our entire school...
Christmas Fayre
On Wednesday 30th of November we are excited to be hosting the annual Christmas Fayre between 15:00 & 17:30. We would be delighted if any members of the school or local community would like to join us. The Friends of Fyling Hall will also be drawing the Grand...
The Hills Are Alive
In Geography, we like to revisit map skills with each key stage 3 group and as a consequence, over the last few lessons the year 9s have been reacquainting themselves with their map skills. I am currently checking that everyone remembers how to do 4 and 6 figure grid...
Sharing the Cultural Importance of Drama
Last week 8P took part in a Chinese drama exchange lesson with our partner school in China. The aim was to share the cultural importance drama has in both of our countries and schools. Our students performed a melodrama and students from Guanghua Experimental School...
Duke of Edinburgh Preparations Underway
The preparations for the new Duke of Edinburgh groups are well underway. Pupils have signed up to Bronze, Silver, and Gold, and most have decided on what they want to do for their sections. this year sees a great variety of skills, sports and voluntary work: For their...
National Recognition for Fyling Hall Pupils
Toby and Tomas Richardson are celebrating receiving ‘Highly Commended’ status from the judging panel of the Whitbread Memorial Prize for 2022. The Whitbread Memorial Prize is a national competition that recognises and celebrates outstanding involvement in, and service...
Halloween
Halloween Night 2022 After months of preparation and heated, anticipation-filled Sixth form meetings, it was on Thursday 20th October when students young and old alike ventured into the unknown depths of the 2022 edition of the prestigious Fyling Hall Halloween night....
Fyling Hall’s Got Talent
Tuesday last week saw the return of Fyling Hall's Got Talent in the Barn. Always a fun event, where pupils of all ages can share their favourite talents and skills, this year saw the largest number of Junior school entries yet. One of the best parts of the event was...
A Trip to the Past
As part of their Geography studies the year 9s headed off to the Wakefield coal mine museum last week. They have been investigating how economic activities have changed over time and part of that was a deeper study on the rise of coalmining in the UK, and also reasons...
‘Shakespeare in Action’ Drama Workshops
Year 7-9 drama students were lucky enough to take part in Drama workshops led by Kiera from West End in Schools, a group of professional actors working in schools. The hour-long workshops focused on the Shakespeare play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' with practical...
Fish & Ships
Fyling Hall pupils were delighted to be asked to participate in the opening of this year’s Fish and Ships Festival in Whitby. The festival celebrates many aspects of Fishing and Shipping in Whitby, and is a very well attended festival. Our GCSE Art pupils were...
Harvest Festival
On Sunday October 3rd Fyling Hall joined forces with the parishes of Hawsker and Fylingthorpe to celebrate this year’s Harvest. The Harvest Festival was held at St Stephen’s Church and our Head Pupils (Joe and Emie) and Nele were very accomplished in leading the...
Which is better? City or Countryside?
Over the last century the majority of the Earth's population moved to cities, leaving the usual places of living- the countryside. However, there are still those who prefer living far away from busy buildings and noisy streets. Personally I have completed this...
An important time to recharge the battery
School breaks are an important time to recharge the battery . . . for students and staff. Before they departed for their summer holiday, we asked a few of our international students to share their holiday plans, past and present. Have a read of what they had in mind ....
Music and Drama department celebrating outstanding results
Fyling Hall Music and Drama department are celebrating outstanding results from their year 11 to 13 students this summer. The school's results as a whole are excellent but in Music and Drama every student in year 11-13 achieved the top grades of Distinction or...
An exceptional set of examination results
For the second week running Fyling Hall pupils are celebrating an exceptional set of examination results. Our Year 11 pupils have endured a nerve-wracking wait for the publication of the GCSE results, but their patience has been rewarded. Thirty-eight percent (38%) of...
Year 13 pupils are celebrating
Fyling Hall’s Year 13 pupils are celebrating a successful return to the first externally assessed national examinations since 2019. The class of 2022 achieved a pass rate of 100% with 58% of exams entered being awarded the top grades (A*/A or equivalent), against a...
Excited to have all these memories
First of all, I came to school one week before school started. I met Martha and Rosa who were quarantining with me, this turned out to be great fun and we got to know each other really well and make friends. It was nice to meet them. Miss Anders (Head Matron) greeted...
Our Silver Duke of Edinburgh group
During the first three days of this year’s activities week, our Silver Duke of Edinburgh group went for their qualifying expedition, starting at the Hole of Horcum, going via Newton-on-Rawcliffe and Rosedale Abbey to Fryupdale. Read their account of their expedition:...
Getting children excited about their learning
Our fabulous Year 6 pupils had their final assembly and spoke about their time in the Junior School, recalling their favourite memories and thanking the teachers. It is always a very positive assembly but it is tinged with sadness as they are leaving to go up to Year...
Welcoming you back to our annual Prizegiving
“Mrs White, trustees, ladies, gentlemen and pupils, I take great pleasure in welcoming you all back to our annual Prizegiving.” So began our Headmaster, Mr Steven Allen, as he welcomed pupils, parents, carers, and staff to one of our favourite events of the year. It...
A lovely way to end my teaching career
Our year 9 pupils have had quite a busy year in ICT. They have completed a Level 2 Award in IT Skills (equivalent to the BCS ECDL Extra qualification) which gives them a variety of IT skills they would need in many jobs such as word processing, presentations and...
A nature walk at Falling Foss
Y6 have ended their science topic of 'Living Things and their Habitats' by going on a nature walk at Falling Foss. We walked along the beck from May Beck, looking at the woodland habitat along the way and stopping for a minibeast hunt. We found lots of different...
Great to see sport being played once again
Throughout the year it has been great to see sport being played once again and many pupils have thoroughly enjoyed the competitive element that fixtures bring. Through Covid lockdowns it was often very difficult for children to understand what they were missing out on...
Activities week is off to a flying start
Activities week is off to a flying start with our pupils getting creative! Inspired by the work of the great architect artist and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh, our pupils have designed their own versions of stained-glass window designs and nightlights. As a...
Acts perform in the glorious sunshine
Over 180 people turned out at our Rose Garden Music Festival to watch 6 acts perform in the glorious sunshine! Everything was organised by Olivia from portaloos to staging, booking the acts to arranging BBQ and cake. We are so incredibly proud of everything...
A time of reflection
The Leavers Ball is always a time of reflection for me, especially when some of the children I taught in Reception have finished their exams and are leaving school for their next adventure. It is such a privilege seeing these pupils on their journey through Fyling...
Workshops for year 9 and 10 drama students
Imagine our delight welcoming back one of our alumni to run workshops for year 9 and 10 drama students. With the end of this academic year fast approaching, it is a strange time for teachers as pupils graduate and leave the school. This can be especially difficult...
Social and cultural history of the Georgian Age
Having addressed the issue of the very volatile politics of the time associated with the Jacobite rebellions which at times came close to toppling the Hanoverian regime, Year 8 pupils have turned their attention to the social and cultural history of the Georgian Age....
What better way to spend an afternoon
On such a beautiful day, what better way to spend an afternoon than counting flowers in the sunshine? This was the task set our Year 9s. The whole year group were split into randomly selected groups of 3 or 4 and provided with a metre rule, paper and whiteboards,...
A full taster day of senior school
Our Year 7 Transition Day for Year 6s will be a full taster day of senior school on Friday 1st July. If your child is currently in the Junior School in Year 6 or if you've applied for a place from elsewhere, your new 'student' needs to arrive at 8:30am outside Main...
Professional Development Day is a great success
Last year we could not send our Year 10 groups into the real world of work (we all know why) and this year local companies were not yet ready to accept students back for traditional work experience. Instead we ran an internal Professional Development Day which proved...
All good things come to an end
Never was the expression "all good things come to an end" more true. It was with a bittersweet feeling for me that my year 11 class trooped into my classroom last week for the last time following their final English GCSE exam for a glass of (sadly) non-alcoholic...
Celebrating their first year in secondary school
Mrs Milner's Year 7 students are celebrating their first year in secondary school, having had an extremely busy first year at Fyling Hall School. In their final term at school, they have worked on a writing project in which they had to create a ‘space journal’ about...
Five weeks to sort out a play
When Mrs Jeeves, Head of Drama, said that we had five weeks to sort out a play, I was a bit worried because of how short a time that was. However, we worked hard and managed to put a play together. The play was about what it's like to be a teenager and the...
A fantastic school trip back in history
Form 2 had a fantastic school trip back in history last week when they visited Eden Camp. The class have been learning all about World War Two, throughout the term the children have read Goodnight Mr Tom, studied beautiful war time poetry and created their own...
Last call for your Yearbook!
It's the last call for your Yearbook! Your last chance to secure your time capsule! The deadline for orders is THIS WEDNESDAY, 15th June which is the latest time I can place the print order to get them in time - so we need to act fast. Thanks if you've already placed...
A nerve-wracking time for 15-18 year olds
May and June in senior schools around the UK are a nerve-wracking time for 15-18 year-olds as they sit their GCSE and A level exams. These exams hold the key to continued study in the sixth form or further education at University. This period is equally challenging...
Three days and more of varied tasks and activities
For those who do not recall, Activities Week is three days and more of varied tasks and activities, plus, plus. It is almost a distant memory thanks to the recent pandemic. I have really missed the opportunities it has offered and as a result tried to organise a full...
Poetry recital competition is back
There is a buzz of excitement and anticipation up and down the corridors, in the classrooms, and throughout the hallowed halls at Fyling Hall; the Daisy Hardy poetry recital competition is back! That’s right, back to her original format at last, the Daisy Hardy...
Congratulations to all our learners on their success
Congratulations to all our learners on their success! We may have only just returned to finish the Summer Term and academic year, but before the term hurries past, we pause to congratulate our students who sat the IELTS exam before our Half Term break. What is...
Grand Summer Draw
Fresh from the success of their first ever Bake Off, the Friend of Fyling Hall / PTA are planning a Grand Summer Draw. Our Bake Off raised over £250 which will go towards a little treat for our Junior School pupils (with seniors receiving a donation earlier in the...
Working here and living in beautiful North Yorkshire
It’s been almost 5 months since I first arrived at Fyling Hall and I have enjoyed working here and living in beautiful North Yorkshire. I first arrived here in the middle of winter but was glad it ended up being quite a mild winter so it was not too much of a shock –...