Congratulations to Will Miles-Kingston, winner of
@BBCRadio2
Young Chorister of the Year. All at St Peter’s are very proud of him. Choral singing has formed part of everyday life here for nearly 1400 years
@MusicSTP
@classicfm
@BBCMusicMag
@churchtimes
Today St Peter’s School donated over 6,500 pieces of medical equipment to York Hospital. We are delighted to have been able to donate these essential items to support our local healthcare workers. Read more on our website:
All packed up and ready to go! Mr Cooper and Mrs Staniforth have been busy in our Design & Technology workshop this week. They have now manufactured over 240 visors for health professionals working on the front line!
#NHSThankYou
#NHSheroes
@YorkTeachingNHS
@J_M_P_Walker
All at St Peter’s were devastated to hear about the death of Old Peterite Harry Gration. We were privileged to know him. Our thoughts and sincere condolences go to Helen and to his family. A full memorial from the school will follow.
@J_M_P_Walker
@OldPeterite
St Peter's School York has been named by
@thesundaytimes
as the North Independent School of the Year. Read what the judges said about the school at and don't forget to get your copy of Parent Power in this weekend's Sunday Times.
@HMC_Org
@BSAboarding
St Peter’s 2-8 has been named Pre-prep School of the Year in this year’s
#TesISAwards
! Well done to our amazing pupils, talented staff and dedicated parents for everything they have achieved this year 🏆🙌
#StPetersTogether
Friday 13th is unlucky for some, but at St Peter’s we won’t let rising rivers get in the way of safe rowing practice! On one steep patch of our 47 acres, pupils invented a new game which would not look out of place at Hogwarts…introducing Rowingby!
#StPetersSport
The whole community of St Peter’s School wishes to express its sadness at the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Our condolences to the Royal Family and all those who knew her. We will keep them in our prayers over the forthcoming days. Rest in Peace.
@J_M_P_Walker
There you have it. The last box being packed up ready to be delivered to York Hospital. St Peter’s has donated 6,500 pieces of personal protective equipment to help keep the NHS hospital safe! Read more on our website:
@YorkTeachingNHS
@YorkTHCharity
Congratulation to Will Miles-Kingston who will be singing in the finals of the BBC Young Chorister of the Year. A testament to years of dedication. We will all be listening and wishing all the best for you.
Today we are reminded of the strength of our school community. Thank you to our inspirational staff for their unwavering positivity & thank you to our dedicated pupils who are fully prepared for remote learning. Even from a distance we will continue to support one another.
We are delighted to announce that we are officially a member of the Choir Schools Association. We are proud to be caring for the York Minster Choristers, who are now educated at St Peter's 8-13.
Congratulations to our wonderful Chapel Choir who have just performed Evensong in St Paul’s Cathedral! 🎶
Our pupils really rose to the occasion and it was a truly memorable service for them all.
#StPetersMusic
#StPetersCommunity
Our excited Choristers just made their way to York Minster to sing for the King and Queen Consort. We are so proud of them and cannot wait to hear all about this special day to unveil the Late Queen's statue
#StPetersMusic
#StPetersSinging
#StPetersTradition
2020 has presented all staff with more challenges than any of us could have imagined. Within the housekeeping department, this has certainly proved to be the case. We would like to send our greatest appreciation to the housekeepers for everything they do.
We are very sorry to share the sad news that our much-loved colleague Mr Camron Miller died peacefully in his sleep last Friday following a short illness. Our thoughts and prayers are with Camron’s family and all who will be affected by his loss.
#Didyouknow
Guy Fawkes was a pupil at St Peter’s and our current buildings are on land once inherited by him. A former Head Boy was once asked for his views on Mr Fawkes and said, “We’re very fond of him here, but don’t exactly see him as a role model”.
🚜After 34 years, we say farewell to Gordon Gatenby, a much-loved and long-standing Groundsman at St Peter's School.
Gordon is liked and valued not just by his colleagues but also by pupils, parents and visitors to the school.
Read more on our website:
We would like to send a special thank you on
#WorldTeachersDay
to our inspirational teaching staff for their exceptional, hard work in such challenging times. "I cannot put into words how much it is noticed and appreciated" - Mr Jeremy Walker.
🏆National Winners!!
Our U19s beat Caterham 40-34 to take the National title. This is a huge achievement and is testament to their relentless hard work and determination over the last couple of months - we are so proud of them and
@StPsport
!
#StPetersSuccess
#StPetersSport
🎷We are delighted to announce that
@STP13_18Music
pupil, Rachael, has accepted an offer to study clarinet & saxophone at the Royal Northern College of Music in September 2022.
👏We are incredibly proud of Rachael’s achievements and dedication!
@rncmlive
Today the whole school gathered outside with full distancing within & between year group bubbles to mark Remembrance Day. This is always an important event in our annual calendar and we were determined to show our respect as a whole school community, whilst following guidelines.
It’s lovely to hear of the innovative and proactive ways our pupils are helping their local communities. One pupil, Rory, has dedicated his spare time to helping people in need by launching a soup run for the over 60s who have been advised to self-isolate due to COVID-19.
Over the past two years, Katie (Fourth Form) has helped to train, Alba, a golden Labrador, to be a hearing dog for deaf people. Alba has passed all her exams and is now an official Assistance Dog - she will go to an 11-year-old boy who is profoundly deaf.
We completed our new boathouse last month, a fabulous resource for our rowers. Thankfully it was purpose-built to withstand floods and it has certainly been put through its paces today!
Our thoughts are with all those affected by flooding across the country
#StormCiara
We held a memorial service this weekend for Camron Miller in our Chapel. This was a chance for the many pupils and staff to join Camron's family and remember and celebrate his life and his contribution to our School. Thank you to all who attended.
📍News just in from the Bath & Nelson Cup at the Olympic Pool in London: The girls take 1st place in the 4x50 Freestyle Relay and the boys come in at 6th place in the 4x100 Relay Final - amazing effort from everyone!
#StPetersSwimming
#StPetersSport
#StPetersSuccess
Congratulations to Justin who has won second prize in the UK’s Supreme Court Essay Writing Competition. Justin chose to focus on ‘Does the law do enough to balance the right to religious freedom against the possibility of unjustified discrimination?’
Just one of our wonderful members of staff to have completed the London Marathon today! 👏🏼
Sports Graduate, Mr Lomax, ran in aid of Mencap. We caught up with Old Peterite, Alison Pike, who is the current Executive Director at
@mencap_charity
. Read more:
It's not every day the Royal Party drive by school & give you a royal wave! Our pupils were delighted to cheer the royal visitors on as they passed, shortly after our choristers had sung in the special service to unveil the Late Queen’s statue.
#StPetersCommunity
#StPetersMusic
Georgina is one of our girl STEM superstars topping off an incredible year with stellar results today and off to
@lborouniversity
to study Product Design Engineering
#GirlsInSTEM
She is also a
@CliftonLearning
&
@StOlavesYork
alumnus, having started with us at age three.
Congratulations to all
@StPetersYork
pupils receiving their A Level results today! We are incredibly proud of everything you have achieved under the most difficult circumstances & we wish you all the very best for the future
@J_M_P_Walker
#StPetersTogether
For the past 4 years, Paddy has dressed up as Father Christmas to hand out gifts to pupils. The event itself was first started 40 years ago by Jackie and her mother, members of our catering team. Although the delivery was different this year, Paddy was still able to spread joy!
We couldn't be prouder of our 1st XI boys cricket team for reaching the National Finals today at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
Team Captain Hugo and Director of Sport Mr McTurk were interviewed yesterday by the BBC on what today means to the team. Listen here:
Thank you Mr Swales for designing these amazing handwashing stations using old classroom benches. The Estates team have done an incredible job to ensure that pupils at St Peter's can enjoy their education in a safe and secure environment.
Today St Peter's illuminated the front of school in yellow as part of “Lighting Up York” for St Leonard’s Hospice to mark the one-year anniversary of the first lockdown.
@SLHYork
@J_M_P_Walker
We spotted this incredible double rainbow over our campus last night, stretching from
@stpetersyork
to
@York_Minster
! Did you know St Peter's School shares a history with York Minster dating back almost 1,400 years? 🌈
Head Boy, Toby, has been selected to represent England U18 at the Six Nations Tournament in Dublin. This is a huge achievement and we are so proud of his dedication to the sport. A big thank you
@StPsport
for their ongoing support alongside Toby's studies.
#StPetersSport
We are delighted to confirm that Academy players Toby Baker, Tom Burrow, Ned McCormack & Tye Raymont have been selected in
@EnglandRugby
u18 Six Nations Squad travelling to Dublin for the 12 day festival
See Academy Programme Lead
@stuartdixon13
reaction too - happy boss🤩
🌹
We loved welcoming back some of our pupils today. The morning began with an 'Al fresco Assembly' outside in the sunshine. It was wonderful to see so many happy faces and inventive new hair styles and colours.
We are delighted to announce that
@stpetersyork
has been appointed as a top 20 UK Co-ed boarding school by
@UK_BestSchools
. A huge thank you to our inspirational teachers and congratulations to our pupils on their incredible results!
@J_M_P_Walker
We were incredibly proud to see Old Peterite and former
@York_Minster
chorister Simon Whiteley singing Bass as part of the quartet at the funeral of HRH Prince Philip on Saturday. Simon is currently a lay clerk at St George's Chapel
@YorkMinChoir
@OldPeterite
@J_M_P_Walker
Wow! Pupils received outstanding A Level results. After 3 years of disruption, the school is so proud of pupils'
#StPetersSuccess
& resilience. 88% achieved A* to B, a third of grades were A*; 65% at A* to A. 20 pupils achieved 3+ A* grades & 11 pupils achieved 4 A Levels at A*/A
Today, our U14A Girls’ Hockey Squad placed 8th in the country in the National Finals in London!
They made excellent progress throughout the day against some tough opposition. What a fantastic experience.
Well done girls - we are all proud of you!
#StPetersSport
#StPetersSuccess
We are delighted to announce that Maurice Walters from
@ShrewsSchool
has been appointed as the new Senior Deputy Head of
@stpetersyork
from September 2021. We look forward to welcoming Maurice to the St Peter's School community! Read more:
@J_M_P_Walker
Year 2 have been learning about habitats, with a focus on hibernation. Jonathan made a colourful fact sheet about his chosen animal, the bat, & even created a bat hibernation box complete with origami bats! What do you think?
@ChrisGPackham
@BBCSpringwatch
@_BCT_
#PerfectPlanet
It was amazing to see 13 St Peter’s pupils representing their Club City Of York, at the club National Finals in Nottingham this weekend. Both teams finished 2nd in the country in their competitions. An amazing achievement! 🏑🥈
#StPetersSport
#StPetersCommunity
We might be slightly biased, but this has got to be one of the best views in York!
📸 Here is the front of school photographed in 1925 and a photo taken just this afternoon.
📍Located in the heart of York, we could not ask for a better campus.
#StPetersCommunity
Today St Peter's has been transformed into a Covid Vaccination Training Centre for
@stjohnambulance
! Hundreds of volunteers will be trained here over the next few weeks to support the
#NHS
Covid Vaccination Programme 🌈
#StPetersTogether
@J_M_P_Walker
"I love being a chorister. I love the music & the services, and I feel calm when I sing" (Lola)
Each day brings new adventures for our
@York_Minster
choristers. If you know a child who could benefit from this life-changing opportunity, please get in touch
To celebrate
#EuropeanDayofLanguages
and the wonderful mix of cultures at our school, we recited the Lord’s Prayer in thirteen languages as part of a special chapel service. Truly inspiring!
‘The world will need a hero, and it might as well be you.’
We are extremely excited to welcome best-selling author, Cressida Cowell, to 8-13 this morning!
It is lovely, also, to be joined by pupils from Burton Green Primary.
What a treat we are all in for!
#StPetersCommunity
What. A. Weekend.
Lots of medals, PBs and new friends made from all around the world at the
@WSGEvents
, and to top it off, the Senior Girls finished as overall winners! 🏆
A special mention to Freddie and Raya for a huge haul of individual medals.👏🏼
So proud!
#StPetersSuccess
Huge congratulations to Upper Sixth pupil, Elias, who has signed for
@UCBerkeley
on a Rugby scholarship!
🏉 Elias has been at St Peter’s since nursery so it has been wonderful to follow his sporting journey to
@STP_SixthForm
.
What a wonderful achievement! 👏🏼
#StPetersSuccess
@BBCRadio2
Young Chorister of the Year, Will, and the rest of the Chapel choir in fine voice even at 7am in the morning! Tune in at 8.10 for the live broadcast of
@BBCRadio4
#MorningService
.
Upper Sixth pupil Olly has been named as one of the best U18 rugby players in England by
@NextGenXV
! Olly is described as a 'fantastic' player who will be in 'high demand' amongst top teams next year. Congratulations to Olly on this phenomenal achievement!
Congratulations to our new Heads of School for the next academic year!
Head Boy & Girl: Freddie & Minnie
Deputy Head Boy & Girl: Jonny & Sophia
Monitors
Heads of House
#StPetersSixthForm
#StPetersCommunity
If you need someone to talk to, please email listeningspace
@stpetersyork
.org.uk and we will arrange an online chat. This service will also be available throughout the Easter holidays. We are here to help and support you; remember that we are all in this together.
#staysafe
Best of luck to the U14A Hockey squad who are travelling down to the Olympic Park in London today to compete in the National Finals. To make the top 8 teams in the country is an outstanding achievement!
We know the team will enjoy the experience.👏🏼
#StPetersSport
Today, after 40 years
@lickley_brian
will be retiring from St Peter’s School! Congratulations and thank you for all your hard work throughout the years. You will be greatly missed be the entire
@stpetersyork
community.
Kevin Xu has been awarded a place on the prestigious Cambridge Senior Physics Challenge summer school. With only 30-40 places available each year, Kevin has proved himself to be one of the best young physicists in the country. Everyone is extremely proud.
Chapel Choir are making a gorgeous sound ahead of singing Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral on Monday. What an opportunity for a dedicated and talented group of musicians. It is always an honour to be invited, and they can’t wait to be back!
#StPetersMusic
#StPetersTalent
It's not all about the performance! It's the whole process of working together over weeks and months as a team that makes drama so good for us, and so much fun! After last night's stellar opening night..a sneak peak at some early rehearsals.
Congratulations to the Senior Girls, who, after competing in an 8 for the first time at Durham Regatta this weekend, took home the win! 🏆
A fantastic achievement and a promising sign of lots more to come…
#StPetersPotential
#StPetersSport
#StPetersSuccess
Our choristers sang beautifully in this moving service and were delighted to meet the King who chatted to them all in turn. Here they are waiting outside for the Late Queen’s statue to be unveiled in the pouring rain!
#StPetersMusic
#StPetersSuccess
Our Pascal Building won a
@YorkDesignAward
last night in the Education, Public and Community category. This wonderful building has hosted
@YorkISSP
events, a public
#Stargazing
event and multiple events for schools from across the region. We look forward to welcoming visitors.
Going rowing straight from School is one of the best parts of being at St Peter's. Our new boathouse will give all our rowing pupils, parents and teachers the best facilities...it's shaping up nicely, we think!
Year 1 performed their Christmas play today. They have worked extremely hard this year! Families joined via Zoom to hear their young ones sing loud and confidently to the camera. Thank you to everyone involved, it was a wonderful show.
#StPetersAdvent
St Peter’s A team wins the Super8s Tournament!
What an incredible achievement; Head of 8-13 Girls’ Sport, Mrs Brough, said “This is something we could never have achieved two years ago” and she is “so proud of how hard the girls have worked.” 👏🏼
#StPetersSport
#StPetersSuccess
Today was a memorable day for the Coggrave family, with both Anna and Rob being crowned Champions of this year’s Tennis singles competition!🏆
Anna won the Shepherd Cup, shortly before Rob clinched victory in the Alcuin-Shread competition.
#StPetersSport
#StPetersSuccess
Happy exeat weekend to all our pupils and teachers...we made a little film to send you into your weekend with a smile, about the great friendships we have across our three Schools.
@StOlavesYork
@CliftonLearning
#StPetersSport
pupils supported Kevin Sinfield at the end of his first of
#7in7in7
challenge on Friday 🎊
Pupils collected over £600 for
@mndassoc
outside York Minster 🏃♂️
Well done Kevin! 🤩
15 years on…
Tomorrow, we bid farewell to our wonderful Upper Sixth cohort, out of which 21 pupils have been with us all the way from nursery/reception!
Can you spot any familiar faces from the 2008 Christmas production?😊
#StPetersCommunity
🏏For the first time in its history,
#StPetersCricket
fielded a gender-inclusive team when the Third XI visited
@AmpleforthColl
earlier this week.
Despite the defeat on the day, this was an important victory for a progressive culture of
@StPsport
.