Yesterday marked a momentous occasion at Buckingham Palace as former students gathered to celebrate their Gold Award achievements in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program. The event was graced with speeches from esteemed personalities including HRH the Duke of Edinburgh himself, astronaut Tim Peake CMG, and the inspirational Hafwen. The celebration extended beyond the main […]

Last Monday saw the annual house football event for Year 9. Each of the houses competed in a mini round robin tournament of ten minute games. All students showed great tenacity and were determined to perform as well as possible for their house. The boys’ sportsmanship was exemplary and they made sure that everyone (including […]

On Thursday 14th March, all 6 houses took to the stage to perform a set of three pieces for our annual house music competition. Each performance consisted of a junior and a senior soloist as well as an ensemble piece featuring students from all year groups. In the week’s prior to the event each house [...]

In celebration of World Book Day today, our amazing teaching staff has brought a Masked Reader Challenge to our school. Click here to watch our hidden readers. Can you guess which talented teacher is behind the mask? Let the guessing commence!    

Richard Hale School has had links with Rio de Janeiro based charity, Onda Solidária, since donating football shirts for underprivileged young people in a Rio favela back in 2013. Since then, students at Richard Hale have benefited from several visits and inspirational talks from Ricardo Calçado, founder of Onda Solidária, and the school has raised […]

We are currently looking to recruit Exam Invigilators. If you are looking for flexible working hours, to work within a friendly team and wish to make a real difference by supporting young people during their exams, please visit the Vacancies section of our website. https://richardhale.herts.sch.uk/vacancies/        

On Wednesday 31st January, teams of 6 year 8 students took part in the annual house quiz competition organised by Mr. Hicks.  They faced a variety of rounds including geography, animated characters, science, sport and food. The students successfully pooled their knowledge to make sure that their house did as well as possible! Below is […]

Yesterday marked a significant moment for our staff and students as we had the honour of participating in a tree planting ceremony at Hertford Castle. The event was graced by the esteemed presence of the Mayor of Hertford and the Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. Buckingham Palace’s contributed money for the Lord Lieutenant to purchase a […]

The Senior Choir and a select group of instrumentalists attended Bentley House, our local care home, today 5th December 2023. We put on a performance for the residents including some carols that they could also sing along with. Afterwards we had our very own Father Christmas and his helpers distribute some presents to the residents […]

On the first day we visited the Etches museum in Kimmeridge. Here we learned about the geological history of the area and the Jurassic Coast as a whole. This included the people who made large discoveries that helped piece together the types of creatures once lived on the coast. After learning about the area and […]