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An Old Monmothian, who had a successful career in motorsport and a spell as chairman at Oxford United Football Club, has died at the age of 80. Robin Herd was a skilled engineer and designed McLaren’s first ever Formula One… Read more

Business-savvy students at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools clinched five awards in a regional competition. The dynamic Sixth Form students created two eco-friendly companies and were rewarded for their endeavour at Young Enterprise Wales’ Newport and Monmouthshire regional finals. Each company contained… Read more

A budding science student is hoping to take his passion for learning physics to a new dimension after securing a place on a masterclass at the University of Oxford. Seventeen-year-old Cameron, a pupil at Monmouth School for Boys, will be… Read more

Teenage entrepreneurs at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools have put environmentally-friendly products at the heart of their businesses. As part of this year’s Young Enterprise scheme, Sixth Form students have set up two businesses with an extra focus on safeguarding the earth…. Read more

Talented students at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools have been offered the opportunity to study Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary degrees at leading universities. Focus and determination have paid off for the Sixth Form students who are stepping up their revision to secure… Read more

A Level Art & Design student Agassiz, Year 13, has seen all his hard work pay off after receiving offers from two of the most prestigious art colleges in the UK. Agassiz took his portfolio of artwork to London’s St… Read more

An Old Monmothian, who has received an offer to study at Cambridge University, has just returned from a month working as a volunteer at a coral research station in Thailand. Joshua Kershaw enjoyed coral gardening and removing ghost nets during… Read more

Recently in Junior Science Club the boys managed to photograph water balloons the moment they are burst with a needle. Normally these are events are too fast for the human eye to see. However, with some electronics that detect the moment the… Read more

Five talented and creative pupils at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools have been offered the life-changing opportunity to study at Oxford and Cambridge universities. The dedication paid off for four pupils at Monmouth School for Girls and one pupil at Monmouth School… Read more

Year 9 artists enjoyed the sights and sounds of Bristol this week. An intriguing street-art tour gave an insight into the works of local and international artists; from the miniatures of Ben Wilson, who creates artworks on discarded chewing gum… Read more

Last month, 35 boys from years 12 and 13 (together with Robin in year 11 and Kit in year 10) sat the Senior UKMT Maths Challenge. Over 80,000 pupils across the UK took part and of our 35 boys, 6… Read more

Yr 9 Drama students put all of their hard rehearsal-work in class to good use this week as they entertained students from Monmouth School Boys Prep with their funny, hard-hitting and thought-provoking show about the Great War. All of the… Read more

The town of Monmouth is the third happiest place to live in Britain, according to a national report. Monmouth was the only place in Wales to be named in the top 10 as more than 219 areas of Britain were included in… Read more

Five young entrepreneurs made their television debuts as they interviewed two winners of The Apprentice and picked the brains of business magnate Lord Alan Sugar. Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools’ students Adam, Dan, Harry, Josephine and Izzy were given unique access at… Read more

Keen programmers demonstrated a host of imaginative projects at the third annual Computer Science Fair in Monmouth. Alec, 10, built a working replica of a pub classic arcade machine, containing the much-loved games, Frogger and Asteroids. William caused a stir… Read more

One of the country’s top business leaders has returned to his old school in Monmouth to inspire the next generation of scientists. Warren East CBE, the Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce, was a pupil at Monmouth School for Boys between… Read more

A group of 10 students from Monmouth School for Boys and 10 from Monmouth School for Girls are in London for a day’s work experience with the city’s top insurance companies. The students enjoyed a dinner at Haberdashers’ Hall last… Read more

All of the Year 8 students arrived in Birmingham all set for their visit to the Library and a chance to see the award winning performance of War Horse at the Hippodrome. The morning was spent exploring the vast award-winning building that is… Read more

Recently Year 9 spent a day discovering the role of two local regiments in the Great War. They gained a vivid insight into the contributions of territorial soldiers from the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers with those of the regular soldiers… Read more

Friends and family of a brave and caring Monmouth student are aiming to raise £100,000 in his memory to fund a research project close to their heart. Tom was a quiet and considerate pupil at Monmouth School for Boys and… Read more