Latest News
Welcome to our Latest News page, where you will find out about everything we’ve been up to lately. Read on to find out more about Hunter Hall School, or you can click here to read our latest newsletter.
The annual Hunter Hall Orienteering Cup
The annual Hunter Hall Orienteering Cup was held last week, split over two days, with Years 3, 4 and 5 testing themselves on Wednesday, followed by Year 6 on Thursday. With a new area mapped, incorporating the fields to the rear of the school, a tricky course was set...
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Year 5 Science Challenge
Year 5 were invited to take part in a wonderful Year 5 Science Challenge activity morning, held at Ullswater Community College last Tuesday. Based on the theme of space exploration, the children were split into small teams, with their first task being a challenge to...
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220 pupils take part in music recording at Hunter Hall School
On Monday 10th June, Hunter Hall in Penrith welcomed over 220 children to the school, who took part in the ‘Ankoma Dream Schools Choir’ to record a CD for the Ankoma Outreach project. Ankoma Outreach supports a small, rural village called Ankoma in Kwahu-East, Ghana....
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Why parents may consider Hunter Hall
There are many reasons why parents may consider Hunter Hall school for their child. For some it has always been on their agenda; they might have been educated at the school themselves, or their friends have children here, they have had siblings through the school or...
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Pupils claim victory at North West Athletics Championships
Twelve independent schools from all over the North West of England competed at the North West Athletics Championships at Langford Stadium, Manchester on Friday 17th May; including a team of budding Year 5 & 6 athletes from Hunter Hall School in Penrith....
read more2019 KS2 Hunter Hall Cross Country Championship
Twenty-five schools from across Eden took part in the Hunter Hall school Cross Country Championship last Wednesday (20th march), with a total of 496 runners completing the course - a new record for the event. Many of the local schools choose to bring A, B & C...
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Carlisle Festival Results
We are delighted to report that once more, our involvement in this annual event has been most successful. In addition to our group entries, many Hunter Hall children from Year 1 to Year 6 signed up to take part in individual classes.
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Hunter Hall bring home the shield of the Northern Invitational Cross Country Championship 2018
Twenty-eight pupils from Hunter Hall School in Penrith attended the annual Northern Invitational Cross Country Championship hosted by Sedbergh (Casterton) Preparatory School in October and lifted the trophy for “best performance in recent years.” The annual Northern...
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Hunter Hall School makes the Top 100!
The Sunday Times has once again published the top 100 best performing independent preparatory schools in England, sighting Hunter Hall School in Penrith as 67th – up 33 places since 2017.
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