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It has been a very unusual year. I am not sure how many past Presidents of the Association have been asked to film themselves giving an address to Rhetoricians who would otherwise have listened in person, at the Association’s Great Academies reception; but that gives you a flavour. Read more….

We cannot have an actual Stonyhurst Pilgrimage to Lourdes this year – but we can have a virtual one! From the 21st August to the 28th August there will be a Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage put together by the Stonyhurst Pilgrimage Trust in partnership with the Catholic Association. A programme for each day including Masses, Stations…

Dear All, This notice  is to inform you of a data security incident experienced by Blackbaud, a third party service provider to Stonyhurst.  On Thursday 16th July, we were contacted by Blackbaud. They are one of the world’s largest providers of customer relationship management systems used by the Independent Schools sector. They informed us that…

Stonyhurst Foundation Director, Stephen Withnell, commented: “A Stonyhurst education is a springboard to a life of purpose. The school seeks to inspire its pupils to go out into the world to make a difference, as ‘men and women for others’. Making Stonyhurst the best it can be means making The Stonyhurst Foundation the most ambitious…

Adrian was a remarkable man who gave great service to Catholic education throughout a long and distinguished career.  After a successful career in the City he became a teacher, setting out on a career path dedicated to the service of others.  His first posting was as Head of RE and Housemaster at Downside.  Adrian became…

Michael Reding Taylor OS 52 has been awarded the Benemerenti Medal for his service to the Catholic faith. It was presented to him by Bishop Brian McGee at a service in his home town on the Isle of Skye. He attributes his service and dedication to his upbringing in the Catholic faith, but most of…

The revised edition of “The Making of an Immigration Judge” by our former President of the Association, James Hanratty, has just been published. It is available from all good bookshops and also Amazon (click here). This amusing, entertaining and thought provoking book describes his education at Stonyhurst and the ethics learned there applied throughout his…

Thank you to those who participated or supported the annual Old Stonyhurst versus Old Ampleforth Race for the Newton-Carter trophy on Saturday. The race was won by a runner from Lancaster Royal Grammar School! Stonyhurst boys William Hall and Nicolas Rumpf came 2nd and 3rd respectively. The result in the Newton-Carter Trophy was a very…

On Saturday 8th February, two teams of OS pupils went head to head at St John’s Beaumont Preparatory School to celebrate the shared tradition of Jesuit education that binds the schools together. SJB OS took on SMH OS in a match the surpassed all expectations in its skill, physicality and the spirit in which it…

We are pleased to invite you to join Stonyhurst Link – the new networking platform for Stonyhurst. Stonyhurst Link enables you to: Reconnect: find and reminisce with friends, see what they have been up to and stay in touch. Give back: introduce, employ and be a mentor to our OS Expand: grow your professional network…