Raquel Rodriguez 
We are delighted to announce that construction work on the new Prep School building will be breaking ground on June 26th. Years 3 to 8 will move into the building in September 2024. This is the sixth stage of the Runnymede College campus development project which started in 2017 and will conclude with a new … Read more
On Saturday 3rd June, Runnymede College Senior School celebrated its annual Prize Giving & Speech Day. Always a special event in the school calendar, this year was especially lovely, with the sun shining as brightly as the prize-winners’ smiles. The Headmaster’s speech to the assembled winners, their parents and teachers, sought to underline the school’s … Read more
Here at Runnymede College, the learning in our Early Years Foundation Stage is about exploring, creating and communicating, while in a safe and nurturing environment. https://runnymede-college.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/early_years_foundation_stage-540p.mp4 Children are immersed in English language through lots of fun role play opportunities to practise their language as well as high quality texts. Each class has an experienced, … Read more
Our Year 12s had a brilliant opportunity to visit various vibrant and interesting places of work last Thursday 27th (to coincide with ‘take a kid to work day’ in the US). Many Old Runnymedians and contacts kindly gave up their time, welcomed our students into their working environments, imparted their wisdom and answered our students’ … Read more
Runnymede College held a successful second hand clothes sale, where over 1700 euros were raised for our chosen charity, Fundación Unblock. It was great to give these previously loved items a chance to be worn by someone else, helping reuse items and contribute to more sustainable fashion choices. The Sixth Formers were brilliant at organising, … Read more
Runnymede College is justly renowned for its superb teaching of Science. The staff who deliver exciting, challenging lessons in Biology, Chemistry and Physics are all experienced teachers who love their subjects, and they take full advantage of our excellent laboratory facilities to bring the world of science to life for all year groups. After gaining … Read more
Last week was Literacy Week, our annual celebration of the joy of reading, writing and story-telling. This year, a whole host of activities have taken place in classes across the school, from poetry slams to spelling bees, and from character quizzes to redesigning book covers to feature our children dressed up as a character from … Read more
We were delighted to learn about an Old Runnymedian mini-reunion which brought several former pupils together in New York City last month. Some of our best and brightest students from the Class of 2020 travelled from all over the United States to meet up and share their fond and fun memories of Runnymede. From left … Read more
We are very pleased to announce that our Julia Powell Sports Hall and Auditorium has been commended with the top “Mención COAM 2022” by the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid. This can be added to the COAM Award and Luis M. Mansilla Prize which were won by the Founder’s Building in 2019. The COAM Awards … Read more
On January 26th, Runnymede celebrated its Founder’s Day, paying tribute to Mr Arthur Powell OBE and his wife Julia, who founded the school in 1967. The annual Founder’s Debate was duly held in the Julia Powell Building, with Years 7 to 9 coming to watch six talented sixth formers show off their debating and presentational … Read more
