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27 October 2025

Academisation Update

We are proud to have been recognised as an outstanding school in an Ofsted inspection in February 2025 with a GCSE progress score amongst the highest in the country. While we continue to deliver excellence in education, we are currently considering the potential benefits of academisation into a Catholic Academy Trust. These include but are not limited to: Improved teaching, learning, pastoral and spiritual development for each child through increased collaboration, challenge and support Increased CPD opportunities and career pathways for staff Enhanced collaboration and partnership across schools Increased savings and efficiencies at a time of growing financial and roll pressures Improved access to capital funding and ability to reclaim VAT on capital works Increased assurance that our Catholic Schools, which have been established over the past 175 years, remain an integral part of the education landscape in England providing education for generations to come Importantly, all of the other schools in Enfield that are currently considering joining the St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust are considered either good or outstanding. This is a proactive and collaborative exploration, focused on strengthening our shared Catholic values and enhancing opportunities for all our students.
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17 July 2025

St Ignatius to be Rebuilt

A new chapter. We are thrilled to be able to share with you the great news that a brand-new school building with amazing facilities and grounds is going to be built on our current site. We were delighted that Bowmer & Kirkland were chosen by the DFE to be the contractors for the project as we feel, they have really tried to reflect our Catholic, Jesuit identity. They are hosting a community engagement event tonight, Thursday 17 July from 5pm–8 pm. This is an opportunity to speak to Bowmer & Kirkland and representatives from the DFE about the new building and the development of the site. If you are not able to make it then all information and a chance to provide feedback is available on the website: https://stignatiusenfieldplans.co.uk/
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13 February 2025

'Speak Out Challenge' Victory for St Ignatius

We were honoured to host the Jack Petchy ‘Speak Out Challenge’ regional finals here on Monday. The evening showcased the talents of 15 young speakers from schools all over Enfield whose journeys had started when they participated in workshops delivered by The Speakers Trust in their own schools. It was no small feat delivering their speeches to a panel of 7 discerning judges as well as a large audience and we applaud of all of the participants for presenting themselves so well. We are very proud of our Year 10 students who took part; Adam Ravatt winning the competition and Demir Seyranoglu coming third. Adam’s performance will now go through to the semi final selection day where the judges decide who goes through to the grand final in July where they perform to an audience of over 1000 people!

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China Trip: Day 6 🇨🇳 Post 2/2 Following lunch, students took part in a martial arts lesson in Chinese! They learned how to use nunchucks and explored the role of martial arts in Chinese culture before enjoying sport with their language partners.     Video  
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China Trip: Day 6 🇨🇳 Post 1/2 Our day started with breakfast, followed by two lessons. The students first took part in a vocabulary development lesson before developing their knowledge of Chinese characters.    
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We are incredibly proud of Kevin for representing St Ignatius at the Jack Petchey Speak Out Grand Final this week. Winning the regional competition is fantastic but to make it all the way to the Grand Final really is an outstanding achievement! Well done!
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China Trip: Day 5 🇨🇳 Post 3/3 After Dinner, the groups participated in a Sino-British Friendship Social Evening. Year 9s were grouped together with their Language partners and completed their activities in Chinese. It was an enjoyable evening!     
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China Trip: Day 5 🇨🇳 Post 2/3 After Lunch, we visited a local secondary school where students performed a dubbing competition for us. Our boys had conversations with peers to better understand Chinese schooling, developing their speaking skills.     
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China Trip: Day 5 🇨🇳 Post 1/3 Day 5 started with breakfast and another lesson in Chinese. The students have started to prepare for their closing ceremony group performance.     Video  
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China Trip: Day 4 🇨🇳 Post 4/4 Following lunch, students all participated in making a decorative lions head. Students were given instructions in Chinese and were asked to decorate it as described. Fun fact, a large lion head takes 3 months to make     
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China Trip: Day 4 🇨🇳 Post 3/4 In the afternoon, we tried a range of traditional dishes for lunch. Students were shown how to prepare the utensils for a meal by Ms Li before digging in! Loads of dishes were new to students, further enriching them!     
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China Trip: Day 4 🇨🇳 Post 2/4 As part of our excursion, the group got the chance to watch an amazing Lion Dance. This was following the talk on the importance of Lions and Dragons in Chinese culture!     Video   Video  
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China Trip: Day 4 🇨🇳 Post 1/4 We started off early, as we went for an excursion to Foshan. In the morning, we visited Zumiao Temple and Museum. Here we learnt more about the Chinese culture and beliefs.     Video  
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China Trip: Day 3 🇨🇳 Post 4/4 After dinner, we headed to a shopping mall! Students were given tasks by their teachers to complete, which included having conversations with store staff regarding products. Once done, they got a few items.🛍️    
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China Trip: Day 3 🇨🇳 Post 3/4 The afternoon session only got better! Year 9s learnt how to make traditional Chinese food. Mrs Chen taught the history of the dish and how to make JIU CAU HE ZI. They not only made the dish but also ate it too!      Video   Video  
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