“Da Nobis Recta Sapere” Grant that we may be truly wise

Information and Updates for our Alumni! 💫 If you've ever attended school at Finchley Catholic High School or worked here, you are classed as one of our Alumni! We host events and send out various communications including our termly newsletter, The Albanian direct to you if you're on our mailing list 🎉 Coming up next, we're hosting a Centenary Alumni Dinner on 13th November 🍴🍾 Tickets can be bought on Eventbrite here: https://tinyurl.com/fchsalumnicentenarydinner If you aren't already part of it, to join our Alumni Network, fill in this form and we will add you to our mailing list: https://tinyurl.com/alumninetworkform #fchs #fchsalumni #fchscentenary

The word of the week this week is Winsome! Anson and Nolan tell us what it means and how to use it 😊 #fchs #fchswordoftheweek

For the next part of our Centenary celebrations, today we gifted each of our current students a special edition tie (or a scarf for our girls in the Sixth Form)! 💫 7 lucky students were part of the design committee that finalised the design for these special ties. They took over 200 entries and picked some of the best bits to truly honour our school history 🎉 We hope they wear their new ties with pride! #fchs #fchscentenary #100years

We are open on Wednesday 11th November for our Sixth Form Open Evening! 🎉 Come and visit our beautiful school grounds and our fantastic Canon Parsons Sixth Form Centre 😊 Talks will be given at 5:15pm and again at 6:30pm👏 #fchs #fchssixthform #openevening #sixthformopenevening #sixthform

Mr Stapleton's Weekly Bulletin - 2nd October 2026

On Tuesday 22nd September, all of our staff accompanied our over 1,000 students to Westminster Cathedral 🎚 This mass was to commemorate the start of our school's 100th year! Mass was celebrated by our Alumni, Bishop (of Wrexham) Peter Brignall and Monsignor Tom Egan 🌟 The students were tremendously well behaved with feedback from passersby that said: "we were blown away by the behaviour of all your pupils, both during the service and whilst leaving the building. Your staff handling of both the taking of communion and the exiting was like a very slick and well oiled machine. Considering the number of pupils in attendance, their behaviour was exemplary" 🤩 #fchs #fchscentenary

Our Open Evening is TONIGHT! 🎉 📌 School is open from 5pm until 7:30pm with Headteacher's talks at 5:15 and 7pm. Tickets for these talks are available at the White House on the evening (signposted!) 💫 Come and visit our beautiful site and speak to our amazing students and staff 🤩 #fchs #fchsopenevening #openevening

The Word of the Week for this week is Lucid 🎉 Jason and Reuben tell us what it means and how to use it! #fchs #fchswordoftheweek

Headteacher's Weekly Bulletin - 25th September 2026 🍂 📌 Open Evening (Tuesday 29th September) - School finishes early at 12:50pm, with helpers back in at 4:45pm 💫 📌 School starts late on Wednesday 30th September at 10:40am straight into form time and then Period 3 onwards ⏱ 📌 Thank you to those that attended Y11 Information Evening 📌 Upcoming trips: KS4 Languages trip to see the Bayeux Tapestry & Y12 trip to Hayward Gallery 🎨 📌 Students tell us about their experience helping with our amazing Centenary Mass: they "enjoyed seeing the community together" and said "it was a privilege to serve and speak at such a special event" 🎚 📌 Thank you to the parents and carers of our students, they are a credit to you! We had many positive messages from passersby in the community 👏 📌 Our Centenary Mass is still available to watch for a limited time at this link: https://youtube.com/live/MwlcBPwavRM Have a restful weekend! #fchs #fchsweeklybulletin

Finchley Catholic High School Open Evening is Tuesday 29th September from 5pm 🎉 Please come and have a look around our beautiful school grounds and speak to our amazing students and staff! 🍂 📌 Headteacher talks at 5:15pm and 7pm - tickets available on the evening 📌 Please visit our website for more information #fchs #openevening #finchleycatholic #secondaryschool #highschool

Headteacher's Weekly Bulletin - 18th September 2026 💫 Highlights: 📌 Read our updated letter about the Centenary Mass on 22nd - students only need books for Period 1 📖 📌 Old Boy's will be celebrating the mass which is amazing! 📌 Thank you to @transportforlondon for their help with planning and preparation for our ambitious travel plan! 🚅 📌 Make sure to complete the Microsoft Form about return travel ✍ 📌 Early dismissal for Open Evening at 12:50pm on 29th September 📌 Helpers for Open Evening, return to school by 4:45pm 📌 Late start on 30th September for all at 10:40am into form time 📌 Year 11 Information Evening - 24th September at 6pm 📌 Awaiting delivery of our new 100 year special ties! 👔 📌 Reading The Albanian from 1941 which includes letters from students to students of the future! #fchs #fchsweeklybulletin

Our Year 13 theologians had an inspiring visit to St Mary’s University, Twickenham, last week! From thought-provoking lectures on Bioethics and the Trinity, to a tour of the campus, it was a valuable day of academic enrichment and exploration. 🎓📖 #fchs #StMarys #Theology #SixthForm

The word of the week is Taciturn! Albie and Cruz tell us what it means and how to use it 📚 #fchslondon #fchswordoftheweek #taciturn

Introducing our very special member of staff! 🥎✨ Bethlehem, referred to as Beth, is our cute and cuddly school dog! She's a very popular member of our staff team (see very official skills and qualifications) 😁 For more information about Beth the Sproodle, please visit our website 🐾

Headteacher's Weekly Bulletin - 11th September 2026 🌟 Highlights: 📌 Centenary Whole School Mass - 22nd September ✝ 📌 Please fill in the questionnaire/ consent form for the mass as soon as possible! 📌 Thank you to parents/ carers that attended the Year 12 Information Evening! 📌 Year 13 Welcome Evening - 17th September 📌 There was a fire alarm fault this morning but all is now resolved 🔔 📌 Year 7 are enjoying trampolining in the new Sports Hall and the freshness of the Astroturf 📌Year 7 also loving that there are different teachers for every subject in Secondary School and the canteen food! 🌭 Well done to all of our students on an amazing first week back! 👏 #fchs #fchsweeklybulletin

As we are in our Centenary year, we are working on putting together a Legacy display to show off the school's wonderful history! This is being supported by the fantastic Friends of Finchley Catholic 💯 If you are an ex-student or member of staff with any of the below items, please send an email with images to fchscentenary@finchleycatholic.org.uk for us to potentially display! 😊 We're looking for: ⭐ Reports ⭐ Workbooks ⭐ Sporting memorabilia ⭐ Photographs ⭐ Uniform More information will be shared once the display is up and running! #fchs #fchscentenary #fchslegacydisplay

We are delighted to offer guided tours for our prospective students and their parents from 5pm until 7.30pm on Tuesday 29th September 🎉 Please do come and meet our fabulous students and staff and learn more about the professional learning community we have established at our school 📝 The Headteacher will speak to our visitors at 5.15pm and again at 7pm. Entrance to these talks is by ticket only available to pick up on the evening. It is not possible to book or reserve tickets in advance as they must be picked up on the night 🎫 Very limited parking is available within the school on the evening so it is recommended that visitors park considerately in the adjacent streets 🚗 We look forward to seeing you there! 🤩

Headteacher's Weekly Bulletin - 4th September 2026 🍎 Highlights: 📌 Welcome to Year 7 - we hope they enjoyed their treasure hunt yesterday before the rest of the school arrived! 📌 Take a look at our new Astroturf - thank you to parents for contributions that made this happen 👏 📌 Y12 Information Evening - 10th September 6pm 📌 Y13 Information Evening - 17th September 6pm 📌 Y11 Information Evening - 24th September 6pm 📌 Centenary Mass Celebration - 22nd September at Westminster Cathedral Have a restful weekend everyone ready for our first full week back next week. #fchs #fchsweeklybulletin

Just over a week to go! 📅 We are eager to get everyone back to school and to welcome our new Year 7 and 12 students in September! See you there 😊🍎 #backtoschool #fchs

Our wonderful students have got their results and are enrolling to join our amazing Sixth Form! 📝✨ Ciran Stapleton, Headteacher, said: “These results are fantastic. Our students worked tirelessly, and the grades they have achieved are mind-blowingly good.” 🎉 Thank you to students, parents, and staff for their dedication and effort that they have put towards these achievements 👏 #fchs #gcseresults