Introduction
An all-girls boarding academy for witches located in Great Britain with a select enrolment of 60 students. The academy is stood at the top of a high mountain surrounded by a pine forest.
The Winter Term began in September, continuing until January, and the Summer Term began in March, ending in July.
School Uniform
Winter
Black gymslip, black stockings, black hob nailed boots, grey shirt, grey and black tie, coloured sash tied round the gymslip (a different colour for each house) and school badge (black cat sitting on a yellow moon).
Summer
Black and grey checked summer dress and grey ankle socks.
However, the summer dress was redesigned during Mildred's second year at the academy after Miss Hardbroom managed to persuade Miss Cackle that black and grey checks were too frivolous for the students.
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| Plain black summer dress |
Special Occasions
Long black robes worn with a tall pointed black hat.
Sports
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| Grey aertex shirt, black culottes, grey socks and black plimsolls. Swimming costumes |
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Old-fashioned Victorian bathing-costume, in black and grey stripes, with elbow-length sleeves and knee-length legs. The school badge, depicting a black
cat on a yellow moon, was embroidered across the chest, and to crown this outfit was a close-fitting black swimming-hat.
Nightwear
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| Black and grey striped pyjamas |
Presentation
All first year students are presented with their own black cat, a broomstick and a leather bound copy of The Popular Book of Spells.
Student Bedrooms
Standard furnishings include: a wardrobe, an iron bedstead, a table, a chair, slit windows and an embroidered quotation on the wall.
Sample Student Register
BLACKWOOD, Griselda
CROW, Clarice
FEVERFEW, Fenella
GOODCHARM, Harriett
HALLOW, Ethel
HALLOW, Sybil
HUBBLE, Mildred
MOONSHINE, Maud
NEWT, Gloria
NIGHTSHADE, Enid
PADDOCK, Drusilla
RAVEN, Dawn
Members of Staff
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| Miss Cackle - Headmistress |
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| Miss Hardbroom - Deputy Headmistress, Form Mistress, Potions Teacher |
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| Miss Bat - Chanting Teacher |
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| Miss Drill - Gym Teacher |
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| Miss Mould - Art Teacher |
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Miss Tapioca - Cook |
School Rules
Obey The Witches Code.
Lessons
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| Potions |
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| Broomstick Flying |
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| Display Formation |
Art
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| Gym |
Compulsory
End of Year Exams
Third Year Major Project
Qualifications
Higher Witches Certificate
School Song
Onward, ever striving onwards,
Proudly on our brooms we fly
Straight and true above the treetops,
Shadows on the moonlit sky.
Ne'er a day will pass before us
When we have not tried our best,
Kept our cauldrons bubbling nicely,
Cast our charms and spells with zest.
Full of joy we mix our potions,
Working by each others side.
When our days at school are over
Let us think of them with pride.
Distinguished Guests
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| Egbert Hellibore – Chief Magician |
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| Algernon Rowan-Webb – Magician |
2021 update:
According to the Grand High Witch, "‘There isn’t actually any rule concerning which sort of animal is allowed on a broom. It could be anything at all, even an elephant, except for its size! It’s just become a tradition that most schools have cats because they are small and easy to care for – and there’s nothing in any rule-book stating that they have to be black cats. It’s just turned out that way over the years because black ones are less conspicuous for night flying."
Bat-nav: A specially trained long-eared bat. You say the name of a town or village into a special device clipped to its ear, which translates it into sonar squeaks, and the bat just takes you there like magic. They’re specially trained to fly whenever you give them instructions, whatever hour of the day. Bat-navs are not allowed at Cackle's Academy.
All information were derived from The Worst Witch series written by Jill Murphy.
