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We are always happy to publish articles about our current and former students.

Please contact Mrs Coles (a.coles@balshaws.org.uk) if you would be interested in having an article on our website. 

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26 March 2026

Spring House Cup Challenge Results

We have had a fabulous range of House Cup Challenges this half term, as follows:

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25 March 2026

PTA Easter Family Fun Night – Thank You

We were delighted to welcome so many people to our PTA Easter Family Fun Night on Thursday 19th March. It was a fun-filled evening of activities, including bingo, a quiz, races, and ‘roll the money’. It was wonderful to see our school community come together and share such a fun evening.

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25 March 2026

Super League Basketball Trip

On Sunday 22nd March, seven of our students from Year 8, 9 and 11, along with Mr O'Neill and Mr Butler, went to the Super League Basketball event at the AO Arena.

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24 March 2026

Rotary Youth Speaks - Grand Final

On Sunday 22nd March, our senior public speaking team travelled to Frodsham for the North of England Rotary Youth Speaks Grand Finals.

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23 March 2026

National Year of Reading

We are hugely proud of one of our former Year 11 students, who wrote an impressive and engaging opening to a novel during her time here at Balshaw’s. Her work is a fantastic example of the creativity and talent we strive to nurture in our students.

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23 March 2026

Year 8 District Netball Tournament

On Tuesday 17th March our Year 8 girls' netball team took part in their district tournament at All Hallows.

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20 March 2026

U14 Girls Lancashire Cup Progress

On Thursday 19th March, our wonderful U14s girls’ football team were in action in a Lancashire Cup game against St.George’s from Blackpool.

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12 March 2026

Eva and Zac's Wonderful West End Experience!

On Sunday 1st March, two of our talented students Zac and Eva had the amazing opportunity to perform in London’s West End.

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11 March 2026

World Book Day 2026

For World Book Day this year, we had a story written by Rebekah S whilst she was in Year 11 here in 2023!

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10 March 2026

South Ribble Schools Sports Hall Athletics Competition for Year 7 & 8 Students

On Monday 2nd March our Year 7 & 8 girls competed in the South Ribble Schools Sports Hall Athletics competition at All Hallows.

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9 March 2026

Bedrock Achievement Champions - February 2026!

Congratulations to Mrs Hiller's English group (7R) who are BEDROCK ACHIEVEMENT CHAMPIONS for February 2026.

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2 March 2026

South Ribble School's Floor and Vault Championships

On Thursday 29th January our gym team competed in the annual South Ribble School's Floor and Vault Championships at Worden Academy against 6 schools from across the borough.