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We are always happy to publish articles about our current and former students.
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GCSE Exam Results 2024
We were delighted with the results that were achieved by our Year 11 leavers.
Brilliant BMX Year for Finley!
We are immensely proud of Finley, in Year 9, who we know has been competing in BMX competitions since he was 5 years old!
Bedrock Achievements - June 2024
Congratulations to Mrs Henderson’s English group 7ST who are this month’s Bedrock Achievement Champions AGAIN and Mr Coxhead’s group 8D, who have made the most progress this month.
Cricket Friendly Success!
Our Year 7 & 8 Cricket team played in their first hardball fixture on 8th July. They played against a mixed Hutton team with both A and B team players fielding for the opposition.
Sam's Golfing Success
We were delighted to hear that Sam, in Year 10, has achieved great success with his golf recently by coming first in the National Championships at Lincoln Golf Club.
We Will Rock You – School Edition!
In July 2024, the Performing Arts department, along with a team of our wonderful students and amazing staff staged We Will Rock You – School Edition!
Business & Computing JCB Trip
On Tuesday 18th June 2024, the Business & Computing Department took a large group of Year 10 and Year 9 students on a trip to the JCB World Headquarters in Staffordshire.
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Success at the NW School Sustainability Conference
On Thursday 27th June, a group of our Year 7, 8 and 9 students and staff went to the North West Sustainability Conference, held at Blackburn Rovers Football Club.
Year 8 Rounders Team are Runners-up!
Well done to the Year 8 Rounders team who were runners up in the South Ribble Rounders tournament!
Year 8 Boys' Football Team 3rd in the League!
On Thursday 23rd May, our Year 8 boys played out their final fixture of the football season against Leyland St.Mary’s.
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South Ribble U13s Cricket Success
Our Year 7 and 8 Cricket team were in action, on Thursday 13th June, at Penwortham Priory.
Windrush Day and Refugee Week
As part of a number of school-wide initiatives to mark Refugee Week, students have worked with the Art and History departments to create this fabulous display commemorating the Empire Windrush.