We are super proud of the Shakespeare Schools cast who performed Antony and Cleopatra at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick, earlier this week. It was a real team effort lead by Mrs Johnston and a big thank you to Miss Bradley and the sewing bee club for the fabulous costumes.

The Sixth Formers challenged the teachers to a charity Dodgeball match to raise money for their chosen charity.  It was great to see so many staff and pupils take part and some taking it far more seriously than others!  It was a great even enjoyed by all.

Year 8 spent the day exploring Glasgow Science Museum. Pupils were a credit to the school and enjoyed all the exhibits. Highlights were the IMAX, where we saw the impact of climate change on the worlds glaciers, and the Planetarium, which provided an opportunity to star gaze without light pollution. We finished off in the gift shop after seeing all...

 To celebrate World Book Day, staff were invited to dress up as their favourite book characters and these ranged from `The Mad Hatter' to `Miss Havisham'. Well done to everyone that got involved with today's activities.

Fantastic work from our Year 11's on their GCSE geography fieldwork. Even though it was cold and rainy they worked hard and produced some great work – Miss Hannan.

This week a group of Year 10 pupils visited UCLan in Preston to learn about their business and management courses on offer and enjoyed a tour of the campus.  They took part in a range of academic sessions including stocks and shares and business and finance.  

Well done to the pupils who took part in the Level 3 Bikeability training this week. The instructors from Cyclewise had lots of praise for the way the pupils conducted themselves during the training as they developed their knowledge, skills, and confidence to cycle safely on the roads. Mr Irving, Head of PE.

Pupils in all Year groups are invited to create a piece of work or nominate a piece of work they have displayed on the Gallery of Fame in T6 for the competition. There are some great prizes on offer including drawing kits, sketch books and water colour set.  For more information please see Miss Cook in the Art Department.

If you have a child in Year 11 and are choosing a Sixth Form place for September 2023, we would like to invite you to take a look around our fantastic new school, please contact us to make an appointment. We are holding individual tours of the school, where you will have the opportunity to have an informal chat with course tutors and the Head of Si...

At the end of last term, a group of Year 8 pupils from Mrs Tickell's English class entered the 'Young Writers' creative writing competition and we are proud to announce that some pupils have been selected to have their work published. Congratulations to them all! 

Christmas Craft Club finished off the season in style making festive log scenes. Hot glue and glitter packed away until next year.  Big thank you to all the pupils and staff that came along and took part over the past week weeks. 

 Mr Robinson's Year 8 ICT class spent part of their lesson trying to solve the GCHQ Christmas card puzzle.  

During the Christmas break why not browse through our eLibrary. The eLibrary gives you free access to over 1400 fiction and non-fiction eBook titles and over 800 audio book titles. It is simple to borrow an eBook or audiobook. To login to St John Henry Newman school's ePlatform digital library please follow these steps: Pupils can find the eLibrary...

 Our Year 7 Student's of the Month for November were presented with their badges and certificates for 'acting on advice and feedback from teachers'.

We were delighted to have been awarded another Royal Institute of Science show grant for Year 7 and Year 8 pupils. The show took place in school and over 300 pupils got the to experience a science show,, usually only available in National Science museums.

Year 11 triple scientists were displaying excellent dissecting skills in their practical session this week. The kidney was dissected to identify kidney tubules and the various structures in the kidney.

Our Christmas Craft Club which takes place on Wednesday's after school with Mrs Nichol is now in full swing, this week the pupils were making festive gift tags. 

This Christmas our pupil librarians would like to invite you to support the work of CFM Radio, Mission Christmas Cash for Kids. Our mission at St John Henry Newman Catholic School is for every child in our local community to have a gift to open at Christmas. This Christmas "Heat" or "Eat" is a real choice for so many families this winter....

Well done to all the pupils who took part in the Cumbria School Gymnastics Competition at the North Lakes Gymnastics Club in Penrith. Each gymnast showcased the brilliant routines they created as well as performing a vault. All pupils represented the school incredibly well and should be proud of the work they put in creating their routines as well ...

St John Henry Newman Catholic School is looking for three enthusiastic, opinionated, and confident speakers to take part in the 2023 Catenian Public Speaking Contest. The contest will be held on Sunday 12 March at English Martyrs Catholic High School, Hartlepool. Entrants will speak on a subject of their choice and be judged by a panel of...