A group of Year 8 pupils will be visiting The Devils' Porridge War Museum on Friday 7 June.  

A big well done to the Year 10 GCSE geography pupils who completed one of their geography field trips this week. Even with the poor weather on the Thursday, they worked well and collected some great data, although thankfully there was better weather on the Friday trip!

We are thrilled to announce that an upcoming author, Tom Palmer, will be visiting Year 8 pupils in school on Tuesday 14 May. If your child would like to purchase a signed copy of his new book 'Angel of Grasmere', then you can pay via your child's iPay account at a reduced price of £5.60. All purchased books will be given out during the visit. Mrs N...

Last week KS3 pupils participated in a STEM workshop `Powering up the Planet'. Electricity North West in partnership with Science Made Simple visited the school in the hope of inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers. The pupils were excellent throughout the workshops and fully immersed themselves during the morning. Well done ever...

A requirement of the GCSE geography course is that all pupils complete some field work to collect data which will be analysed and evaluated, forming part of pupils Paper 3 exam. Year 10's first field trip will be split into 2 groups with one group on Thurs 23rd and the second group on Friday 24th May.  Letter...

Our Year 7 Online Parents' Evening will be taking place on Tuesday 21 May from 4.30 pm - 7.00 pm via our online platform, School Cloud. 

Our Year 12's had a fantastic day at Lancaster University today. The day included a welcome talk, campus tour, a session on personal statement writing and a Q&A session. The students were fully engaged throughout the day. The sessions were informative and insightful and we cannot praise the Student Recruitment Team at Lancaster highly enough fo...

Our pupils have been enjoying weekly visits as an alternative provision link with Susan's Farm in Houghton. Pupils have been having hands-on experience in a safe and nurturing outdoor environment. This link is part of our commitment to provide pupils with unique, experiential learning opportunities that support their development in resili...

Pupils in Years 7,8 and 9 will be attending an electricity themed show in school `Powering up to save the planet' on Friday 2 May 2024.

The Year 12 Online Parent's Evening will take place via our online platform School Cloud on Tuesday 30 April 2024 from 4.30 pm - 7.00 pm.   

On Tuesday 30 April all pupils in 7ELL and 7KAN will visit Castlerigg Manor Retreat for a day visit. Pupils will leave school at 9.00 am and will return by 3.00 pm in time for the end of the school day. The cost of the trip is £15.00 and this can be paid and consent given via school iPay under the fund Castlerigg Day Trip.

The Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Group did a circular route alongside the River Rothay and Dockey Tarn, with a slight detour to Rydal Caves to practise map reading, compass skills and walking together in their teams. 

A group of Year 8 Pupils visited the Glasgow Science Centre.  They experienced `The wonders of the night sky' in the Planetarium, `The International Space Station in 3D in the IMAX Theatre and 3 amazing floors of interactive exhibits. 

We celebrated World Book Day on 7 March with a number of activities in school, including best decorated egg, best dressed teacher, crack the book code and many more.  

We welcomed Year 5's from St Cuthbert's, Wreay and Bishop Harvey Goodwin Primary Schools. The pupils took part in a carousel of workshops including DT, English and PE.  Big thank you to our Year 10 helpers on the day! 

The Bishop of Lancaster has invited St John Henry Newman pupils to join him to celebrate the Chrism Mass on Thursday 28 March 2024.This will give pupils an opportunity to visit and explore the Cathedral and take part in the Mass with pupils and parishioners from across the diocese

 The Year 10 Online Parents' Evening is on Tuesday 26 March 2024 between 4.30 pm and 7.00 pm via our online platform SchoolCloud.

Our Year 7 Students of the Month for January were awarded for High Quality and Standard of Work.  Well done Year 7!

Catch up vaccinations will be taking place in school on Tuesday 19 March 2024. Forms have been posted out parents/carers to be signed and returned to school.

The Year 8 Online Parents' Evening will take place on Tuesday 14 March 2024 between 4.30 pm and 7.00 pm via our online platform SchoolCloud.