We are holding an open evening for Year 5 parents on Thursday 29 June from 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm.  There will be two information talks, one at 5.00 pm and another at 6.00 pm.  Last tours will commence at 6.45 pm.

As part of their charity project 9KAB are running a guess the number of sweets in the jar competition. Guesses are 50p each and all money raised will go to Eden Valley Hospice. Members of the form group will be visiting tutor groups to see if pupils/staff would like to participate – the numbers to guess from are 100 to 199.

Mr. Ramsey's Year 7 English class have been creating storyboards for Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' to help visualise the events of the play.

Our Year 10 GCSE geography pupils had a fantastic day on their field trip to Silloth. They braved the wind and rain to produce some fantastic work.  

A huge congratulations to Year 10 who, last half term, raised £470.65 for their sponsored walk at Talkin Tarn. The pupils walked 5km to raise money for those affected by the Syrian Turkey earthquake.

 Our KS3 Students of the Month enjoyed a morning at Fusion Trampoline Park. All pupils who have received a nomination since September were invited on the trip.

We were excited to announce the launch of the Spellbinding Book Awards 2023. This program is designed to encourage a love of reading and to broaden pupils' reading horizons by introducing them to exciting new authors and titles. The participating pupils will have the opportunity to read, review and vote for their favourite book out of a shortl...

The Year 12 and 13 Online Parents' Evening is on Tuesday 25 April from 4.30 pm - 7.00 pm.  Appointments will be available to book via our online platform SchoolCloud.

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.