Year 10 had perfect weather on Wednesday 15th May for a trip through the Forest of Bowland studying the fluvial and land use changes along the course of the River Wyre.
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Blackburn Speech Festival
Many of our Infant School students entered the Blackburn Speech Festival as school representatives over the weekend.
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Practice
Last weekend Year 10 students took part in another practice expedition, ahead of their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award assessment in September.
A Close Run Cricket Match
It was wonderful afternoon in the sun at AKS Lytham for the U11 cricket match against AKS and the perfect day to show off our cricket skills.
Reception Blackpool Zoo Trip
The children in Reception have had a wonderful day visiting Blackpool Zoo.
U11 Cricket v Rossall
Glorious sunshine on the Fylde Coast for our match against Rossall. It truly was a day for cricket.
Sixth Form STEM – Walking on Water
Archimedes said it could be done and now the Westholme Sixth Form STEM group have proved it can be done. The challenge was simple: given £70, could you build a pair of shoes to help you walk across the swimming pool?
Climbing Day
After rainy forecasts all week, 12 adventurous students set off in warm clothes and waterproofs, for a day out climbing on real Lancashire gritstone.
Upper Sixth Stand Down
We have enjoyed three days of celebrations to bid a fond farewell to our Upper Sixth students.
Bronze DofE Practice
Year 10 took part in their DofE Expedition Bronze Practice in the Ribble Valley.
History Man
The History Man visited Year 6 pupils today to talk to them about World War II, so enabling them to have a better understanding of the events of the past, and taking them into a world beyond the classroom and their text books.
Year 11 Stand Down
Today marks the last day that the Year 11 spend at Senior School as they stand down in preparation for their GCSE exams which start next week.
UKMT Intermediate Challenge
After exceptional performances in the UKMT Intermediate Challenge, Harry Smith and Saahil Ahmed qualified for the next round of the European Kangaroo challenge.
Junior Tennis
The Yr3 & 4 tennis team of Henry Gibson, Daisy Eastham, Joseph Melling and Eleanor Halstead had a thrilling afternoon of tennis in the local round of the Lancashire Schools Games Cup.
Tilly Sturgess
Tilly Sturgess in Year 13 is congratulated on being awarded a place on the prestigious BAE Systems aerospace engineering degree apprenticeship.
U15’S FOOTBALL FIXTURE – EWOOD PARK
A huge congratulations to our U15’s football team who won the Senior Schools Sport Association Year 10 cup match against St Bedes School at Ewood Park yesterday.
Sports Awards Dinner 2019
The annual Sports Awards Dinner took place on Friday 3rd May at Ewood Park where staff, parents and players from all year groups gathered to celebrate the achievements and success of the last 12 months of the sporting calendar.
Step into the NHS
During the Autumn term, Year 8 worked hard on their competition entries for the National Step into the NHS Competition.
RSC Schools’ Analyst Competition
A team of three Year 12 students took part in the Royal Society of Chemistry Young Analyst competition held at UCLan Chemistry department last week.
Rugby Fixture
Our U13 and U14 rugby teams are playing in a special rugby showcase match at Blackburn Rugby Club this afternoon.