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Wednesday, Jul 17

13

Y7 Millionaires celebrate with Afternoon Tea

You don't earn millions by being lazy. Our hardworking students from the millionaires' club celebrated their achievement, of reading over a million words this year, with a relaxed afternoon tea in the library. We are so proud of the effort…

Monday, Jul 15

18

Our students love a Maths Challenge!

CONGRATULATIONS to our students who took part in a Maths Challenge at St John Rigby College last week. Most schools in the Wigan Borough take part in the challenge and Jack, William, Chanelle and Lois did themselves proud by coming 4th.…

Friday, Jul 12

14

Y9 Football Team win the W&L Schools League Champions!

Congratulations to our triumphant Y9 Football team who last night where crowned Wigan & Leigh Schools League Champions by defeating The Deanery 5 - 0 in the final.

Monday, Jul 8

11

Y9 student, Ava Fairclough is a World Champion!

Y9 student Ava Fairclough’s competed in Prague over the weekend and returned home as a World Champion in Acro!

Wednesday, Jul 3

10

Y9 Rugby Team win the Wigan & Leigh School KO cup trophy!

Our Y9 rugby team were runners up in the NW Counties final last night. Also, the team were presented with the Wigan & Leigh School KO cup trophy! Many congratulations to the team for their valiant efforts, team spirit and enjoyment of…

Y7 Students take part in the "Battle of the Borough" rugby match

Good luck to Josh and Joe, 2 members of our Year 7 Rugby team, who will taking part in a "Battle of the Borough" game, pre-match before the Betfred Super League game between Wigan Warriors and Leigh Leopards this Friday. Hope you have a…

Tuesday, Jul 2

15

KS3 students learn about the role of the UK Parliament

Today we were lucky to have a visitor from UK Parliament (Twitter: @UKParlEducation) to speak to KS3 students on this EXTREMELY relevant topic (with the upcoming general election). Students learned about how parliament works, the link…

Monday, Jul 1

18

Congratulations Summer - as she takes 1st place!

Y7 student, Summer has been training to get ready for the 'big' judo competitions that start soon and already has a busy itinerary lined up! At the weekend she fought in York to come first place in the Yorkshire and Humberside Festival.…

Thursday, Jun 27

11

Y9 & Y10 Girls' rugby take part in a "War of the Roses" match

Yesterday, our Y9/Y10 girls played in the "War of the Roses" final in Leeds against John Smeaton Academy. On the hottest day of the year, our team were amazing and all kept their heads up playing until the last whistle. John Smeaton took…

Y7's visit Robin Park Arena for a rugby tournament

Our Y7 rugby players went to Robin Park arena yesterday to take place in a '9-a-side' tournament. We took 2 teams due to the amount of interest in rugby, which is brilliant! It was a great day & they even got a chance to have a picture…

Wednesday, Jun 26

Welcome to the new Senior Prefect Team!

Thank you to the outgoing Senior Prefect Team - William, Poppy, Owen, Sarah, Emily and Calum - you did an amazing job. Now it's time to welcome our new team - Khaya Manninjwa, Mihaela Kirova, Evie Cutter, Jack Stafford, Georgia Sumner and…

Friday, Jun 21

18

Ava and Georgia are chosen to represent England!

Y9 student Ava Fairclough and Y10 student Georgia O'Brien have been selected for 13 group dances to represent England in the Dance World Cup in Prague starting on 30 June 2024. Ava has been selected for a quartet, duet & 16 other group…

Tuesday, Jun 18

17

Students take part in the Big Family Festival in Ashton

Congratulations to Jude Daniels (Y10) and Hollie Palmer (Y7) who both put on fantastic performances at the Big Family Festival at Ashton Park on 15 June 2024.

Thursday, Jun 13

11

Pupils take part in the Money Management Big Quiz

This week, pupils have learned all about finance and money management. To finish the sessions, they took part in the "Money Management Big Quiz", and had great fun answering questions in teams against the clock. There were prizes for the…

Wednesday, Jun 12

12

Y7 student invited to join LFC U13 tournaments in the Czech Republic & Holland!

Congratulations to Y7 student, Joshua-Kyle Mfunyi who was invited by the LFC academy to play for the U13 academy squad in the Czech Republic last weekend. Joshua will also join the squad this weekend to participate in the U13 TSC…

Thursday, Jun 6

18

Y7 Students Scale New Heights!

A small group of Y7 students visited the high/low ropes course at Haigh Hall yesterday as part of the DARE initiative - (Dream, Adventure, Risk and Experience).

15

Y10 students visit the Byrchall construction site

A group of Y10 students take part in a construction talk and site visit to Byrchall High School.

Tuesday, Jun 4

12

Y9 Student, Dylan Gough helps to raise £2,500 for World Blood Cancer Day

Y9 student, Dylan Gough has helped to raise more than £2,500 for World Blood Cancer Day, which falls on 28 May.

Tuesday, May 28

16

SEA Gymnasts enjoy success at the NDP British Finals

SEA Gymnasts from Hope Acrobatic Gymnastics Club competed in the NDP British Finals at the weekend. They earned their places in the competition by becoming North West Champions at the regional Prelims in March.

Friday, May 24

12

Mental Health Awareness Week - Walk for Mindfulness

On Monday during Mental Health Awareness week, all pupils took part in a mindfulness walk in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. It was a great opportunity for pupils to focus on their mental health and to have a positive impact on their focus,…

Are our students getting craftier??!

The amazingly talented students from our school Craft Club have been learning new craft skills this year. Their latest project has been book-binding - from a single sheet of paper, to these beautiful, finished books. It been a hard slog…

Thursday, May 23

18

Y7 Rugby - Runners up in the North West Counties Final

Well done and a fantastic effort from the Y7 (A) team who played in the North West Counties Final yesterday evening against St Peter’s, under monsoon conditions! The result was: SEA 0 - 18 St Peter’s

Tuesday, May 21

16

The Duke of Edinburgh Expedition is completed!

We are delighted that the Duke of Edinburgh cohort completed the expedition element of their DoE Bronze Award this weekend. Congratulations to you all for what is an amazing achievement!

Monday, May 20

18

Lucia brings the trophy home .. again!

On Sunday, Y9 student Lucia once again brought the trophy home. She was part of the winning team (Littleborough RUFC) at the Try It Festival in Aspull. The team won all 3 heats and smashed the final with an outstanding score of 43-12. A…

Logan is a Gold Award Maths Winner!

Congratulations to Y7 student, Logan Harrison who participated in the UKMT (UK Maths Trust) Junior challenge last week and achieved the GOLD AWARD, scoring the highest in both Years 7 and Year 8! That's amazing and the Maths Department are…

Friday, May 17

Evie is a Swimming Success!

Y10 Student - Evie Cutter has spent the last 10 weeks within a qualifying window to secure her a place at Nationals this summer! Evie has worked so hard to overcome many challenges this year and has achieved an impressive 15 qualifying…

Thursday, May 16

Y10 Students take part in a Chemistry Festival @ Leeds University

A group of Y10 students attended the Salter's Festival of Chemistry at Leeds University yesterday. The students were a credit to the school throughout the day and worked extremely hard.

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Y9&Y10 Girls' Ruby Success!

CONGRATULATIONS to our Y9 & Y10 Girls' Rugby team, who played in a tournament at Robin Park ran by Wigan Warriors, they played superbly and won 5 out of 5 of their games! As a result, the team will go on to play the equivalent winners of…

Tuesday, May 14

16

Y7 Student takes part in the Leeds Rhino Challenge at Skegness

Congratulations to Y7 student Jamison Gaskell who plays for Haresfinch ARLFC

Friday, May 10

17

Y7 student signs a 2 year contract for Wigan Athletic

Y7 student Ayden Merry signed his first contract with Wigan Athletics in 2019 when he was an under 8 and he has signed yearly contract extensions since then.