New Age Kurling With the Winter Olympics just beginning, five of our students headed to Penrith for the County New Age Kurling finals on Friday. The sports hall was buzzing with students from all over Cumbria. Primary and secondary school competitions were held alongside each other each with eight teams in each. Our team played…
We are very proud to announce that our Learning Support Team Leader, Nicola Grogan, was chosen as this year’s Outstanding Apprenticeship Mentor award winner by training provider System People, during National Apprenticeship Week. System People’s Teaching Assistant tutor, Shirelle Van Aarle, nominated Nicola for the award. She described Nicola as “an exceptional mentor who consistently…
Our Year 8 Geologists took a trip to ‘Dynamic Earth’ in Edinburgh last week. The exciting interactive science centre and planetarium showcases the processes that have shaped the Earth. The group explored the galleries and took part in a workshop, learning about the epic story of planet Earth and its millions of years of evolution.
Our Year 8 Outdoor Learning students enjoyed a fantastic visit to the Ullswater Outward Bound Centre last Tuesday. The day began with an engaging talk introducing the wide range of careers available within the outdoor and adventure sector. This session offered students valuable insight into potential future pathways and highlighted how outdoor learning can connect…
The latest information from the Headteacher can be download here: Headteachers Bulletin January 2026
Year 7 Football Well Done to all the year 7 students who represented the school football team yesterday. In cold, wet and dark conditions all students worked extremely hard for their team. Awesome effort lads!
Our wonderful Student Leadership Team held a High School Musical–themed coffee morning for staff and Sixth Form students today, helping to raise funds for our whole school production being staged next week. Morven – one of the stars of the show – arranged the event, and the whole team worked together to make it a…
Instructors from The Outward Bound Trust have been in school this week, bringing some invigorating challenges to groups of students from Years 7, 8 and 9.The outdoor sessions included some icebreaker fun, virtual activities using VR, search and rescue exercises, and shelter building. Mr Mallinson praised the students involved saying: “The students have risen to…
This week’s Headteacher Award was proudly presented to Isla in Year 8. Isla is an exceptional pupil who demonstrates excellence in everything she does. Her attitude towards learning is outstanding across all subjects, consistently showing determination and a desire to be the very best she can be. Isla has shown amazing commitment by completing GATs in her…
Our Dance students in Years 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 travelled to The Lowry in Salford on Friday 30th January to watch former WHS student Blair Moore perform in Motionhouse’s latest electrifying production ‘Hidden’. Motionhouse is a contemporary dance-circus company whose highly physical style integrates elements of circus and acrobatics with breath-taking dance. Their…