Year Group Newsletters (May 2025)
News stories and information from our Year Groups can be downloaded here: Year 7 Newsletter May 2025 Year 8 Newsletter May 2025 Year 9 Newsletter May 2025 Year 10 Newsletter May 2025 Year 11 Newsletter May 2025
A Super Day of Softball Cricket
On Monday, ten Year 8 students headed off to Penrith Cricket Club to take part in a softball cricket festival organised by Cumbria Cricket. They were joined by students from Richard Rose Morton Academy, Appleby Grammar School and Mayfield School. The morning began with a focus on the three key skills needed to play cricket…
Headteacher’s Award for Helpful Musician
Sixth Form student Hannah was proudly presented with the Headteacher’s Award this week. Having only joined WHS in September, she has settled in so well – not only in lessons and the Sixth Form community, but also in the many extracurricular activities she has joined such as the choir and orchestra. Mrs Cooper acknowledged the…
Super Year 9 Assessment Marks
Congratulations to our Year 9 students for their hard work and dedication during Assessment Week (28th April – 2nd May)! The year group performed exceptionally well in their recent assessments, with many students receiving awards for achieving the highest scores in their class. The average score for the 25-mark tests increased in this round, which is…
Friends of WHS Fundraising Goals
We are very grateful to the ‘Friends of WHS’ group who are working hard to support us and help provide facilities to enhance our students’ school experience. Working alongside staff and students to identify key areas that would make a real difference to many students, they have set two fundraising goals with corresponding crowd-funding pages:…
Investigating the Benefits and Treats of AI
Students in Year 7 all learn about Artificial Intelligence as part of their Computing course. As computers develop more and more capability, the implications of these changes on their future jobs and opportunities seem endless. So do the threats, however, and we talk about misuse of the technology as much as we do the benefits.…
Students Gripped by Birds of Prey
Stunning birds of prey gripped the attention of the students who attended the second of our Animal Encounters sessions after school. Gary and Keith from The Cumberland Birds of Prey Centre brought along an eagle owl, a barn owl, a Harris hawk and a morepork owl (also known as the boobook owl – New Zealand’s…
Headteacher’s Award for Considerate Student
This week’s Headteacher’s Award goes to a Year 7 student, George, for his outstanding and consistent contributions in class, as well as his helpful nature towards his peers and staff. He is considerate to others and values differences, always regarding the learning of others is as important as his own. As well as helping his…
Table Cricket Team Earns Place in National Finals
Early on Tuesday morning, our excited but slightly nervous table cricket team headed off to Durham Cricket Ground to compete in the Lord’s Taverners North-East Table Cricket Regional Finals. The games got underway at 10.30am with the top six teams from the North-East of England all competing against each other. In their first match, they…
U16 Boys Clinch the City Cup at Brunton Park
In a thrilling City Cup final held at the legendary Brunton Park on Monday, WHS’s U16 boys showcased resilience, skill, and determination to secure their victory against a tough Richard Rose Morton Academy side. The match kicked off with WHS starting brightly, asserting early dominance by maintaining most of the possession. Their fluid passing game…