Steaming Through the Summer Holidays

It’s great to hear about the exciting things our students filled the summer holidays with. One student, Archie Dixon, spent his time training to be a volunteer guard on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway over in West Cumbria. He is following in his father’s footsteps, who volunteered for over 30 years as a guard and…

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Standing Out From the Flock

Year 12 student Grace received this week’s Headteacher’s Award. Grace has demonstrated the highest level of commitment to developing her character by undertaking a wide range of enrichment opportunities, to really stand out from the crowd. Recently, she was successful in the “Centre for Leadership Performance Dream Placement” interviews and will undertake a placement at…

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Stand Out Artwork

In the Art Department, a stand-out piece of work is chosen every half term. This half term, the accolade goes to Charlie Mclellan and Warren Taylor from Year 8 for their piece in the style of the famous ‘Doodle’ artist, Jon Burgerman. Jon Burgerman is a British artist based in New York. His vibrant, playful…

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Staff Enjoy Fells Together

The WHS staff walking club enjoyed their first outing of the year on Saturday, despite the cold, cloudy conditions and a spatter of the inevitable rain. Everyone was in good spirits and appreciated the time to chat and enjoy each other’s company, outside of the usual busy school day. Setting off from Bassenthwaite, they were…

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Spring Busyness in Open Spaces

Spring has sprung in our Open Spaces and we’re delighted to welcome lots of new arrivals to our growing animal family! This year, our new Open Spaces lambs’ names all begin with the letter G – we have George, Greta, Gertrude, Grace and Gary. Deputy Headteacher Mr (Gary) Trewhitt was very pleased to meet his…

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Spreading Christmas Greetings

Our students have been spreading festive cheer to the older members of our community, with hand-decorated Christmas cards. During Tutor Time this week, students have been adding creative designs and meaningful messages to the cards. On Friday, our Sixth Form Leadership team were out and about, delivering them to the local care homes – Howard…

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Sports Roundup (13 February 2026)

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…

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