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HM Queen Elizabeth II State Funeral
Following the announcement from Buckingham Palace of the death of our Sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a period of national mourning has begun and will continue until the end of the state funeral. This is a period of time for reflection in response to the...
Ackworth School Celebrate GCSE Success
Pupils at Ackworth School, near Pontefract have yet again achieved a fantastic set of GCSE results. Almost a quarter of all grades at the school were at the highest levels of grade 9 to 8, with 43.5% achieving all 9 to 7 grades, and 89% all 9 to 4 grades. The results...
Ackworth School Celebrates A-Level Success
Ackworth School in Ackworth, near Pontefract has praised its students for their unwavering dedication to their studies over the last two unprecedented years, and for achieving such excellent results. The day and boarding school achieved a 97.6% A-Level pass rate...
Duke of Edinburgh Diaries – Going for Gold!
Harriet, Jasmine, Tom, Emily, and Harriet On Thursday 11th August, five Upper Sixth pupils headed to the Yorkshire Dales to complete their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Expedition; this consisted of 4 days walking and 3 nights camping. The group had to plan their routes and...
Ackworth Old Scholar James Willstrop wins GOLD in the Commonwealth Games!
Ackworth Old Scholar James Willstrop wins GOLD in the Commonwealth Games for Men’s Doubles Squash alongside fellow teammate Declan James. Born 1983 in Yorkshire, James was with Ackworth School from 1995 until 2002. James was recognised as a squash sensation at an...
Archaeology comes to Ackworth!
Jonathan Belk discusses archaeology at Ackworth School. The Archaeology Group’s Exhibition on Open Day was a great success, drawing interest from many visitors. Old Scholars in particular seemed interested to see what had been under their feet many years ago. Kudos to...
The Return of Open Day!
Open Day 2022 On the 9th of July Ackworth School was once again able to open its doors to friends of the School including current parents and former Scholars. The momentous occasion marks the start of summer and brings the entire school community...
Ackworth Today Summer 2022
Please find below our Summer 2022 edition of Ackworth Today. CLICK HERE to read now!
Collecting for Rick Wood’s “Try” – Open Day 2022
“‘Try’ was really something else; a powerful message and brilliant writing, coupled with the incredible work of Grace and Adam. I would argue that it’s probably some of the best work ever performed on that stage… It was such an important piece to see performed.”...
