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Ackworth School Standing with Anti-Bullying Alliance
Ackworth School is proud to be working in conjunction with the Anti-Bullying Alliance. Every November, Ackworth School partakes in Anti-Bullying week which brings awareness to the ABA by running activities schools can get involved in, such as Odd Sock Day. Here at...
Sporting Success outside of School
We celebrate the achievements of our pupils within and outside of school. Over the weekend of the 15th January, Jack (fifth form) jumped at the Northern Indoor Championships at Sheffield Institute of Sport, taking home a gold medal! He achieved a clearance of 1.90m....
Table Tennis Triumph for Ackworth School
Congratulations are due to our Table Tennis Academy. During the weekend of 7th January 2023 it was the Senior National qualification tournament where both Rebecca and Felix played. Felix went into the tournament ranked 27 and finished the tournament in 3rd place! His...
Ackworth Pride Group welcomes all!
Logo designed by one of our pupils. Ackworth School is a place where students should feel safe, accepted, and respected for who they are. Last year, the school launched a Pride group, aimed at the LGBTQ+ community, but of course welcome for anyone to attend. ...
Retirement of Anton Maree, Head of Ackworth School announced
The Head of Ackworth School, Anton Maree, has announced that he will be retiring from his role at the end of the Spring Term in April 2024. Anton Maree said: “After 10 years at the school it is the right time to move on and give someone else the chance to set the tone...
Supporting Young Minds in Difficult Times
Life can be challenging, but how are we equipping our young generation that is growing up overwhelmed by physical and mental ill-health with the tools to face these challenges? In all aspects of life, we are what we consume and children are inspired by actions, not...
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...
