Year 7 – Flora C – Awarded for demonstrating kindness towards other students in PE – Mrs Woodcock
Year 7 – Poppy H – Awarded for trying really hard in Maths; growing in confidence by volunteering answers – Mr McCully
Year 7 – Jotham A-I – Awarded for always being eager to help out in class in RE – Mrs Best
Year 7 – Alfie T – Awarded with two nominations! Firstly, for working incredibly hard in Maths – Mr Walker And secondly, for helping others in Food Technology – Mr Merry
Year 7 – Emmie D – Awarded for writing extra Spanish every lesson to stretch her skills – Mrs Harris
Year 7 – Lexi P-B – Awarded for excellent effort in Maths intervention sessions – Mrs Walsh
Year 8 – Bobby M – Awarded for having a fantastic PD lesson where he diligently created a brilliant CV – Mr Yong
Year 8 – Ashton W – Awarded for demonstrating excellent practical skills during a Science investigation, working as a team and for his use of scientific knowledge to justify his conclusion – Miss O’Fee
Year 8 – Connor S – Awarded for always helping in class with answers, helping fellow pupils and not being afraid to ask questions when unsure, but most of all making me smile – Mrs Best
Year 8 – Lucas M – Awarded for always being polite, helpful, joining in all activities in class and trying your best every lesson – Mrs Best
Year 9 – Brooke H – Awarded with two nominations. Firstly, for showing diligence in Dunkirk lesson in History – Mrs Muncaster And secondly, for always helping me in RE class, being polite and very helpful – Mrs Best
Year 9 – Alfie M – Awarded for trying his hardest to do the work and never giving up in RE – Mrs Best
Year 9 – Lori C – Awarded for her exceptional ATL in Geography since September. Attentive and focussed in lessons – Mrs Lee
Year 9 – Coben B – Awarded for her exceptional ATL in Geography since September. Attentive and focussed in lessons, and also asks really great geographical questions – Mrs Lee
Special mention also to Will J, Noah D, Oliver G, Chance W, Addison B, Casey L-B, and Modana M who were all nominated this week for Year 9
Year 10 – Clarence P – Awarded for being hardworking and having good attitude to work in Science – Ms Theaker
Year 10 – Jack S – Awarded for reading the play in English class. Thank you for your contribution, it makes all the difference! – Miss Thompson
Year 10 – Bobby D – Awarded for showing resilience in Performing Arts & completing written work to the best of his ability – Mrs Whitaker
Year 10 – Bailey M – Awarded for showing resilience in Performing Arts & completing written work to the best of her ability – Mrs Whitaker
Year 10 – Madison W – Awarded for working really hard in RE, always polite and helpful & completes all her work on time – Mrs Best
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Congratulations to our latest group of Student of the Week winners!! All were presented with their certificates today and have all been awarded 99 achievement points – well done everyone!
Year 7 – Flora C – Awarded for demonstrating kindness towards other students in PE – Mrs Woodcock
Year 7 – Poppy H – Awarded for trying really hard in Maths; growing in confidence by volunteering answers – Mr McCully
Year 7 – Jotham A-I – Awarded for always being eager to help out in class in RE – Mrs Best
Year 7 – Alfie T – Awarded with two nominations! Firstly, for working incredibly hard in Maths – Mr Walker And secondly, for helping others in Food Technology – Mr Merry
Year 7 – Emmie D – Awarded for writing extra Spanish every lesson to stretch her skills – Mrs Harris
Year 7 – Lexi P-B – Awarded for excellent effort in Maths intervention sessions – Mrs Walsh
Year 8 – Bobby M – Awarded for having a fantastic PD lesson where he diligently created a brilliant CV – Mr Yong
Year 8 – Ashton W – Awarded for demonstrating excellent practical skills during a Science investigation, working as a team and for his use of scientific knowledge to justify his conclusion – Miss O’Fee
Year 8 – Connor S – Awarded for always helping in class with answers, helping fellow pupils and not being afraid to ask questions when unsure, but most of all making me smile – Mrs Best
Year 8 – Lucas M – Awarded for always being polite, helpful, joining in all activities in class and trying your best every lesson – Mrs Best
Year 9 – Brooke H – Awarded with two nominations. Firstly, for showing diligence in Dunkirk lesson in History – Mrs Muncaster And secondly, for always helping me in RE class, being polite and very helpful – Mrs Best
Year 9 – Alfie M – Awarded for trying his hardest to do the work and never giving up in RE – Mrs Best
Year 9 – Lori C – Awarded for her exceptional ATL in Geography since September. Attentive and focussed in lessons – Mrs Lee
Year 9 – Coben B – Awarded for her exceptional ATL in Geography since September. Attentive and focussed in lessons, and also asks really great geographical questions – Mrs Lee
Special mention also to Will J, Noah D, Oliver G, Chance W, Addison B, Casey L-B, and Modana M who were all nominated this week for Year 9
Year 10 – Clarence P – Awarded for being hardworking and having good attitude to work in Science – Ms Theaker
Year 10 – Jack S – Awarded for reading the play in English class. Thank you for your contribution, it makes all the difference! – Miss Thompson
Year 10 – Bobby D – Awarded for showing resilience in Performing Arts & completing written work to the best of his ability – Mrs Whitaker
Year 10 – Bailey M – Awarded for showing resilience in Performing Arts & completing written work to the best of her ability – Mrs Whitaker
Year 10 – Madison W – Awarded for working really hard in RE, always polite and helpful & completes all her work on time – Mrs Best
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We are very proud to announce our new Head Students for 2026-2027, who have recently been elected after a thorough election process.
Each Sixth Form student will work with a particular year group during the next school year.
Congratulations to our latest group of Student of the Week winners!! All were presented with their certificates today and have all been awarded 99 achievement points – well done everyone!
Year 7 – Livvy O – Awarded for trying really hard and growing in confidence, volunteering answers and aiming high in Maths – Mr McCully
Year 7 – Molly B – Awarded for being a great support to her peers in RE and always eager to help when her peers are struggling – Mrs Best
Year 7 – Ellie A – Awarded for making huge progress in her reading and has a fantastic attitude towards peered reading – Mrs Freestone
Year 7 – David D – Awarded for working incredibly hard in Maths – Mr Walker
Year 7 – Freya OP – Awarded for working really hard on weather phrases in French – Mrs Needham
Year 7 – Chanudi P – Awarded for amazing effort learning about linear gradients in Maths – Miss Downton
Year 8 – Willow McL – Awarded for increased participation in Q and A in French – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Ted D – Awarded for independent work and participation in French – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Liam E – Awarded for always working efficiently and completing extra work in French – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Leila B – Awarded for always volunteering to read aloud in tutor time – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Oscar T – Awarded for excellent and consistent effort in Maths – Mr Walker
Year 8 – Eadie K – Awarded for excellent and consistent effort in Maths – Mr Walker
Year 8 – Sadie H – Awarded for a fantastic performance in the 200m sprint (34secs) – Mrs Murray
Year 8 – Mia E – Awarded for a fantastic performance in the 200m sprint (35secs) – Mrs Murray
Year 8 – Nancy H – Awarded for working really hard in RE, very helpful with her fellow peers and always eager to answer questions – Mrs Best
Year 9 – Oscar B – Awarded for being very polite, eager to answer questions & eager to help others in class when they are struggling – Mrs Best
Year 9 – Eden I – Awarded for outstanding work in Geography lessons, focusing on the impacts of climate change on our planet – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Brooke D – Awarded for outstanding work in Geography lessons, focusing on the impacts of climate change on our planet – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Louie H – Awarded for outstanding work in Geography lessons, focusing on the impacts of climate change on our planet – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Bella T – Awarded for quiet conscientious work and participating well in Q&A – Mrs Harris
Year 9 – Aaron B – Awarded for quiet conscientious work in French – Mrs Harris
Year 9 – Isabelle O – Awarded for being super supportive to all the Year 7 students in Languages Club – Mrs Harris
Year 10 – Kian G – Awarded for revising well for his GCSE Spanish – Mrs Harris
Year 10 – Niamh McG – Awarded for helping me run a Year 2 Kicky Rounders tournament. She was a brilliant ambassadors for the school and was highly praised by primary school staff – Mrs Grealish
Year 10 – Poppy C – Awarded for helping me run a Year 2 Kicky Rounders tournament. She was a brilliant ambassadors for the school and was highly praised by primary school staff – Mrs Grealish
Year 11 – Lucca G – Awarded for being an absolute superstar in History and showing great diligence – Mrs Muncaster
Year 11 – Ethan S – Awarded for always trying his hardest in French – Mrs Needham
Year 11 – Charlie V – Awarded for keeping his cool during his French speaking exam – Mrs Needham
Year 11 – Lacey C – Awarded for showing amazing resilience in her Art exam – Mrs Longbone
The team played their final against UTC at the Recreation Ground on 5th May and came away with a 24-8 win!
Our Year 10 team are a strong squad supplemented by one or two younger age players and were heavy favourites going into the final despite one or two absentees through injury or being unavailable.
The game with UTC started very tightly. Both teams were testing each other out and seeing out their sets, with good defensive efforts and minimal risk taken in the opening exchanges.
This changed when St Benedict’s began moving the ball across the pitch and increased the pace of their attacking play. Sure enough the talent on show didn’t disappoint as they scored three times inside the first half the secure a comfortable lead at the half way stage. The tries were shared out including a full length effort from hooker Kolbi J, which was the pick of the tries.
The second half began and St Benedict’s who were now settled really began to exert their dominance upfront and across the whole backline too. They dominated possession and made the opposition pay with some lovely, well worked team tries to run out 24-8 victors.
Mr Harrison, said:
“It was nice to see the boys express their talents and showcase the skills they possess in a county final. They really turned up and treated the crowd who turned up to support them with some nice moments to cheer.”
“The big hope for these lads is that they can really switch on into their final year next year and have a go at the national competition. Well done boys on another solid victory!”
Full Squad:
Jamie G(Captain), Max R, Layton I, Matthew N, Ethan L, Ollie M, Noah D, Riley P, Kolbi J, Joe O, Rudy M, Dainan A, Kylan B, Lucas B, Evan T and Rhys M
Our Year 8 Boys Rugby Squad have competed in their first COUNTY CUP FINAL. Unfortunately on this occasion they were pipped to the post by West Lakes Academy and were defeated 24-16.
Congratulations to our latest group of Student of the Week winners!! All were presented with their certificates today and have all been awarded 99 achievement points – well done everyone!
Year 7 – Ezra W – Awarded for excellent effort and contribution in Textiles – Mr Merry
Year 7 – Milan V – Awarded for always trying his best in both Computer Science and Textiles lessons – Mr Merry
Year 7 – Corey P – Awarded for great contributions in Computer Science – Mr Merry
Year 7 – Noah T – Awarded for always helping out, being eager to answer questions and working really hard in RE – Mrs Best
Year 7 – Ellie R – Awarded for working really hard, answering questions and been polite in RE – Mrs Best
Year 7 – Roma W – Awarded for her excellent effort in the morning Maths sessions – Mrs Walsh
Year 8 – Lily-Jay P – Awarded for doing an amazing interpretation of the crucifixion and resurrection picture in RE – Mrs Best
Year 8 – Igor M – Awarded with two nominations. Firstly, for trying to turn his behaviour around and working hard in RE – Mrs Best. And secondly, for excellent work in Geography – Mr Gibson
Year 8 – Thomas H – Awarded for being a pleasure to work with, he has approached our work with positivity and a willingness to try new strategies – Mrs Shervinton
Year 8 – Millie O’P – Awarded for working hard to complete the genius task and participate in Q&A – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Ben G – Awarded for a positive attitude and involvement in lessons – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Billy W – Awarded with two nominations. Firstly, for improved attitude in lessons and perseverance – Mrs Harris And secondly, for excellent work in Geography – Mr Gibson
Year 8 – Eden E – Awarded for being a superstar on the computer in Tutor time – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Thomas R – Awarded for excellent work in Geography – Mr Gibson
Year 8 – Leo S – Awarded for excellent work in Geography – Mr Gibson
Year 8 – Lucy H – Awarded for excellent work in Geography – Mr Gibson
Year 8 – Edith D – Awarded for winning First Place at the CyberFirst Security Challenge – Miss Percival-Boyton & Mr Crosthwaite
Year 8 – Ella C – Awarded for winning First Place at the CyberFirst Security Challenge – Miss Percival-Boyton & Mr Crosthwaite
Year 8 – Lola C – Awarded for winning First Place at the CyberFirst Security Challenge – Miss Percival-Boyton & Mr Crosthwaite
Year 8 – Mia E – Awarded for winning First Place at the CyberFirst Security Challenge – Miss Percival-Boyton & Mr Crosthwaite
Year 8 – Fidel N – Awarded for being a good steward and helping a new starter to settle in – Mrs Wells
Year 9 – Will J – Awarded for excellent work in Geography. Well done on all your hard work in lesson – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Lennon M – Awarded for excellent work in Geography. Well done on all your hard work in lesson – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Matthew Mc – Awarded for excellent work in Geography. Well done on all your hard work in lesson – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Modana M – Awarded for excellent work in Geography. Well done on all your hard work in lesson – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Lexie S – Awarded for excellent work in Geography. Well done on all your hard work in lesson – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Eliza H – Awarded for excellent work in Geography. Well done on all your hard work in lesson – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Addi F – Awarded for excellent work in Geography. Well done on all your hard work in lesson – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Dara O – Awarded for excellent work in Geography. Well done on all your hard work in lesson – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Ajai S – Awarded for amazing work in Geography and showing a competitive spirit to their learning – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Chenuka P – Awarded for amazing work in Geography and showing a competitive spirit to their learning – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Evan T – Awarded for amazing work in Geography and showing a competitive spirit to their learning – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Theo B – Awarded for amazing work in Geography and showing a competitive spirit to their learning – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Vanessa P – Awarded for amazing work in Geography and showing a competitive spirit to their learning – Mr Gibson
Year 10 – Joseph K – Awarded for his diligence during the mock exams. He didn’t give up and gave it his best shot on every question – Mrs Shervinton
Year 10 – Daisy P – Awarded for achieving high scores on her Pearson Active Hub activities in Spanish – Mrs Harris
Year 10 – Joe W – Awarded for his excellent focus shown in Biology this week and contributions to the lessons – Mrs Clarkson
Year 10 – Sophia J – Awarded for excellent focus and effort in Maths end of topic test – Mrs Gray
Year 11 – Skye C – Awarded for always trying her hardest in Biology and having a positive influence on the learning environment – Mrs Clarkson
Year 11 – Jodie W – Awarded for excellent answers in class during revision lessons – Mrs Reed
Sixth Form – Curtis S – Awarded with two nominations. Firstly for an excellent performance in his Physics mock exams – Mr Lindner And secondly, for being diligent and following instructions – Ms Sewell
Sixth Form – Harry C – Awarded for being diligent and following instructions – Ms Sewell
Sixth Form – Sam P – Awarded for being diligent and following instructions – Ms Sewell
Sixth Form – Alfie G – Awarded for being diligent and following instructions – Ms Sewell
Sixth Form – Deborah T – Awarded for being diligent and following instructions – Ms Sewell
Sixth Form – Immy C – Awarded for being diligent and following instructions – Ms Sewell
Sixth Form – Matthew McL – Awarded for always being willing to help – Ms Sewell
Sixth Form – Ace S – Awarded for always being willing to help – Ms Sewell
Sixth Form – Jenson B – Awarded for outstanding Geography work – Mrs Lee
Sixth Form – Elena C – Awarded for outstanding Geography work – Mrs Lee
Two of our talented Sixth Form students have recently been awarded their Chemistry Olympiad certificates from the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Designed to challenge and inspire, the UK Chemistry Olympiad (UKChO) is a unique opportunity for students to push themselves further and excel in the chemistry field.
Ben W, and Tyler H took part on the challenge earlier this year, and were presented with their certificates this week.
Tyler received a Bronze Certificate
Ben received Participation Certificate
We are very proud of them both for taking part, and developing their skills and testing their knowledge!

Congratulations to our latest group of Student of the Week winners!! All were presented with their certificates today and have all been awarded 99 achievement points – well done everyone!
Year 7 – Sidney P – Awarded for working hard in Spanish and answering lots of questions – Mrs Harris
Year 7 – Jay N – Awarded for perseverance in Spanish – Mrs Harris
Year 7 – Omotoni I – Awarded for an impressive start to her time at St Benedict’s, demonstrating hard working and perfect manners – Mrs Young
Year 8 – Harriet B – Awarded for her efficiency and organisation in Food Technology. I am really impressed – Mr Merry
Year 8 – Aiden S – Awarded for his efficiency and organisation in Food Technology. I am really impressed – Mr Merry
Year 8 – Jack R – Awarded for his enthusiasm in Food Technology – Mr Merry
Year 8 – Sydney C – Awarded for always answering questions which shows her knowledge in RE, building her confidence. Very polite and always happy to help with tasks in class – Mrs Best
Year 8 – Elijah McK – Awarded for always being happy to help around class with tasks very polite and cheerful person – Mrs Best
Year 8 – Billy W – Awarded for outstanding work in Geography, trying hard every lesson and focusing all the time – Mr Gibson
Year 8 – Oliver R – Awarded for outstanding work in Geography, trying hard every lesson and focusing all the time – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Mckenzie J – Awarded for improving his presentation and participating well in Q&A – Mrs Harris
Year 9 – Samuel J – Awarded for using Spanish phrases to speak to me in lessons – Mrs Harris
Year 9 – Bella T – Awarded for delivering games they created themselves to Year 7 in Language Club – Mrs Harris
Year 9 – Enya P – Awarded for delivering games they created themselves to Year 7 in Language Club – Mrs Harris
Year 9 – Eden I – Awarded for working fantastically hard in Geography – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Evan T – Awarded for working fantastically hard in Geography – Mr Gibson
Year 10 – Blake R – Awarded for taking part in the Maths Circles once a week with a company called Axiom Maths. He has been working so hard. Super proud. Going over and above in his own time! – Miss Hunter
Year 11 – Charlotte A – Awarded for independence, diligence and effort in English – Mrs Thompson
Year 11 – Ethan C – Awarded for independence, diligence and effort in English – Mrs Thompson
Sixth Form – Audrey O – Awarded with two nominations! Firstly, for applying for and being accepted on the Leveling Up programme for Girls in Maths – Miss Hunter And secondly, for her Head Student presentation to staff – Mr Hamilton
Sixth Form – Sophia J – Awarded for applying for and being accepted on the Leveling Up programme for Girls in Maths – Miss Hunter
Sixth Form – Poppy D – Awarded for applying for and being accepted on the Leveling Up programme for Girls in Maths – Miss Hunter
Sixth Form – Immy C – Awarded for excellent work in English Language – she has produced work of late which reflects diligence, growing confidence, and progress – Miss Thompson
Sixth Form – Zeenot M – Awarded for excellent work in English Language – she has produced work of late which reflects diligence, growing confidence, and progress – Miss Thompson
Sixth Form – Katie N – Awarded for excellent work in English Language – she has produced work of late which reflects diligence, growing confidence, and progress – Miss Thompson
Sixth Form – Ace S – Awarded with two nominations. Firstly, for his Head Student presentation to staff – Mr Hamilton And secondly, for working hard to meet EPQ standards & deadlines – Mrs Harris
Sixth Form – Ava M – Awarded for her Head Student presentation to staff – Mr Hamilton
Sixth Form – Anna McC – Awarded for her Head Student presentation to staff – Mr Hamilton
Sixth Form – Alfie G – Awarded for his Head Student presentation to staff – Mr Hamilton
Sixth Form – Deborah T – Awarded for her Head Student presentation to staff – Mr Hamilton
Sixth Form – Ollie R – Awarded for his Head Student presentation to staff – Mr Hamilton
Sixth Form – Ffion N – Awarded for working hard to meet EPQ standards and deadlines – Mrs Harris
Sixth Form – Jude I – Awarded for working hard to meet EPQ standards and deadlines – Mrs Harris
Sixth Form – Keisha P – Awarded for working hard to meet EPQ standards and deadlines – Mrs Harris
Sixth Form – Niall S – Awarded for working hard to meet EPQ standards and deadlines – Mrs Harris
Congratulations to our latest group of Student of the Week winners!! All were presented with their certificates today and have all been awarded 99 achievement points – well done everyone!
Year 7 – Charlie D – Awarded for her conscientious work in MFL lessons and Duolingo games – Mrs Harris
Year 7 – Jessica C – Awarded for her fantastic work completing her booklet in Maths intervention sessions – Mrs Walsh
Year 7 – Ethan A – Awarded for always giving 100% in Maths lessons – Miss Downton
Year 7 – Charlie D – Awarded for always giving 100% and being a model student in DT – Mr Stevenson
Year 7 – Payton B – Awarded for fantastic effort and standard of work in RE – Mr Yong
Year 7 – Harper T – Awarded for her excellent art work in Art lessons – Mrs Williams
Year 8 – Marnie W – Awarded for always answering questions when unsure, she is inquisitive and not afraid to say something even when unsure about the question or statement, very kind and helpful – Mrs Best
Year 8 – Evie T – Awarded for always being eager to help with tasks in class, very polite, will answer questions when asked even if she is unsure – Mrs Best
Year 8 – Luca D – Awarded for being more outgoing and more confidant to answer questions in class. Always kind and very polite and will do tasks to help other pupils – Mrs Best
Year 8 – Noah C – Awarded for giving lots of great answers in English this week – I’m super impressed! – Mrs Bradley
Year 9 – Lexi F-T – Awarded for quiet conscientious work in French – Mrs Harris
Year 9 – Marcus G – Awarded for quiet conscientious work in French – Mrs Harris
Year 9 – Ajai S – Awarded for excellent work in Geography lessons, focusing on getting it right and working to the best of his ability – Mr Gibson
Year 9 – Holly M – Awarded for consistently getting it right in Geography lessons and being a paragon of hard work and determination – Mr Gibson
Year 10 – Livvi E – Awarded for being proactive with her revision and responding well to feedback in English – Mrs Rickerby
Year 10 – Sophia S – Awarded for using shiny phrases and a good range of grammar in her writing in Spanish – Mrs Harris
Year 10 – Matthew S – Awarded for excellence in French – Mrs Jahromi
Year 10 – Jenson T – Awarded for excellence in French – Mrs Jahromi
Year 10 – Joe W – Awarded for finishing his final portrait picture over the holidays for Art – Mrs Longbone
Year 11 – Heather G – Awarded for her continued dedication to her Component 3 Performing Arts performance. She shows resilience, and initiative at all times in and out of lesson – Mrs Whittaker
Sixth Form – Jude I – Awarded for practising his EPQ presentations before the Easter break – Mrs Harris
Sixth Form – Keisha P – Awarded for practising her EPQ presentations before the Easter break – Mrs Harris
Sixth Form – Niall S – Awarded for practising his EPQ presentations before the Easter break – Mrs Harris
Sixth Form – TJ C – Awarded for showing stewardship and making a huge difference to a Year 7 student in Maths – Maths Department
Sixth Form – Ava G – Awarded for her dedication to revision during Easter break – Mr Hamilton
Some of our Sixth Form students are celebrating this week after being presented their awards for the British Biology Olympiad 2026.
The British Biology Olympiad challenges and stimulates students with an interest in biology to expand and extend their talents. It enables students to demonstrate their talent and to be suitably rewarded with certificates.
Our talented Year 13 biology students completed 2 x 45 minute papers online under exam conditions earlier this year.
We are very proud to announce that for this first time, we have two students who gained their GOLD AWARDS, as well as one SILVER AWARD.
It was a pleasure to welcome Gary McKee into school yesterday to spend some time with our students.
Gary is coming towards to end of his latest challenge 💯to London, and we are pleased to announce we handed over £1000 to go towards his fundraising for Hospice at Home West Cumbria 🌻
This money was raised by our fabulous staff & students with their non-uniform and Easter fundraising.
Gary gave an inspirational talk to our Year 9 students, and also took time for a run with our Year 10 students, even though he had already completed a marathon that morning!
Good Luck with the rest of your challenge Gary, from all of us here at St Benedicts!
Congratulations to our latest group of Student of the Week winners for their excellent work before the Easter break. All were presented with their certificates today and have all been awarded 99 achievement points – well done everyone!
Year 8 – Sydney C – Awarded for conscientious work in French and a new improved attitude to learning – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Kaleb G – Awarded for working quietly and conscientiously – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Olivia S – Awarded for quietly working towards gaining achievement points – Mrs Harris
Year 9 – Oliver G – Awarded for being extremely helpful and proactive at the swimming gala and for being an excellent role model – Mrs Murray
Year 9 – Jaiden T – Awarded for being extremely helpful and proactive at the swimming gala and for being an excellent role model – Mrs Murray
Year 9 – Coben B – Awarded with two nominations. Firstly, for being extremely helpful and proactive at the swimming gala and for being an excellent role model. And secondly for great effort in his recent Year 9 science assessment– Mrs Murray & Mrs Clarkson
Year 9 – William S – Awarded for being extremely helpful and proactive at the swimming gala and for being an excellent role model – Mrs Murray
Year 9 – Addy S – Awarded for great effort in her recent Year 9 Science assessment – Mrs Clarkson
Year 9 – Alicia F – Awarded for quietly completing extra work in Spanish – Mrs Harris
Year 9 – Max B – Awarded for quietly persevering in Spanish – Mrs Harris
Year 11 – Thomas B – Awarded for excelling in BTEC Sport lessons with his knowledge of training methods and fitness tests. He is clearly revising and working very hard inside and outside of school – Mrs Murray
Welcome to our Easter Newsletter. Below you will find a letter from Mrs Jackson, plus a round up of the news highlight from this term, as well as upcoming dates for next term.
We hope you all have a restful Easter break and we will see you on Monday 13th April for the start of our summer term!
Dear Parents and Carers
As we approach the end of a term and continue our Lenten journey, I always enjoy reflecting on the many remarkable achievements of our students. This term is no exception. Our students make a positive contribution to our school and our community every day and they make me immensely proud.
School continues to be a hive of activity. Whether it be the buzz of learning around the classrooms, our sporting success on the field, or the many and varied after school clubs we have, there appears to have been something for everyone this term.
As always St Benedict’s has great sporting results, and we are currently participating in rugby, football, and netball events both locally and nationally. We have also had individual successes, most noticeably Annabelle Starkie who participated in the National Schools Cross Country Championships. Lastly, I mustn’t forget to mention our ever-growing darts club!
Our music and performing arts departments continue to go from strength to strength. We enjoyed our annual Carol service and music festival performances, and we are looking forward to our talent show and U Dance appearances.
We enjoyed lots of other activities such as world of work day, engineering projects, and our Bee bath enterprise project in Year 8. What continues to impress me daily is the attitude of our students towards their studies and their excellent behaviour around school. At this time of year, many staff are writing references for our Year 11 and 13 students, secondary education is the gateway to their future, and I am delighted that so many embrace all that St Benedict’s has to offer.
We move now into the summer term and will begin end of year exams for all students. This will be a chance for our students to show us what they can do. It will of course bring sadness too as we say goodbye to Years 11 and 13. We will also have the excitement of welcoming the new cohort of Year 7 to taster day, this year that is over 200 students from 24 primary schools.
Easter will be a time of rest and recuperation (and revision for our older students). I look forward to seeing everyone refreshed when we return in April.
Wishing you all a happy and Holy Easter.
Mrs Emma Jackson
This morning, we hosted a special Celebration Breakfast to reward students with excellent attendance.
Held in the dining hall, the event offered a relaxed start to the day with a selection of pastries, and drinks for those who consistently show up ready to learn.
Staff joined the students to congratulate them on their dedication, highlighting how regular attendance supports progress, confidence, and success in school.
The event was a positive and uplifting way to recognise students’ efforts, and the school looks forward to celebrating even more attendance achievements in the coming terms.
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Congratulations to our latest group of Student of the Week winners. All were presented with their certificates and achievement points today – well done everyone!
Year 7 – Indie P – Awarded for showing a positive attitude and great resilience in PE – Mrs Murray
Year 7 – Senudi W – Awarded for helping to run the tea and bake sale on World Book Day for the library – Miss Smith
Year 7 – Luna P – Awarded for showing great resilience with algebra and never giving up in Maths – Mr McCully
Year 7 – Devadaven MA – Awarded for working extremely hard in Maths – Mr Walker
Year 7 – Paige-Olivia N – Awarded for working hard in Spanish lessons and persevering with Duolingo – Mrs Harris
Year 7 – Lana M – Awarded for excellent homework in Art – Mrs Longbone
Year 8 – Jessica McC – Awarded for being an all round outstanding student in Science! – Mr Lindner
Year 8 – Evan D – Awarded for consistently working hard and taking part in French lessons – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Noah C – Awarded for consistently working hard and persevering in French lessons – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Lucas M – Awarded for always having the correct equipment and stationary for lessons – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Jasmine I – Awarded for consistently completing everything to a high standard and having exemplary behaviour – Mr McCully
Year 9 – Elif O – Awarded for 100% effort in Spanish class and being a pleasure to teach! – Mrs Savage
Year 9 – Casey-Leigh B – Awarded for 100% effort in Spanish class and being a pleasure to teach! – Mrs Savage
Year 9 – Gracie M – Awarded for 100% effort in Spanish class and being a pleasure to teach! – Mrs Savage
Year 9 – Poppy McS – Awarded for 100% effort in Spanish class and being a pleasure to teach! – Mrs Savage
Year 10 – Mia S – Awarded for excellent attitude to learning and effort in Maths – Mr McCully
Year 10 – Hanna H – Awarded for staying at school late to help run the tea and coffee/bake sale on World Book Day during year 9 parents evening. She did such a great job and I couldn’t have ran it all without her – Miss Smith
Year 10 – Hanna J – Awarded with two nominations. Firstly, for staying at school late to help run the tea and coffee/bake sale on World Book Day during Year 9 parents evening. She did such a great job and Miss Smith couldn’t have ran it all without her. And secondly, for good presentation of work in Science – Miss Theaker
Year 10 – Jenson T – Awarded for outstanding effort in class and homework for English – Miss Fitzmaurice
Year 10 – Isla S – Awarded for great work in Science – Mr Lindner
Year 10 – Mia S – Awarded for great work in Science – Mr Lindner
Year 10 – Matthew S – Awarded for attending all six maths masterclasses at Lancaster University as part of the Royal Institute Of Maths programme. Engaged throughout and dedicated to his studies. Well done Matthew! – Miss Hunter
Year 10 – Bailey M – Awarded for superb independence and commitment to her Component 2 assessments in Performing Arts – keep up the good work! – Mrs Whitaker
Year 10 – Lola M – Awarded for superb independence and commitment to her Component 2 assessments in Performing Arts – keep up the good work! – Mrs Whitaker
Year 10 – Jasmine E – Awarded for superb independence and commitment to her Component 2 assessments in Performing Arts – keep up the good work! – Mrs Whitaker
Year 11 – Luca C – Awarded for displaying a more positive and mature attitude in school – Mrs Brinicombe
Sixth Form – Alicia S – Awarded for quality of work in Physics – Mr Lindner
Sixth Form – Daria P – Awarded for showing resilience – Ms Sewell
Sixth Form – Lizzie O – Awarded for supporting her friend – Ms Sewell
Sixth Form – Immy S – Awarded for showing resilience & also for good engagement at the Oxbridge session – Ms Sewell & Mr Hamilton
Sixth Form – Ace S – Awarded for good engagement with the Oxbridge session – Mr Hamilton
Sixth Form – Deborah T – Awarded for showing resilience – Ms Sewell
Sixth Form – Rosie W – Awarded for good engagement with the Oxbridge session – Mr Hamilton
All this week we have been holding our Easter Achievement Assemblies for each Year Group, awarding students who have impressed their Tutors, Assistant Head of Years and Head of Years this term.
Well done everyone!
Gallery of all our Easter Award winners, scroll across to view:
Bethany from 7 Bosco was also a winner, but not available for a photo.
Gallery of all our Easter Award Winners:
Gallery of all our winners for Year 9. Scroll through to see them all:
Some of our Year 10 winners for Tutor Heroes and Assistant Head of Year and Head of Year Awards. Scroll across to see all the photos:
Some of our Year 11 winners for subject awards, Tutor Heroes, Head of Year Awards. Scroll across to see all the photos:
We would like to congratulate all of our Sixth Form students on their achievements this term.
Scroll across for photos:
Ava M also won Student of the Year
Congratulations to our latest group of Student of the Week winners. All were presented with their certificates and achievement points today – well done everyone!
Year 7 – Emilia B – Awarded for an excellent homework in Art – Mrs Longbone
Year 7 – Solomon D – Awarded for excellent effort in Maths – Mr Walker
Year 7 – Ela O – Awarded for excellent effort in Maths – Mr Walker
Year 7 – Ethan A – Awarded for expressing himself in Spanish using the words he has learnt in school – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Jensen K – Awarded with two nominations! Firstly forpoliteness and perfect manners, as well as his helpfulness around student support. And secondly for working hard and persevering in French lessons – Mrs Shervinton & Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Robbin M – Awarded for excellent effort in Maths – Mr Walker
Year 8 – Hope R – Awarded for excellent effort in Maths – Mr Walker
Year 8 – Amelia J-S – Awarded for consistently working hard and taking part in French lessons – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Ewan S – Awarded for working hard and persevering in French lessons – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Nancy H – Awarded for being helpful in tutor time and always volunteering to assist – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Ted D – Awarded for working hard and persevering with his French assessment – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Aimee P – Awarded for working on her French outside of school – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Loe R-E – Awarded for being helpful in tutor time and always volunteering to assist – Mrs Harris
Year 9 – Sonny E – Awarded for really pushing himself all week in Maths – excellent effort! – Mr Walker
Year 9 – Brooke H – Awarded for excellent homework on Day of the Dead in Art – Mrs Longbone
Year 9 – Holly M – Awarded for her perseverance with solving equations in Maths – Mrs Mulrain
Year 10 – Emily G – Awarded for outstanding work in both Geography Lessons – Mr Gibson
Year 10 – Jonah N – Awarded for a fantastic Big Write on a Christmas Carol in English – Mrs McKee
Year 10 – Luke D – Awarded for great work in a Maths lessons –Mr Walker
Year 10 – Blake D – Awarded for great work in a Maths lessons – Mr Walker
Year 10 – Alisha M – Awarded for great work in a Maths lessons – Mr Walker
Year 11 – Shannon E – Awarded for excellent effort with exam practice for Maths – Mr Walker
Sixth Form – Max M – Awarded for his excellent effort and time management – Mrs Mulrain
Sixth Form – Finn M – Awarded for going above & beyond to help the Geography Dept during staff absence – Mrs Lee
Congratulations to our latest group of Student of the Week winners. All were presented with their certificates and achievement points today – well done everyone!
Year 7 – Ivy L – Awarded for a fantastic PESES paragraph on A Midsummer Night’s Dreams. Ivy always works hard , focuses and her behaviour is impeccable which is ensuring that she is making excellent progress in English – Miss Penrice
Year 7 – Millie S – Awarded for a beautiful pen and watercolour painting in Art and Design – Mrs Longbone
Year 7 – Sidney P – Awarded for completing the second booklet in the maths morning sessions – Mrs Walsh
Year 7 – Alfie T – Awarded for being able to play his ostinato at the correct tempo on the guitar in Music – Mr Marr
Year 7 – Faith PR – Awarded for her beautiful pen and watercolour painting in Art and Design – Mrs Longbone
Year 7 – Mia D – Awarded for gaining confidence in answering questions in Spanish – Mrs Harris
Year 7 – Olivia S – Awarded for working independently and conscientiously in Spanish – Mrs Harris
Year 8 – Jessica McC – Awarded for keeping everyone in her Music class in time whilst playing her pattern, show great leadership skills – Mr Marr
Year 8 – Logan H – Awarded for working hard and consistently trying his best. Well done Logan! – Mrs Wells
Year 8 – Arianna S – Awarded for demonstrating stewardship supporting and helping another student and helping them catch up – Mrs Collins
Year 9 – Maya D – Awarded for attending the RNCM West Cumbria Engage Evening and showing her music she has produced – Mr Marr
Year 9 – Tristan B – Awarded for great work using MacBook’s in his Music for media – Mr Marr
Year 9 – Mia C – Awarded for showing diligence in Science – Mrs Theaker
Year 9 – Calvin C – Awarded for fantastic results in his Spanish test – Mrs Savage
Year 10 – Angel S – Awarded for working really well in Biology and improving her work. Well done – Mrs Clarkson
Year 10 – Summer P – Awarded for working really well in Biology and improving her work. Well done – Mrs Clarkson
Year 10 – Armita S – Awarded for working hard in History, asks and answers questions, does homework to the best of her ability; super cooperative and helps others. What a transformation! – Mrs Bridgman
Year 10 – Jodie M – Awarded for showing great professionalism in her music work. Completing her work to the highest standard – Mr Marr
Year 10 – Cameron K – Awarded for showing great professionalism in his music work. Completing his work to the highest standard – Mr Marr
Year 10 – Jemima R – Awarded for working so hard on her Component 2 assessment completion in Performing Arts – Mrs Whitaker
Year 10 – Bobby D – Awarded for working so hard on his Component 2 assessment completion in Performing Arts – Mrs Whitaker
Year 10 – Bailey M – Awarded for working so hard on her Component 2 assessment completion in Performing Arts – Mrs Whitaker
Year 10 – Sienna S – Awarded for her improved writing in Spanish – Mrs Harris
Year 11 – Niall H – Awarded for fantastic answers in English lesson, showing excellent understanding of the poems we have studied – Mrs McKee
Year 11 – Dulnith H – Awarded for fantastic answers in English lesson, showing excellent understanding of the poems we have studied – Mrs McKee
Year 11 – Marnie I – Awarded for attending the RNCM West Cumbria Engage Evening and showing her music that she has produced – Mr Marr
Sixth Form – Finn McA – Awarded for his willingness to help, even when it inconveniences him – Ms Sewell
Sixth Form – Jude I – Awarded for attending the RNCM West Cumbria Engage Evening and showing his music he has produced – Mr Marr
Sixth Form – Katie N – Awarded for an interesting, considered and articulately expressed articles. Great effort in approaching this task for the first time – it bodes well for the future! – Miss Thompson
Sixth Form – Jamie P – Awarded for interesting, considered and articulately expressed articles. Great effort in approaching this task for the first time – it bodes well for the future! – Miss Thompson
Sixth Form – Evie M – Awarded for interesting, considered and articulately expressed articles. Great effort in approaching this task for the first time – it bodes well for the future! – Miss Thompson