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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.”...
Uniting for Ukraine
The ongoing conflicts in Ukraine continue to impact lives within our school and the surrounding community. On Thursday 9th June, Ackworth School hosted “Concert for Ukraine” which featured choirs from the local primary schools, as well as our own. Final numbers of...
80 Trees for 80 Years
Tree Planting Ceremony at Ackworth School, April 28th, 2022Holocaust Remembrance Day this year fell on Thursday 28th April. At Ackworth School we were lucky enough to be joined by very special guest, Ruth Barnett. Ruth was rescued from Germany by the Quakers and spent...
Duke of Edinburgh Diaries
In the last week of the Easter holidays three groups, six being in my own, went to Nidderdale for our silver DofE practice expedition. We set off from Pickering in the morning and walked by the lake for most of the day. I found going uphill at the start of the day the...
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