This is a big fixture week.
Monday- Badminton and biking club.
Tuesday- Yr 7 and 8 boys rugby fixture against Thornton at home.
Yr 7 basketball fixture away at Tong.
Football training on the field as normal.
Thursday- Badminton semi final at Carlton Keighley.
Girls football on. No rugby.
An incredible World Book Day @appletonacademy.bsky.social!
Congratulations to the winners of our scavenger hunt and the golden ticket prize draw.
And thank you to our amazing staff for immersing themselves in the day!
“Knowing I lov’d my books, he furnish’d me” Shakespeare
Day 5 of #NCW2026 is all about higher education.
@exceedacademies.bsky.social @appletonacademy.bsky.social @careersweek.bsky.social
As part of national careers week students will be learning about careers in all areas of health care through medical mavericks academy. This will take place in their science lessons. #NCW2026 @appletonacademy.bsky.social @exceedacademies.bsky.social @careersweek.bsky.social
Day 2 #NCW2026 is all about skills needed in student's chosen careeers.
@exceedacademies.bsky.social @appletonacademy.bsky.social @careersweek.bsky.social
Year 9 have been developing their artist research inspired by Tim Burton 🖤
Combining written analysis, bold layouts and observational drawing to capture his gothic style.
Super impressed with the depth and creativity in this work! #ArtDepartment #CreativeCurriculum #KS3 @appletonacademy.bsky.social
We are so proud of our Ethan who has earned a place on the Great Britain Under‑16 Ball Hockey Team.
Representing GBR comes with significant costs. To help make this opportunity possible, we are pleased to play our part in promoting Ethan's fundraising efforts.
www.gofundme.com/f/Ethans-GBU...
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Another successful half term @appletonacademy.bsky.social with students engaging in our Read to Achieve programme.
Congratulations to our nominees who will win their share of these prizes this Friday!
“The more that you read, the more things you will know” Dr Seuss
Today, as part of National Apprenticeship Week we are learning about T Levels in secondary. @appletonacademy.bsky.social @exceedacademies.bsky.social
We have won the Yr8 Bradford schools south league. We won 9-1 today against Grange to win the league. Our yr9s won 4-0 and finished 2nd in their league. We have now qualified for the Bradford schools knockout stages in all 5 yr groups. Amazing is the word!!!
Getting ready for Number day @appletonacademy.bsky.social There are loads of books featuring numbers
We celebrated National Storytelling Week @appletonacademy.bsky.social with Amy and Grant from The Book Stop
Our @readforgood.bsky.social book boxes have arrived @appletonacademy.bsky.social we are very excited!
Lego club @appletonacademy.bsky.social has produced some great models. Following instructions requires great patience!
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We would like to thank students, staff, parents/carers, our Local Governing Body & colleagues and trustees at Exceed Academies Trust for your hard work and support this year.
We wish you all an enjoyable and restful break and a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.
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Well done to our badminton players tonight. It was a disappointing set of results for us but our players will learn from their mistakes and improve. Olivia was our player of the day winning 2 games with her partner Kayden. Mr Young was also very proud to have his lad Jayden playing for Bingley.
We'd like to draw your attention to local services who can support with yours or your child's mental health during Christmas and New Year if you need this. Details can be found on our website by following this link: appletonacademy.co.uk/parents/ment... and then scrolling to the bottom of the page.
Following the letter we sent in November, we're writing with some important information requiring parent/carer action ahead of our move from ParentPay to Arbor Pay, which we will use to manage school meal payments from Jan 2026. The letter is available to read via this link: tinyurl.com/4xkysps7.
Our Primary '14 Days of Christmas' celebration builds the excitement as Xmas approaches. Each day class teachers will select one student to choose a special day from the Primary advent calendar. The student will receive the surprise held behind each window as we increase our Christmas cheer!
We were delighted to host the launch of the Y8 and Y9 scholars programme last night alongside Andy Griffith. What a fabulous turn out. We are looking forward to seeing our next scholars begin their journey to success!
The Head of Secondary is writing to parents about events to mark the end of term, including our 14 Days of Advent Attendance Challenge. The letter is available on our website or can be read via this link: tinyurl.com/4favcrwv. Thank you.
We're excited to introduce Chapter Club a new reading intervention designed to help students rediscover the joy of reading. Our first book will be Boys Don’t Cry by Malorie Blackman. The focus is reading for pleasure, giving students the chance to enjoy stories without the pressure of assessments.
We’re excited to introduce Reading Buddies, a new initiative designed to make reading social, supportive, and fun! This scheme gives KS3 students exclusive access to the library during dedicated sessions, where they’ll read alongside a Year 10 volunteer buddy.
