The King’s School win the Yorkshire Cup and Yorkshire Plate

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5
February
2025

The King’s School win the Yorkshire Cup and Yorkshire Plate

The King’s School have achieved a double victory in rugby this season, with Year 7 winning the Yorkshire Cup and Year 9 winning the Yorkshire Plate. Year 7 won the Yorkshire Cup on their first attempt, beating fierce competition from Wolfreton, Hayfield and Prince Henry Grammar in the early stages of the competition. The final was played against Ermysteds Grammar, another highly competitive rugby school. The final score was 40-10, with outstanding performances from Oliver (Captain) and Daniel. Year 9 won the Yorkshire Plate on Saturday 1st February. The team beat the following schools to get to the plate final:… Read more

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5
December
2024

The King’s students in the top 10% nationally for Oxford Bebras Challenge

At the start of Term 2, Year 9 students at The King’s School had the opportunity to participate in the Oxford Bebras Challenge. The challenge is organised by the Raspberry Pi Foundation and delivered in partnership with the University of Oxford. It involves an online computational thinking test which assesses students’ problem-solving skills. Over 240,000 students participated in the UK and we are proud to share that 10 of our students obtained the prestigious GOLD award, which means that they performed in the top 10% nationally of the 240,651 students who took part. The students will be invited to enter… Read more

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3
December
2024

The King’s School student accepted into Opera North

Rhys, student at The King’s School, has been accepted into Opera North. This is a fantastic achievement and Rhys has full support from The King’s School, Pontefract Academies Trust, and the entire school community.  The application process involved an audition at Howard Assembly Room (home of Opera North) where he had to sing a piece of music, alongside an organist. This was then followed by a small group drama exercise. Around a month later, his mum received an email from Opera North saying that he had been accepted and Rhys was overjoyed!  Rhys started with Opera North in September and… Read more

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22
January
2024

The Power of Education

In the heart of Pontefract, a group of nine schools are making waves in the education sector. Pontefract Academies Trust, comprising of seven primary schools and two secondary schools, was once struggling with underperformance. However, thanks to a significant shift in its leadership and culture, the Trust has undergone a remarkable transformation. Today, it stands tall as an outstanding success story of school improvement, with staff and students playing a vital role in its journey to success. In 2018, the primary schools’ performance across the Trust was amongst the weakest in the country. But this year, the primary schools’ performance… Read more

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5
April
2023

Pontefract Academies Trust gives life changing opportunities to students.

The Pontefract Academies Trust provides children in the Pontefract area outstanding life opportunities academically, socially, culturally and on the sports field. In 2022 both Carleton High School and The King’s School boasted GCSE results that placed the students in the top 15% nationally in terms of progress. This holiday teenagers from both schools experienced lifechanging opportunities in New York, Italy and Switzerland that extended beyond the curriculum to create memories and life skills that will last a lifetime. Shaheen Shariff, Headteacher, Carleton High School noted “School trips are special; they create lifelong memories for students and staff, there is always… Read more

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4
April
2023

Plans revealed for Carleton High School’s rebuild under the government’s flagship School Rebuilding Programme

Carleton High School, part of Pontefract Academies Trust, has today, Thursday 22nd December revealed the plans for the replacement of its school’s multiple teaching blocks with an entirely new 3-story building, securing the future of the school and high educational standards for all of its pupils for decades to come. Under the government’s flagship School Rebuilding Programme, all costs are being covered for the work to create the new building, which is expected to meet all of the latest environmental and education standards. Work is expected to begin August 2023 and to complete over a period of 12 – 18… Read more

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19
December
2022

Pontefract Academies Trust Choir Debut Performance

On Saturday 17th December, our fabulous Pontefract Academies Trust choir put on their first-ever performance at Wakefield Cathedral with the Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir. A big thank you to the students who represented all eight of our schools and Mr Parkinson, Headteacher at De Lacy Primary School for directing the choir. Thank you for all of the time and effort that has gone into rehearsing for this special event. The performance was stunning, and we couldn’t be prouder of everyone involved. For some of the students, it was the first time they had ever performed for an audience. Well done. Read more

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15
December
2022

Pupils Helped Judge the Annual Christmas Display Competition in Pontefract

Chosen by 13 pupils from across six primary schools, Cartner’s No.5 new bar on Shoemarket in the town has scooped first place. More than 50 businesses entered the competition and were judged by pupils from Carleton Park Junior and Infant School, De Lacy Primary School, Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant & Nursery School, Orchard Head Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Larks Hill Junior and Infant School and St. Giles C. E Academy. Paul Cartwright, chair of Pontefract Civic Society said: “We were delighted by this year’s response with over 50 decorated businesses, which was understandably slightly down on last year, though the… Read more

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29
November
2022

A Local Student Has Been Chosen to Represent Girlguiding

Lucy Farrar, a Year 11 student at The King’s School, part of Pontefract Academies Trust, has beaten 100’s of other applicants to become a National Advocate for The Girl Guides. Advocates are a group of Girlguiding members aged 14 to 25 that lead the advocacy and research. They act as Girl Guide spokespeople and represent the voices of girls and young women, talking to MPs and other decision-makers, speaking to the media, going to events, and more. Lucy started her journey to being a Guide at just five years old when she became a Rainbow. She is in Rangers now and has been… Read more

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