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Changes to school hours
Following the consultation, it is confirmed that from Monday 6 January 2020, following the Christmas break, school will finish at 3.10pm rather than 3.20pm.
From rags to riches with Newman College
Last Thursday pupils had the opportunity to take part in a workshop and watch a musical that students from Newman College had devised.
Librarians - For the love of books
Our librarians are volunteers and are keen readers. They have their own rota and duty list and ensure the library is organised, tidy and well-stocked.
Priory's gardeners sow the seeds of the past
Penwortham Priory Academy pupils are sowing seeds in a new way – making use of abandoned bottles.
Mrs Gidden's cool readers club - Lily
Priory’s Head of English, Mrs Gidden, has been really impressed with many of our multi-talented pupils and wanted to highlight their love of reading while excelling at other pursuits. This week we interviewed Year 7 pupil, Lily.
Mental health - time to talk assemblies
Mental Health - Time to Talk has been the theme in both the assemblies and the Character & Culture sessions this week throughout all year groups.
Mrs Gidden's cool readers club - Lucas
Priory’s Head of English, Mrs Gidden, has been really impressed with many of our multi-talented pupils and wanted to highlight their love of reading while excelling at other pursuits. This week we interviewed Year 8 pupil, Lucas.
PE have a go at taekondo
Last week saw pupils in Years 7-10 given the opportunity for an enrichment taster session of Taekwondo with sessions running in lessons and at lunchtime.
Year 7 pupil invited to open new M&S store
It's been talked about for a while, but eventually the M&S Foodhall store in Chorley finally opened on Wednesday and Priory pupil, Lewis, was invited to help cut the ribbon.
Year 10 girls enjoy enrichment adventure
Two Penwortham Priory Academy pupils enjoyed what they called a ‘character-building trip' as part of the Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment (RYPEN).
Everyone's talking about Jamie - theatre trip
Students took a trip to the Apollo Theatre, London, on Wednesday and for a workshop at the prestigious Pineapple Studios to meet Layton Williams who plays Jamie New.
When the BBC came to Priory
Penwortham Priory Academy made national television twice this month as Preston’s famous One Voice Choir succeeded through to the finals of the BBC Songs of Praise Choir of the Year competition.
