27 February 2019
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Tomorrow's Engineers Robotics Challenge Competition Winners

A three-strong team from Penwortham Priory Academy has won two of the top awards at the Tomorrow’s Engineers EEP Robotics Challenge competition.

15 February 2019
Image of Mrs Gidden's cool readers club - Rhianne

Mrs Gidden's cool readers club - Rhianne

Priory’s Head of English, Mrs Gidden, has been really impressed with many of our multi-talented pupils lately and wanted to highlight their love of reading while excelling at other pursuits. This week we interviewed Year 8 pupil, Rhianne.

15 February 2019
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Valentine's day bake off competition

Well done to our Valentine’s Bake Off winners!

14 February 2019
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Year 7 netball success

Well done to the Year 7 netball team who won away at Worden Academy on Tuesday evening in the South Ribble Schools league.

12 February 2019
Image of Mrs Gidden's cool readers club - Ellie

Mrs Gidden's cool readers club - Ellie

Priory’s Head of English, Mrs Gidden, has been really impressed with many of our multi-talented pupils lately and wanted to highlight their love of reading while excelling at other pursuits. This week we interviewed Year 8 pupil, Ellie.

8 February 2019
Image of Priory pupils take second place at Runshaw College science competition

Priory pupils take second place at Runshaw College science competition

Thursday saw four Priory pupils venture off to Runshaw College for an afternoon of activities in Science subjects and to compete to win the Runshaw Science Cup.

5 February 2019
Image of Mrs Gidden's cool readers club - Jazmin

Mrs Gidden's cool readers club - Jazmin

Priory’s Head of English, Mrs Gidden, has been really impressed with many of our multi-talented pupils lately and wanted to highlight their love of reading while excelling at other pursuits. This week we interviewed Year 8 pupil, Jazmin.

5 February 2019
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From primary to Priory - the Humanities department

Pupils from our partner primary schools joined us for a Humanities Primary Day. Pupils enjoyed sampling lessons and activities from the three subject areas of History, Geography and RE to get a flavour of what Humanities is all about at secondary school. The theme for the day was ‘Volcanic Disasters’.

29 January 2019
Image of Mrs Gidden's cool readers club - Logan

Mrs Gidden's cool readers club - Logan

Priory’s Head of English, Mrs Gidden, has been really impressed with many of our multi-talented pupils lately and wanted to highlight their love of reading while excelling at other pursuits. This week we interviewed Year 8 pupil, Logan.

28 January 2019
Image of Former pupil dedicated to finding cure for HIV/AIDS

Former pupil dedicated to finding cure for HIV/AIDS

Class of 2002 pupil, Chi was Head Boy while at Priory and said the encouragement of the science department has inspired him to dedicate his life to finding a cure for HIV-AIDS.

23 January 2019
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Well done Mr Graham!

On Saturday, 19 January, Mr Graham, walked from Preston bus station to Blackburn train station all for a good cause.

21 January 2019
Image of Year 10 pupil is first in country to finish Tassomai

Year 10 pupil is first in country to finish Tassomai

Year 10 pupil Colin becomes the first this year, nationally, to complete the Tassomai learning app, an intelligent learning programme that helps students achieve outstanding results in Science.