Image of World Book Day Bake-Off Brilliance!
10 March 2026

World Book Day Bake-Off Brilliance!

To celebrate World Book Day, our English department hosted a fantastic book‑themed bake-off.

Image of Young Makers Power Up Priory’s 3D Printing with Successful Sale
8 March 2026

Young Makers Power Up Priory’s 3D Printing with Successful Sale

Pupils have been snapping up the 3D Printing Club’s amazing creations!

Image of Year 8 Pupils Raise Funds to Support the International Wolf Center
26 February 2026

Year 8 Pupils Raise Funds to Support the International Wolf Center

Year 8 pupils are celebrating once again after their latest charity bake sale for the International Wolf Center.

Image of Year 8 Fundraisers Present Cheque to Barnardo’s
5 February 2026

Year 8 Fundraisers Present Cheque to Barnardo’s

Mrs Elliott’s EW4 form have raised £426.89 for the charity, Barnardo’s.

Image of Year 10 Girls Raise Funds to Protect Endangered Tigers
29 January 2026

Year 10 Girls Raise Funds to Protect Endangered Tigers

Year 10 pupils have taken action to support endangered wild cats by organising a hugely successful bake sale in aid of Panthera.

Image of Priory's Brimming Food Bank Appeal
18 December 2025

Priory's Brimming Food Bank Appeal

Priory’s food bank appeal has wrapped up with an amazing collection of essentials.

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18 December 2025

Christmas Jumper Day Thank You

From sparkly snowflakes to cheeky reindeer, everyone leapt at the chance to show off their most colourful festive knits.

Image of Dinner is Served - Priory Style!
17 December 2025

Dinner is Served - Priory Style!

Priory was brimming with festive spirit when Christmas jumper day coincided with Christmas lunch.

Image of Priory’s Food Bank Appeal Meets House Competition
30 November 2025

Priory’s Food Bank Appeal Meets House Competition

Year 7's response to our Food Bank appeal has been phenomenal.

Image of From Cakes to Quizzes:  Year 8’s Mission to Make a Difference For Charity
18 November 2025

From Cakes to Quizzes:  Year 8’s Mission to Make a Difference For Charity

Mrs Elliott’s EW4 form has been fundraising for Barnardo’s.

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20 October 2025

Celebrating Black History Month Through Food & Assemblies

Pupils celebrated Black History Month with a meaningful food sale and Learning for Life assemblies.

Image of Eddie the Eagle Soars into Priory’s Gardens
10 October 2025

Eddie the Eagle Soars into Priory’s Gardens

Eddie the Eagle has landed at Priory – in wooden form!

Image of Enterprise with Heart: Pupils Raise £1,478 for Derian House
18 September 2025

Enterprise with Heart: Pupils Raise £1,478 for Derian House

Priory’s Business & Enterprise pupils have raised almost £1,500 for Derian House after taking part in the charity's Junior Business Challenge

Image of Lois Walks in Memory of Her Dad to Help Bereaved Children
16 September 2025

Lois Walks in Memory of Her Dad to Help Bereaved Children

Year 8 Lois has been walking in memory of her dad Ray to raise money for Child Bereavement UK.

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17 July 2025

Year 10 Business & Enterprise Pupils’ Fundraising Week

Our Year 10 Business & Enterprise pupils have organised a range of fundraising activities, with all proceeds going directly to Derian House.

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5 July 2025

Year 10 Business Pupils Find Enterprising Ways You Can Support Them To Support Our Charity

Derian House Fundraising Week: Monday 14 July – Friday 18 July

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29 June 2025

Year 10 Business Pupils Find An Enterprising Way For Charity Fundraising

Year 10 Business pupils are taking part in the Derian House £50 Junior Business Challenge, an initiative that encourages young people to develop their entrepreneurial skills while raising funds for the charity.

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8 May 2025

Culture Day 2025 - An Occasion For Everyone

Culture Day was a colourful, successful and informative day!

Image of Eyes down for Easter bingo event fundraising success
3 April 2025

Eyes down for Easter bingo event fundraising success

The assembly hall was abuzz with excitement as families of Year 7 and Year 8 pupils gathered for an Easter bingo fundraising event.

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21 March 2025

Bake sale thank yous

Monday’s bake sale raised an incredible £77.60 and was a sell-out success!

Image of Priory raises over £1000 for local hospice
29 January 2025

Priory raises over £1000 for local hospice

Ms Smith praised the generous Priory community who have donated more than £1,000 to Derian House.

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9 January 2025

End of term Christmas entertainers

Three courageous pupils sang solo in front of the whole school as we gathered together for the end of term assembly.

Image of Dinner is served - Christmas style!
13 December 2024

Dinner is served - Christmas style!

Priory well and truly got into the festive spirit when Christmas jumper day clashed with Christmas lunch.

Image of Christmas Jumper Day Thank You
13 December 2024

Christmas Jumper Day Thank You

Thank you to everyone who leapt at the chance to show off their Christmas jumpers in aid of Derian House Children's Hospice.

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10 December 2024

A good hair day for Matilda

Year 7 Matilda has had 12" of her hair cut off to raise money for charity by donating her plaits to the Little Princess Trust.

Image of Eco Club table top sale success for Derian House
19 November 2024

Eco Club table top sale success for Derian House

Eco Club came up with the idea of having a festive sale, selling pre-loved treasures and new items to raise funds for a local charity.

Image of Pupils return to Neverland for community production of Peter Pan
14 November 2024

Pupils return to Neverland for community production of Peter Pan

Three of Priory’s pupils will be flying high and helping to raise money for charity in a community production of Peter Pan.

Image of Year 10 & Community Use Toilet Facilities Project
4 November 2024

Year 10 & Community Use Toilet Facilities Project

Since Priory took over the running of its out of school hours hire there has been a need to provide better toilet facilities for pupils and community users of the school’s football and cricket facilities.

Image of Year 7 Halloween Charity Bake Off
30 October 2024

Year 7 Halloween Charity Bake Off

Year 7 School Council has organised its first baking competition and sale with a spooky Halloween twist! 

Image of In memory of: Adam Bodi (Class of 2024)
29 October 2024

In memory of: Adam Bodi (Class of 2024)

A water hand pump has been installed in a deprived area of Pakistan in memory of former pupil Adam Bodi.

Image of ECO Club Organise Community Table Top Sale
29 October 2024

ECO Club Organise Community Table Top Sale

A big event they are currently working on is a tabletop sale on Saturday, 9th November in the Sports Hall from 1.30-3.30pm.

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18 October 2024

Well done Mr Owen

Mr Owen has run his first ever half marathon and managed to raise a fantastic sum for charity in doing so.

Image of Priory's gardens welcome a special creature in the name of charity
9 October 2024

Priory's gardens welcome a special creature in the name of charity

Priory’s award-winning gardens have a new addition – an expertly carved heron!

Image of Kacper bakes to support home country's flood disaster fund
9 October 2024

Kacper bakes to support home country's flood disaster fund

Kacper made his own cakes to sell and raise money for the Polish Red Cross.

Image of European Day of Languages 2024
1 October 2024

European Day of Languages 2024

Year 7 went off-timetable to celebrate the European Day of Languages, an important day where we highlight the importance of learning a language across Europe. 

Image of All the fun at the 'book' fair
26 September 2024

All the fun at the 'book' fair

On Thursday we took a trip down to the library to see what was happening at the book fair. 

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13 September 2024

Bake on for the Prom

Already thinking ahead to their big event next summer, the prefects organised a bake sale to raise money towards their Prom. 

Image of Culture Day 2024 - An occasion for all
10 May 2024

Culture Day 2024 - An occasion for all

Culture Day was a colourful, successful and informative day!

Image of Easter bingo event brings great fun and fundraising to Priory
28 March 2024

Easter bingo event brings great fun and fundraising to Priory

Year 7 and Year 8 families, along with staff members, gathered for an Easter bingo fundraising event that proved to be a spectacular success.

Image of Pupils are having a laugh at Comic Relief bake off
15 March 2024

Pupils are having a laugh at Comic Relief bake off

The challenge was to impress the judges with your baking skills whilst raising money for Comic Relief with the bake sale that followed. 

Image of Easter bingo - 27 March
27 February 2024

Easter bingo - 27 March

We invite Year 7 and Year 8 pupils and their families to join us for a cracking evening of bingo fun on Wednesday, 27 March.

Image of Priory holds fundraising events for local hospice
31 January 2024

Priory holds fundraising events for local hospice

Generous Priory pupils raised over £500 for St Catherine’s Hospice – and got to wear their favourite clothes in school!

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15 January 2024

Music department receives a double dose of donations

Lead Teacher for Music, Mr Taylor, says the addition of a double bass, donated to Priory, has and will continue to enhance his lessons. 

Image of Lancashire FA Supports Grassroots Improvements at Priory
16 October 2023

Lancashire FA Supports Grassroots Improvements at Priory

Lancashire Football Association visited Priory to see how the recent funding awarded to us had impacted on the school and the local community. 

Image of Priory raises money to support local special needs centre
16 October 2023

Priory raises money to support local special needs centre

Learning Support Assistant Mrs Whalley has raised £150 for a cause close to Priory, the Space Centre. 

Image of Let them eat cake - all for a good cause!
30 September 2023

Let them eat cake - all for a good cause!

Thanks to the generous donations from pupils, parents and staff, the whole school got to enjoy some gorgeous treats whilst raising funds for MacMillan Cancer Support.

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19 July 2023

70th Anniversary Sponsored Walk

Pupils set off for a 6K trek around Penwortham, taking in a stroll along the River Ribble. It was a great atmosphere and we received many compliments from the public on the conduct of our pupils.

Image of A picnic at Priory
30 June 2023

A picnic at Priory

Friday, 30 June was the date set in the calendar for a whole school 70th Anniversary celebration picnic and sponsored walk - but it wasn't to be.

Image of A tiny robot that makes a big difference to the estates team
8 June 2023

A tiny robot that makes a big difference to the estates team

Whilst the purchase of a robot line marker following a successful bid application doesn't sound that interesting, it's actually a great boost to our school and our community.

Image of Priory pupils are Reading for Good
3 May 2023

Priory pupils are Reading for Good

Priory pupils raised an amazing £200 at their week-long Readathon to raise money for books for children in hospitals.

Image of Easter bingo - a cracking hit
30 March 2023

Easter bingo - a cracking hit

All eyes were looking down for a fabulous evening of fun on Wednesday as we opened our doors for Easter bingo.

Image of The English department are Reading for Good
7 March 2023

The English department are Reading for Good

Priory pupils will have their noses in their books as part of the school’s sponsored Readathon.

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6 March 2023

Easter bingo - 29 March

We invite Year 7 pupils and their families to join us for a cracking evening of bingo fun on Wednesday, 29 March.

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2 February 2023

70th anniversary raffle prize draw

What a joy it was to have two former pupils from Class of 1953 join us for our 70th anniversary draw.

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10 November 2022

Sponsored Walk - Postponed

It is with great regret that we are forced to postpone our 70th Anniversary Sponsored Walk which was scheduled to take place on Fri, 11 November.

Image of Whole school sponsored walk
7 November 2022

Whole school sponsored walk

As we head towards our 70th anniversary celebrations, on Friday 11 November, the school will take part in a sponsored walk to raise funds to develop the Assembly Hall and stage.

Image of Priory's Ukraine fundraising day
10 June 2022

Priory's Ukraine fundraising day

Just before we finished for half term we turned the school blue and yellow in support of families in Ukraine and here we have the lowdown of the day’s success.

Image of We've launched a lottery
13 May 2022

We've launched a lottery

We are excited to tell you that Penwortham Priory Academy has launched a school lottery.

Image of Tree planted in memory of former teacher
17 November 2021

Tree planted in memory of former teacher

A tree has been planted in the Priory garden in memory of former teacher, Jean Wragg.

Image of You've been amazing
6 October 2021

You've been amazing

The book fair left Priory on Tuesday and during the five days it was with us we sold over £480 worth of books to pupils - the BEST YEAR EVER!

Image of Learning for Life - Scarlett's story
24 May 2021

Learning for Life - Scarlett's story

Recently, two of our pupils have approached us wanting to raise awareness of a medical condition that affects their every day lives. This week with met with Year 9 pupil, Scarlett.

Image of A message from the Head - Fundraising at Priory
19 May 2021

A message from the Head - Fundraising at Priory

A word of thanks to those of you who have contacted us, asking whether you are able to support the school

Image of In memory of Mrs Wragg - Strive for the highest
19 May 2021

In memory of Mrs Wragg - Strive for the highest

Penwortham Priory Academy will introduce the Jean Wragg ‘Strive for the Highest’ award in memory of former English teacher and Head of Year who died recently.

Image of Read for Good - the final story
5 May 2021

Read for Good - the final story

Priory enjoyed a Read for Good Readathon before half-term and raised a staggering £1,000 for the charity.