Image of Geography Masterclass: Building Confidence for Exam Success
25 March 2026

Geography Masterclass: Building Confidence for Exam Success

The session was built around five key principles and proven exam‑boosting techniques to maximise pupils' performance this summer.

Image of Year 7 Pupils Amaze Geography Teachers With Creative Rainfall Presentations
1 March 2026

Year 7 Pupils Amaze Geography Teachers With Creative Rainfall Presentations

Year 7 impressed teachers by delivering imaginative presentations on the different types of rainfall.

Image of Year 11 GCSE Pupils Venture Over To Wycoller for Field Work Studies
1 March 2026

Year 11 GCSE Pupils Venture Over To Wycoller for Field Work Studies

GCSE Geography pupils visited Wycoller to complete their fieldwork study.

Image of Year 9 DofE Drop Down Day One
26 February 2026

Year 9 DofE Drop Down Day One

Year 9 took part in a challenging Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Drop Down Day marking the first of three essential DofE training days this year.

Very colourful photo of Year 7 children with their winning contour models.
3 February 2026

Year 7 Impress Geography Teachers with Their Contour Models

Year 7 was given a project by geography teachers to create a 3D contour model of a landscape.

Image of Sacred Places to Shopping Spaces; Year 11 Take Liverpool by Storm 
17 December 2025

Sacred Places to Shopping Spaces; Year 11 Take Liverpool by Storm 

Our cross-curricular Religious Education and Geography visit to Liverpool.

Image of Year 8 Shake Up Learning To Build  Earthquake-Resistant Structures 
20 November 2025

Year 8 Shake Up Learning To Build  Earthquake-Resistant Structures 

Year 8 have been designing buildings that can stand up to powerful earthquakes. 

Image of Iceland Adventure
24 October 2025

Iceland Adventure

Following the journey of Priory pupils and staff on their Icelandic adventure.

Image of Priory Pupils Depart for Icelandic Adventure
23 October 2025

Priory Pupils Depart for Icelandic Adventure

Excited Priory pupils begin their five-day educational trip to Iceland. 

Image of Priory Pupils Head to Iceland for a Trip of a Lifetime
19 October 2025

Priory Pupils Head to Iceland for a Trip of a Lifetime

The Humanities department will be taking Priory pupils to Iceland for a trip of a lifetime

Image of Duke of Edinburgh Silver Go Rock Climbing
30 April 2025

Duke of Edinburgh Silver Go Rock Climbing

Our Silver DofE students travelled to Eskdale for a rock climbing day, giving them the perfect opportunity to bond ahead of their summer expedition.

Image of Mapping Success:  Year 11 Geographers Take on Preston
28 April 2025

Mapping Success:  Year 11 Geographers Take on Preston

Year 11 Geography Students Complete Urban Fieldwork in Preston.  A report by Mr Metcalfe, Head of Humanities

Image of Geography Games: Escaping the norm and battling for success
13 February 2025

Geography Games: Escaping the norm and battling for success

Year 11 Geographers at Priory are taking a creative approach to revision as they prepare for their GCSE exams this summer.

Image of Year 7 ensure there's lots of clubs to join at Priory
30 January 2025

Year 7 ensure there's lots of clubs to join at Priory

Our Year 7s continue to impress us every day and we want to highlight some of the amazing clubs that these pupils have started. (Part 2)

Image of Year 7 Students Complete Their First Fieldwork Study
29 January 2025

Year 7 Students Complete Their First Fieldwork Study

Year 7 has completed a microclimate study conducted in and around the school grounds.

Image of Humanities Clubs at Priory
24 January 2025

Humanities Clubs at Priory

History Club has been earning about the Celts and Romans which has culminated with them making their own battle shields.

Image of Year 7 line up their models to impress Geography teachers
17 January 2025

Year 7 line up their models to impress Geography teachers

Pupils have once again got creative for the annual Geography Contours Competition.

Image of Earth-shattering moments in Geography for Year 8 
6 December 2024

Earth-shattering moments in Geography for Year 8 

In Geography, Year 8 students have recently embarked on an exciting project to construct earthquake-proof buildings using everyday materials like cardboard, straws, and plastic bottles. 

Image of Year 11 geography  river field visit - Wycoller
9 November 2024

Year 11 geography river field visit - Wycoller

GCSE Geography students visited Wycoller to complete their fieldwork study prior to their GCSE exams this summer.

Image of Potter and Paris Trip 2024
22 September 2024

Potter and Paris Trip 2024

On Friday, 20 September a group of 40 pupils set off on a residential trip to Harry Potter Studios, London, and Paris, incorporating Disneyland and many key tourist attractions in the cities.

Image of Year 9 & Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Success
8 July 2024

Year 9 & Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Success

All pupils had to complete a form of volunteering, improve their physical fitness and learn a new skill. Pupils then completed a two-day expedition at Rivington,

Image of Geography Club in the Spring
25 May 2024

Geography Club in the Spring

Geography Club went outdoors to study the woodland in the spring. 

Image of Humanities reward artists for their postcard designs
9 February 2024

Humanities reward artists for their postcard designs

Talented Priory pupils put pen to paper to design a Humanities rewards postcard.

Image of Year 7 pupils line up their models to impress Geography teachers
21 December 2023

Year 7 pupils line up their models to impress Geography teachers

Pupils were praised as ‘extremely creative’ as the annual Geography Contours Competition enjoyed record entries!

Image of A Parisian adventure
17 July 2023

A Parisian adventure

A group of 45 pupils, along with five staff, set off for Paris. The three-day coach trip began shortly after school with a giddy group of Year 7 and 8 pupils.

Image of Year 8 take in the wonders of Windermere
9 July 2023

Year 8 take in the wonders of Windermere

It’s that time of year again where the Geography department take Year 8 to Bowness on Windermere to carry out enquiry fieldwork.  

Image of Mr Watters to retire after 29 years at Priory
6 July 2023

Mr Watters to retire after 29 years at Priory

Lead Geography teacher Mr Watters, one of Priory’s longest serving members of staff, will leave at the end of this term after 29 years at Priory

Image of Paris-Belgium June 2023: The Daily Journal
25 June 2023

Paris-Belgium June 2023: The Daily Journal

Forty four pupils have set off for Paris and Bruges accompanied by Mr Watters, Mrs Elliott, Miss Makinson, Mrs Whalley, Mr Faulkner and Mr Kenrick.

Image of Icelandic adventures
31 March 2023

Icelandic adventures

The group of 70 pupils and 7 staff set off in the early hours of Thursday morning for a five day adventure to Iceland.

Image of GCSE Geography Liverpool field trip
7 March 2023

GCSE Geography Liverpool field trip

The Geography department took their Year 10 classes to Liverpool for a compulsory field trip as part of their GCSE studies.

Image of Earth shattering time for Year 8 Geography
7 December 2022

Earth shattering time for Year 8 Geography

Mrs Kursitis' Year 8 classes have been creating earthquake proof buildings this week.

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 GCSE Geography pupils have a field day at Wycoller
2 November 2022

GCSE Geography pupils have a field day at Wycoller

During the last week of half term, the Geography department took four groups of GCSE pupils out to Wycoller, near Colne.

Image of London calling - at last!
1 July 2022

London calling - at last!

After two years of waiting, Priory's Year 9, 10 & 11s finally set off on their trip to London and Paris on Wednesday.

Image of Year 11 Helmsley Residential Trip
5 May 2022

Year 11 Helmsley Residential Trip

A Year 11 group of 30 pupils travelled by minibus for a superb long weekend to a wonderful youth hostel at Helmsley, North Yorkshire.

Image of GCSE Geography have a field day in Liverpool
11 February 2022

GCSE Geography have a field day in Liverpool

The Humanities Department has taken four different GCSE Geography groups to Liverpool to complete a wide range of urban fieldwork studies.

Image of Humanities get work rewarded with new postcard
10 February 2022

Humanities get work rewarded with new postcard

There will be new Humanities rewards postcards sent out next term!

Image of Year 7 mark their lines in Geography
13 December 2021

Year 7 mark their lines in Geography

The Year 7 pupils have been using cardboard, wood and paper to make contour models in the annual geography competition.

Image of Design the Humanities' praise postcard
17 November 2021

Design the Humanities' praise postcard

Would you like the chance to have your design put in print as the new Humanities praise postcard?

Image of Meet the teacher - Mrs Kursitis
14 October 2021

Meet the teacher - Mrs Kursitis

Mrs Kursitis has travelled the world to boost her geography knowledge – and is now sharing it with the pupils at Priory.

Image of An 'AA' trip to remember
1 October 2021

An 'AA' trip to remember

This week has seen around 80 Year 11 students consolidating their classroom learning with their compulsory Geography field trip to Heysham and Morecambe.  

Image of A fantastic day out!
15 July 2021

A fantastic day out!

Year 10 Geography field trip: Wycoller. Written by Emily B, Erin W, Laura B, Violet S & Olivia D (Year 10)

Image of Water way to end the term
29 June 2021

Water way to end the term

Year 9 and Year 10 Geography pupils have had the opportunity to complete the first of their fieldwork skills trips by visiting the Wycoller Beck and investigating river theories studied in class. 

Image of Geography are writing river-ting poems for their GCSE
5 May 2021

Geography are writing river-ting poems for their GCSE

Year 10 have been studying rivers as part of their GCSE course and preparing themselves for their adventure out on compulsory fieldwork in the coming weeks.

Image of Year 8 Geography: A cracking good job!
23 February 2021

Year 8 Geography: A cracking good job!

This week Year 8 have started their new topic of Plate Tectonics.

Image of Geography's all a big game to year 7 pupils
22 October 2020

Geography's all a big game to year 7 pupils

Year 7 pupils were playing games in Geography – with a twist as they learnt about the movement of water within the Earth and the atmosphere.