Year 8 Receive Safeguarding Guidance on Child Exploitation from Police
The police’s South Exploitation Team came into school to talk to Year 8 about Child Exploitation
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Priory Pupils Tackle Serious Themes in its Next Production and it’s ‘Hard To Swallow’
Priory is tackling the challenging and emotional topic of anorexia in our next production, Mark Wheeller’s ‘Hard to Swallow.’
Pupils Cast Their Votes for 2026 Youth Parliament
Pupils have participated in the largest ballot for young people - the Election for the Member of Youth Parliament.
Year 8 Fundraisers Present Cheque to Barnardo’s
Mrs Elliott’s EW4 form have raised £426.89 for the charity, Barnardo’s.
Anne Frank Exhibition Brings The Past To The Present
Year 9 pupils have been guiding younger pupils through the story of Anne Frank to highlight the dangers of intolerance and hatred.
Year 11 Pupils Represent Priory At Holocaust Memorial Day Event
Priory was honoured to be invited to participate in South Ribble’s Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations.
Year 9 Car Passenger Safety Performance in Education
Year 9 pupils took part in a performance workshop about Car Passenger Safety to prevent the increase in car accidents.
Empowering Pupils, Building Futures Peer Mentor Training at Priory
Peer Mentor training has proved so popular that we have two cohorts of Year 10 pupils undergoing training.
Helping Priory Shine: Meet the Faces of Our PD Squad
Meet our PD squad - a valuable team in school who assist Ms Smith with all things Personal Development.
Remembrance at Priory
On Sunday our head prefects represented Priory at Penwortham's Remembrance service.
Year 11 Historians Explore the Gruesome Past at Thackray Medical Museum
Year 11 GCSE History pupils visited the Thackray Medical Museum to explore the fascinating history of healthcare.
Celebrating Black History Month Through Food & Assemblies
Pupils celebrated Black History Month with a meaningful food sale and Learning for Life assemblies.
Year 7 Inspired by Natural High Assembly
Year 7 pupils took part in a powerful and engaging assembly presented by the Natural High programme,
Priory Plus Awards Summer Term Achievements
In the last week of the summer term, Mr Eastham presented badges and certificates to pupils who had achieved the next stage in the Priory+ Awards.
Year 10 Pupils Take First Steps To Qualify As Peer Mentors
A second cohort of Year 10 pupils has begun their first of two workshops to qualify as Peer Mentors.
Wasted Lives: Fire Service Delivers Powerful Road Safety Message
The Learning For Life day for Year 10 pupils included a presentation by Wasted Lives from Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service.
Chequered Flags - Post Performance Round Up
Chequered Flags to Chequered Futures, a verbatim play written by Mark Wheeller about three friends who ended up in a tragic road traffic collision. Why this Play and why now?
VE Day Remembered at Priory
On Thursday, 8 May we joined the rest of the nation in commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Future-Ready: Key Stage 4 Pupils Connect with Sexual Health Experts
We were joined by the Sexual Health Team for a lunchtime meet and greet in the Year 10 and Year 11 Bistro.
Priory Plus Awards Spring Term Achievements
On 1 May, Mrs Cowell presented another cache of badges and certificates to pupils who had achieved the next stage in their Priory+ Awards.
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Culture Day 2025 - An Occasion For Everyone
Culture Day was a colourful, successful and informative day!
HMRC Visits GCSE Business & Enterprise Students
HMRC enlightens Business students on taxation and its impact
Year 11 returns to former primary school for Neurodiversity Awareness Month assembly
Head Prefect, Daniel, returned to his primary school to deliver an assembly for Neurodiversity Awareness Month.
Year 11 DWP apprenticeships seminar
The Department for Work and Pensions came into school to discuss their work and their apprenticeships.
Year 10 pupils experience the world of work
Year 10 pupils ventured into the ‘real’ world to spend a week in jobs for their work experience.
Car Passenger Safety #YOLO Performance in Education
Year 9 took part in a Car Passenger Safety performance workshop aimed to prevent the increase in car accidents which have impacted passengers.
What life is like during Ramadan
My daily routine in Ramadan - a report by Umar H, Year 11.
National youth parliament elections - our results
Here are the results from Penwortham Priory Academy.
Priory bosses talk business with Year 10 enterprise pupils
PPA Facilites delivered an insightful presentation to Year 10 Business students.
Full STEAM ahead for careers fair
Visitors showcased the vast array of careers available in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Maths (STEAM) - and more - at our annual careers fair.
Year 10 attend exam stress management assembly
The exam stress presentation gave useful tips, including anxiety management techniques.
Learning For Life - British Values Assembly
Year 7 has presented an assembly about British Values.
Year 10 peer mentors equipped to help younger pupils
Our Year 10 Peer Mentors feel fully equipped to help the younger pupils at Priory after two-days informative training.
Year 10 Business & Enterprise pupils gain valuable support from Penwortham entrepreneurs
Penwortham's business owners provide a fantastic learning opportunity for Key Stage 4 Business & Enterprise pupils.
Alumni returns to give Oxbridge talk to Priory’s Able and Ambitious pupils
Class of 2017 Abi Lakeland was the first in her family to go to university and came back to Priory to talk her experiences at Cambridge.
Priory raises over £1000 for local hospice
Ms Smith praised the generous Priory community who have donated more than £1,000 to Derian House.
Year 11 college interviews
Runshaw College's annual round of entrance interviews with Priory's Year 11 pupils.
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Priory+ autumn term awards giving
Mr Eastham has presented badges and certificates to pupils who had achieved the next stage in the Priory+ Awards.
Year 10 pupils begin peer mentor course
The first cohort of Year 10 pupils began their first of two workshops to qualify as Peer Mentors.
Year 10 job application advice from the National Grid
The National Grid has delivered an assembly to Year 10 pupils about covering letters, CVs and interviews from the view of an employer.
Alcohol awareness production ‘Smashed’ its way to Year 7 & Year 8
The production is an early intervention strategy to educate on the risks of underage drinking.
Year 9 discover languages at work
Year 9 pupils learned about careers where a foreign language is vital in our third successful ‘Make Languages Work’ event.
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What's the music this week? W/c 25 November
This week it's all about... music from around the world
When the BBC had a Bitesize careers day at Priory
The BBC Bitesize Careers tour visited Priory to showcase a selection of careers with Year Groups 8-11.
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Year 7 Halloween Charity Bake Off
Year 7 School Council has organised its first baking competition and sale with a spooky Halloween twist!
The National Grid add spark to lunchtime careers drop in
The aim of the session was to get pupils interested in STEM subjects and to discuss apprenticeships with older pupils.
Why attendance matters
We would like to thank all of our parents for ensuring their child has good, punctual school attendance and for your continued commitment to your child’s learning.
Year 11 pupil maps out Black History Month celebrations at Priory
Year 11 DaMari has been keen to promote Black History Month in school and has been given a big opportunity to do that this October.
Celebrating Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award achievements
The event celebrated the remarkable achievements of our Year 10 and Year 11 pupils who successfully completed their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award.
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.
Election fever at Priory
Election fever has taken over Learning for Life lessons over the past few weeks, resulting in a mock ballot on Thursday.
Year 7 show racism the red card
Year 7 had a day of change-making anti-racism workshops delivered by 'Show Racism the Red Card'.
Year 9 spend a day in the CELLS
Crime prevention charity, CELLS, turns negative pasts into positive futures through teaching young people about the consequences of crime.
Exploring college life - Year 10 taster days
Year 10 students had the opportunity to visit local colleges as they started to plan their next steps after leaving Priory. Here’s a glimpse of what they got up to:
Year 10 learn about the dangers of driving too fast
Learning For Life day for Year 10 pupils was on the theme of Personal Safety and this included presentation by Wasted Lives.
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Year 7 explore the dangers of County Lines
South Ribble Police's Safer Neighbourhoods team visited Priory to talk to Year 7 pupils about County Lines and how to avoid getting involved.
Food Tech pupils design a meal for Olympic athletes
Priory pupils have been planning a healthy and nutritious meal for Team GB athletes in a national competition.
Priory+ Awards Spring Term
Last Friday, Mr Eastham presented another cache of badges and certificates to pupils who had achieved the next stage in their Priory+ Awards.
Year 10 receive careers support from National Grid
The National Grid came into school to talk to Year 10 pupils about covering letters, CVs and interviews from the view of an employer.
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.
Pupils vote in National Youth Parliament Elections
This week pupils participated in the largest ballot for young people, the Youth Parliament Ballot.
Year 10s introduced to volunteering
Priory welcomed Alison Coates of the Royal Voluntary Service to talk about the benefits of volunteering.
Key Stage 4 pupils visit Leyland Trucks for careers day
Pupils enjoyed a factory tour and received an overview of apprentice opportunities available at the company.
A game changer for health food House challenge
Following on from the Healthy Eating focus in Learning for Life sessions, we ran a 'The Sprout Relay' House competition.
Year 9 teach the Anne Frank story for good
Year 9 have been learning about Anne Frank as they talk about the dangers of intolerance and hatred.
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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Holocaust Memorial Day
Humanities teachers, Mr Eccles and Mrs Cauchi took Priory's Head Prefects to the South Ribble Holocaust Memorial Day event.
Second cohort of Year 10 qualify as peer mentors
The start of the new term has seen the second cohort of Year 10 pupils undertake their ASDAN short course to qualify as Peer Mentors.
Pupils receive Priory+ Awards from Mr Eastham
Mr Eastham has presented badges and certificates to pupils who have achieved the next stage of their Priory+ Award.
Year 11 college interviews
As Year 11 prepare for life beyond Priory, Preston College representatives met 1:1 with pupils to explore their choices in more detail,
Welcome back: New Year New Term
In the full school assembly on Monday morning, Mr Eastham set out the key points as we go into the new term.
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Year 10 pupils qualify as peer mentors
The first cohort of Year 10 pupils have undertook their ASDAN short course to qualify as Peer Mentors.
Greencroft Valley tree planting project
A group of Year 8 boys took on a tree planting project in conjunction with South Ribble Borough Council and a local community group.
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Priory brings festive cheer to Penwortham
A selection of singers visited Longton Nursing Home and Booths Supermarket to perform Christmas Carols and festive tunes.
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Legally Blonde entertains local senior residents
The cast of Legally Blonde were delighted to entertain senior residents from Penwortham Grange & Lodge Residential Home, Priory Park Care Home and Longton Nursing Home.
Cards for Kindness
Your House needs you to spread a little kindness and make someone feel good today.
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Can you help at our careers fair?
We're looking for local organisations and friends of the school from a wide range of careers to inspire the next generation.
What's the music this week? W/c 13 November
This week it's all about... music legends
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Head prefects attend Penwortham's Remembrance service
We were tremendously proud of our Head Prefects when they laid a wreath on behalf of the school during Penwortham's Remembrance service.
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How do Priory pupils celebrate Diwali?
Over the coming weekend, many of our families will be celebrating Diwali.
What's the music this week? W/c 6 November
This week it's all about... music from around the world
Year 11 pupil is strictly leading on the dance floor
Head Prefect Lewis has all the right moves as the Ballroom and Latin dancer is competing at a high level.
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Blindfold relay house competition
The second lunchtime House event took place in the sports hall.
Eco Club Round Up
The Eco Committee has had a productive start to the new school year.
Food bank collections and house competition results
A big thank you to all staff and pupils who contributed to last half term's collection - it was the biggest collection we have had for a long time!
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What's the music this week? W/c 16 October
This week it's all about... European Classical Tradition
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.
Year 8 Creative Cookery - British Egg Week
A small but enthusiastic group joined Mrs Cowell in the kitchen on Wednesday after school to celebrate British Egg Week by making egg fried rice.
Pupil volunteering opportunities at Priory
Volunteering to help staff in school regularly is classed as work experience and can be particularly beneficial for pupils who are not yet old enough for paid work.
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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.
Priory celebrates European Day of Languages
Ooh La La! Priory teachers were kitted out in French, Greek and German (and more!) attire for our celebration of European Day of Languages.
Introducing your head prefect team 2023
Alex, Lewis, Martha and Cameron commenced their duties with official photographs and are looking forward to welcoming prospective families at Priory's open evening on Thursday, 21 September from 4pm.
Priory celebrates its first Culture Day
Priory's first Culture Day was celebrated with cultural dress, henna painting, a food market, music and after school cookery lessons.
Priory+ awards presentation
Principal, Mr Eastham, has presented badges and certificates to pupils who have achieved their Priory+ Bronze 1 or Bronze 2 Award.
Year 10 Olivia is running for nana in aid of cancer charity
Olivia will have her two 'nanas' in her mind when she competes in the Preston Pretty Muddy 5k in June.
Year 8 pupil is leading the way in community centre projects
Priory pupil Taejun is helping to change the face of The Foxton Youth and Community Centre by leading on a £2m funding bid.
Culture Club celebrates Ramadan
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is one of the most sacred times for Muslims. Here's how Zishan and Yusuf are celebrating...
Happy Holi Wishes
Many of our Hindu pupils will be celebrating Holi this week, also known as the Festival of Colours.
Flipping fun on pancake day
Priory pupils certainly knew how to have flipping fun when Pancake Day came along yesterday.
Priory+ Awards Assembly
During an assembly, we were pleased to announce that over 100 pupils had achieved their bronze Priory+ Award.
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Pupils are energised for Priory's battery recycling campaign
Priory pupils are certainly not running low on batteries!
Year 7 Cookery Club - Mexican Quesadillas
After school last Thursday our Year 7 pupils were invited to the Food Technology room to make Mexican Quesadillas.
Eco Committee Wants Your Batteries
Eco Committee has entered the school into Duracell's national competition, The Big Battery Hunt, to get you recycling batteries.
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Christmas Collections for Kindness
We asked for collections for disadvantaged people in our community and the Learning Centre was jam-packed with your kind donations!
Year 7 Speak Out At Competition
Year 7 worked hard to write and deliver a speech on a topic that’s important to them. These speeches were then chosen to compete in the grand final at the end of the Autumn term.
Christmas in other cultures
We have approximately 15 – 20 different ethnicities at Priory. Mrs Qadri asked some of them how they celebrate Christmas.
Priory's singers bring festive cheer to Penwortham
This week, Priory singers have spread Christmas cheer to residents at Longton Rest Home and Booth's Supermarket in Penwortham.
Introducing your 2022-23 prefect team
Priory’s new Prefects are ready for their new roles in school!
Ukraine appeal update
Miss Beesley and Mrs Willis have delivered your generous donations for Ukraine at MCR Therapies, Fulwood.
Year 8 girls lock pupils into the music room
The girls worked together to come up with an escape room challenge and tasked the rest of the year group and younger pupils to get their lateral thinking caps on.
Katie rises through the RAF ranks
Well done to our Year 10 pupil Katie who has risen through the ranks to become a Corporal in the RAF Air Cadets.
Every day is a good day for books
The Priory library is fast proving to be the hub of the school with volunteers making sure it runs like clockwork.
Priory recognises: Windrush Day
Today in school, we will recognise Windrush Day, a day celebrating our Caribbean community and their contributions to British society.
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Priory celebrates Windrush Day
22 June marks Windrush Day. Since it was established in 2018, this day is aimed at celebrating our Caribbean community and their contributions to British society.
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.
Peer Mentor Applications Now Open
It’s that time of year again when we ask Year 9 pupils to consider applying to become a peer mentor at Priory.
Priory Plants a Tree for the Jubilee
Priory are introducing 30 new trees to their award-winning grounds as part of the Queen’s Jubilee Tree Planting initiative.
Prefect Applications Now Open
It’s that time of year again when we ask Year 10 pupils to consider applying for senior places at Penwortham Priory Academy.
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Wear Something Yellow or Blue for Ukraine - 27 May
On Friday 27 May, the last day of term, we are giving pupils the opportunity to wear something blue or yellow to support our Ukraine fundraising.
Scarlett promotes deaf awareness with charity fundraiser success
Year 10 Scarlett has raised almost £90 in her school raffle and Year 9, Favour was the lucky winner of a giant Toblerone.
Year 11: Where to next?
From a photographer, to a translator, to an architect, to a police dog handler – that’s just four of the jobs our outstanding Year 11s are striving for.
Mr Farron's Compost Corner - May Update
Priory’s gardens are our pride and joy and award-winning gardener Mr Farron wants to let parents and pupils know what to expect each month as the landscape changes. Here's what's going on in May...
Collections for Ukraine Families
We are collecting items to be donated to the Ukraine Appeal.
Year 9 Pupil Gets on His Bike for Charity
Year 9 pupil Lochlan will be using pedal power to raise money for his local RSPCA.
Game Over on stage next week
Lead Teacher for Drama Miss Howell admitted it was important for pupils to try out a different type of theatre as well as send out a message – which is why she chose ‘Game Over.’
Priory's reverse advent calendar success
There has been a superb response following our reverse advent calendar campaign launched earlier this month.
Priory's reverse advent calendar 2021
This year we're supporting Penwortham Food Bank and the homeless. We also want to help local children by giving them decorated shoe boxes filled with goodies.
Martin Lewis Finance Education Text Book
Last night's show focussed on financial education for children and young people.
Food bank collections
There will be a regular ongoing collection for the Penwortham Food Bank taking place from now on.
Meet the new prefects
Headteacher Mr Eastham had his official photograph taken with the new senior prefect team as they all promised to make Priory ‘an even better place' to learn.
Mental health awareness week update
Earlier on in the term we had a focus on mental health and promoted this year's theme of 'Back to Nature' in order to suggest ways in which our school community could use the nature around us to improve our own mental health.
Meet Gary the gecko
A small group of Year 7 students shortlisted the name as part of their role in helping to care for the Science department's animals.
Learning for Life - Darcy'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 10 pupil, Darcy, to talk about diabetes.
A breath of fresh air for Summer
Year 11 Summer has made use of lockdown by growing her hair for charity.
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.
Priory gets its second defibrillator
This second defibrillator can be found fixed to the wall outside the Technology block, right next to our 3G pitch and sports field.
Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual event that recognises the importance of emotional wellbeing and is a great time to think about how we're feeling.
Wellbeing Day - How Did it Go?
Last Wednesday saw the staff and pupils enjoy Penwortham Priory Academy’s first Wellbeing Day.
Well-Being Day - 27 January
For one day only, we're temporarily suspending lessons to focus on our pupils' well-being.
Leon becomes quizmaster for fact fundraiser
Pupils had fun in their Learning for Life session yesterday as they pledged to support Year 8 Leon with his fundraising.
Reverse advent calendar donations
There was food, winter woollies, children's toys and Christmas chocolate treats a plenty - we were astounded by your support! Thank you to everyone who has donated to the appeal.
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There's no stopping Year 8 Leon
The Year 8 young carer is in the midst of fundraising for Handicapped Children's Action Group (HCAG), a charity that has recently supported his brother.
Year 8 set up for equality and diversity
Priory’s Equality & Diversity Club was set up by Year 8 pupil India on a subject she feels passionately about.
Learning for Life - What's it all about?
Learning for Life sessions are about skills you will use now and in the future.
