Academy News

This weekend, Lancaster House took a huge step forward in their fundraising challenge as Mr Thomas, Head of Lancaster House, completed the Bristol Half Marathon, adding an impressive 21km to the team’s total.

The challenge sees Lancaster House aiming to run a combined 738km in support of the Springboard Opportunity Fund. Students began their journey on Friday morning with a fantastic 33km effort and together with Mr Thomas’s Half Marathon achievement, the team has already reached an incredible 54km.

Students originally set themselves a target of £300, but just four days into the challenge, they have already doubled that amount, raising an amazing £600 for Springboard Opportunity Fund.

There is still plenty of distance left to cover, and Lancaster House will continue to share updates throughout their journey to Lancaster and back. Thank you to everyone who has supported the challenge so far, and please keep donating to this wonderful cause.

To make a donation, click here. 

In 2023, Lancaster House virtually rowed along the UK canal-ways from Churchill Academy & Sixth Form to Lancaster in Northern England and back again, raising money for their house charity at the time. 

This year, our Lancaster students are doing it again, but instead of rowing, they are running! As a house, they are tackling the 738km virtual journey of country lanes and motorways from the Academy to Lancaster and back again.

This fundraising effort is to raise awareness and money for their house charity, Springboard Opportunity Fund, a daycare provider for children with special educational needs and disabilities, based in the South West. Springboard was nominated at the beginning of the academic year by Lancaster students with strong ties to the charity, and we are thrilled that Lancaster House voted to adopt Springboard as their house charity for this academic year! 

Every student in Lancaster House will be given the opportunity to contribute to the running and fundraising targets between now and the end of the school year, running up to 5km in small groups around school and the local area. 

Their fundraising page is already live, and this morning, Lancaster House Council and other enthusiastic students kicked off the journey during tutor time, racking up their first 33km kilometres, leaving 705km left to go. 

House Captain, Will, gave us his thoughts on the challenge:

“I’m really looking forward to leading our house fundraising challenge “To Lancaster and Back” alongside Mr Thomas and Rowan. The rowing challenge that Lancaster took part in a few years ago was really successful and we hope that this new challenge will bring all of Lancaster together to raise funds for Springboard, a well-deserving charity. Starting off the challenge will be one of the last things I’ll do as House Captain and I’m proud to be a part of something that will hopefully be remembered for years to come.”

On Sunday 10th May, Mr Thomas (Head of Lancaster House) will be running the Bristol Half Marathon, with the 21km distance contributing towards the Lancaster House challenge.  We are wishing him the best of luck with his run! 

Lancaster House would greatly appreciate any donations that you are able to make via their Just Giving page over the coming weeks.  Please feel free to share the link with family members, neighbours or any other running enthusiasts that you think may be willing to help our students raise money for the Springboard Opportunity Fund.
 

Stay tuned for further updates as our students progress up and down the country! 

We are delighted to confirm that Ellis and Josh have both been selected for the Bristol Bears U17 Academy squad for the upcoming season.

They also travelled to Exeter on Saturday for a fixture, in what proved to be a closely contested match; they came away with a well-earned victory.

This is a fantastic achievement and a testament to their hard work and commitment, particularly given the high level of competition. Well done!

Our Strictly Dance Fever competition is taking place on Thursday 2nd July 2026, and we are so excited to see the talent our students bring. 

All auditions will be held in the Dance Studio, beginning at 1:20pm, with the following schedule:

Solos: Monday 1st June

Duets: Thursday 2nd June 

Groups: Thursday 4th June 

You can collect your application form and full details of the competition rules from the Dance office. 

Good luck!

Our Year 10 Geographers completed the first field trip of their GCSE course last week.

Students were investigating how rivers change and spent the day out in the Quantock Hills studying the River Holford. We were impressed with their enthusiasm and hard work; it was great to see them getting stuck into some "real geography!". 

Students will have another trip in June, this time to look at regeneration in Bristol. Well done, Year 10! 

This week, Year 7 students were put to the test as they took on an exciting hands-on challenge of creating their very own pizzas.

From preparing the dough to selecting toppings and perfecting their final creations, students demonstrated creativity and their practical skills throughout the lesson. The classroom was filled with enthusiasm as everyone embraced the opportunity to design and make their own unique pizzas.

The results were both impressive and delicious, making the experience a memorable one for all involved.