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"Pupils benefit immensely from the vast extent and high quality of the extra-curricular experiences that leaders provide for them. There is something for everyone to join in and enjoy. The impressive selection of activities includes an international film club, and chess club as well as a spectacular range of sporting and music opportunities."
Ofsted, 2022
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Thursday 29 January 2026 Young Enterprise - Company Programme Spotlight - Y10 A small group of Year 10 pupils have started their own business through the Company Programme. They are in the process of developing their products, creating their brand and are preparing to go to the Trafford Centre at the end of this half term to sell their products to the public.
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Thursday 29 January 2026 Our school flag has reached Antarctica! We are thrilled to share some truly incredible news - our school flag designed by Phoebe Knight in 7R has officially made it all the way to Rothera Research Station in Antarctica. The flag was proudly carried by three glaciologists: Sian Thorpe, Andrew Hoffman and Rohi, who took it with them during their scientific work on the Antarctic Peninsula. They even captured fantastic photographs of the flag both at Rothera Research Station and aboard a Twin Otter aircraft, the small research plane that transports scientists to their remote field sites.
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Thursday 29 January 2026 Northern Cross-Country Championships Huge congratulations to the following pupils who took part in this cross-country event last weekend. Isabel and Nathaniel (Year 8), Dylan (Year 9) and India (Year 10) participated in very high-quality races, with over 115 athletes in each race, and over an undulating, quick and deceptively tricky Pontefract race course. They endured mud and an icy wind to run with determination.
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Thursday 29 January 2026 Lancashire Cup - U14 Girls’ Football On Wednesday, 28th January, the U14 girls’ football team were finally back in action in the Lancashire Cup against St Michael’s. Broughton played some excellent football and were unfortunate to go down 1-0 against the run of play. St Michael’s doubled their lead quickly from an excellent long range shot, but Broughton responded with a goal from a lovely passage of play resulting in a good finish from Mia McLennan. Broughton were very much still in the game, playing the better football of the two teams, but struggled to take their chances. Just before the final whistle, St Michael’s scored again to make it 3-1 and knock Broughton out of the Lancashire Cup. An unfortunate result but well done to all the girls involved.
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Friday 23 January 2026 Reading Leaders Each year we run a paired reading programme, linking a group of keen readers from Year 10 with several of our Year 7 pupils. Our Year 10s receive specialist training in how to support their reading partners and term 1 saw them complete their training and begin their reading sessions. It’s wonderful to see the dedication of our Year 10s, along with the confidence and effort shown by the Year 7s involved. It is a lovely way of bringing our lower and upper schools together and celebrating reading.
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Friday 23 January 2026 Extended Learning Morning for Year 9 Year 9 pupils recently took part in their annual Extended Learning Morning, a programme designed to support pupils’ growing independence and help them make informed decisions as they navigate their teenage years and the external influences they are often faced with. The session brought together a range of guest speakers, each covering a topic relevant to the focus of 'making the right decisions'.
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Friday 23 January 2026 Swimming Success for Ben Logan, 7R On Friday night, 16th January, at the Carnforth Otter’s Awards Evening, Ben was presented with the Mike Carroll Trophy for Outstanding Team Member. This award is presented to the team member who has brought the most points in team competitions throughout the year.
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Friday 23 January 2026 Year 9 Girls Shine in Continuous Training Challenge The 9PO and 9PP girls’ PE groups have been taking part in a fitness module since Christmas, learning about their own strengths and weaknesses across different components of fitness. They have also explored a range of training methods used to improve cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, and strength. On Tuesday, we focused on continuous training and heart rate zones. Every pupil was set the challenge of running continuously for a minimum of 14 minutes, with the option to continue up to 20 minutes. Every single pupil in both classes demonstrated outstanding effort, resilience, and determination - each one running for the full 20 minutes. Every pupil should be incredibly proud - what an impressive performance from both groups.
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Friday 23 January 2026 Netball News - Years 7 & 8 This week, the Year 7 and Year 8 pupils played in their fixtures against Fulwood.
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Monday 19 January 2026 U16 Boys - English Schools' Football On Friday, 16th January, our U16 boys' football team played in the 6th round of the English Schools' Cup against Stockport School, Manchester. The team were exceptional from start to finish in the way they played with intelligence, heart and sportsmanship.
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Friday 16 January 2026 Sporting Successes for Former Broughton Pupils - Evie Lee and Alex Latham Many congratulations to Evie Lee on her selection for the England Futsal u19s team. Evie started her football journey with Myerscough Junior Football Development Club, she played for the school team at Broughton High School and progressed in academy football, most recently representing Blackburn Rovers PGA. To represent England in the u19s Futsal team is a superb achievement.
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Friday 16 January 2026 Year 7 Writing Challenge My Year 7 class were challenged to write their own children’s stories after studying Voices in the Park, and they certainly rose to the challenge. Pupils produced some incredible pieces of children’s literature, carefully applying the key concepts studied in class, including some superb examples of symbolism.
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Friday 16 January 2026 Preston Schools - Year 7 Football Finals Broughton A Team Broughton A v Our Lady's - Drew 0-0 Broughton A v Ashton - Won 2-0 Goal scorers: Elspeth Cross, Valtesa Osmani
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Friday 9 January 2026 Netball - Year 7 & 8 On 17th December, Year 7 and 8 played against Corpus at Broughton. Both teams gave a fantastic performance with a strong win for both years. The final scores were: Year 7 Broughton 10 Corpus 2 and Year 8 Broughton 14 and Corpus 5
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Friday 9 January 2026 Red Squirrel Conservation On Wednesday, 17th December, a small group of Year 9 and Year 10 pupils had a presentation from Heather, a former Broughton pupil, who now works as Communications Manager for the Red Squirrel Recovery Network, part of the Wildlife Trust. Heather and her colleague shared some of the challenges facing red squirrels and explained why they are now an endangered species. The talk highlighted the importance of the North-West as a key area for red squirrel conservation. Pupils also learned about career roles linked to environmental work and campaigning.
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Friday 9 January 2026 Preston Schools’ Football Finals - Year 7 On Wednesday, 7th January, both the Year 7 A & B teams took part in their respective finals at Corpus. The A team took on Our Lady’s, Corpus & Fulwood, whilst the B team played Our Lady’s, Corpus & Archbishop. Both teams work extremely hard in all games, and despite the cold weather managed to put in some fantastic performances. With two wins and one draw each, both the A & B team were crowned Preston Schools’ Football Champions for this year;
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Friday 9 January 2026 Poetry Competition - Top 3 Entries Back in December, we held a poetry competition and were overwhelmed with the number and quality of entries. We are delighted to announce the top three poetry entries selected for the Broughton High School Poetry Anthology below:
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Friday 19 December 2025 Music Department at Christmas The past two weeks have been especially busy and rewarding for the Music Department, with pupils taking part in a range of festive performances both in school and across the local community. These events gave pupils the opportunity to share their music with a wide audience and play an active role in community celebrations.
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Friday 19 December 2025 End of Term Assemblies We held our new ‘gameshow' end of term rewards and house assemblies today led by Mr Bailey and Mr Peterson where a huge number of pupils were recognised for their academic and pastoral efforts and achievements in school this half term, whilst having some competitive fun playing ‘Blankety Blank' and ‘The Generation Game' amongst other fun activities. On top of festive lunches, and our final day as a ‘charity non-uniform' day, it has been a very busy and exciting end to the term.
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Monday 15 December 2025 Orienteering in P.E. Over the last two weeks, Years 8 & 9 have taken part in four lessons of orienteering during PE. It has been a fantastic two weeks, with invaluable experience gained and life lessons learned along the way. Starting with an introduction lesson, pupils had to complete a 10-point star course in pairs, aiming to find the points quickly and efficiently using the map before returning to be checked, this resulted in some intense competition, with pupils completing the half-course task in record times.
