Two sessions in, and the energy across all three groups has been fantastic.

Under the expert guidance of lead coach Kieron Rodgers (Point Blank Cricket), our promising cricketers, girls and boys, have been developing their all‑round skills through a range of new and innovative coaching methods. From technical refinement to tactical awareness and game‑based challenges, Kieron is pushing every student to make the most of their talent and grow in confidence.

The commitment, teamwork and enthusiasm on display so far have been outstanding. It’s exciting to see such rapid progress this early in the programme, and we’re looking forward to watching each group continue to develop throughout the Spring Term.

More updates to follow as the programme continues...

We were thrilled to see our student Myra-Sofia at the BBC’s 20th anniversary celebration for Waterloo Road last week!

You may have seen our recent posts about Myra-Sofia, who is currently playing student Aisha Azzi in the hit show. The iconic TV series has launched the careers of many successful actors over the years, and we’re incredibly proud to see one of our own appearing on it.

We can’t wait to see what the future holds for Myra-Sofia, we have no doubt she has a very exciting journey ahead of her.

Well done Myra, you’re a superstar!

On Friday, our Year 10 boys’ rugby team competed in the Yorkshire Cup Final. Despite a determined performance, they were unable to secure the result they were hoping for against a strong Rodillian side.

We are incredibly proud of how far this team has come over the past four years, and it’s been fantastic to see their hard work and commitment take them all the way to a county final.

Rugby is certainly on the rise again at Crossley Heath. With our recent tour to Canada just completed and exciting trips to Cumbria and Italy planned in the future, there’s plenty to look forward to. Well done to the team for representing the school so well.

Our Year 9 students will soon be heading to Salford Quays as part of their Geography studies. This exciting field trip will give students the opportunity to develop important fieldwork and data collection skills, a key part of the Geography National Curriculum.

During the visit, students will investigate urban environments and practise gathering and analysing real-world data. These are valuable transferable skills that support learning across many subjects. For students continuing with GCSE Geography, the experience will also help prepare them for the Paper 3 fieldwork skills exam.

Even for those not continuing Geography, the investigative skills developed during the trip are useful for scientific enquiry, technology projects and other research-based learning.

We look forward to a fantastic and engaging day of learning beyond the classroom for all of our Year 9 students!

Huge congratulations to Annie (Year 7) and Sienna (Year 9) for their incredible achievements at this year’s Mrs Sunderland Festival.

Annie had an exceptional festival, winning her Classical Singing Class for both Years 6 and 7. This success led her into the prestigious Winners Challenge, where she competed against winners from other age categories and won that too. She also achieved second place in both her Musical Theatre and Unaccompanied Folk Song classes. To top it all off, Annie was invited to perform at the final day concert at Huddersfield Town Hall, an honour reserved for the festival’s most promising performers.

Sienna also enjoyed fantastic success, placing second in the Young Voices Duet (Year 13 and under). In the Pop Ballad category (age 14–17), a large class of 27 entrants in which she was one of the youngest, she achieved second place, just one mark off first. She also placed third in the Magic of Walt Disney (Year 9) class and second in Musical Theatre (Year 9).

We are incredibly proud of both students for their dedication, talent and confidence on stage. What a brilliant celebration of performing arts success at Crossley Heath!

Our staff fully embraced the spirit of World Book Day, arriving in school dressed as some brilliant and much-loved literary characters!

The Maths department followed the yellow brick road as characters from The Wizard of Oz, Geography travelled all the way to Middle-earth as The Lord of the Rings, Languages brought smiles as the colourful Mr Men and Little Miss, SEN stepped out in style as Cruella de Vil and the Dalmatians, and Pastoral caused a little mischief as Gru and his Minions. And that was just the start, there were many more fantastic costumes across the school!

A big thank you to all the staff who joined in and helped make the day such fun for our students.