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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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Friday 13 June 2025 Fundraising for Cancer Research UK Priya Anantharachagan (9S) ran Preston Race for Life last weekend, running 10k in 58 minutes … despite the torrential rain! Fundraising for Cancer Research, Priya should be very proud of her achievement. Very well done! Also, on Saturday, 7th June, Heidi Hanson (8C) took part in the Pretty Muddy 5k Race for Life
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Friday 13 June 2025 Library News - Excelsior Awards The Excelsior Awards recognise excellence in Graphic Novels and Manga and are voted for by schools up and down the country. Every year, national judges choose a shortlist and pupils are asked to give each book a score out of 5 for story, artwork, dialogue and characters.
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Friday 13 June 2025 Rounders - Years 7 & 8
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Friday 13 June 2025 Healthy Eating Week at Broughton High School Pupils from Years 8, 9 and 10 designed a healthy lunch-time dish which could be served in the school dining rooms. The standard of dishes designed were very high. Mr O'Connor, Catering Manager, selected the winners, who were invited to help with the preparation of their dish which was served later at lunch that day. All the dishes, from sticky beef strips to covered strawberries, sold out within minutes of going on sale. As a result of this week, some food items will now be included as regular items on the lunch menu, for example fresh fruit smoothies.
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Friday 13 June 2025 Footballing Successes - District Champions!
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Tuesday 10 June 2025 Duke of Edinburgh Expedition - Pendle Hill Last weekend, 27 pupils in Year 10 successfully completed their Duke of Edinburgh expedition around Pendle Hill. Despite some wet weather, they persevered showing great enthusiasm and they navigated well over the two days. With the expedition complete, the pupils now need to finish their volunteering, skills and physical sections to complete the overall award. Well done to all participants involved!
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Friday 23 May 2025 Broughton are winners of the MFL Languagenut Competition! All of our Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10 pupils have taken part in the Languagenut competition over the last few weeks. Languagenut is an online language learning platform we use, so that our pupils can learn even more vocabulary and improve their German and French language skills.
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Friday 23 May 2025 Golfing Success - Daisy Lee (10C) is the English Schools U16 Champion! Well done to Daisy Lee who took part in the finals of the English Schools Golf Tournament held at Wilmslow Golf Club this week. Daisy won the competition and is the English Schools U16 Champion. Daisy has now been selected to play for England Schools Golf versus Wales in the summer holidays - we wish her the very best of luck!
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Tuesday 20 May 2025 Football News - Rotary Club 7-a-side Tournament at UCLan Well done to the U12 Girls’ Football team who represented Broughton at the annual Rotary 7-a-side Football Tournament held at UCLan. The team played some fantastic football throughout the morning, making it through to the quarter finals in the afternoon and qualifying at the top of the table with 13 points!
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Friday 16 May 2025 Lancashire Athletic Association Track and Field Championships 2025 The championships were held at Stanley Park in Blackpool on 10th and 11th May, with a number of pupils from Broughton High School competing. Many congratulations to everyone who participated.
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Friday 16 May 2025 Lancashire U16s Football On Saturday, 10th May, Kara Lee (10H) went to Stoke stadium with the rest of the U16s Lancashire squad to play the National final v Devon. Kara started and played 62 mins out of 80. The team won 3-1 making Lancashire now National Champions. Well done to Kara and the U16s Lancashire Squad.
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Friday 16 May 2025 U13 Cricket - Preston Schools' Tournament On Wednesday, 14th May, the girls’ U13 cricket team competed in the Preston Schools’ tournament at Fulwood and Broughton Cricket Club. Broughton played a strong Our Lady's team first, but despite Our Lady’s having a fantastic club player, Broughton beat them 73-51. Broughton then played Archbishop Temple, and beat them 79-46, taking them through to the Lancashire finals on Monday 23rd June. Well done to all the girls involved. Team: Isla Tuson, Niamh Brown, Ava MacRae, Nishi Thakkar, Alice Moore, Daisy Wilson, Megan Pye, Mia McLennan, Lilah Clutton Mrs Rukin
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Friday 16 May 2025 Lancashire Cup Final - Myerscough U12 Reds Myerscough U12 Reds football team got to the Lancashire Cup Final which was played on Sunday 11th May at The County Ground, Leyland, with the Myerscough team winning 1-0 vs Morecambe! Four Broughton High School pupils from Year 7 were included in the squad: Jessica Cox, Evie O’Neill, Darcey Skelton and Ambreen Valli. Huge congratulations to the whole team for their superb performance.
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Friday 16 May 2025 Chess Competition 2025 This year, 18 pupils from different year groups took part in the Broughton chess competition. To keep all pupils in the competition longer, we decided that there would be a second plate competition for all those knocked out in the first round. In the main competition, there were some close early rounds and four pupils made it to the semi-finals in which Sam Newell 10N beat Zac Tymon 7R and Muxuan Chen 7C saw off the challenge from Noah Mayers-Smith 8S. The final between Sam and Muxuan was a closely fought contest, before Muxuan finally managed to take control of the board and was able to check mate Sam, to win the competition. In the semi-finals of the plate competition, Uzair Akhtar 8C beat Isaac O’Reilly 8H and Jamie Steele 10C conquered Luke Morris 10S. The final of the plate competition firstly saw a drawn game and had to be replayed. In the rematch, Jamie gained victory in a very even and closely fought contest, with Uzair losing by the na
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Friday 9 May 2025 80th Anniversary of VE Day On Thursday, 8th May 2025, we marked the historic 80th Anniversary of VE Day. At 12 noon, a two minutes’ silence was held in school, with staff and pupils showing their respects. Mr Church, accompanied by Summer Duggan, Liam Hedingham, Henry Mason and Seth Wilcock, walked to the war memorial on Garstang Road to join Pat Hastings (Chair of Parish Council), Linda Oldcorn (Parish Councillor) and Steve Rostron (Lengthsman of Broughton), where the last post was played and the two minutes silence was observed. It was a moment to reflect and remember the bravery, sacrifice and service of all those who lived through and served during the Second World war.
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Friday 9 May 2025 Hockey News … U14 Boys’ State School Festival A massive well done to the boys’ hockey team who played in a hockey tournament at Lytham High School on Friday 2nd May. The team only narrowly missing out on bronze medal position due to goal difference, but had an amazing experience playing against some tough competition. Goal Scorers - Harry Burnham and Henry Smart. Team: Oliver Barker, Henry Smart, Jake Helders, Oliver Ogden, Shay Panchal, Dylan Parker, Harry Burnham, William Davenport, Theo Haythornthwaite, Elliott Kinley. Miss Lupton
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Friday 9 May 2025 Henry Mason completes the Chorley 10k On Sunday, 4th May, Henry Mason (10B) took part in the Chorley 10k race. The 10k route is a challenging, undulating, two lap course which starts in Chorley town centre and goes through Astley Park. On a very warm day, Henry finished the run in a time of 55.31, and came in 604th place out of a field of over 1,400. A superb achievement. Very well done to Henry.
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Tuesday 6 May 2025 The Dick Clegg Preston Schools' Football Cup Finals Five of our school football teams competed in the Cup Finals held at Deepdale on Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th April 2025. All games were played with a real intensity and were extremely close with us winning three and losing one, with one game ending in a draw. Our pupils conducted themselves superbly both on and off the pitch, not only in their hard work, skill, effort, determination and resilience but also in their etiquette, respect for their opponents and manners with the officials and other staff at the game. Many thanks to all our parents, families and friends, who attended across the five games for their excellent support. Thank you also to the members of the PE department who were at all the finals over the two evenings. Congratulations to all the pupils who competed.
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Tuesday 6 May 2025 Dance Competition - KS3 Pupils On Wednesday 30th April, 16 pupils in Key Stage 3 took part in a Dance competition. The purpose of the competition was to allow pupils to have the opportunity to create a piece of choreography in a style of their choice with the top three performances being selected to perform in the Dance Performance on the 11th and 12th June. The standard was fantastic and the support that pupils gave to one another created a really positive experience for all pupils involved. Well done to all pupils who had the courage to perform in front of their peers and who invested time in their choreography. The judges for the competition included four Year 10 pupils, Annabel Cooke, Heidi Andrews, Rachael Eaton and Sophie Carlin, as well as Mrs Hough. The final placings were very close with only 5 points separating 1st, 2nd and 3rd place!
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Friday 2 May 2025 Lancashire Schools Golf Congratulations to Lucas Charnley in Year 8 who represented the school at the Lancashire Schools Team Competition held at Leyland Golf Club on Monday 28th April. Lucas played superbly and finished 10th out of 60 (Stableford). He shot the 6th best gross score out of everyone, gross 78, net 68; being one of the youngest in the competition, this is a fantastic achievement. Huge congratulations to Lucas on his continued golfing success.