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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 12 February 2026 Well done to Zoey Thurston, Year 8 We were delighted to hear about the recent achievements of Zoey Thurston (8R). Last weekend, Zoey attended the aquatic GB’s national classification event in Oxford and she is officially an 8S competing para-swimmer. The 8S classification includes freestyle, backstroke and butterfly. To achieve this, Zoey has been working extremely hard, training at least three times per week in the last year.
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Thursday 12 February 2026 Netball - League Results This week, the Year 7 and 8 netball teams participated in their final two games of the season against St Cecilia's and Longridge High School. In both games, the Year 7 and 8 teams were successful putting them in a very strong position in the league standings. As the other schools complete their final games of the league, we await to see where each team has placed in the league!
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Friday 6 February 2026 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award - Practice Walk Last Saturday, 34 of our Year 10 pupils successfully completed their first practice walk in preparation for their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition. This marks an important milestone in their journey, with all 70 participants working towards completing their award this year. The remaining pupils will complete their practice walk at the end of February.
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Friday 6 February 2026 Preston Schools' Indoor Athletics Championships - Year 8 On Friday, 6th February, it was the Year 8's turn to compete in the Indoor Athletics Championships. Once again, ten schools from across the Preston district competed in a range of Sprinting, jumping, bounding and throwing events to see who were the best boys’ and girls’ teams. The girls performed really consistently throughout the morning and had some strong competition from both Archbishop and Our Lady's. However, our girls held their own and fought well in all their track events. Eventually, the girls’ team did amazing and finished in 2nd place just behind Archbishop. The boys’ team again faced some tough opposition, with numerous schools winning races on the track, including Fulwood, Corpus, Ashton and Our Lady’s. However, another consistent performance saw the Broughton boys’ team ahead at the halfway stage. They managed to hold on to this position in the field events and WON the overall competition.
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Friday 6 February 2026 Lancashire Schools’ Cross-Country 2026 On Saturday, 31st January, Broughton High pupils gave a great account of themselves, showing huge determination and commitment in near perfect cross-country conditions (for a change!)! The course was generally mud-free and was quick and flat, so a different experience from preceding races. Well done to the pupils for their fabulous achievements:
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Friday 6 February 2026 Netball - Years 7 & 8 On Monday 2nd February, Year 7 and 8 played netball against Ashton. The Year 7 game began stead with the Broughton side taking the lead in the first half. In the second half, Broughton upped the pace and stormed ahead to a very convincing win of 14-1. The Year 8 game followed the same pattern with the Year 8 team taking an early lead of 6-1 in the first half and then finished the game 13-1. Well done to all pupils who played in the fixture!
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Friday 30 January 2026 Preston Schools' Indoor Athletics Championships - Year 7 On Friday, 30th January, our Y7's competed at the Preston Schools Indoor Athletics Championships, held here at Broughton High School. This was a fantastic event with ten secondary schools from across the Preston District in attendance. The pupils competed in a number of individual sprint and team relay races along with the Standing Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Putt, Speed Bounce and the Vertical Jump. Our Sports Leaders from Year 10 assisted with the running of the event and the PE staff would like to thank and congratulate them all on a fantastic professional performance and representing Broughton in the best possible light. We had several compliments from visiting staff.
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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
