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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 3 October 2025 Netball Year 11 The Year 11 netball team competed against Archbishop Temple in the Year 11 netball league at home on Wednesday this week. It was a brilliant performance by all players. The Broughton side took an early lead on 9-3 in the first quarter and managed to maintain this throughout.
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Friday 26 September 2025 Bake Sale for MacMillan Cancer Support To celebrate European Day of Languages and support MacMillan Cancer Support, our school hosted a fantastic bake sale, with pupils contributing an incredible array of delicious treats. From traditional Hungarian Mézes and Portuguese Pastel de Nata to Belgian chocolate brownies, tray loads of cupcakes and flapjacks, the variety and quality of the bakes were outstanding.
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Friday 26 September 2025 Year 11 Geographers' River Study Fieldwork On Tuesday, 16th September, our Year 11 Geography pupils ventured out to complete the physical aspect of their compulsory fieldwork, undertaking a detailed river study despite the unpredictable September weather. The trip was a vital part of their GCSE course, offering hands-on experience with geographical data collection and analysis. The pupils showed remarkable humour and resilience throughout the day, especially given the wet conditions. While Monday and Wednesday brought torrential downpours and strong winds, we were exceptionally lucky with the weather on Tuesday - just enough drizzle to keep things interesting, but not enough to dampen spirits!
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Friday 26 September 2025 Sporting News U14 Girls’ Football – Lancashire Cup On Tuesday, 23rd September, the girls’ U14 football team kicked off their season with a game away at Our Ladies. It was the first round in the Lancashire Cup, and knowing some of the Our Lady's players had won the National Cup last year at U12s, our girls knew they were in for a tough game.
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Friday 26 September 2025 Lucy Mitchell, 9R Completes IRC Triathlon Championship Well done to Lucy for completing the IRC triathlon championships which were held at Mallory park on 13th and 14th September. Lucy had been selected to represent the north west, competing against teams from all over Great Britain. The team managed an impressive 8th/13 despite a few bike mechanical dramas and freezing water temperatures!
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Friday 26 September 2025 Kara Lee (11H) Selected for the Lancashire U16s Football Squad Congratulations to Kara Lee (11H) who has been successful is making the Lancashire U16s football squad for the 2025-2026 season. There were around 120 girls that attended over the course of three trials with the standard being extremely high. There were only 23 places available in the squad and for Kara to be selected as one, is an incredibly achievement. We wish Kara the best of luck for the season ahead!
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Friday 26 September 2025 Athletics Success – Isabel Owers, Year 8 Representing Preston Harriers Congratulations to Isabel who competed on Sunday 14th September for Preston Harriers in the North-West Road Relays. The team came 2nd in Lancashire and Isabel ran the fastest leg of the 3 runners. Very well done to Isabel!
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Friday 26 September 2025 Golfing Success for Daisy Lee, Year 11 We are delighted to hear that Daisy has had more golfing success throughout the Summer, with a busy schedule of golf competitions to add to her very successful season. Daisy was selected to play in the match England vs Scotland U16s at Pannal G.C where she won both her foursomes and single matches.
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Friday 12 September 2025 Austria Summer Sports Trip - Zell Am See Three days before the start of the summer holidays, 54 Year 9 pupils embarked on an action-packed trip to the lovely town of Zell Am See, Austria. Below is a snapshot of the day-to-day activities that the pupils threw themselves into and thoroughly enjoyed. Thursday 17th - The day of arrival! Beautiful scenery on the approach to our hotel. Exploring the sights of Zell Am See town centre. Tea back at the hotel before walking along the lake path to watch the ‘Magic Lake Light Show’. Friday 18th - Up bright and early for breakfast and to make lunch boxes for the day. Our activities for the day included kayaking in the lake and swimming in the outdoor pool and lido in the lake! Pupils loved the freedom of jumping off the huge inflatable trampoline into the lake multiple times! And in true Broughton style, our pupils created their own outdoor games, including Frisbee, on the grass area next to the lake, when they wanted a break from swimming! Our nighttime activities incl
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Friday 12 September 2025 Year 7 Trip to Waddecar On Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th September, our new Year 7 pupils attended Waddecar in the Forest of Bowland, for our Induction Day Trip which was action-packed and full of adventure. Pupils took part in a variety of activities including Orienteering, Archery, Tomahawk Throwing, Climbing, Badger’s Warren and Norwegian Crane and, to test everyone's nerves of steel, the Crate Stacking Challenge. The record for the Crate Stack was a whopping 12 crates high.
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Friday 12 September 2025 Former Pupil, Phoebe Taylor, Becomes Double Junior World Champion We are incredibly proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of former pupil Phoebe Taylor, who has firmly established herself as one of Britain’s brightest young cycling talents. This summer, Phoebe was crowned double Junior World Champion, winning the Madison and the Team Pursuit at the UCI Junior Track World Championships. In the Team Pursuit, Phoebe and her teammates not only claimed gold but also set a new world record – a remarkable accomplishment on the global stage.
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Friday 5 September 2025 Summer School 2025 Over 150 new Year 7 pupils took part in this year's Summer School during the holidays. Pupils were involved in various activities which helped them to become familiar with our school and staff, to assist them with their transition.
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Thursday 21 August 2025 Record-Breaking GCSE Results for Year 11 at Broughton High School Broughton High School is delighted to announce that our Year 11 pupils have achieved record breaking examination results this year, marking an extraordinary milestone in our 50th Anniversary year. With a cohort of 182 pupils, this year’s results reflect the outstanding dedication, resilience, and ambition of our pupils throughout their five years at Broughton. The average grade across the year group was an impressive 5.91, representing a further increase on last year’s impressive outcomes. Key highlights of this year’s results include:
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Friday 18 July 2025 Rewards Assemblies - End of Term 2025 This week we held our end of term rewards assemblies for each year group. In the assemblies, pupils were presented with certificates to acknowledge their efforts and achievements this term.
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Friday 18 July 2025 Running Success for Year 7 Pupil - Nathaniel White We were delighted to hear that one of our Year 7 pupils ran a very successful race recently, achieving a fantastic Personal Best time. Nathaniel White (7H), ran in an Open meeting in Trafford on Sunday 13th July, where he recorded 2.18.19 for 800m, knocking another 3.5 secs off his best in blisteringly hot conditions.
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Friday 18 July 2025 Blackpool Zoo - End of Year Trip - 2025 On Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th July, pupils from Years 7 to 10 enjoyed a trip to the zoo - they thoroughly enjoyed their time there!
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Friday 18 July 2025 Athletics Report The data from this season's athletics competition is now all in the system and I am delighted to report there are a number of athletes who deserve a special mention. The oldest record broken this year was Daniel Moore (9N) in the Long Jump which had stood for 22 Years, nearly half of Broughton's life span! Also, Oliver Ward (7C) who broke the 200m record in his 200m heat, only to break his own record in the Final on the same day. Finally, the boys’ Year 9 and 10 relay team who again broke the record in their heat and then ran faster again in the Final. Very impressive.
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Friday 18 July 2025 Year 7 Cricket Final This week the Year 7 cricket team played in the Preston Schools final against a strong Our Lady’s team. Broughton were placed into bat first and scored a respectable 40 runs. This was our lowest score of the season but was a result of an impressive Bowling attack from Our Lady’s, who then went on to score 103 runs with the bat and win the game. Congratulations to Our Lady’s. The Broughton Team have come on a lot this year and maybe we can go one step further next season and win the final.
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Friday 18 July 2025 Music Trip to Northern Italy Last week, pupils from Broughton and Turton School (Bolton) returned from a packed and rewarding joint concert tour to the Lake Garda region of northern Italy. It was a week of excellent music-making, shared experiences and a real sense of achievement. Across the tour, pupils gave three full concerts in very different settings. The first, in Brentonico, was for residents of a retirement home and members of the local community. A thunderstorm meant a last-minute move indoors, but pupils handled the change calmly and professionally and performed brilliantly. The residents loved the performance and specifically requested an encore from the choir. As a thank you, pupils then enjoyed some ice-cold drinks and gelato (of course)!
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Friday 11 July 2025 Preston Vocational Centre Awards Evening - Thursday 10th July On Thursday evening this week, I had the pleasure of attending the awards evening at Preston Vocational Centre (PVC) to celebrate the achievements of the Year 11 learners, from a variety of schools and education establishments, who had attended the centre over the last academic year. The evening was led by centre manager Martin Grayston and I am delighted to report that one of our Year 11 pupils received two special awards.
