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Restorative Practice for Families & Carers

Uniform: Ready for the New School Year

In preparation for the new school year please could you support the school and ensure that students do not return to school with: Make-UpFalse nails or nail varnishFalse eyelashesFacial piercings (a single small nose-stud only is permitted)Dyed hair or extreme haircutsTrainers, pumps or bootsJewellery (Students may wear one pair of small studs in the lower […]

New Term September 2022 Letters

New Term Letter – Years 8 to 11 New Term Letter – Year 7 Arrangements for the first day of the new academic year for students:Thursday 1 September 2022:Year 7: Arrive at 8.45am and go directly to the Main HallYear 11: Arrive at 8.45am and go directly to Tutor RoomsYears 8, 9, 10: Arrive at […]

Breakfast Club – Free to all students

Congratulation to our Students – Y11 GCSE Results Day 2022 

Y11 GCSE Results Day 2022  Congratulations to our students on their outstanding results! Here at the Park Vale Academy, we are pleased to share the outstanding achievements of our Year 11s in their GCSEs this summer. Our results reflect the hard work of our students, alongside our dedicated teaching staff, pastoral team and extra-curricular offerings […]

Dance Academy Tour 2022

Well done to our students for another successful tour. Every year the entire Dance Academy (Primary, Junior and Senior sections) tour ten local schools. They perform their latest pieces to the whole school in assembly and give an educational talk on the meaning behind each piece. After the performance, the Dance Academy teaches small sections […]

Winners: Mon 18th July 22 Enterprise Day

Well done to Ailisiar, Paige and Ruby for raising the most amount of money for charity on Enterprise day. Year 9 Business & Enterprise students will be running their own businesses on Monday 18th July 22. In small groups they have created a business plan for their enterprise with the goal of making profit for […]

New School Holiday Drop-in

Meet our Brilliant Club Graduates 2022

Park Vale Academy are celebrating Y9/Y10 students completing the prestigious Scholars Programme, run by award-winning charity, The Brilliant Club. The Brilliant club is a charity that recruits, trains and places doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in non-selective state schools to deliver university style courses and tutorials based on their own area of expertise. The Scholars Programme […]

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Sun Protection Risk Assessment

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Our Axolotl

An Axolotl has taken up residence in science, this is an aquatic neotenic salamander meaning it never leaves the underwater stage in its lifecycle.This is because it lacks a chemical compound containing iodine within its body and diet and has no way of safely synthesising it.  Axolotl’s are native to Mexico but on the brink […]

July 2022- CANCELLED : Commendation Evenings

Unfortunately, due to the extreme temperatures forecasted, we have decided to cancel all the Commendation Evenings scheduled for this week. We apologise for any inconvenience and disappointment this may cause but feel that this is the right decision from a health and safety point of view. We will explore other ways of presenting the students […]

Optional PE kit – Heatwave Safety Guidance

Due to the extreme weather conditions forecast for Monday (18th July) and Tuesday (19th July) next week, please be aware of the following guidance in order to protect students from the heat: “Due to the red hot weather warning issued  yesterday, we are happy to allow students the additional option of wearing PE kit on […]