On Monday 17th May students at All Saints’ Academy took to the stage for the annual Gymnastics and Dance Show. The show was a spectacle with students showing their talents in the arts. Students from Year 7 – Year 13 performed to a packed auditorium at the Academy. Gymnasts showed their skill and determination as they…
All Saints’ Academy alumnus Nick Davis recently had the fantastic opportunity to be a camera operator for the UK’s biggest gaming festival, Insomnia 62. The budding filmmaker had the chance to work on the live stages, operate production equipment and help the stage shows run smoothly at the NEC in Birmingham. Nick worked with the director, producer…
On Monday 19th March All Saints’ Academy CCF had our first ever Biennial inspection. This inspection occurs once every two years where a leading officer visits and checks that we are providing adequate provision via our CCF programme. This year our officer was Wing Commander Martin Larwood-Hughes. We were also joined by Mr McNiffe, Sue Padfield (Chair of Governors),…
Every year students have the opportunity to take part in an Academy musical production. This year students received critical acclaim for their work on the production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. A 56-strong cast and crew performed in our biggest production ever! Students auditioned for parts in December 2017 and rehearsed for three months after…
We at All Saints’ Academy, Cheltenham continue to make great progress in our overall GCSE and A Level performance. We have climbed up the recently published school performance tables to become the second best non- selective secondary school in Cheltenham for overall GCSE performance. The Principal, Dermot McNiffe, puts this rapid progress down to the…
All Saints' Academy Sixth Form alumnus Thomas Etheredge is hoping to go on a trek to Machu Picchu in Peru, in order to raise money and awareness for the charity 'The Children's Society'. Thomas is currently a first year student at the University of Bath studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He graduated All Saints' Academy in the summer…
Buzzing Year 9 Business Students from All Saints’ Academy, Bournside, Winchcombe and Pittville School took part in a multi-school enterprise challenge and official launch of Tenner Challenge led by Spirax Sarco and Young Enterprise leaders in the Cotswold Hall. Students were pushed out of their comfort zone from the start with the challenge being to buy…
Miss Wife, All Saints’ Academy’s Head of Mathematics, was overwhelmed with pride after discovering she was to be awarded the prestigious University of Bath Project Support Award for Inspirational Teachers. The Project Support Award for Inspirational Teachers recognises and celebrates the crucial role teachers play in supporting students with extended projects. Miss Wife has been…
On Thursday 15th December the All Saints' Academy choir and readers performed at St Mary's, Cheltenham Minster in Cheltenham for the annual Carol Service. Students performed to a church full of parents, carers, staff, students and members of the community. The choir led congregational hymns of Once in Royal David's City, O Little Town of Bethlehem,…
Generous students, parents, carers and staff created thoughtful Christmas hampers filled with food and gifts. Thirty-four hampers were hand delivered by Head Students to the Cheltenham YMCA on Wednesday 13th December. This was our 5th year of running the hamper project, students and staff come up with incredibly inventive and creative ideas for the boxes each…