PUBLISHED 11/11/2025 Prep School Celebrating El Día de los Muertos at AKS Prep Last week, our Prep School Round Square Internationalism Leaders, Nicolas and Beatrice, led an assembly exploring El Día… Read more
PUBLISHED 11/11/2025 Charities General Senior School Just Good Friends ‘War Babies’ and Year 8 Podcasters Taken from PEAKS “Education goes beyond academic success. It is no longer just about what students know or can do; it is… Read more
PUBLISHED 07/11/2025 Senior School Silver DofE Practice Expedition Success Nineteen Year 11 students successfully completed their three day Silver practice expedition on the fells around… Read more
PUBLISHED 05/11/2025 General Developing Character and Confidence Through LAMDA Senior students have hit the ground running with lines learnt they are now working hard on staging their own choice exam… Read more
PUBLISHED 05/11/2025 Sport What a Few Weeks for Sport at AKS! It has been an outstanding few weeks for AKS students, with a series of exceptional sporting achievements across rugby… Read more
PUBLISHED 03/11/2025 Creative Arts From Rehearsal to Promo Shoot: Hear from our Les Mis School Edition cast members Jacob B Hello, I'm Jacob and I'm playing Thenardier in our upcoming production of Les Mis [School Edition]! I was… Read more
PUBLISHED 31/10/2025 General Design the AKS Urban Eats Food Trailer! Students across Prep and Senior School are being invited to bring their creativity to the table in a brand new design… Read more
PUBLISHED 20/10/2025 Creative Arts General Preparing for Les Misérables: Matilda's Experience Written by Matilda M (Year 7) Wow, thank you so much! Being cast as Gavroche and Young Eponine is truly amazing , I'm… Read more
PUBLISHED 17/10/2025 Prep School Why We Keep Going Back to Winmarleigh – Year 5/6 Residential Reported by Mr Avis. Our recent Year 5 and 6 residential to Winmarleigh Hall was, once again, a highlight of the school… Read more
PUBLISHED 17/10/2025 Senior School Year 10 Leadership Day Year 10 students recently took part in an inspiring Leadership Day that pushed them out of their routines, into new… Read more
PUBLISHED 17/10/2025 General Senior School Samlesbury wins AKS House Sings 2025 This week’s Thursday Takeover brought one of our highly anticipated house events - House Sings. The hall was alive with… Read more
PUBLISHED 16/10/2025 Sixth Form Terrifying Treats Take Centre Stage at Sixth Form Halloween Bake Off Yesterday, our annual Sixth Form Halloween Bake Off brought a perfect mix of creativity, competition and cake to AKS.… Read more
PUBLISHED 16/10/2025 Creative Arts Senior School New Talent Takes to the Stage at the Teatime Concert On Wedesday 15th October, the Music Department hosted the first Teatime Concert of the academic year, welcoming families… Read more
PUBLISHED 16/10/2025 Senior School Celebrating a Fantastic First Half Term As we reach the end of our first half term, it is the perfect moment to celebrate all that our school community has… Read more
PUBLISHED 15/10/2025 Sixth Form Students Take on UKMT Senior Maths Challenge On Wednesday, 9th October, our Sixth Form mathematicians took part in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge, a national… Read more
PUBLISHED 14/10/2025 Senior School Streetwise Sparks Road Safety Awareness in Year 7 This morning, our Year 7 students attended Streetwise , a performance by the theatre company Performance in Education… Read more
PUBLISHED 12/10/2025 Creative Arts Becoming Éponine - Inside the Les Mis Audition Process Written by Jen R (Year 13) For months, AKS has been awaiting the news for the announcement of the school musical.… Read more
PUBLISHED 10/10/2025 General Senior School Inspiration and Imagination Take Centre Stage with Curtis Jobling On Monday, students in Years 7 and 8 enjoyed a memorable visit from Curtis Jobling, celebrated author, illustrator and… Read more
PUBLISHED 09/10/2025 Sport Senior School Sixth Form Nutrition Takes Centre Stage at Thursday Takeover As part of this week’s Thursday Takeover, the Sports Department welcomed guest speaker Leah Style from Lexington to talk… Read more
PUBLISHED 08/10/2025 Students Take the Stand in First Whole-School Mock Trial This week, AKS students from Year 7 to Year 13 took part in the first mock trial run by a co-curricular club that has… Read more