PUBLISHED 24/11/2025 Senior School Sixth Form AKS Eco Warriors Launch New Tree-Planting Initiative The AKS Eco Warriors have joined forces with the grounds team to kick off a series of new eco-initiatives around the… Read more
PUBLISHED 21/11/2025 Senior School PEAKS: Developing Oracy Through Assemblies In our ongoing pursuit of developing students’ oracy skills, we have made significant changes to the way we approach… Read more
PUBLISHED 21/11/2025 Senior School Leighton victorious in the Year 10 Hardspell competition Last Friday marked the final round of the Year 10 Hardspell competition, bringing an energetic close to a week of… Read more
PUBLISHED 21/11/2025 Senior School Sixth Form Careers Students mark UK Parliament Day with Debates and Live Voting Our students recently took part in UK Parliament Day, an annual event designed to help young people understand democracy… Read more
PUBLISHED 20/11/2025 General Senior School Sixth Form Careers AKS Futures Fair: Preparing Students for Lifelong Success The AKS Futures Fair on Wednesday 19th November 2025 provided an invaluable opportunity for students and parents to… Read more
PUBLISHED 18/11/2025 Senior School Year 7 Launch Study Skills Programme Our Year 7 pupils have completed their first study skills session this week, marking the beginning of a five-year… Read more
PUBLISHED 12/11/2025 Senior School General Remembrance Service 2025 Lest We Forget On Tuesday 11th November 2025 our school community came together for our annual Remembrance Service. At 11 o’clock we… 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 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 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 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 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 29/09/2025 Senior School General AKS Students Published in Teen Titles Nine AKS students from Years 8 and 9 have seen their book reviews published in the September issue of Teen Titles… Read more
PUBLISHED 12/09/2025 Senior School AKS Welcomes Rachel Towell our new Graduate Sports Coach Rachel progressed through the Manchester Thunder performance pathway at Under-17 and Under-19 levels before going on… Read more
PUBLISHED 12/09/2025 Sport Senior School AKS Welcomes Megan Wildish our new Graduate Sports Coach Megan grew up in Lytham and attended AKS from 2010 to 2015. After a gap year in America as an au pair, she completed a… Read more
PUBLISHED 08/07/2025 Senior School Hardspell Year 8 House Event Hardspell Mid-June heralded the welcome reappearance of a long-standing feature in the AKS House… Read more