Rhyddings

23/10/2026

22/10/2026

🎓 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! 🎓

Are you looking for the right secondary school for your child?

💙 Choose Rhyddings for September 2027!

At Rhyddings, we are proud to offer a welcoming, supportive and ambitious school community where every pupil is encouraged to achieve their personal best.

We believe that education is about more than just the classroom. From excellent teaching and strong pastoral care to exciting enrichment opportunities, trips, clubs and student leadership, we are committed to helping every young person thrive.

🏫 Missed our Open Evening?

We would love to welcome you into our school! Get in touch to arrange a tour and experience Rhyddings for yourself.

📅 Applications close on Saturday 31 October 2026.

✅ Apply for your child’s place here:
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-admissions/starting-secondary-school/

🌐 Find out more about Rhyddings:
https://www.rhyddings.co.uk

💙 We look forward to welcoming our next generation of Rhyddings pupils in September 2027!

At the heart of the community

21/10/2026

🌟 A HUGE WELL DONE to our Year 7s! 🌟

What a fantastic way to celebrate transition with our Glow-in-the-Dark Dodgeball Tournament! 🏐💚✨

Our Year 7s showed incredible teamwork, honesty, resilience, sportsmanship and respect throughout the tournament. It was brilliant to see everyone getting involved, supporting one another, demonstrating fair play and showing such positive attitudes. 👏

Beyond the competition, our students were developing those all-important life skills that will help them thrive both in and out of the classroom — from communication and cooperation to perseverance, responsibility and celebrating each other’s successes. 💪🤝

We are so proud of the way our Year 7s embraced the challenge, had fun and embodied our school values!

Well done, Year 7 — you absolutely glowed! 🌟🟢🏆

16/10/2026

✨📚 Celebrating National Poetry Day! 📚✨

On Thursday 1st October, we celebrated National Poetry Day by embracing this year’s theme of Wonder! 🌟

Our teachers brought poetry to life by reading poems aloud in class, while pupils explored their creativity by writing their very own poems inspired by the theme.

We also came together for a special online assembly with the wonderful poet Michael Rosen, who treated us to a reading of one of his brand-new poems! 🎤✍️

16/10/2026

🎉 INCREDIBLE NEWS FOR RHYDDINGS! 🎉

We are absolutely delighted to share that Rhyddings is IN THE TOP 10% OF SCHOOLS NATIONALLY FOR IMPROVEMENT IN ATTENDANCE! 🌟

This is a fantastic achievement and one that we are incredibly proud of!

Improving attendance is a real team effort, and this recognition reflects the hard work, commitment and determination of our pupils, families and staff.

We know that every school day matters, and it is wonderful to see the progress we are making together being recognised on a national level.

💙 A huge thank you to our entire Rhyddings community for playing your part.

12/10/2026

📣 YEAR 11 INFORMATION EVENING – THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER

A reminder to all Year 11 pupils and families that our Year 11 Information Evening takes place on Thursday 15 October, 5:30pm–7:00pm.

This is an extremely important evening as we prepare pupils for their upcoming mock examinations and the months ahead.

Families will receive:

📄 An updated progress report
📅 Mock examination timetables
📚 Practical guidance on how to revise effectively
🎯 Information about English and Maths
🏫 Important attendance information
🎓 Guidance around college and next steps

We strongly encourage pupils to attend alongside their parent/carer so that everyone hears the same key messages and understands what needs to happen next.

Every Year 11 family should attend the evening or arrange an alternative meeting with school.

✅ Please book your place now via Arbor under ‘Trips’.

There is still time to make a significant difference – but the work needs to start now.

We look forward to seeing you there!

09/10/2026

⚽ Year 9 vs Year 10 Football Match - Thursday evening action ⚽

What a fantastic match between Year 9 and Year 10! 👏 Both teams played brilliantly, showing great effort, teamwork and sportsmanship throughout.

The Year 10s managed to grab the win with a narrow 3–2 victory! 🏆

The atmosphere was fantastic, and it was great to see all the pupils getting involved, enjoying themselves and performing so well. Well done to everyone who took part! 🙌⚽

07/10/2026

🏃‍♂️ Borough Cross Country Success! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

What a fantastic day at the Borough Cross Country Competition! 🌟

Our pupils showed incredible resilience, determination and team spirit, pushing themselves to the finish line and representing the school brilliantly. We couldn’t be prouder of every single one of them! 👏

A special mention to some standout performances:

🥉 Thea (Year 7) – an outstanding 3rd place finish!
🥈 Eva (Year 9) – a brilliant 2nd place finish!
🏅 Harley (Year 9) – an excellent 20th place finish! Shaphan (Year 9) 30th, Paisley (Year 11) 25th.

And an amazing achievement across the whole team, with 90% of our pupils finishing in the top 50 out of 100 competitors! 🙌

Every runner gave their absolute best, showed great perseverance and should be incredibly proud of their achievement.

Well done to everyone who took part — we are so proud of you all! 💙🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

06/10/2026

Exciting times at Rhyddings✨