Two GCSE students from Outwood Academy Riverside have secured highly sought-after places at prestigious schools for their post-16 studies.

A group of 28 students from Outwood Academy Danum have returned from a week-long ski trip to the stunning Pila ski resort in the Aosta Valley, Italy.

Pupils from schools across Wakefield District are being given the opportunity to step into the shoes of a police detective as part of an initiative aimed at reducing knife crime. The Junior Detectives programme involves 16 pupils from Outwood Grange Academy, Outwood Academy Hemsworth, Ossett Academy and Horbury Academy.

The Robograngers team has won an award at the FIRST Tech Challenge UK competition. The team consists of 11 students from Outwood Grange Academy, from Years 9 to 11. 

Year 5 students across all 13 Outwood primary schools participated in their annual News Day. The event allows pupils to experience the world of work and encourages them to aspire high for their futures. 

Speak Up students from Outwood Academy Freeston are currently preparing to share their brilliant performance 'Empatheatre' with the Freeston Foundation and staff!

Outwood Grange Academy hosted its first-ever iftar dinner for more than 160 members of the community, to celebrate and acknowledge students and their families fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Twelve dedicated students from Outwood Academy Hindley have successfully completed The Scholars Programme, a transformative initiative by The Brilliant Club. This achievement marks a significant step in their academic journey, opening doors to competitive universities and beyond.

North Notts BID has announced the appointment of three new board directors, expanding its representation of female leaders from across the district.

Falling ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March), North Notts BID has welcomed to its board Katy Bradford, deputy chief executive officer at Outwood Grange Academies Trust, Abi Priestley, owner of Oakrange Engineering and Torworth Lakes, and Katy Jarvis-Morgan, STEP site stakeholder manager for UK Industrial Fusion Solutions.

Schools throughout the UK are celebrating a windfall thanks to a loyalty scheme that has seen one of the UK’s largest public sector buying organisations give back £19.2 million over the past 15 years.