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Students and staff across Cockburn School, Cockburn John Charles Academy and Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy showed their respect on Remembrance Day (11 November 2024). Young people and school staff came together across the Cockburn Multi-academy Trust schools to commemorate Remembrance Day with heartfelt ceremonies to honour those who have served
Students from Years 7 to 10 at Cockburn School had special assemblies led by dental staff from the Smmmile Store Leeds. Important issues covered in the session were: What is oral hygiene and why is it important? What toothbrush to use. What your oral hygiene routine should be. How to
Former Cockburn School student, Grace Short, is celebrating captaining England against France in France. Grace graduated from Cockburn School in 2022. Having represented the school for girls rugby league, she currently plays for the Leeds Rhinos under-19 side who have won 7 of their last 8 games in 2024. Her
Year 11 students at Cockburn School and Cockburn John Charles Academy celebrated the end of their school life with glamorous Proms at the Village Hotel in Tingley. In August there were further celebrations when they collected their exam results. News of these results will follow in a future edition of
Three Leeds students, including Jayden Dias from Cockburn School in Beeston, have been cast in a fresh new staging of A Raisin in the Sun by acclaimed director Tinuke Craig, which premieres at Leeds Playhouse next month before going on a national tour. The role of Travis will be performed
The last few years have brought many challenges for the Year 11 students at Cockburn School. They have worked tremendously hard, and this was recognised as they played their part in the school securing the Ofsted ‘Outstanding in all areas’ judgement in February 2022. This year has seen exams going
Year 10 students at Cockburn John Charles Academy and Year 9 students at Cockburn School and Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy recently participated in interactive World War I workshops organised by Frontline Living History. The event provided a hands-on educational experience, allowing students to delve into the historical impact of the
The Cockburn Community Choir took to the stage to perform alongside the talented students at Cockburn School’s MADDfest last Thursday (23 May 2024). The choir performed three songs: the traditional Down By The Salley Gardens; Blackbird by The Beatles; and California Dreamin’ by The Mamas & the Papas. Led by
The young people of south Leeds are achieving excellent exam results and attending schools that have been judged by Ofsted to be some of the best in the country. According to government progress data for the academic year 2022-2023, these secondary schools rank as “above average” for pupils achieving over
Cockburn School officially named its new outdoor sports facility in memory of Kyle Asquith yesterday (24 April 2024). Kyle was a former student of Cockburn School who passed away in 2013. His organs saved the lives of 5 people and since then, The Kyle Asquith Foundation has gone on to