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Three Year 10 students recently returned from an exhilarating 12-day sailing expedition to Norway, marking the beginning of an exciting new annual tradition for the school. Kasha, Lucy and Belle, along with nine students from Hymers College in Hull, embarked on the round trip of 450 nautical miles aboard CatZero, a 72-foot Challenge Round the […]

To offer our new cohort of students a taste of secondary school life before they join us in September, in early July we welcomed them here for three exciting transition days On day one, students took part in icebreaker activities, toured the school, and experienced sample lessons alongside current Year 7 mentors. The second day […]

Our annual sports day was a huge success, thanks in great part to the weather that couldn’t have been better. It provided the perfect conditions for our students to showcase their athletic prowess and team spirit. The morning kicked off with a series of field events, where we saw some impressive displays of strength, skill, […]

The halls of the school were transformed into a dazzling prom venue on Friday 21 June as students and staff celebrated the end of exams in style. The evening was organised by the Year 11 Prom Committee alongside our headteacher Julia Polley. In a change from traditional off-site prom venues, this year we decided to […]

In recent years our school has transformed into a true community hub for the town of Leyburn. We have broken down barriers and opened our doors for community use outside of regular school hours. Julia says, ” We’re delighted to be strengthening our bonds with the Leyburn community. One of my key aims has always […]

As part of the Swaledale Festival, this week we welcomed London-based Trombone Quartet Bone-afide to the school. They delivered a great workshop to our Y7 students, GCSE Music students and Leyburn Primary School Y4 students. Mr Hadfield, our Music Teacher said “Bone-afide were fantastic. It was wonderful to see our students engaging with the performance […]