WSSC Student Performs Frozen with Dinnington Operatic Society
Recently, Y10 Wickersley student, Ruby, completed her run of playing Anna in Frozen with the Dinnington Operatic Society Student Academy. Her younger sister, who will be joining Wickersley in September, also played Young Anna. What a fantastic achievement, well done! #WeAreProudOfOurAchievements
World Book Day 2025
On Thursday 6th March, staff and students at WSSC celebrated World Book Day. The staff in each department wore costumes and decorated the school with different themes throughout. A variety of books were read in each lesson, and students took part in World Book Day themed activities. What a fantastic day, well done to everyone […]
A-Level Physics Olympiad Online Challenge Success
Recently, Y12 A-Level Physics Students experienced success with the British Physics Olympiad’s Senior Physics Online Challenge. The competition consists of two 30-minute sets of multiple choice questions which are largely about physics ideas, but also encouraging some wider reading and interest in the subject. It is an opportunity for students to take part in a national physics […]
Y11 Drama Exam
GCSE Drama students in Year 11 recently presented their scripted pieces for Component 2 assessment. These pieces were marked by an external examiner with full costume, props, sound, and lighting in the Performance Space. The students all gave an excellent account of themselves, presenting pieces from a wide range of playwrights, such as Willy Russell […]
Y11 Pinewood Studios Trip
Y11 students recently visited the world famous Pinewood Studios as part of Futures Festival – the UK’s largest Film and TV careers festival. As a working film studio, responsible for franchises such as Harry Potter, James Bond and Mission Impossible, students had the opportunity to experience working in the film and TV industry and to speak to industry professionals […]
Wickersley Sixth Form Records Strong A Level Improvement
Wickersley Sixth Form’s Value Added (VA) results – the key performance measure for Post-16 education – have been officially published on the Government website. Our 2024 VA results are the first to be published since 2019, making them the first opportunity to truly assess our progress since before the pandemic. 2024 WSSC Academic VA = […]
Wickersley Weekly Wins
Last month, we held two of our Wickersley Wins! The students have had some fantastic achievements and should be very proud of themselves. Those attending Weekly Wins also receive a nomination postcard to take home, and a praise point for their positive news. Well done everyone! #WeAreProudOfOurAchievements
Y10 Science Success
This week, Y10 students celebrated their success in Science! Educake is an online platform used to revise Science, and each week, all students are set questions on Educake by their teachers to complete as homework. Students are also able to set themselves additional questions to further study and improve their knowledge and understanding. Class 10b/Ph1 […]
WonderDome Visit Wickersley!
At the end of half term, Y9 and Y13 Physics students attended a virtual space show, as they were lucky enough to have WonderDome come and visit Wickersley. During the session, WonderDome helped the students visualise what it’s actually like up in space, providing them with a deeper insight on their current topic. This was […]
Y13 British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad
Recently, two of our Y13 Physics students took part in the British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad Round 1. Mark and Korben joined 267 students from schools across the country to compete in the 2 hour Astro Olympiad Challenge. This paper is designed to give students further exposure to problem solving in astronomy and astrophysics, beyond that […]
