On the 11th January 2017 students across the country were waiting by their letterboxes for the post to be delivered, hopefully with their all important Oxford University letter. The letter informed them if they had been rejected or offered a place at the University. Sixth Form student Rhiannon was one of these students. Having been through the…
Chelsea Craven attended All Saints' Academy Sixth Form from 2013 – 2014. Chelsea started at ASA in the middle of Year 12 having joined us from Utah in America. She had only 17 weeks to study for her first exams in Year 12. Chelsea studied Media Studies, English Literature and Photography. During her time at All…
Rory Ford is the first Law graduate from our Year 13 Class of 2013. Rory was an active member of All Saints’ Academy Sixth Form, becoming Deputy Head Boy in Year 13. We are so proud to hear of his high achievement at the University of Reading. We caught up with Rory following his…
After the excitement of the previous night, the Africa team were straight into their next fundraising mission – the annual sponsored 24 hour fast. This is a fantastic event that the whole school gets behind. 52 students signed up to take part and not eat a single thing for 24 hours. The event started with an early lunch, thank you to Phil and…
We had a fantastic evening celebrating the achievements of the Class of 2016 and commending the outstanding attitude to learning of the current cohort of year 11 students as they look to emulate and surpass the achievements of those who have gone before them. It was amazing to see so many attend to collect their certificates and…
On Friday 18th November students were invited to wear their own clothes for the small donation of £1. Sixth Form also had the opportunity to get creative and come in fancy dress. There were some fantastic Sixth Form costumes including fruit, Disney’s Beast, Batman’s Joker and many more. As part of the fundraiser on the…
On 3rd November All Saints’ Academy welcomed 40 students from Shukutoku Sugamo High School in Tokyo, Japan. The whole school (420 students) were on a visit to the UK with Cotswolds Wind Academy for 5 days. Students were spilt up into year groups and visiting different schools and areas of interest. The students were also…
A few of our fantastic Year 13 English Literature students were given the opportunity to go along to a couple events of their choice at the Cheltenham Literature Festival this year. Many thanks to the Education team at Cheltenham Festivals who made this possible. Please click on the link below to see their reviews; Cheltenham Literature Festival…
On Tuesday 11th October we were visited by Year 6 pupils from Swindon Village Primary School and St Thomas More Catholic Primary School for a morning of activities. The aim was to provide the pupils with some fun learning experiences in Drama, History and Languages, to begin to prepare pupils for the move to secondary school and…
All Saints’ Academy take on the Shakespeare Schools Festival this autumn By Demi Wheeler (Work Experience) Shakespeare’s School Festival is an annual festival launched in 2000 by founder Chris Grace. The festival involves months of preparation for young people and teachers, leading up to an exhilarating performance evening in a professional theatre. The festival aims…