
WPT Newsletter – October 2026
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The latest WPT Newsletter is here! Click the link below to see everything our schools have been up to over the last half term! Click here

As part of our ongoing Staff Wellbeing initiative, on Tuesday 20th October, staff from our Trust schools were invited to decorate cupcakes in a halloween theme! The event provided a creative and engaging opportunity for colleagues to take a break from their daily routines, unwind and connect with their school teams in a relaxed and enjoyable setting. 129 colleagues from the 13 schools and central team were given a cupcake

Following up on our ongoing commitment to student voice, we recently brought together 26 student representatives from across our primary and secondary schools for a Trust Student Council meeting focused on our Entitlement and Enrichment offer. A key feature of the sessions was welcoming visiting delegates from the Foundation for Education Development (FED). Sitting down with external education leaders, our young people shared their firsthand experiences of WPT’s Entitlement

On Tuesday 13th October, Wickersley Partnership Trust hosted the first-ever Foundation for Education Development (FED) Open Exchange event – a showcase dedicated to highlighting our comprehensive Entitlement and Enrichment offer. Following the Department for Education’s recent introduction of national enrichment benchmarks, we stood as a model for best practice – having already fully embedded these standards into our core offer long before the official guidance was launched. Throughout

Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary School is celebrating a fantastic Ofsted inspection that highlights the high standards, care and dedication found across the school. The inspectors observed a nurturing, inclusive environment where every child is given the opportunity to progress, highlighting the hard work, dedication and care shown every day by students, staff and families. Inspectors praised Ashwood’s inclusive approach, noting how expertly staff adapt learning for students with SEND, those

Last night, prospective students and their families stepped inside our Trust’s secondary schools for our annual Open Evenings. The events provided a fantastic opportunity for our local communities to experience the warm, inclusive environments that define each of our schools and discover the wide-ranging opportunities awaiting our next cohort. Visitors explored interactive subject displays, live demonstrations and hands-on activities including Science experiments, creative showcases in the Arts, PE sessions

On Friday 18th September, schools across Wickersley Partnership Trust came together to celebrate Rotherham Day, giving students the opportunity to learn more about their local area, celebrate its history and heritage, and show their pride in being part of the Rotherham community. Across the Trust, students took part in a fantastic range of activities. Many schools dressed in red for the occasion and explored maps of Rotherham, discovered local

After investing in a number of building works, we’re proud to open our new building – the Brunswick Centre – which will be the new home for our additional resource provision, formerly known as the Cranworth Centre. This facility has been designed to create a purpose-built environment that meets the needs of SEND students from across Wickersley Partnership Trust schools who benefit from a more personalised and flexible approach

We’re delighted to share that Wickersley Partnership Trust (WPT) has seen a fantastic set of GCSE results this year, with Clifton Community School (CCS) and Thrybergh Academy (TA) achieving their highest‑ever outcomes. These results reflect the hard work happening across our Trust to strengthen teaching, curriculum delivery and targeted support for our students. At CCS, Attainment 8 rose to 36.7, up from 29.4 in 2025, and 31.9% of

We are thrilled to celebrate the 2026 A-Level and Applied General examination results at Wickersley Sixth Form, with students achieving another year of strong academic performance and continued improvement across a range of key measures. This year’s results come from our largest cohort in recent years, with 158 students, and reflect the hard work, commitment and determination of our students, alongside the dedication of our staff. Strong performance across the
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