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If life’s a beach, then it’s a rubbish-free one, thanks to students from Springwood High School who joined volunteers from the Coastal Debris Campaign and other organisations to take part in a Beach Clean at Old Hunstanton.
Few would associate Rolls-Royce with soapbox racing, yet aspiring engineers from Springwood High School were lucky enough to have the support of the Rolls-Royce Jet Engine Team from RAF Marham when they designed, built, and even raced, their very own soapbox kart.
Pedal power took on new meaning at a workshop where Springwood High School students not only honed their cycling abilities but also learnt valuable maintenance skills – with some even receiving the gift of a bike of their own.
How will Artificial Intelligence affect Mathematics? This was the question successfully addressed by one of our students, who went on to win first prize in a prestigious Cambridge University essay-writing contest.
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Thank you to Williams Refrigeration for welcoming our Year 13 students to the King’s Lynn HQ as part of National Manufacturing Day. It was great for students to hear about different post 18 career pathways as they consider their options after A levels.
Amongst the many celebrating exam successes at Springwood High School this year were a group of genuine ‘star students’.
Our rugby players are facing the new season with confidence, after winning the Norfolk County Under-18 Rugby Sevens competition.
Springwood High School students celebrated the end of the year in style when they enjoyed their very own festival.
Open to all Year 8 students who had successfully completed the Endeavour Programme over the past academic year, 'Springfest' featured a wide range of entertainments, activities, and refreshments, from bouncy castles to barbecues.
Not only did the students attend the all-day festival, but they also helped to organise and fund it, raising money through a series of fundraising initiatives, which included cake sales, penalty shoot-outs, sports matches, and other sponsored events.
The Endeavour scheme comprises nine different challenges, and is designed to help young people to develop independent thinking and a balanced outlook. Participants are encouraged to expand their comfort zones, taking part in ventures such as article writing, performance reviewing, representing their school house, and leading an assembly – as well as organising a fundraising event.
Springfest provides the perfect way for students to celebrate their Endeavour achievements, and has become a popular annual event at our school, which is part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust.
Young photographers across the West Norfolk Academies Trust showed off their skills behind the lens in a competition hosted by Springwood High School, which is a member of the Trust.
Run by WNAT in association with the King’s Lynn & District Camera Club, the Photography Competition was renamed this year as the David Ashfield Photography Cup, in honour of a KLDCC member who had recently died.
“The competition started in 2024 as a collaboration between the WNAT and the KLDCC, who use the Springwood High School for their weekly Monday meetings,” explained KLDCC Chair Brian Sadler, who organised the event with Emma Pearman from WNAT.
“That was a great success, so we decided to build upon that and make the competition a regular event to encourage youngsters into photography.
“The late David Ashfield was a pivotal and influential member of the KLDCC, so we decided to honour his memory by naming the competition after him.”
Competition categories comprised Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, and Key Stage 5, plus one for WNAT staff, and almost 150 entries were received from Years 3 to 13 across the Trust’s member schools.
Besides Springwood, high schools participating included Marshland in West Walton, St Clement’s in Terrington St Clement, and Smithdon in Hunstanton, alongside primaries Clenchwarton, Gaywood, Heacham Junior, Snettisham, Walpole Cross Keys, and West Lynn.
WNAT undertook the first round of judging, shortlisting ten images from each of the five categories to go through to the final, where experienced circuit judge and honorary KLDCC member Allan Livingstone had the task of selecting the winners.
The first place category prizes went to Ava F for Key Stage 5; Thomas S for Key Stage 4; Scarlett C for Key Stage 3; and Sydney C for Key Stage 2; while L Sedgley won the Staff Award.
Our Executive Headteacher, Andy Johnson, was on hand to present the prizes, with each category winner receiving an Amazon voucher, and all finalists receiving mounted prints of their entries.
An additional award went to overall winner Ava, who was presented with the David Ashfield Cup by the late Mr Ashfield’s daughters, Jill Smithson and Sally Ashfield – a former Deputy Headteacher at our school.
“This competition has become an important part of our Trust calendar,” added Mr Johnson. “All entrants enjoy this extra-curricular pursuit.
“It is also important that our Trust is part of the local community. We enjoy working with our partners in the KLDCC, alongside other community partners.”
Lynn music lovers enjoyed four nights of diverse entertainment when Springwood High School hosted this year’s West Norfolk Academies Trust Community Music Festival.
The popular annual event was taking place for the fourth time, and saw performers from the Trust’s 11 member schools take to the professional, outdoor stage, alongside a host of other music groups from across the region.
“Suffice to say we had a real mix of younger WNAT ensembles, alongside more experienced ensembles and professional musicians,” said Robin Norman, Director of Music at WNAT and organiser of the event. “There was a real mix of different styles and ages, with performers from all schools across the WNAT family, along with other community ensembles.
“There was, without doubt, something for everyone, with a wonderful range of instrumental and vocal ensembles.”
Besides Springwood, the participating Trust high schools comprised Marshland in West Walton, St Clement’s in Terrington St Clement, and Smithdon in Hunstanton, while member primaries taking part included Clenchwarton, Gaywood, Heacham Infant, Heacham Junior, Snettisham, Walpole Cross Keys, and West Lynn.
“Across the four nights, there were in excess of 500 performers from across all year groups from Reception through to Year 13,” explained Mr Norman. “These were spread across all the schools in the West Norfolk Academies Trust and beyond.
“Students from all WNAT schools were involved. However, we were also joined by community music groups including the West Norfolk Music Centre, West Norfolk Winds, and others – a real showcase of all the different types of music from across West Norfolk.”
Among the performers were musicians from the Trust’s Musical Instrumental Tuition Initiative (MITI) Programme, including a String Ensemble, a Wind Band, and individual piano and percussion students.
More than 900 people attended the Community Music Festival, which culminated in the WNAT Choral Spectacular, featuring choirs from all the Trust’s schools, along with special guest St Martha’s – a total of around 250 students, aged five to 18.
“The students of all ages coming together is a unique experience,” continued Mr Norman. “There is an overarching sense of camaraderie, and, whatever the age, the students joke, and laugh, and just enjoy making music together.
“There was a wide range of pieces on offer, from musical theatre to classic pop to rock. However, the highlight had to be the grand finale when all the children joined together to perform ‘This is Me’ from The Greatest Showman.”
“For the young people in our schools, this now-annual event is important in so many ways,” added Mr Norman. “The professional-level stage is just one aspect of this, as all performers have the joy of performing in front of appreciative audiences on equipment of such a high level.
“However, this is just the tip of the iceberg, as you cannot measure the good a series of events like this does on inspiring future musicians, who, in some cases, will be hearing advanced performances for the first time.
“This gives them the opportunity to perform and work with a whole range of musicians. This is something you cannot really measure as both an inspirational and aspirational tool.”
Springwood High School’s Head of Art can boast an impressive ‘claim to fame’, after he took part in a prestigious exhibition alongside Banksy and a host of other iconic names from the world of street art.
Brothers and sisters often attend the same school, but as the new academic year begins, our school is welcoming a sixth sibling from the same family through its doors.
