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There was a need for speed, when our students joined others from across the West Norfolk Academies Trust to test their skills in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) challenge.
Our mathematicians were equal to the challenge, when they recorded impressive scores in a national maths competition.
The 106 Year 7 and 8 students from Springwood High School were put through their paces in this year’s UKMT Junior Mathematics Challenge, which tasked them with solving a series of reason and logic-based problems.
“Students completed a one-hour assessment, which consisted of multiple-choice, problem-solving questions,” said Maths Teacher Lucy Edwards, who helped prepare the students for the event.
Each year more than 650,000 students take part in competitions run by the UK Maths Trust, and they have become regular events at our school, which is part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust.
“The event takes place every year, and there is also an Intermediate and Senior Maths Challenge yearly,” continued Miss Edwards.
“All students who took part received a certificate, many of whom achieved a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award.”
Among the high achievers were three students who attained Gold. George, Charlotte, and Jan will now progress to the next round of the competition, which will take place in June.
“These events are important to build resilience for students tackling challenging problems, as well as promote a love for Maths,” added Miss Edwards.
“This also encourages the development of students’ reasoning, creative thinking, and deduction skills required for GCSE and A-Levels.”
It was an ‘iconic’ evening, when dancers from our school showcased their talents at Springwood Dance 2026.
Creativity was golden, when Springwood High School saw its extensive Arts offering recognised with a prestigious national award.
Musicians from WNAT member schools were well represented, when Springwood High School in King’s Lynn hosted this year’s Music for Youth Festival.
“Every year we organise the Regional Festival for the Music for Youth organisation,” said our Head of Music, Robin Norman. “Each group is assigned a ten-minute slot and performs three pieces. There was everything from Hamilton through to How to Train Your Dragon, and many more styles.”
Springwood entered five musical groups, with the Concert Band, Cantabene, Kingsmen, Year 7 Choir, and The Gliders all taking part in the event, making a total of around 150 students from across Years 7 to 13.
Other participating Trust schools included Clenchwarton Primary, Heacham Junior, Senttisham Primary, Walpole Cross Keys Primary, West Lynn Primary, and St Clement’s High School, while there was also a performance from pupils from the Windmill Federation.
“Music for Youth as a whole goes back as far as the 1980s, but the Regional Festival at Springwood has been taking place since circa 1995,” continued Mr Norman, who helped organise the event, as well as directing some of the Springwood groups.
“Entries are open to all schools and youth music groups from across the region. In total on the day, there were more than 20 different groups that took part from different schools. Anyone can enter through the Music for Youth programme.”
Regional winners will progress to the National Music for Youth Festival, which is due to take place in Birmingham in July.
“We are currently awaiting the outcome of the Regional Festival,” added Mr Norman. “We are keeping our fingers crossed that one of our groups will be invited, as we have a rich history of being asked to represent East Anglia over the years.
“Personally, I feel events such as this are really important. Not only does it give important performance opportunities to the young people, from which they receive invaluable feedback on how to improve, but it also gives an opportunity for them to hear other young people perform throughout the day – a truly inspirational activity.”
There’s a warm welcome for all at Springwood – and that’s official!
Music lovers were in for a treat, when the West Norfolk Wind Orchestra gave a performance which included the classic ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky.
Outstanding results in a physics competition earned a Springwood High School student a sought-after place in the final stage of the prestigious British Astrophysics Olympiad.
It was last but very definitely not least, when talented young musicians from Springwood High School joined others in an impressive performance that brought the Spring Series of the King’s Lynn Festival to a close.
The Corn Exchange was alive to the sound of music, when our students joined others from across West Norfolk to take part in a concert.
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There was a bird’s-eye view for our students, after a competition gave them the opportunity to create and fly their own drones.
It was ‘mission possible’, when aspiring engineers at Springwood High School came together to design and create their own problem-solving robot.
