Staff and students at The Priory Ruskin Academy are once again delighted to be one of the top five schools in Lincolnshire in the government’s performance tables for progress, one of two schools in Grantham to achieve a ‘well above average’ rating.
The Priory Ruskin Academy opened its doors to the public on Friday morning for its annual Macmillan coffee morning. Organised by Knight House. There was an incredible array of cakes and biscuits for sale which raised over £500 for Macmillan.
Year 7 students were treated to a visit from Dan Walker, author of the new Sky Thieves book series, as part of a range of activities and events that took place to mark our first reading week of the academic year.
Ruskin staff and students are delighted to have won the ‘Young Fundraisers of the Year’ award at the St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice Annual Celebration of Achievement Event held in Lincoln last night.
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Ruskin is celebrating another excellent GCSE year which looks set to continue the Academy's strong and sustained performance. Ms Wyles, Headteacher said,"The students and staff should be incredibly proud of their achievements which is a result of their hard work, energy and drive."
Ruskin is celebrating its best ever attainment at A level and level 3 vocational courses. At A level the overall pass rate was 100%, with very nearly three quarters at A*-C. The average grade in vocational BTEC courses is the top, Distinction*.
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After what has been another incredible year for staff, students and parents at Ruskin, here's a little video to celebrate the end of the academic year! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbA2eqc9ILs
Over two hundred Year 6 students, who have successfully secured a place to join the Ruskin family in Year 7 from September, joined us for a jam-packed transition day yesterday (4th July). The day started with a welcome assembly from Ms Wyles, with students then joining their form group for a tour of the Academy and to spend some time getting to know the new faces they will be spending, we are sure, seven very happy years with! Students filled out their ‘Ruskin leaves’ on which they detail their aspiration and dreams for the future, these will be revisited at various points during their years with us as we see them grow and flourish.
On Friday 30th June Ruskin's Year 11 Prom was held at Belton Woods Hotel. It was a wonderful sight to see the students arrive; vintage cars, a Ferrari and a VW camper van were amongst the different modes of transport! A huge well done to Sam Collens and Holly Davies who were crowned Prom King and Queen.
The Ruskin Open Day held on Thursday 29th June was the busiest to date, with record numbers of parents and students attending. Thank you to everyone who attended and, of course, to our wonderful student and staff body who set up some fantastic classroom activities and conducted informative tours around our state-of-the-art facilities.
On Friday 23rd June, Year 11 students from The Priory Ruskin Academy went to the Drill Hall in Lincoln to showcase their GCSE Product Design Coursework at the Design Academy Awards. The students’ design brief had been to design and make sportswear for a variety of different sports and activities including rock-climbing, mountain biking, dance, swimming, basketball, horse-riding and netball. Their effort and determination were rewarded on the night, winning the Best Collection and Best Sketchbook awards.