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National Poetry Day
Pleckgate students found plenty of time to rhyme on National Poetry Day. Poet Seamus Kelly held workshops with Years Seven, Eight and Nine students from Pleckgate and the senior teachers at the school,...
View ArticleWe’re in the TOP TEN again!
Pleckgate is in the top ten schools in the UK for the second successive year. The information, released last week by the Department of Education, put Pleckgate in sixth spot nationally, based on...
View ArticlePleckgate featured on the BBC
On the 18th October 2016 the BBC technology correspondent, Roy Cellan-Jones, contacted Mrs Dean here at Pleckgate High School because he had heard that we are using the BBC Micro Bit in our computing...
View ArticleTop Ten School in the UK
Pleckgate is in the top ten schools in the UK for the second successive year. The information, released last week by the Department of Education, put Pleckgate in sixth spot nationally, based on...
View ArticleCommunity Litter Pick
Year Seven students from Pleckgate donned their hi-vis jackets and gloves and were picking, pruning and sweeping. The 51 youngsters, who all volunteered, were collecting litter, cutting back bushes and...
View ArticleAwards Evening 2016
Pleckgate High School celebrated their best ever GCSE results this year at their annual awards ceremony. Pleckgate, the Lancashire Telegraph Secondary School of the Year, enjoyed a 61 per cent pass...
View ArticleAll Adding Up to Success
It’s all adding up to success at Pleckgate High School with mathematics GCSE results among the best in the country. Under the new accountability measures for schools, Progress 8, Pleckgate were...
View ArticleLearning in the Field
Pleckgate High School students experienced geography out of the classroom to help them learn to about rivers and flooding. The school has been working with the Environment Agency’s Siddiq Patel and...
View ArticlePaired Reading Scheme
The Year 10 students at Pleckgate High School are nurturing their younger school mates in a new Paired Reading Scheme. The initiative is to encourage reading in Year Seven and it’s for those students...
View ArticleAnne Frank Trust UK
Students in Year Eight at Pleckgate High School are learning all about Anne Frank – and admit it’s frightening to think that she went into hiding at their age. Anne Frank Trust UK has set up an...
View ArticlePupils’ Charter – Blackburn with Darwen Schools
Pleckgate High School students have been working with many other schools over the last year to produce a collective Pupils’ Charter. Throughout the year, our pupils have worked collaboratively with...
View ArticleHighest Performers!
There is further reason for celebrations at Pleckgate, as the school has been ranked as the highest performing school within a 75 mile radius when compared with similar schools, for the amount of...
View ArticlePartial school opening
As per prior communication, please can parents be aware that school will be partially open this week on the following days: Tuesday 24th January – Year 11 & Year 10 Wednesday 25th January – Year 11...
View ArticlePleckgate featured on the BBC
On the 18th October 2016 the BBC technology correspondent, Roy Cellan-Jones, contacted Mrs Dean here at Pleckgate High School because he had heard that we are using the BBC Micro Bit in our computing...
View ArticleHolocaust Educational Trust
Pleckgate High School students said hearing Joanna Millan talk about her experiences during the Holocaust had some of them in tears. The Year Nine students had a visit from Holocaust survivor Joanna,...
View ArticleSchool open as normal on Tuesday and Wednesday
As per the Headteacher’s letter, Pleckgate will be open as normal to all pupils in all year groups on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd February 2017.
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Study came to life for the pupils at Pleckgate High School as they enjoyed a performance of “Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.” The book, by Robert Louis Stevenson, is the GCSE literature text studied by all...
View ArticleYes Lad
It’s not every day a boy band drops into school but pupils at Pleckgate High School were wowed by Yes Lad. Yes Lad, who appeared on X Factor, all hail from the North West and came into school to...
View ArticleWorld Book Day
Author John Siddique inspired the students at Pleckgate High School as he helped them celebrate World Book Day. John, who lives in Hebden Bridge, has had seven books published, mostly for adults, but...
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Sporting NRG
Pleckgate students enjoyed cycling, futsal and team-building as outdoor pursuits company Sporting NRG came into school. The Blackburn business work in partnership with schools and colleges to deliver a...
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