A Sixth Form student from St Benedict’s is getting one step closer to his dreams of becoming a professional athlete after being selected to enrol on the Level 3 Pearson BTEC Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) qualification. Aaron Holliday who is currently studying in Year 12, is a keen athlete and already competes at high...Read More
St Benedicts Year 11s Boys’ (under 16s) Rugby League team have now progressed to the National Champion schools final after defeating the reigning champions Wade Deacon school of Widnes with an emphatic 36-6 victory. The boys produced an authoritative performance scoring 6 tries, 1 each from Corby Rickerby and Tom McKinney and 2 each for Zac...Read More
St Benedict’s Football Boys are having a great start to the season, with Year 8 Boys and Year 11 doing particularly well! Year 8 are enjoying their first season for St Benedict’s! They are currently through to Round 4 of the ESFA National Cup. Round 2 Win against West Lakes Academy 7-3 Round 3 Win...Read More
Congratulations and good luck to Aaron Holliday and Emily Spence who have been selected to represent Cumbria at the English Schools event on the 10th July. The English schools event could be seen as the Olympics for school children and is an annual championships event. Aaron and Emily will be representing Cumbria schools at Manchester...Read More
Our Year 10 students Miller Dalton & Tom McKinney finally made their Warrington debut this week, after their first attempt being postponed due to COVID. They travelled over to Newcastle Falcons, and were both on the subs bench. They both got about 35 minutes game time, are we are told had a ‘very pleasing debut...Read More
Congratulations to another one of our Year 8 students who has been selected to play cricket at County level. Elsie Fox, from Year 8 Lucy, plays cricket for Workington Under 13s, and has recently been selected to play for Cumbria Under 15s age group, which is a fantastic achievement. Not only is she playing at...Read More
This half term, St Benedict’s Catholic High School will be joining thousands of schools across the country, by hosting our very own ‘Race for Life’ in support of Cancer Research UK. This is a charity close to our hearts with many of our students, parents and staff being affected by cancer. We are delighted to...Read More
Two Year 8 students from St Benedict’s School have recently made their debut appearance for the Cumbria County Cricket team. Billy Thompson and Harrison Telford, both in Year 8, played their first match for the 2021 Under 13’s squad last month against Cleveland. Both boys have gone through the ranks, playing for both Whitehaven and...Read More
Huge congratulations to one of our Year 11 students, Leanna Giles who has recently gained a Scholarship with Sunderland Ladies FC. This is a fantastic achievement, and Leanna will move over there in September. Leanna has travelled to Sunderland 3 or 4 times a week for the past 5 years showing huge commitment, which has...Read More
We are pleased to announce the winners of this years PE & PA Awards. We are very sorry we couldn’t have our normal awards evening with you, but we are still very proud of you all and what you have achieved. Full list below: Read More
