Celebrating the Incredible Success of our Year 13 Class of 2025!
Congratulations Class of 2025 on a fantastic set of A Level results!
Good Luck Tomorrow Year 13!
Year 13, tomorrow is results day, the culmination of all your hard work. We want to say how immensely proud we are of each and every one of you, regardless of the grades you receive. Remember, your results open doors to the next stage of your journey, but they don’t define your entire future. University, […]
Sixth Form House Rounders
What a fantastic start to our Sixth Form House Championship. Our first inter-house social event, a rounders tournament with students and teachers, was a big success. All four Sixth Form houses – Carbo, Chalybs, Ferrum, and Vitrum – showed great teamwork and competitive spirit. After some thrilling matches, Vitrum took 1st place, bagging 500 house […]
Y12/13 London Trip
On Friday 4th July – marking the anniversary of the General Election – our Year 12 and 13 politics, history, and economics students travelled to London for an inspiring visit to the Houses of Parliament. The day began with a guided tour of His Majesty’s Treasury, where students took part in a hands-on workshop. Taking […]
Y13 Leavers Event
On Friday 2nd May, we celebrated our fantastic Year 13 students with a garden party, as they marked their last day as a full cohort before the exam season. It was a chance to connect and wish them well after all their hard work. As exams begin, we’re incredibly proud of everything they’ve achieved, and […]
Staff vs Students Football
On Friday 25th April, Y13 students played against staff members in a friendly football match. It was a hard fought 0-0 draw, eventually dominated by Y13 who then went on to win on penalties. After three losses in the last two years, the students arrived very fired up and hungry for the win. Great work! […]
Y13 Drama Performance Exams
Recently, the Year 13 A Level Drama and Theatre students presented their Component 2 scripted exams to the visiting examiner. The group presented key extracts from ‘The Thrill of Love’ by Amanda Whittington and ‘Out in the Open’ by Jonathan Harvey. The students also performed their self-directed duologues to the examiner, comprising extracts from ‘Yerma’, […]
Y13 Tutor2u Grade Booster Workshop
On Tuesday 11th March, our Year 13 Economics students had the exciting opportunity to attend the Tutor2u Grade Booster Workshop in Manchester. They were privileged to meet Geoff Riley, the co-founder of Tutor2u, who shared 30 invaluable tips to help them enhance their A-Level grades. All students showed some brilliant engagement, and represented Wickersley Sixth […]
Y13 British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad
Recently, two of our Y13 Physics students took part in the British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad Round 1. Mark and Korben joined 267 students from schools across the country to compete in the 2 hour Astro Olympiad Challenge. This paper is designed to give students further exposure to problem solving in astronomy and astrophysics, beyond that […]
