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We believe that the best possible education
            is not only academically rigorous but one that
            also provides a broad range of opportunities
            and experiences.
            This ensures that everyone, whatever their individual aspirations, is able to embrace the
            challenges they may face life. We are proud not just of the superb examination results our
            students achieve, but of the many ways they contribute, whether it is performing on stage,
            on the sports pitch, in service of others, or elsewhere- there is no typical AKS student.
            One of the ways we deliver on our commitment to supporting our students’ individual
            pathways is through our co-curricular programme which runs before school, at lunchtime
            and after school and varies each term.
            This A-Z Directory is a comprehensive list of all the clubs and activities we have run over the
            past 3 years across both the Preparatory School and the Senior School. Some clubs change
            depending on the term, whilst others run all year round.

                         “I have loved being involved in the rehearsals for this year’s
                        school musical. I am in the ensemble and have the opportunity
                                     to sing and perform with my friends.”
                                                        Emma, Year 7

      “The sport at AKS is fantastic! You can take part in so many
       different clubs and teams like rugby, football, table tennis
               and even basketball; I’ve joined them all!”
                                Sammy, Year 7

                                         “The wide range of interests available at AKS gives pupils
                                            life-enhancing social skills in a competitive world.”
                                                                    Parent Comment

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Preparatory School A-Z

                                                                                   Climbing Club
                                                                                   Years 4-6
                                                                                   If you are in Year 4 to Year 6 and
Art Club                                  Brass Ensemble                           interested in learning to rock climb
Years 5-6                                 Invitation only                          on our indoor wall, learn rope
Explore different art movements,          Our Brass Group is our newest            techniques and work as a team then
techniques and subjects.                  ensemble, led by our trumpet             this is the club for you.
                                          teacher Mrs Grieg. It will continue to
Athletics                                 grow as more students begin to take      Coding Club
Years 5-6                                 the opportunity to learn to play brass   Year 6
An inclusive club, which focuses          instruments. Recent engagements          Apart from being one of the most
on development as well as                 have included playing a fanfare-like     downloaded games ever, Minecraft
encompassing Athletics Team Squad         opening piece in one of our concerts.    can really help with imagination
practice.                                                                          and can be used to retell famous
                                          Chess Club                               stories. We have adapted this using

Boys’ Choir                               Years 3-6                                Raspberry Pi computers. Raspberry Pi
                                                                                   is an extremely small computers that
Years 3-6                                 Every Wednesday after school
                                          enthusiastic Prep children meet to       allow children to have a lot of fun!
Covers a range of genres, from rock
n’ roll numbers, to football chants,      play chess. Chess is a game of tactics
to African rounds and modern pop          and strategy and the children enjoy      Cookery Club
songs. Boys are encouraged to             the challenge of competing against       Years 1-2
collaborate to produce a powerful,        each other.                              A new opportunity to develop your
unified and distinctive sound.                                                     cookery ability in Year 1 and 2. Each
                                          Choir                                    week we will be creating delicious

Badminton                                 Years 3-6                                snacks to take home and share with
                                                                                   your family. Using teamwork we will
Years 3-6                                 Our Choir is one of the Prep School’s
                                          flagship ensembles, catering from        support each other to learn new skills
Open to all levels of experience. Basic
                                          students beginning their musical         and techniques.
skills are taught, followed by matches
which improve understanding of the        journey to those who are more
game.                                     experienced singers.

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Creative Creations                         Dance Club                                 Film and Comic Club
All                                        Reception - Year 2                         Years 3 -6
Developing creative tenacity through       Dance helps children improve their         The children will have the
collaborative teamwork and design.         coordination, self-control, balance,       opportunity to explore the fantastic
                                           musicality and posture. It also            world of films and comics and also
Cricket                                    encourages the development of gross        create their own comic or film.
Years 3-6                                  motor skills, rhythm and confidence.       They will develop an understanding
AKS Prep School is delighted to                                                       between themselves and others
announce a new partnership with            Eco Club                                   by listening to one another’s ideas
St Annes Cricket Club. They will be        All year groups                            and sharing their own views about
looking to support our school this         In our school we are looking at            their favourite comics and films. The
year in the delivery of the Boys’/Girls’   how to reduce, reuse and recycle,          club will provide the opportunity
and Mixed Kwik Cricket programmes          so by joining the Eco Club you will        to review and discuss various films
for Years 1 to 6.                          investigate different ways to become       and comics and explore the world
                                           more eco-friendly. In the Eco Club         of adventure, mystery and also their

Cross Country Club                         we will work on different activities       own imagination.

Years 3-6                                  which include using the outdoors and
The children attending this club           the school garden, various recycling       Football Club
have the opportunity to develop            projects and also sharing ideas with       (Boys and Girls)
their endurance by running around          others in school. The children will        Years 3-6
the school premises. Taking part in        explore the need to positively manage      Football Club is an opportunity for the
this club will help children improve       energy sources, such as water and          children to expand and develop their
physically, which should benefit           food, and look at various ways to care     own personal skills whilst working
them in most other sports. Coming          for the environment. The Eco Club          towards a team game environment
to this club may also lead to children     will actively promote eco ideas by         with their friends. All sessions are
representing the school at cross           encouraging pupils to be more aware        delivered with the individual child’s
country.                                   of the environment both in and out of      ability level in mind so that learning
                                           school. Attending this club will help to   is done at the required level for their

Cycling and                                equip pupils with the knowledge, skills
                                           and attitudes to understand that small
                                                                                      own personal development and
                                                                                      enjoyment of the session.
Scooter Club                               changes to the way we use resources
Reception - Year2
Pupils will have the opportunity to
                                           can make a big difference.                 Football
learn how to ride – from starting off                                                 Development Squad
on balance bikes through to being                                                     Years 3-6
able to ride unaided on 2 wheels. It is                                               Football Development Squad is an
a great way to get the children started                                               opportunity for boys to further develop
and ready for the summer holidays as                                                  their footballing skills and play football
well as being outdoor and active.                                                     in a fun and inter-active learning
                                                                                      environment where they can grow in
                                                                                      confidence on the football field.

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Gardening Club                           Hockey Club (Boys)
All year groups                          Years 3-6
This is an activity to encourage         Playing hockey gives the boys the
students to develop their enthusiasm     opportunity to appreciate the              Indoor Tennis Club
for and understanding of gardening       diversity of different team sports and     Years 3-6
by working on the new AKS                build upon their teamwork skills and       As well as developing general fitness
community garden. We will be             tenacity. Hockey is a wonderful sport      and hand/eye coordination the
planting and growing fruit, salads,      that enables boys and girls to play        children learn to enjoy a game which
vegetables and wild flowers. The club    together and it is a skill that they can   can benefit them socially in later
will help to look after our chickens,    take into adulthood.                       life. When a tennis beginner starts
introduce a bee hive and develop                                                    learning to play tennis, they first
the pond area. Parents and/or            Hockey Club (Girls)                        need to learn basic forehand and
grandparents with any experience or      Years 3-6                                  backhand technique as these will
enthusiasm are welcome to join us.       Hockey Club gives our girls the            allow them to play, enjoy the game
                                         opportunity to enhance their hockey        and rally cooperatively with their
Golf                                     skills on the school astroturf. We aim     partner. Since ball judgment is not
All year groups                          to develop a passion for the game          developed yet with beginners, mini
We are pleased to announce a new         and help children to become more           tennis is played at a shorter distance
and exciting opportunity for our         active. We also encourage them to          and at a lower speed on a badminton
pupils to play in two golf programmes    enjoy working as a team and this           court. Playing at this short distance
with At.Golf in St Annes.                will often lead to them representing       and low speed allows beginners to
                                         school.                                    still have time to judge the ball fairly

Handwriting Clinic                                                                  well and not feel rushed as it reaches

All year groups                          Indoor Athletics                           them. They will become familiar
                                                                                    with the rules and scoring of this
This club aims to give guidance,         Years 3-6
                                                                                    game, experiencing both success and
practice and support to invited pupils   The children attending this club have
                                                                                    failure when playing small matches
in order to improve their handwriting    the opportunity to develop their
                                                                                    against their peers. Decision making,
skills. It will be mainly individual     athletic ability through taking part in
                                                                                    fairness and teamwork will also be
work but will develop a team spirit      a number of activities. Taking part in
                                                                                    encouraged not only when playing
and peer encouragement. The aim          this club will help children improve
                                                                                    but also when umpiring.
is to develop better presentation as     physically, which should benefit
well as greater fluency and speed.       them in most other sports. Coming
Children will work at a range of         to this club may also lead to children     Judo
levels across the junior school, as is   representing the school at Indoor          Reception - Year 6
appropriate to their needs.              athletics.                                 This club teaches self defence and
                                                                                    it can help to increase confidence,
                                                                                    concentration, self-discipline and
                                                                                    respect. It can also help to increase
                                                                                    health and fitness.

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LAMDA
Years 1-6
Through speech and drama students
benefit enormously, improving
their knowledge of literature
and theatre, rapidly improving
their communication skills, whilst
developing in confidence. In so many
aspects of life where individuals
are required to present themselves
confidently in public, speech and
drama tuition allows the foundations
to be laid very firmly indeed.

Language and
Culture Club                              Maths Challenge                        Netball
                                          Years 3-6                              Years 3-6
Years 1-6
                                          Come along and challenge your          This active and widely enjoyed game
Come along to Language and Culture
                                          mathematical skills in this exciting   encourages collaborative teamwork.
Club and learn a little about different
                                          new club for our older pupils.         The children will be able to take
cultures of the world through their
                                                                                 pride in and responsibility for their
food, art, music and language. We will
focus on a different part of the world    Mindfulness                            personal effort and performance in

each session, exploring customs,          Colouring Club                         the team in addition to developing
                                                                                 sportsmanlike behaviour. They will
celebrations and costume in diverse       Reception - Year 6
                                                                                 learn to persevere and identify
locations around the globe from           Focusing on how we choose and
                                                                                 mistakes, setting goals to push
Aboriginal Australia to Darkest Peru.     apply colour to a design in order to
                                                                                 themselves beyond their perceived
                                          bring our awareness to the present
                                                                                 limits. As individuals and team
Lego Club                                 moment. Similar to meditation,
                                                                                 members, the children will learn
Reception - Year 2                        we let go of any thoughts about
                                                                                 to bounce back from setbacks and
Lego Club is a great way to be            tomorrow or yesterday, or what
                                                                                 improve confidence within their own
creative and inventive using different    we are going to do when we
                                                                                 abilities.
bricks to make models. As we use our      finish. Within a calm and centered
                                          environment we will be focusing on
imaginations we also role play and
chat to each other. Lego develops         the here and now.                      Playground Games
                                                                                 Reception - Year 2
and improves our co-ordination,
communication, inventiveness and          Mindfulness Yoga                       This club aims to teach traditional
                                                                                 games to some of our youngest
problem solving skills. We think it is    Years 2-6
                                                                                 children.
great to see a real world made small.     Mindfulness Yoga is a fantastic way
                                          to gently stretch your body and
                                          clear your mind after a busy day. At   Puzzles and Games
                                          Mindfulness Yoga Club we learn lots    Reception - Year 2
                                          of yoga poses and tie them together    Learn to play new games and
                                          to make a routine. We improve our      challenge yourself to solve puzzles.
                                          flexibility, breathing, practice our
                                          concentration skills and end the       Rounders
                                          lesson feeling relaxed and ready for   Years 3-6
                                          anything.                              Our Rounders Club will promote
                                                                                 fitness and team spirit; combined
                                                                                 with transferrable skills: throwing,
                                                                                 catching and spatial awareness. All of
                                                                                 which will culminate in producing an
                                                                                 excellent and enjoyable sports ethic.

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RSDF                                     School Council
Years 5-6                                Years 1-6
Within Year 6, the children are          Members of the School Council are
encouraged to show independence          voted through a democratic ballot
and maturity to lead on an area          each year. The children who are
of the Round Square Discovery            elected are encouraged to assume
Framework. These involve adventure,      the role of responsibility as the         String Ensemble
democracy, environmentalism,             representative for their year group       Invitation only
service, internationalism and            and the school community. They must       Our String Group is an exciting
leadership. The children will            use teamwork and communication            ensemble, led by our enthusiastic
promote these values across the          skills to work on projects related to     violin teacher Ms Harrison, including
Prep School, recruit others and begin    the wellbeing of the school and their     experienced string players as well
to implement their ideas to have a       peers. Children will be encouraged        as students who have just started
richer understanding of their school     to use inventive thinking to plan         learning their instrument. Meeting
and the world around them.               fundraising ideas and to act with         weekly, the group plays a range of
                                         compassion and an appreciation of         repertoire from familiar classical
Rugby                                    diversity, when gathering and sharing     numbers to descriptive programme
(including Tag Rugby)                    the opinions of other children.           music and jazzy pieces. This group
Years 3-6                                                                          offers an outstanding opportunity for
The children who attend Rugby Club       Sewing Club                               students to consolidate and extend
are given the opportunity to enhance     Year 2                                    their bowing techniques in addition
key rugby skills, such as passing,       This club involves learning a range of    to their understanding of playing in a
catching and tackling in order to        different stitches. The children will     string section.
become better rugby players. They        learn how to thread the needle, how
are also given the opportunity to        to tie simple knots and also how to       Table Tennis Club
develop their game understanding,        undo them. A lot of patience and          Years 3-6
through problem solving, teamwork        resilience will be required.              This club will give pupils the
and individual inventiveness. As                                                   opportunity to improve their skills
well as skill development and game       STEM Club                                 and understanding of the game.
understanding in rugby, personal         Years 5-6                                 They will be taught the basic skills
attributes such as courage and           STEM Club is all about asking questions   and then have opportunities to play
tenacity are key and we try to instill   and working together to solve             matches during this time.
the importance of these features         problems. We explore science, maths
within our children.                     and technology concepts and apply
                                         these to practical projects. Sometimes
                                         our projects fail and we have to start
                                         again so we need to be tenacious!

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Senior School A-Z

8Fifteen                                 Art Club                                    Book Club
Invite only                              Years 7-9                                   Years 10-11
An independently formed band             An opportunity to experience new            A relaxed chat about the YA book of
of students formed in Year 7 who         crafts, media and techniques with           the month and other digressed topics
rehearse weekly in preparation for       support and guidance to extend work         over a hot drink and a cookie.
regular performances across the          projects from art lessons.
school calendar.                                                                     Brass Ensemble
                                         Athletics                                   All
AKS Action                               All                                         A chance for the brass ensemble to
All                                      Open to all abilities, including team       play together to develop their skills
The school’s main charity network,       practices. Individual events catered for.   for small scale performances.
choosing different local and
international charities to support.      Athletics                                   Bring Me Sunshine
                                         (Coaching)                                  All
AKS Stories                              Invite Only                                 Join the award-winning student-led
All                                      Specialist athletics coaching from an       group that plans projects to support
A club for budding video makers and      external coach. These sessions are for      our older community and to bridge
future film directors that aims to       invitation only as they are to stretch      the inter-generational divide.
capture school events and produce        and challenge those students looking
short films to put on social media and   to pursue athletics as a pathway.           CCF
the website.                                                                         Years 9-13
                                         Badminton                                   Opportunities to understand and
Amnesty                                  All                                         to train in military ways, to visit
International                            An opportunity for students to play         sites and go on camps and travel
All                                      recreational badminton and develop          internationally on expeditions.
Bringing awareness into school of        their enjoyment of the game. Open
international issues and campaigns       to all students.                            Chamber Choir
linked to human rights advocacy, in                                                  Years 10-13
support of the world-renowned NGO        Basketball                                  Our Chamber Choir is open to
Amnesty International.                   All                                         students in Year 10 and above and
                                         A chance to learn and play basketball       provides the opportunity for students
Archives Club                            by training and playing fixtures            to sing more challenging repertoire
All                                      against other schools.                      with only a few voices per part.
Working on the combined heritage
and legacy of all of the schools that    Big Questions                               Chess and
make up AKS, collating and collecting    of Life                                     Board Games
memorabilia and stories of the past.     All                                         All
                                         An opportunity to question our lives        Learn to play or take the chance to
                                         and discuss major moral issues.             improve your game.

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Duke of Edinburgh
                                                                                   (All Levels)
                                                                                   Years 10-13
                                                                                   The nationally acclaimed award for
                                                                                   volunteer, skills improvement and
                                                                                   expeditions.

Choir                                    Conditioning Club                         Eco Club
All                                      All                                       All
Open to all, the choir allows you to     Getting fit under expert tuition          Eco club promotes the participation
sing music of many different types and   in the school’s gym.                      of students in learning about, and
styles. We prepare for a number of                                                 improving their environment. A
large scale concerts across the year.    Cookery Club                              means by which a student led group
                                                                                   can organise themselves to learn
                                         All
Climbing Club                            An opportunity to learn culinary skills
                                                                                   more about environmental issues,
                                                                                   and also take action to improve their
All                                      and more including etiquette and
                                                                                   immediate environment.
Open to all abilities and ages to        more, including international dishes.
provide students with access and
support to improve their climbing        Creative Technology                       Flute Ensemble
skills on the indoor climbing wall.                                                All
                                         Years 7-8
                                                                                   A chance for all flute plays to play
                                         A chance to work together whilst being
Code Breaking                            inventive, trying new challenges &
                                                                                   together to develop their ensemble
                                                                                   skills.
Years 7-9                                experimenting with new techniques.
An opportunity for students to learn
about encoding and decoding secret       Cricket                                   Football
messages. From the Caesar cipher                                                   All
                                         All
all the way to Vigenere cipher. Each                                               Training sessions open to all
                                         Open to all abilities, including team
week we will learn a new cipher and                                                students who wish to be part of their
                                         practices.
put it into practice within the group.                                             respective year group football team.

                                         Cricket Nets                              Gardening Club
Coding Club                              All
All                                                                                All
                                         These sessions are designed to
Programming and projects built                                                     This is an activity to encourage
                                         prepare our cricketers for the up-
around the use of Minecraft and                                                    students to develop their enthusiasm
                                         coming season through specialist
Raspberry Pi computers.                                                            and understanding of gardening
                                         coaching.
                                                                                   by working on our AKS community

Concert Band                             Dance
                                                                                   garden.

All
Concert Band is our newest
                                         All
                                         An opportunity to express yourself in
                                                                                   German
ensemble at AKS. Open to all string,     dance in group or individual dancing.     Conversation
woodwind and brass players we play                                                 Years 10-11
well known music of an appropriate
level in preparation for a number of
                                         Debating and                              An opportunity for GCSE pupils
                                                                                   to practise their spoken German in
large scale concerts across the year.    Public Speaking                           small groups.
                                         All
                                         “A chance to develop your debating
                                         and discussion skills, improve your
                                         confidence and preparing yourself to
                                         speak in front of other people.“
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German Film Club                           LAMDA                                       Netball
All                                        By Appointment                              Years 10-11
Pupils will watch a variety of both        An opportunity to take examinations         Learning how to play, train and
German films and dubbed English-           with LAMDA, building confidence,            prepare for school fixtures with an
language films & programmes with           presentation skills in speech and           emphasis on inclusion and personal
subtitles, to practise their listening     drama.                                      skills.
and reading skills.
                                           Library Assistants                          News Group
Guardians                                  All                                         Years 11-13
of Drama                                   Opportunities available for students to     A club for older students in which
Years 7-9                                  learn some valuable library skills whilst   items of news will be explored and
A project based, student-led group         having an impact on one of the busiest      discussed.
that prepares and performs for             learning resources in the school.
events throughout the year.                Experienced library assistants may also     Percussion
                                           work in small leadership roles.
                                                                                       Ensemble
Handball                                                                               All
All                                        Low Key                                     The percussion ensemble is open
Introduction of a new sport; learning      Invite only                                 to all percussionists and rehearses
how to play, train and prepare for         An independently formed band of             in preparation for concerts, often
school fixtures with an emphasis on        students form the middle school and         collaborating with another ensemble.
inclusion and personal skills.             sixth form who rehearse weekly in
                                           preparation for regular performances
                                                                                       Photography Club
History Club                               across the school calendar.
                                                                                       Years 7-9
Years 7-9                                                                              An opportunity to discover the
An opportunity for keen historians         Lower School                                fun and creative possibilities
to investigate aspects of the past         Singing                                     of photography. This will be a
beyond those studied in lessons.           Years 7-9                                   both a practical and theoretical
                                           A singing group for students in the         experience. Students will learn to
Hockey                                     lower school, to continue their             take photographs, edit their work
All                                        singing work from lessons.                  and apply their interest and skills in
Learning how to play, train and prepare                                                their own time. Students will take
for school fixtures with an emphasis on    Model United                                part in discussions and look at the
inclusion and personal skills.             Nations                                     work of historic and contemporary
                                                                                       photographers.
                                           Year 10
Hockey                                     An activity in which students roleplay
Goalkeeping Club                           delegates to the United Nations and
All                                        simulate UN committees. Students
A position specific club for hockey        will be given the opportunity to join
goalkeepers. The club is aimed at          online and live conferences whilst
giving pupils the specialised skill sets   representing the views and priorities
they require to be an effective and        of an assigned country.
agile goalkeeper.
                                           Musical Rehearsals
Holdgate Society                           All
Years 12-13                                After auditioning for the annual
A Sixth Form science club, a forum         school musical, students rehearse
to discuss major scientific issues and     the music, dance and drama over a
breakthroughs.                             number of weeks in the run up to
                                           our performances at the Lowther
                                           Pavilion.

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Psychology Society                      String Ensemble                            Tycoon in Schools
All                                     All                                        Year 12
A chance to extend discussions on       Our String Group is an exciting            Form your own business enterprise
matters to do with Psychology.          ensemble, including experienced            and trade for 8 weeks. Apply for
                                        string players as well as students         a start up loan to the Peter Jones
Quiz Club                               who have just started learning their       Foundation, learn how to market
Years 7-11                              instrument. The group plays a range        effectively and pursuade the public
Weekly knowledge testing using          of repertoire from familiar classical      to buy your product or service whilst
buzzers to prepare for the Schools’     numbers to descriptive programme           keeping a close eye on profits.
Challenge.                              music and jazzy pieces. This group
                                        offers an outstanding opportunity for      UK Linguistics
Rounders                                students to consolidate and extend
                                        their bowing techniques in addition
                                                                                   Olympiad
Years 7-10                                                                         All
                                        to their understanding of playing in a
Open to all abilities, including team                                              Solve linguistic puzzles and codes
                                        string section.
practices.                                                                         in this internationally recognised
                                                                                   competition.
Rugby                                   Swing Band
All
                                        All
                                        A big band for more advanced
                                                                                   Warhammer Club
Open to all abilities, including team                                              Years 7-9
                                        musicians, preparing for large
practices.                                                                         A chance to battle it out with your
                                        school concerts as well as external
                                                                                   armies of Warhammer figures or
                                        engagements.
Running Club                                                                       other table war games.
All
For any student who wishes to
                                        Table Tennis                               Wellbeing Club
                                        All
develop their distance running,                                                    Years 7-9
                                        The chance to play a friendly game of
involving a variety of practice types                                              Everyday skills of personal self-
                                        table tennis.
and routes.                                                                        management and wellbeing
                                                                                   techniques aimed at all pupils to
Science Club                            Tennis                                     improve lifestyles and mental health.
                                        Years 7-10
Year 7
Work collaboratively on projects
                                        Open to all abilities, including team
                                        practices.
                                                                                   Book Club
involving a wide range of scientific                                               Years 10-11
skills and interests.                                                              A relaxed chat about the YA book of
                                        Tennis (Coaching)                          the month and other digressed topics
Soul Band                               Invite Only
                                        Open to students who wish to
                                                                                   over a hot drink and a cookie.
Invite Only
Soul Band performs repertoire
                                        develop their tennis by working with
                                        an external, tennis specialist. There is
                                                                                   Young Health
from the soul genre, exploring the
                                        an additional charge for this activity.    Leaders
improvisatory side of music and                                                    Years 7-13
creating its own versions of songs.
                                        The World                                  Promoting health and wellbeing in
                                                                                   school in partnership with Blackpool
Squash Club                             Around Us                                  Victoria Teaching Hospital.
All                                     Years 7 – 9
Open to any students who wish           Many interesting activities which
                                        investigate the human and physical
                                                                                   Young Soroptomists
to learn/play the game of squash.
Hosted by St. Annes Tennis and          geography of the world, including          Youth Group
                                        building models and geographical           All
Squash Club and run by an external
                                        investigations.                            A student-led group that focusses
coach, there is an additional charge
                                                                                   on education for all, in particular,
of £4 per session for this activity.
                                                                                   empowering young girls across the
                                                                                   world.

                                                                                   CO- CUR R ICUL A R A-Z                 11
EXCEED EXPECTATIONS AT AKS
A LEVEL GRADES                               58%                  OVER                                      2020 NETBALL                                         12
58% 86%                                      OF GCSE
                                             GRADES
                                                                           OF OUR
                                                                           STUDENTS GO TO
                                                                                                                 CHAMPIONS
                                                                                                                          U11 LSA CHAMPIONS                     SPORTS REPRESENTED AT
at A*/A at A*-B                                                            RUSSELL GROUP                                                                        NATIONAL LEVEL
                                              AT 9-7                                                                      U14 FYLDE AND WYRE CHAMPIONS
                                                                           UNIVERSITIES                                   U16 FYLDE AND WYRE CHAMPIONS &
                                                                                                                          FYLDE AND WYRE SOUTH LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
                                                                                                                                                                BY AKS STUDENTS

                                                 REMOTE LEARNING:
                                                 3-6 LIVE DAILY
          60%       KING BEYOND
                                                 Skype lessons from RECEPTION to SIXTH FORM
                                                 All subjects ON OR AHEAD OF TARGET
                                                                                                            HOCKEY
                                                                                                                                           LANCASHIRE HOCKEY           25   STUDENTS
                                                                                                                                                                            GAINED
OF STUDENTS ARE WOR
                                                                                                                                                                       COUNTY HONOURS
AGE RELATED EXPECTAT
READING AND MATHS
                     IONS FOR
                   IN YEAR 6.                                                                               U11 Girls’ Hockey              CHAMPIONS                   FOR HOCKEY
                                                                                                            NORTH WEST CHAMPIONS 2020
                                                                                                                                           2020

                                                                                    9
                                                                                                                                                                       (2018/19 SEASON)
                     BEYOND
                     EXPECTATIO

                                                                   TEACHING IN
                                                                                                            AJIS CHAMPIONS 2020
                                                                                                                                           (U11, U13 A & B, U14 )
                                                                   PREPARATORY BY                           U11 Boys’ Hockey
                                                                   SPECIALIST                 SUBJECT       U11 NORTH OF ENGLAND FINALISTS ENGLAND GK COACH
                                NS

                                                                   TEACHERS IN                AREAS                                        TRAINS AKS GOALIES
                                                 FRENCH, SPANISH
                                                                                                                                                               AJIS
                                                 & GERMAN
                                                 FROM YEAR  4                                                                     MIXED TENNIS                 ATHLETICS
                                                                                                                                                               FESTIVAL
                                                                                                                                                                                      INDOOR

4
                                                                                                                                    LANCASHIRE                                       ATHLETICS

                                                                                                                                                               2020
                SPECIALIST LESSONS
                IN THE NURSERY                                                                                                    CHAMPIONS 2019
                PER WEEK
                                                                                                                                                               FINALISTS &
                FRENCH, MUSIC, SPORT     NATIONAL
                & OUTDOOR LEARNING   ‘STORY SLAM 2020’                                                                                     U10                 RECORD BREAKERS
                                                                                                                                                               Lancashire County FINALISTS
                                                       FINALISTS

         LOCAL & REGIONAL
                                                                                                                                                                              RESIDENTIAL
ROTARY MUSICIAN
                                                                                                                                                  200           PUPILS        TRIPS
     OF THE YEAR                                                    PREP
                                                                                                2019/20                                                         INVOLVED
                                                                                                                                                                IN DofE
                                           2019/20
                                                               80                                                                                 65%
 100% LAMDA                                                    PIECE                                                                              PARTICIPATION RATE          FROM

                                                                                                                                                                              YEAR          3
 DISTINCTION                                                 ORCHESTRA
 FOR DRAMA                                                                                                       PROUD MEMBER OF
 MARCH 2020                                                                                                      THE ROUND SQUARE
                                                          EVERY CHILD                                            NETWORK OF

 10  PLAYS &
                                                           FROM YEARS 3-6
                                                          PLAYS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT                             200                                       5
                                                                                                                                                                    YEARS TYCOON IN
                                                                                                                                                                    AT THE SCHOOLS
                                                                                                                                                                    TOP
                                                                                                                                    5
 CONCERTS                            PER ANNUM                                                                   SCHOOLS ACROSS           CONTINENTS                           BUSINESS
                                                                                                                                                            OF THE NATIONAL    ENTERPRISE
                                                                                                                                                            LEADER BOARD OF    COMPETITION

                                                                                     “Great school, ethos
NURSERY
                    51                 WEEKS
                                                     10        HOURS                                                OVER                  clubs
                                                                                    and community spirit”

                                                                                                                    200
   OPEN                                A YEAR                  A DAY                “An excellent school”
                                                                                    “Worth every penny”

30            HOURS FREE EARLY WRAP-AROUND CARE
              YEARS FUNDING & HOLIDAY CAMPS
                                                                                        PARENT SURVEY
                                                                                        NOVEMBER 2019               CO-CURRICULAR CLUBS                ‘7 BILLION IDEAS’
                                                                                                                                                        FINALISTS IBM WARWICK
                                                                                                                                                                   2019

     ACADEMIC AMBITION I INDIVIDUAL PATHWAYS I SUCCESS AND VALUE
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