Year 7, 8 & 9 will be completing online learning at home on Friday 07/07/23 via Microsoft Teams due to industrial strike action. Year 10 must attend in full uniform with Mock exams going ahead as planned.

Year 7, 8 & 9 will be completing online learning at home on Friday 07/07/23 via Microsoft Teams due to industrial strike action. Year 10 must attend in full uniform with Mock exams going ahead as planned.
This week, our new year 7 cadets were taught about field manoeuvres and patrol lane training as part of their induction into CCF at Bloxwich Academy. The cadets were taught pairs fire and manoeuvre in a leapfrog formation. They have also been practicing drill every week. They have been studying the rank structure in the RAF and communication training of the phonetic alphabet. We have loved having our new cadets. Looking forward to welcoming them and their parents on the 19th July. Join us next week for drill and team sports!
Reception & KS1 children participated in their sports day on Thursday 29th June. All children took part in the egg and spoon race, the obstacle race and the running race. Children then had the chance to sign up for the jumping/sack race. It was a lovely afternoon of activities and the children really enjoyed competing and earning points for their houses.
The children participated in field events during their PE lessons. They took part in javelin, speed bounce, standing long jump and the target throw. The children worked hard to be the best they can be.
KS2 children participated in their sports day on Friday 30th June. The weather in the morning was a little wet, but we managed to complete the afternoon of events without any disruptions from the rain thankfully.
All children took part in the obstacle and running race and then children had the option to sign up for the football dribbling race, the long distance run and the mixed relay. The support for the children from family and friends was amazing! So many people came to support the children and cheer them on. The children had a wonderful time from start to finish which made the afternoon very special.
Once all the results were added together from both sports days and all the field events, the overall results were as follows:
1st - Watt
2nd - Stephenson
3rd - Brindley
4th Telford
On Tuesday 27th June, 43 Year 10 pupils travelled to the Millennium Point in Birmingham for an apprenticeship fair. Over 50 apprenticeship providers including The BT Group, NHS England and the Armed Forces were on hand to talk to pupils about the fantastic opportunities and career paths they can offer and what pupils need to do to secure an apprenticeship. This was a great chance for pupils to discuss potential career opportunities and to start considering their future plans after Bloxwich Academy. The pupils were a credit to the Academy and providers commented the maturity of pupils.
Year 6 Induction Day will take place on Wednesday 5th July 8:50am-2:50pm.
Pupils should wear their current primary school uniform and bring a pencil case and water bottle. Lunch will be provided.
We look forward to meeting you all then.
Further information can be found on our Induction webpage.
Feast your eyes on some snapshots from our 2023 prom night. The gleaming exteriors of the expensive cars set the stage for a night filled with excitement. Who could forget the fire performer who captivated us with their skills, their artistry and fearless performance added an electrifying touch to the night. 🔥
Thank you to everyone who made this night an extraordinary one and a huge congratulations to our year 11 cohort. More photos to follow.
During year group assemblies this week, we were able to celebrate the outstanding achievements of KS3 pupils. Staff have had the difficulty of nominating one pupil from KS3 to recognise their hard work and contributions in each subject. To put this amazing achievement into context, the winners of the awards were selected from a total of 678 pupils.
The winners are below:
English: Josh T
Maths: Billy W
Science: Amber R
Art: Aurora B
Dance: Michaela N
Drama: Rakeb S
Geography: Jay S
History: Toby S
PE: Kaiden N
3D Design: Emily G
On Monday 26th June we said a fond farewell to the class of 2023. Myself, the Heads of House, and Mr Seager took the opportunity to reflect on what an amazing contribution our year 11s have made over their five years at Bloxwich Academy, with plenty of stories shared and awards given out to celebrate the achievements of Year 11. In what has become tradition the assembly finished with a staff video where staff said their goodbyes in true Bloxwich Academy style.
I would like to finish by wishing Year 11 all the luck for their exam results and for their future careers, it has been an emotional and memorable year. Thanks for the memories class of 2023.
Some of you may know that, here at Bloxwich Academy Primary, we have a very talented musician in our midst! Shankley in Year 4 has an incredible natural aptitude for playing piano. At the age of 7, during the COVID-19 lockdown, he showed a great interest in learning how to play after seeing pianist Lang Lang on the television. Shankley was initially given a keyboard and quickly demonstrated that he had an ear for music and a natural ability to play.
Since the beginning on the year, Shankley has been receiving piano lessons in school after been awarded grants from two local charities, with further funding now promised for the next academic year.
Shankley’s piano tutor explains ‘At our first meeting, I was able to assess the level he had reached through self-learning at home. He demonstrated excellent musicality, and some well-memorised advanced repertoire. A large focus in our lessons has been for Shankley to learn to be able to read music which he is now able to do at a late-intermediate/early-advanced level with very little extra prompting. I am confident that with his great drive and determination, he will successfully achieve the Grade 5 piano qualification and at least one music theory grade this year, and be well on his way to Grade 8 piano before moving to secondary school.’
His family have been a real driving force behind Shankley’s achievements, applying for the initial funding and supporting him in all aspects of his development. His mum tells us that he recently performed at the local church in memory of his grandad, who has sadly passed away, and at Harden Hall Care Home, entertaining residents during the school holiday. His mum told us ‘He has a heart of gold and loves to play for everyone. He asked me if he could perform somewhere to make others happy and that's what he did; they loved him! We're super proud of the kind, caring selfless boy he is!’
We, too, are so proud of you Shankley. We cannot wait to continue to follow your progress, and share your future successes with the Bloxwich Academy Primary community.
Over this final half term of the school year, our year 7, 8 and 9 pupils are all going to be taking part in an activity called 'A day's work for a day's pay.' Each pupil will be given a 'job' at random by their form tutor and will be told how much they would get paid each day and each week being employed in that role. At the start of the following week, pupil’s will fill out a payslip showing how much they would have earned in the past week, but this is linked to their school attendance. For example, if a pupil is absent for a day at school, they would lose a day's pay from their job. If they are late to school, they would lose half a day's pay.
Pupils will complete a booklet during this activity over the next six weeks and in the first tutor session of each week they will fill in their weekly payslip (based on their attendance during the last week) and complete a short reflection activity. In the first of the sessions, pupils will find out what job role they have been given at random and will record how they feel about this and discover how much they can expect to earn daily and weekly.
During the last week of term, there will be a reward for those with the best attendance at their job. Good luck everybody!
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Leamore Lane
Bloxwich, Walsall
West Midlands
WS2 7NR
T: 01922 710 257
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Secondary SENDCo – Mrs Bensley
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
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