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 19^th July. Join us next week for drill and team sports! 

On Tuesday 27^th 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.

Matrix’s first ever cross-trust pupil awards event, held at Millennium Point on 20^th April, was a fantastic success.

Pupils were recognised for exemplifying our trust values of creativity, resilience, selflessness, enthusiasm and continuous improvement. There were also awards for exemplary members of our Cadet Forces.

With more than 7000 pupils across our trust schools, it was really difficult to choose the 46 award winners. Those who did receive the awards should feel deservedly proud of their achievement.

The awards-giving was punctuated with several fantastic performances, including DJs from Barr Beacon, a piano virtuoso from Year 4 of Bloxwich Academy and Etone’s ‘Mega Band’. Before the event, we had over an hour of performances from pupils across our trust schools, all of who had been selected to perform after a trust-wide talent competition, which had more than 100 entrants.

The evening started with a video relating the story of our trust up until the end of 2022. Our CEO Ms Draycott then spoke about the two newest schools, Smestow Academy and Wednesfield Academy, who joined the Matrix family this year.

 There was also a special video explaining ‘what a makes a Matrix pupil’, starring a teacher from each of our schools.

Here is what some of our parents and carers have said about the event:

“The awards ceremony was fantastic. It was great to see pupils getting their awards and the fantastic performances from across the Matrix Academy Trust schools.”

“It meant so much to see all the pupils being awarded for life skills rather than academic achievement. The head teachers giving a little speech about each pupil was a lovely touch and really personalised it.”

“Thank you for a wonderful evening.  It was very special to see everyone receiving their awards.”

“Thank you for a special evening celebrating the achievements of pupils.  We are especially proud of our daughter!”

“Tonight was simply amazing!” 

Ms Draycott and Director of School Improvement Mr Lowbridge-Ellis introduced each of the awards and our headteachers explained who they had chosen and why. Trustee Sir Mark Aspinall bestowed the awards on the worthy winners.