One of the highlights at the end of term was the Lower Sixth Presentation Evening, when staff, students and parents gathered in the Dining Hall for a celebratory meal and the presentation of this … [Read more...]
Christmas Baubles
Pupils in Year 9 raised over £40 by decorating Christmas baubles rather than buying each other cards this year. They have used the money to buy a tap, five chickens, school textbooks and … [Read more...]
Sixth Form Christmas Party
The Christmas Party was organised by the Sixth Form Committee. The Hall was decorated in festive fashion and we were entertained by a Radio York DJ called, rather amusingly, 'Chip Shop Paul'. The … [Read more...]
Photography Club
The Photography Club is a popular, well-attended activity and we hope that in the New Year we will be able to include more and more of their pictures on the website. Their latest assignment was … [Read more...]
Question Time
On 9 December the Sixth Form Society presented its own lively and stimulating version of Question Time. The main photograph shows the panel: from left to right, Cllr David Hopkins, … [Read more...]
Tapas in Town for the Sixth Form Spanish Society
After meticulous planning, and sleepless nights, Silcoates Sixth Form Spanish Society students were finally able to experience La Viña in Leeds. On arrival at the restaurant, the excitement was … [Read more...]
Silcoates Harpists
Jacob and Tilly Nicholls played a harp duet with the Fairfax Singers at The Christchurch Hall, Ilkley, to raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance on Saturday 6th December. They have also played in … [Read more...]
It’s A Cracker!
The Junior School term finished in fine style with pupils from Years 3 and 4 performing their Christmas production of 'It's a Cracker!' A number of outstanding individual performances and the … [Read more...]
RNLI Charity Donation
We were delighted to present a cheque for £1,426.81 to Mr Richard Fairclough (OS), who is a Friend of the RNLI. The money was raised from an Own Clothes Day earlier this term and the … [Read more...]
World Aids Day
Year 10 pupils raised £40 for the Terence Higgins Trust on World Aids Day by buying and wearing red ribbons. The year group have recently studied viruses and disease in their biology classes … [Read more...]







