STUDENTS, staff and families flocked to Passmores Academy on Thursday morning to receive their exam results. There was a great hub-bub in the gym as they reviewed their results, the fruit of a lot of hard work. Principal Vic Goddard said: “The Passmores community is…

Young Debaters Speak at Westminster FOUR Year 10 students from Passmores Academy were lucky enough to be selected to take part in a prestigious Youth Debate at Westminster, organised by the National Association of Teachers of RE (NATRE) and the Religious Education Council (REC). The…

Students ‘Shake-up Shakespeare’ to become published writers A STAGGERING fifty-four Passmores Academy students are celebrating the amazing achievement of becoming published writers. The students, who are all currently in Year 9, were selected by publishing company, Young Writers from hundreds of competition hopefuls across Essex…

A STUNNING musical theatre production starring youngsters from Passmores Academy had the audience up on their feet three nights running when the school presented its end of year show, ‘Bugsy Malone’. A pastiche of early American gangster films, ‘Bugsy Malone’ parodies the world of mobster…

Passmores Academy Community Day ONE thousand students and staff members from Passmores Academy poured their energy and enthusiasm into helping others, when they took part in Passmores’ annual Community Day recently. Despite the sweltering heat, the young people, who are all aged between 11 and…

Passmores students make their own judgement on the law A trip to Chelmsford Crown Court provided an insight into the realities of the criminal justice system for thirteen Year 9 students from Passmores Academy earlier this month. The students, who are all studying GCSE Citizenship,…

Pupils Join Together for a Daring Adventure THERE was plenty of action and adventure for Year 6 pupils from Purford Green Primary and Potter Street Academy recently, when they visited Kingswood Activity Centre in Kent. The three-day residential was the first time many of the…

Students Stretch the Possibilities in Science A FRESH approach to homework is proving to be a successful way to inspire students at Passmores Academy. ‘Student Agency in Learning’, otherwise known as SAIL, offers a range of project-based learning initiatives which students can choose from for…

PASSMORES Academy has been described and “Outstanding” and “Inspirational” after an inspection by government watchdog, Ofsted. The inspectors spent two days at the Tracyes Road school between May 9th and 10th. The report states The principal’s inspirational leadership has created a culture of high expectations…

Young Speakers Prepare for TEDxYouth Summer Event PREPARATIONS for TEDxYouth, the community spin-off from internationally renowned TED Talk conventions, are well underway for this summer’s big event on Sunday, 15th July. Passmores Academy will host what promises to be an insightful and thought provoking day…

YEAR 5 pupils from Potter Street Academy and Purford Green Primary experienced life at secondary school when they spent a week at partner school, Passmores Academy recently. A range of interesting activities and lessons were organised which kept the pupils on their toes and introduced…

Teacher cuts off waist-length hair for charity A TEACHER at Passmores has taken the brave step of having her flowing locks radically chopped in support of three charities. Laura King, whose tresses measured 65cm in length, had two pigtails of hair cut off and donated…

Passmores Technology Evening is a Showcase of Excellence PASSMORES Academy proudly celebrated the work of its GCSE Technology students when the school community was invited to attend an exhibition of Year 11’s work this month. The creations on display demonstrated the students’ skills in resistant…