This week our badminton teams start their season. Monday- Yr 9 boys football v St Bedes at home. Wednesday- Yr 7 and 8 boys football fixtures away at Bradford Academy. Rugby training still on at school. Thursday- KS4 boys and Yr 8 boys badminton fixtures v Laisterdyke until 5pm in the MUGA.

Remembrance Collections begin! Today and until Wednesday 11th November, our cadets will be collecting for the Royal British Legion National Poppy Appeal during breaks and lunchtimes in the school canteen. On Wednesday, the school will commemorate Armistice holding a Ceremony of Remembrance

Our cadets have been going through the basics of First Aid. They have been working on the Primary Survey, The Recovery Position and CPR. Each cadet was assessed individually as they dealt with a range of different 'casualties'. They will now be looking at AED use and Bleeding.

We are super proud of our yr7 and yr9 rugby captains achieving great things for their community club. Both Dexter and Joseph won the hit man of the year awards for their tackling abilities. Joseph has also completed 100 appearances for his club. We are so proud of you both.

Our Yr7 Akim competed in the European Jiu-Jitsu Championship and achieved fantastic results in both disciplines: 🥇 1st place in Gi Jiu-Jitsu 🥈 2nd place in No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu We are incredibly proud of his achievements. We have an Appleton Academy European champion!

Well done to our brilliant Noah. He won the award for top try scorer at his clubs presentation evening. He has won this award for the last 5yrs!!! He also won joint parents player. Well done Noah we are so proud of you.

Our yr7s had their first football games for Appleton and did great despite very tough opponents. We lost 6-1 to Hanson but drew 2-2 with Forster Academy. William was the player of the day. Our yr9s lost 10-4 to Forster Academy. Alfie and Ilia were the stand out players.

We totally dominated the Yorkshire accessible games winning 6 individual trophies and becoming the number 1 school for SEND sport two years in a row. We were even asked to compete on behalf of the region at a future event in Hull. We are incredibly proud of Hannah Rubie, Lawrence, Kayden and Casey.

Match reports for 15th October 2026 Yr 8 boys Bradford schools rugby championships. Appleton v Cottingley won 3-0 Appleton v Tong won 3-1 Appleton v Trinity drew 2-2 Appleton v Thornton lost 2-0 Player of the day Noah. We did great today and finished 3rd in our group. Well done boys.

Match reports for 14th October 2026 Yr 8 boys football A team v Hanson drew 1-1 A team v Eden Boys won 4-0 B team v Hanson lost 0-5 B team v Eden Boys won 6-3 Players of the day James and Kian. Well done to our yr8s, and yr7s, who played today. You were all amazing. We are so proud of you.

I am delighted to share the news that Joe from year 9 won the HSK Boxing Cup this weekend in Denmark. He won all three rounds, securing the gold medal in his age and weight category. We are so proud of you Joe.

Match report for 12th October 2026 Yr 10 boys football v Oasis Won 7-0 Player of the day Ilia. Another brilliant result. We are still top of the league and playing great. Please congratulate our amazing players.

Many congratulations to our Yr 7 Akim who has become a multiple British Judo Champion. We are so proud of your achievements.

One win and one loss today. Our Yr 10 boys beat Bradford Forster Academy 2-1 but lost 3-1 to Eden Boys. Overall we have played 4 and won 3. Lawrence was our top player today.

Match report for 5th October 2026 Yr 10 boys football v BBEC Won 7-1 Player of the day Charlie. Another brilliant result. We are still top of the league. Please congratulate our amazing players.

Match report for 1st October 2026 Yr 8/9 boys rugby v Rastrick Lost Player of the day Junior. This was a tough game for our lads but they played really well and scored the first try. Well done everyone and huge thanks to our yr8s who played despite having another club match tonight.

We are so proud of our students involved yesterday.

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A selection of some the best images from Sir Kevin Sinfield's visit to Appleton Academy on Weds 30 Sept 2026...

A selection of some the best images from Sir Kevin Sinfield's visit to Appleton Academy on Weds 30 Sept 2026...

We were privileged to welcome Sir Kevin Sinfield to school on 30 Sept as he raises funds & awareness for MND. Students provided a rousing reception & showcased everything great about Appleton - we are very proud of them! Donate to this amazing cause here: donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/...

We really enjoy celebrating our amazing Appleton students and their successes in sport and physical activity inside and outside of school. If your child has achieved something special and they want us to celebrate this on our media platforms please email the school and let us know. Thanks.

Match report for 23rd September 2026 Yr 9 boys football v Tong Won 2-1 Player of the day Alfie. Yr 10 boys footballv Tong Won 8-1 Player of the day Kayden. I am so pleased with our opening results today. We are top of both leagues. Please congratulate our amazing players.

I am delighted to report that our yr10 rugby students beat Tong 36-0 to complete an amazing year of Appleton school sport where we have achieved great success across a number of sports.

Appleton Academy Cadets - berets waiting for presentation at their up-coming Drill and Ceremonial assessment. Drill is important for cadets to move a large number of people quickly and efficiently. It teaches team-work, precision and discipline. We wish them all good luck for the assessment.

Appleton Academy CCF Cadets learning the marksmanship principles and putting them into action to see how steady they hold the weapon. The cadets will be putting their skills into practice with a live shoot of the air rifle by the end of September.

Please can we congratulate our yr9 boy footballers for a brilliant year. They reached the quarter finals of the Schools league this year and showed real commitment to training all year. Thanks so much to our captain Lewis for his work during the year. Marakai was the player of the year.

Please can we congratulate our yr7 and 8 boy footballers for a brilliant year. Both age groups were amazing on the sports tour and reached the quarter finals of the Schools league this year. Thanks so much to our captains during the year for their efforts. Kian and Seb were players of the year.

Please can we all congratulate our brilliant winning Bradford schools ks4 badminton league champions.

Congratulations to our badminton players at the Pontefract open. Arnie came second in the singles and doubles with Xavier and Jacob and Jayden came third in the doubles. Well done everyone.

Year 8&9 Climbing Club students took the opportunity to visit the Big Depot in Leeds. The students took full advantage of the different types of climbing on offer including bouldering, top ropes and auto-belays. The students utilised and progressed their climbing skills. A great effort all around!'

We are proud of the first batch of Appleton Academy's CCF badge on cadets uniforms. The badge symbolises the Trust colours, Yorkshire heritage with the Swaledale ram and Yorkshire rose. The falcon representing HQ North Brigade who support us and the blue and white to represent the Royal signals.