Parent/Carer Updates

It is with great pride I can share with you that Tewkesbury Academy is rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted for its leadership, behaviour, pupil development, sixth form provision and quality of education. What a moment for our pupils, our teachers, our community and our wider town! The report, which can …

As we settle back into the rhythm of school life this term, I have pleasure in sharing the highlights from the Spring term and our latest news and updates from this term so far, for you to enjoy. Last term was incredibly busy, as usual, and in the newsletter you …

As our current Year 11 are beginning to enter the busiest part of their summer examination period I would like to take this opportunity to explain arrangements for the first formalised set of mock examinations for Year 10 students, at the mid-point of their GCSE and BTEC courses. See the …

I am writing to remind you of the school mobile phone policy, as we have noticed an increase of mobile phone usage by students in school. Whilst we understand that some students need to have a mobile phone with them, we do have clear expectations around there usage in school. …

Following on from the second round of Year 11 mocks, we will be holding an online parent information session to share key information to support your child in the final weeks before the exams begin in early May.  The online event will be held on Thursday 27 March at 5:30pm …

Firstly, I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Year 11 students on their conduct and attitude over the last two weeks as they sat their final set of mock examinations. It was a pleasure to see them enjoying their rewards on Friday afternoon. Read more: Pastoral letter – …

Dear families, welcome to Term 4 and the first signs of Spring are on the way. The sun is finally shining, we hope you have had a restful break and are ready for a busy new term. A huge thank you to our colleagues who took a group of Year …

At Tewkesbury Academy, we are committed to developing a love of reading and a culture of reading for pleasure. Since September, there have been some exciting developments with our reading program across the school.  Please read our newsletter to find out more: Literacy Newsletter Spring Term 1 2025

We were delighted to welcome students back last week and it was excellent to see such a high attendance to school for the first day back. Please continue to work with us to support good attendance as we know all the data shows clearly that performance in school correlates with …

I hope this newsletter finds you well and that you and your family have had a great Christmas and New Year. We had a hugely busy Autumn term focusing mainly on mock examinations for our examination year groups and preparing for termly subject assessments in Key Stage 3. Alongside this, …