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• Friday 24 July 2026 Disappointed with your GCSE results? Here's how you can still thrive in Sixth Form
• Thursday 23 July 2026 Drumming success for Oliver Congratulations to Oliver (Year 11) who you may have seen playing the drums at Speech Day. Oliver plays with a band called "Loft" and they released a single a couple of weeks ago called "Wasted". It is available on all streaming platforms. Loft are also headlined the emerging talent stage at the Lichfield Fuse Festival in Beacon Park this month.
• Wednesday 22 July 2026 Using Maths to design board games Year 7 pupils have finished the year using their Maths skills to create board games. Pupils then tested each other's games to check that they worked.
• Tuesday 21 July 2026 A superstar season for Poppy! As we reach the end of another fantastic school year, we couldn't let it pass without celebrating some brilliant football achievements from Poppy in Year 5!
• Monday 20 July 2026 Duke of Edinburgh's Award Bronze expedition 2026 Towards the end term, the Year 10 students set off on their Bronze Expedition from Harrington Village to Hulme end, then back to Ilam. Each team demonstrated excellent skills navigating and worked well to support each other in making difficult navigation decisions. They set up their tents and the campsite and carried out group activities together with enthusiasm and diligence - well done Year 10!Ms Collins
• Saturday 18 July 2026 More than a Sixth Form
• Friday 17 July 2026 Record breaking Jayce launches new literacy initiative Many congratulations to Jayce (Year 3) for being recognised by Guinness World Records as the Youngest Editor of a Published Anthology, following the success of Our Stories Our World. He has also been longlisted as a Child Judge for the Children's Booker Prize 2027, recognising his growing contribution to children's literature and literacy.
• Thursday 16 July 2026 Wildflower meadow blooms at Longdon In February, Year 3 and 4 pupils dug over a bare and weedy patch of ground next to Forest School at Longdon, which Year 3 then planted with spring flowering bulbs that they had grown on over winter, as well as a wildflower seed mix.
• Wednesday 15 July 2026 Outstanding music exam results!
• Tuesday 14 July 2026 A brace of perfect proms! The Year 13 Prom (above) and the Year 11 Prom (below) were both fantastic occasions, with students celebrating major milestones in their educational journeys.
• Monday 13 July 2026 Thank you to Cathedral Jewellers and all our sponsors The Friends of LCS hosted a fabulous Summer Ball recently, with guests enjoying delicious fine dining while being entertained by an amazing magician and a great band. This wonderful event raised valuable funds for the redevelopment of the moat area behind Broadhurst, to provide enhanced physical, recreational and wellbeing spaces for pupils in Years 5 and 6.
• Friday 10 July 2026 Learning from the Lunar Society The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
• Thursday 9 July 2026 Sir David Hattenscarf a triumph! Congratulations to all of our Year 4 pupils for their fantastic performance of ‘Sir David Hattenscarf and the Wonders of the World'! The show was an incredible success, and every child should be immensely proud of what they achieved on stage. Their confident speaking, expressive acting, energetic dancing, and enthusiastic singing entertained everyone in the audience and showcased the hard work and dedication they have shown throughout rehearsals.
• Wednesday 8 July 2026 Sam 'Highly Commended' in national translation competition The Languages Department recently took part in the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators, an annual translation competition run by the Queen's Translation Exchange at the University of Oxford.
• Tuesday 7 July 2026 Super Sports Day for 2026 The high temperatures forecast for next week suggested a possible cancellation, so a huge thank you goes to our Facilities team, The Friends of LCS, our Catering team, Mr Chamberlin and all the parents who attended for accommodating the change of date so quickly!
• Monday 6 July 2026 Year 1 supporting Guide Dogs Year 1's recent fundraising activities have been lots of fun and very meaningful. As a class, we took part in a fun run to raise sponsorship money for a wonderful cause. The timed event was supported with great enthusiasm, and it was lovely to see so many pupils showing commitment, perseverance, and enjoyment.
• Friday 3 July 2026 Connecting with nature on Ecology trip Year 7 students recently swapped the classroom for the great outdoors on an ecology field trip to Beacon Park to study biodiversity. The weather was absolutely perfect, with bright sunshine showcasing the park at its very best. Students rotated through three scientific activities during the afternoon:
• Thursday 2 July 2026 TT Rockstars Day for Years 3 and 4 :
• Wednesday 1 July 2026 Year 6 learn horticulture and sustainability :
• Tuesday 30 June 2026 Congratulations to Nancy
• Monday 29 June 2026 The Water Cycle with Year 6
• Saturday 27 June 2026 LCS awarded Gold by School Games! The Gold level demonstrates that as a school we have outstanding engagement and leadership in sport, and deliver a wide range of sporting opportunities. It demonstrates a focus on inclusion, student leadership opportunities, delivering high-quality PE lessons, as well as offering a wide range of extracurricular sports clubs and competitive opportunities at both inter- and intra-school levels.
• Friday 26 June 2026 Stafford Harriers Showground Relays
• Thursday 25 June 2026 Athletics round up Cannock & District Athletics
• Wednesday 24 June 2026 U13 Girls reach Staffordshire Cricket Finals Congratulations to our U13 Girls Cricket Team, who proudly represented the school at the Staffordshire Schools Cricket Finals Day held at Fordhouses Cricket Club.
• Tuesday 23 June 2026 Careers Fair for Years 3 and 4
• Monday 22 June 2026 ISA National Athletics Championships
• Friday 19 June 2026 What we can learn from the longevity of Lichfield Cathedral The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.Robert JordanLiving and learning in the shadow of Lichfield Cathedral gives our school community a daily reminder of something profoundly important: resilience. For more than 1300 years, Lichfield Cathedral has stood at the heart of our city. It has survived civil war, destruction, restoration, social change, and the passing of generations. It has been wounded, rebuilt, reimagined, and renewed. Its story is not one of perfection, but of perseverance.
• Thursday 18 June 2026 Jayce invited to library official opening
• Wednesday 17 June 2026 Enter the Spirited Arts Competition - last chance to enter!

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