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Padgate

Welcome to Padgate Academy

At Padgate Academy we aim to make our students creative and confident builders of their future, enabling them to be the best version of themselves, whilst mirroring the values of the school.

Welcome from our Principal

Mr Adam McMillan BA (Hons)

I am absolutely delighted and proud to welcome you to Padgate Academy. We are a warm, vibrant, and inclusive secondary school at the heart of central Warrington, and we are proud to be part of The Challenge Academy Trust (TCAT) — a partnership that enables us to share expertise, opportunities, and a strong commitment to excellence for every student.

Padgate Academy is at a truly exciting point in its growth and development, with significant investment in new facilities taking place across the school. These improvements are transforming our learning environment and ensuring our students benefit from state-of-the-art classrooms, specialist spaces, and cutting-edge technology that support innovative and inspiring teaching and learning

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🌟🏕️ Year 7 students had a wonderful time on their residential trip with PGL to Dearne Valley. Students engaged in a variety of activities, working together and competing against each other and had a dance and sing at the campfire 🔥🎶 and silent disco 🎧💃🕺. Lots of memories have been made! 😊✨

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Year 10 delivered a fantastic assembly on cultural diversity today—thoughtful, engaging, and a great reflection of British values like respect, tolerance, and inclusion. Thank you for your hard work! 🌍👏
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A key highlight of last half term was our PRIDE celebration of student achievement—recognising effort, progress, and success across the school. Thank you to our pastoral leaders for delivering these assemblies🌟👏

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🎒 Welcome Back to School 🎒

We hope all our students, families, and staff have had a wonderful and restful Easter break. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school on Monday 20 April for the start of the summer term.

Let’s make it a positive and successful term together.

✨ See you all soon!

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🌸 Easter Break Wishes 🌸

As we reach the end of the spring term, we wish all our students, families, and staff a happy and restful Easter break. Take this time to relax, recharge, and enjoy time with those around you.

A special message to our Year 11 students: GCSE examinations will begin from May. Make the most of this holiday—stay focused, revise consistently, and keep working hard. Every effort you make now will count!

We look forward to welcoming everyone back for a successful final term.

🐣 Happy Easter!

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