Here are our news articles. We hope that you enjoy reading them.

We are always happy to publish articles about our current and former students.

Please contact Mrs Coles (a.coles@balshaws.org.uk) if you would be interested in having an article on our website. 

Thank you.

Image of Year 7 and Year 8 Girls Indoor Athletics Competition
17 March 2022

Year 7 and Year 8 Girls Indoor Athletics Competition

Well done to the Year 7 and Year 8 Girls Indoor Athletics team who came 3rd and 4th respectively out of 9 schools at the recent South Ribble Schools' Indoor Athletics Championships.

Image of Ribbon Sales for Ukraine
15 March 2022

Ribbon Sales for Ukraine

We are very proud of Farington 1 students and their tutor Mrs Bache.

Image of Staff Football Friendly for Lancashire Mind
3 March 2022

Staff Football Friendly for Lancashire Mind

On Wednesday 23rd February, we hosted our second Staff Charity Football Friendly.

Image of Children's Mental Health Week 2022
23 February 2022

Children's Mental Health Week 2022

We were very proud to be supporting Children’s Mental Health again this year. It is a really important week and one that we look forward to immensely.

Image of Golfing Success!
30 November 2021

Golfing Success!

Image of English Speaking Union Success!
30 November 2021

English Speaking Union Success!

A huge well done to our English Speaking Union Public Speaking Team who performed brilliantly this week in the round one heat and over Zoom too!

Image of Staff Football Friendly for Children in Need
30 November 2021

Staff Football Friendly for Children in Need

Our Staff Football Friendly, for Children in Need, took place after school on Tuesday 22nd November.

Image of Liv Cooke Visits Balshaw's!
1 October 2021

Liv Cooke Visits Balshaw's!

On Thursday 30th September, we were delighted to welcome former Balshavian Liv Cooke back to Balshaw’s.

Image of Year 7 Drama Fun!
5 July 2021

Year 7 Drama Fun!

Year 7 Drama students are having so much fun exploring Shrek the musical.

Image of Balshaw’s Success at Golf Championship
22 April 2021

Balshaw’s Success at Golf Championship

On Monday 19th April, the Lancashire Schools Golf Championships were held at Pleasington Golf Club. Over 50 golfers took part.

Image of Margaret Pickersgill (née) Hutchings Tribute
8 February 2021

Margaret Pickersgill (née) Hutchings Tribute

Margaret Pickersgill (née) Hutchings Passed away on Monday February 1st 2021 aged 93.