Central Academy

12/10/2026

Year 6 parents: the Northumberland County Council admissions portal is open NOW for applications for your child's secondary school starting next September.

The deadline for applications is October 31. Get your application in by then to have the best chance of securing a place at your first choice school. Apply here 👇

https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/education-skills/schools/school-admissions-places-appeals/year-5-middle-year-7-secondary-year-9

11/10/2026

Parents of Year 6 pupils still deciding on their preferred secondary school for next September, but who missed the recent Open Event at NCEA Duke's Secondary School in Ashington, are invited to attend additional information sessions which are being laid on. Remember the deadline for applications to the Northumberland County Council online portal is October 31.

Find out more about the info sessions by contacting the school at [email protected] or 01670 816111.

11/10/2026

Year 6 parents: the Northumberland County Council admissions portal is open NOW for applications for your child's secondary school starting next September. The deadline for applications is October 31. Get your application in by then to have the best chance of securing a place at your first choice school. Apply here:

https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/education-skills/schools/school-admissions-places-appeals/year-5-middle-year-7-secondary-year-9

06/10/2026

is launching a new event for local families.

Junior parkrun is a free, timed 2km event (run, jog or walk) for children aged four to 14 which takes place every Sunday at 9am at Hirst Welfare Centre in Ashington.

There are also volunteering roles available for parents, carers and older siblings such as marshalling or barcode scanning. Full information at parkrun.org.uk/hirstwelfarecentre-juniors

02/10/2026

Year 6 parents: the Northumberland County Council admissions portal is open NOW for applications for your child's secondary school starting next September. The deadline for applications is October 31. Get your application in by then to have the best chance of securing a place at your first choice school. Visit:

https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/education-skills/schools/school-admissions-places-appeals/year-5-middle-year-7-secondary-year-9

30/09/2026

Ashington Rugby Club is offering an excellent sporting opportunity with lessons for all ages in its juniors section – from the age of four to 18. 🏉

Details on the poster 👇

29/09/2026

5BT are beginning a topic on surrealism in art.

Last week we explored the portrait work of Salvador Dali. We learnt about the artist and what surrealism is and became very creative in responding to the portraits we looked at.

28/09/2026

Unleash your imagination and pick up your pens - BBC’s 500 Words competition is back for 2026.

The BBC is calling on all aspiring young authors aged five to 11 to write an original, creative story in no more than 500 words. There are no tricky grammar tests or strict rules on spelling; the judges are purely looking for bold ideas, exciting characters, and brilliant storytelling.

Whether it’s an epic space adventure, a funny tale about a talking pet or a spooky mystery, they want to read it. The competition opens for entries from tomorrow (Tuesday 29th September) and closes at 9pm on Friday 6th November.

Submit your entry online to represent our school! More information can be found here:

BBC 500 Words is the UK's largest children's story writing competition. Check here for information on who our judges are, competition rules and more.

28/09/2026

Attendance Week is off to a fabulous start at Central Academy!

Tomorrow it's Teamwork Tuesday, followed by Well-being Wednesday, Think About It Thursday and Feel Good Friday.

We also have a Daily Attendance Raffle Draw pupils will earn an entry into for every day they attend school and the class with the highest attendance on Thursday will win an instant prize.

23/09/2026