Mercia Academy

🌟 Enhorabuena! to our amazing Year 7 students who represented Mercia Academy at the MFL Spelling Champ Final at Judgemeadow!

This was a big milestone for us, as it was the first time Mercia has taken part in this event. Our five finalists earned their place through two stages of competition – first in their classes, and then across the whole school – a fantastic achievement in itself!

They showed great bravery, resilience and a very positive attitude throughout — we couldn’t be prouder of them. ¡Bien hecho! 👏

Proud ☺️

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Lionheart Games 2026 🥳

A wonderful day of athletics in the beautiful sunshine - with a group of students who represented us so brilliantly ☺️

We took on schools across the Lionheart Trust and had some outstanding achievements - notable mentions below 👇

Podium positions:

Eddie W 800m 1st place 🥇
Ryan S Triple Jump 1st place 🥇
Mercy A 100m 1st place 🥇
Eddie W Javelin 2nd place 🥈
Ella C Javelin 2nd place 🥈
Oscar T 200m 2nd place 🥈
Fred P Shot Putt 3rd place 🥉
Oliver R 200m 3rd place 🥉
Nathan S Discuss 3rd place 🥉

More photos to follow…

Today, Miss Austin, Miss Carleton and Mrs Copley took 30 students from Years 7–10 to see Little Shop of Horrors at Derby Theatre.

The trip was a fantastic success—the students thoroughly enjoyed the performance, and their behaviour was exemplary throughout, exceeding all expectations.

It was a wonderful afternoon filled with laughter and enjoyment for everyone involved.

The World Cup has kicked off in style this week with our KS3 students partaking in a "Where in the World " challenge.

Students selected a competing country at random and used resources and books in the library to identify the flags from the competing nations.

They were then tasked with finding some interesting facts about their chosen country.

Loads of achievement points awarded and a sweet treat for the first three competitors to complete the challenge in each class.

It’s important to remind students that just because the England Men’s football team were entertaining to watch for once - that it’s important not to get carried away 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Ps it’s coming home 🏆

A reminder of our PGL information evening today 👇

PGL INFORMATION EVENING THIS THURSDAY 🥳

Year 7 PGL Trip - Information evening 5:00pm - 5:30pm, Thursday 18th June.

An opportunity to receive all the information (including a kit list!), meet the teachers attending, and for your child to choose their roommates.

If you are unable to attend, please email [email protected] to receive the information.

🥳 Celebration Evening 2026 🥳

A huge thank you for an amazing evening, celebrating our journey and recognising students for doing the right thing because it’s the right thing to do 👏

Subject awards, house awards, headteacher awards and special recognition awards 🏆 Over 50 winners in total 🙌

Proud ☺️

Celebration Evening 2026 🥳

The stage is set for an evening of awards and recognition 🙌

Date for your diary 📅

📅 30th June 2026
📍 Mercia Academy - Main Hall
⏰ 5pm

🚀 Mission GCSE English: Parent Workshop
Want to feel more confident about helping your child with their GCSEs? Come along to our relaxed and friendly evening where we’ll break it all down together.

📚 Find out how reading more can boost understanding
🧠 Learn how students can get better at tackling exam questions
📖 See simple ways to build knowledge over time
🏠 Pick up easy, practical tips for supporting revision at home

No jargon, no pressure—just clear advice to help you and your child feel ready for what’s ahead.