LATEST NEWS RELEASES:

June 2010
David Beckham meets the Lucton Teddy

Aaron and Liam Evetts sent a Lucton Teddy to their father, who is currently in Afghanistan. Many thanks to Mr Evetts for this photograph of the Lucton Teddy with David Beckham, who was visiting our troops in Helmand Province earlier this month.

January 2010
100% pass & over 50% A* and A in latest English GCSE at Lucton. Lucton’s Headmistress, Mrs Gill Thorne, is delighted with the GCSE results from the November examinations. The top set in Lucton’s Year 11 took GCSE English early with over half the set gaining A or A* grades. A* grades were awarded to Lily Argent, Alex Athanasiou, Jenny Burgess, Ruby Plant-Milne and Lucy White; A grades were awarded to Chris Blenkharn and Kieran Dunn. In addition two pupils took their GCSE Mathematics early - Lily Argent gained an A* and Jenny Schulz an A grade. Module results for GCSE mathematics were also published for both pupils in Year 10 and Year 11. Again a large number of pupils in both Year 10 and Year 11 scored highly.

October 2009
Lucton School buys the stables across the road from Richard and Candy Mathias. With over 13 acres and stabling for 14 horses, The Lucton School Equestrian Centre will be open in January. Liveries will be available in the new year and plans are underway to start riding lessons as soon as possible thereafter. Riding and stable management will be incorporated as examination options from September 2010.

October 2009
The Friends of Lucton School launch new website – contact paulc@monkeybridge-solutions.co.uk for an invite to register.

August 2009
80% A to C for A levels for 2nd year in a row.

June 2009
The new Lucton Swimming Club held its first Gala at the end of June. The new swimming club opens membership to pupils from other schools and there were races for all ages.

June 2009
Lucton School Speech Day and Prize Giving transferred to The Priory in Leominster for the first time, followed by the usual lunch, with rounders and cricket matches back at the school.

June 2009
Lucton pupils, Ellie Owens and Freddie Powell were half of the winning team in their class of the British Riding Club National Championships.

April 2009
Over 1,000 young players from U7 to U12, attended the Anglo-Welsh Mini Rugby Tournament sponsored by the school at the Luctonians Rugby Club on Sunday 19th April.

March 2009
Peter and Thane Bettany bring Drama Workshops to Lucton for the week.

March 2009
A planetarium, trip to an observatory, a rocket competition, the science of ice cream – the liquid nitrogen way! The science of taste and flavour – a fantastic Science Week at Lucton.

March 2009
U14B County Girls Netball Champions – without losing a match!

February 2009
Headmistress pleased with news on league tables

February 2009
Headmistress attacks misleading league tables