News and Blog

Y8 Animation Awards

Year 8 students have been working hard over the last term to create an animation during workshops led by Animator Sophie Burrows.

27th June 2022

Y11 Leavers

Today we said goodbye to Year 11. They are an amazing group of young people and will be dearly missed.

24th June 2022

Y10 Sport Ambassadors

On Monday 24th May our Sports Ambassadors helped arrange events on our 4g pitch for Landywood Primary School students.

6th June 2022

Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Our students and staff have been busy decorating their classrooms to be the best dressed door with their handmade buntings.

3rd June 2022

NHS Tribute

GWA was proudly asked by the Great Wyrley Parish Council to design and create a fitting Tribute to the NHS to be situated in the Memorial Gardens in the village.

20th May 2022

13 the Musical

Our school show '13' was a huge success! Well done to all those involved and thank you to everyone that watched the show!

2nd May 2022

free breakfast for great wyrley students

Free Breakfast helps Students get off to the Best Possible Start

Students at Great Wyrley Academy are getting off to the best possible start thanks to a free breakfast initiative being run at the school.

7th April 2022

Comic Relief

Thank you for all the donations towards the Comic Relief and the Ukraine Crisis Appeal! The total raised is £575. 50

27th March 2022

Doctor of Happiness (Year 11)

Year 11s were treated on Friday to a great session on wellbeing, being the best they can be and positivity from the Doctor of Happiness himself, Dr Andy Cope on…

21st March 2022

Ukraine Donations

A massive well done to Mrs Broad Wood for her coordination with staff and students collecting donations to help the refugees from Ukraine.

4th March 2022