Spain 2025

A very excited group of pupils and staff gathered at HMS earlier this morning to set off on their Spanish adventure. Mr Stephenson has just updated me – the airport all went smoothly, and everyone is at the departure gate ready to board the flight. It is set to be a fantastic week and we can’t wait to hear all

Water Safety

It was great to welcome the Fire and Rescue Service back into school last week. Year 7 had the opportunity to take part in water safety workshops as part of the ‘Stay Safe and Well Curriculum’. This is such an important part of our curriculum, particularly as the summer months have started.  Thank you to the visiting Fire Service crew

Cricket and Tennis

Well done to our Year 7 boys’ cricket team who took victory against Corbridge by 18 runs. Hexham batted first and put on 108 runs in 16 overs, with top scores coming from Rory A (31 not out) & Joseph D (27). They then put in a very good bowling and fielding performance to restrict them to 90 runs. Rory

HMS Way Awards

Here are this week’s ‘HMS Way Award’ winners – this week’s focus was our core value of ‘Respect’. The awards recognise pupils who shine each week and who bring our HMS values – Respect Engage Aspire – to life. Well done to this week’s winners – we are very proud of you all!   Respect. Engage. Aspire.

Congratulations to our Maths Challenge Winners

At the start of May, some of our Year 7 and Year 8 pupils had the exciting opportunity to take part in the Junior Maths Challenge.We’re delighted to share that 24 pupils across both year groups earned a Bronze certificate, 11 achieved Silver, and an impressive 5 pupils were awarded Gold.The photographs are of most of the students who took

HMS Fundraising Day

On Friday 27th June, we’ll be holding a Fundraising Day in support of our HMS Council’s two chosen charities: Northumberland Wildlife Trust and Cancer Research UK.  What can pupils do to raise funds?  Cake Sale – buy cakes at our morning break sale  Craft Fair – buy crafts from our stalls at morning break  Pupil vs Staff Assault Course – donate

Year 6 visit to Safety Works

Our visit to Safety Works, organised by Northumbria police, Fire and Rescue and the Blue Cross Dog Trust, was amazing.  All the year 6 pupils learnt about anti-social behaviour, peer pressure, illegal actions and their consequences, dog safety, water safety and e-safety. During the water safety workshop, we learnt about the dangers of water, how to help people drowning and

Athletics Update

18 athletes from HMS took part in the Tynedale Athletics Championships at Wentworth Leisure Centre yesterday. This event is a competition between Hexham, Ponteland, Prudhoe, and Haydon Bridge schools. The County Championships will be held at Gateshead Stadium on Saturday 28th June. HMS athletes did brilliantly in a range of track and field events. We had a number of first

Guide Running

Today, our Running Club had a fantastic opportunity to learn about guide running and how to support visually impaired runners, thanks to Mr. Williams! It was an inspiring and eye-opening session that reminded us how running is truly for everyone. Thank you, Mr. Williams, for sharing your knowledge and passion! #Respect #Engage #Aspire

Cricket Update

Well done to all three teams who went to Stocksfield last Monday for the pairs cricket competition. The boys entered two teams, with a total of four wins between them. The girls were very unlucky not to qualify for the semi-final stage. The girls lost their group stage games by 1, 2 and 3 runs respectively which could easily have