News

Twelve Year 7 and 8 students from City Academy performed to an invite-only audience at the internationally-renowned Bristol Old Vic theatre. The performance was inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, facilitated by directors from the theatre, and devised by the students themselves. Pupils from several Bristol

Students at City Academy recently took part in a series of creative workshops led by facilitators from Made in Bristol, a free training programme run by Bristol Old Vic for emerging young theatre makers. The workshops engaged Year 7, 8 and 9 students in

The highly acclaimed, award-winning musical Matilda was brought to life by the talented students at City Academy in a spectacular production that captivated audiences. Based on the beloved work by Roald Dahl, the story follows Matilda Wormwood (played by Mila Rak, Year 7, and Bethany Davis-Croshaw, Year

City Academy Bristol was alive with excitement as it hosted the Women’s World Cup Trophy Tour Festival, a special T1 rugby celebration event welcoming schools from across the Bristol area. The morning festival was delivered by City Academy Bristol’s Rugby School Manager Theresa Bickell, with support from the

City Academy was proud and honoured to host actor Josie Griffiths, who played the original Matilda in Tim Minchin’s celebrated stage production. Based on the world-famous book by Roald Dahl, Minchin’s production first premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon before transferring to London’s

City Academy sports leaders pictured with Rownita Marston-Mulhearn, Number 8 Bristol Bears, pictured left and Theresa Bickell Secondary School Engagement Co-ordinator for CLF and Bristol Bears Foundation pictured right.   The Annual T1 MegaFest brought together more than 200 children and young people from 13

Year 7 and 8 students from City Academy had the exciting opportunity to attend A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Bristol Old Vic, one of the oldest working theatres in the country. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy play written by internationally-renowned William Shakespeare around 1595-96. The

Staff at City Academy Bristol (CAB) swapped their traditional school attire for costumes of their favourite literary characters as the academy celebrated World Book Day, the annual event dedicated to promoting reading and literacy. The highlight of the day at CAB was the academy’s annual book character

A pioneering partnership between City Academy, The Brilliant Club and TFT has been launched during National Careers Week to support a cohort of 14 Year 9 learners who may become the first in their families to attend university. The Brilliant Club, an award-winning UK charity, works to

Students at City Academy have launched the school’s first-ever newspaper after months of weekly collaboration and creativity. Meeting every Thursday, pupils from across the school worked together to create City Academy Newspaper, developing content they genuinely cared about.