The Brunts Academy celebrated the achievements of its students at a black-tie event, accompanied by music performed by year 11 student Reece Carver.

Entertainment at the Mansfield school event also included singing by Coral Jenkin, of year 9, and Mina Rae Jabanda, of year 10.

Special guests included Mansfield Town FC manager Nigel Clough, who took part in a question and answer session with students and the 500-strong audience.

Also among the guests were Mansfield mayor Andy Abrahams; Paul Brown, managing director of A Wass Funeral Directors; and Wayne Norrie, chief executive of Greenwood Academies Trust, of which the academy is a part.

Principal Rachel Sutcliffe said: “The staff and I are proud of our amazing students, who have responded so well to recent changes made to improve our academy. There is lots more that we aim to do on our improvement journey, and I am excited about the future for The Brunts Academy and its community.”

Wayne who closed the event, added: “Brunts is on the right road to success. It was a pleasure to attend such a fabulous event, celebrating the talents and achievements of our pupils.”

The awards ceremony included subject-specific accolades, where teachers nominated two outstanding students per year group. These recognised not only personal achievements, but also the embodiment of the academy’s core values — Be Proud, Be Respectful, Be Brave, and Be Ambitious.

Head of Year Awards, honouring students who demonstrated exceptional dedication and served as role models for their peers, were presented to:

Year 7 — Jackson Tolley and Maya Bacon, Year 8 — Yasmin Shehata and Mateen Waseem, Year 9 — Kane Edson Childerley and Alex Birkin, Year 10 — Tilly Peacock and Jonah Szczesny, Year 11 — Matilda Newstead-Smith and Jack Bird, Year 12 — Imogen Stevenson, Louisa Shooter, Eden O’Hagan and Raitis Zakalovskis, Year 13 — Jesper Loates, Katie-Louise Northing, Frankie Pang and Olivia Sheldon.
Special Recognition Awards, intended to be annual honours with winners’ names etched on to a shield, were also presented to.
School Ambassador Award — Mateen Waseem, Personal Achievement Award — Faye Fletcher-Legallou, Outstanding Progress Award — Mya Nadin, Community Champion Award (Sponsored by Mansfield Town Community Trust) — Max Hunter, Student Leadership Award — Mia Hagues.

Any local businesses interested in sponsoring a Special Recognition Award should contact executive principal Chris Fisher at [email protected]