Welcome to
Evolve Academy
On behalf of our staff and pupils, I would like to warmly welcome you to Evolve Academy’s website. Evolve Academy is a well-established alternative provision in Wakefield, specialising in supporting KS2 and 3 pupils with SEMH needs.
At Evolve Academy, we believe that all pupils deserve the opportunity to be supported in their re-engagement with learning and school life through a stimulating, safe and welcoming environment where the curriculum is personalised to meet the differing needs and interests of all our pupils. Our staff pride themselves on offering a nurture-based approach and educational offer that supports pupils and their families to ensure they achieve positive outcomes and are ready to move on to further success in their next educational setting.
Our website offers key information about our policies and practice to all stakeholders and provides the opportunity to keep everyone informed of our latest news, events and successes.
Evolve Academy is part of Ethos Academy Trust. Lloyd Nolan is our Trust Board Chair. For more information about the Trust, including details of governance arrangements, please click on the Governance link below. (Trust contact number 01924-478482).
We look forward to hearing from you.
Matthew Long
Headteacher
Academy Information
A career within Ethos Academy
Trust means a career without limits.
Latest News
We were delighted to welcome @WYFRS to deliver our Dark Nights session, helping prepare our young people for Bonfire Night with vital fire safety advice, awareness and practical tips to stay safe.
#FireSafety #BonfireNight #DarkNights #YouthSafety
Our KS2 students have been getting spooky with their Art in preparation for Halloween!
Today we’re supporting @SRTRC_England for Show Racism the red card day! 🟥
Let’s stand together, celebrate diversity and promote respect, equality and inclusion.
Together, we can make a difference! ❤️
#ShowRacismTheRedCard #NoToRacism #ChooseRespect
On Friday, we welcomed Siobhan from Robertson Construction to speak to our young people about careers in construction! 🏗️
We explored the different roles within the industry and the pathways, qualifications and skills needed to access these exciting career opportunities.
We’re wearing yellow for #HelloYellow to support
@YoungMindsUKthis World Mental Health Day!
“Every child deserves to feel happy, heard and supported.”
💛 Together, let’s shine a light on children’s mental health.
#WorldMentalHealthDay #YoungMinds #HelloYellow
Our Drop Everything and Read initiative encourages our young learners to pause, focus, and enjoy reading texts twice a week helping to build confidence, develop reading skills, and nurture a lifelong love of learning.
Our KS3 student's have also been getting practical this week and making 3D representations of the layers of earth.
Our KS1 and KS2 students have been creating volcano models to put their learning into practice. They’ve been identifying the crater at the top and side vents where magma can escape helping to make their understanding more concrete, memorable and meaningful!








