Creative Arts 

Music, Art and Drama thrive at Rishworth both as out-of-class activities and as academic subjects. All three can be studied to G.C.S.E. and "A" level, practised recreationally, or both.

Music

A team of highly qualified specialist staff provides tuition in all orchestral and brass instruments as well as in other disciplines, including piano, guitar, drum-kit, singing, percussion, organ and electronic keyboard.

Our pupils’ success in Trinity College Music Examinations and their achievements regionally and nationally are quite outstanding.

The teaching of Music has been much enhanced by the establishment of a music ICT suite where students can compose and realise their compositions. There is a Senior Choir (four-part), a Junior Choir (unison and two-part), a Concert Band, a Dance Orchestra, and guitar, brass, string, woodwind and percussion ensembles. There are Music Tours involving the bands and choirs every two years. Destinations have included Denmark, Austria, France and Italy. 

The annual Music Festival includes a 'Young Musician of the Year' competition involving pupils from Rishworth and Heathfield, and numerous concerts and recitals are performed throughout the year.

"The environment and facilities enable the pupils to be so creative."

An Open Morning visitor.

Art

The fine quality of Art at Rishworth is in evidence in the Department and is on display around the School. Students gain genuine fulfilment by expressing themselves in drawing, painting, three-dimensional work, and other media. The keenest artists go on to study at some of the country’s most prestigious Art Colleges.

Drama

Drama is a popular and extremely successful subject in its own right. The opportunity to perform is given excellent foundation at Heathfield where productions are mounted at least twice a year. Rishworth has staged many productions including Grease, Oh, What a lovely War, Little Shop of Horrors and Oliver!. We are fortunate to have a well-equipped Performing Arts Centre which stages productions for Years 9, 10 and 11 as well as showcasing examination performances for GCSE and A Level students. This is a rapidly expanding area of the school which aims to offer performance experience to as many students as possible.