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Headteacher blog 10th July 2026
What an amazingly busy and brilliant 7 days!
Read newsHeadteacher blog 3rd July 2026
I have had a great week with the first three days spent at How Stean Gorge with 6D on residential. They were a great group and really pushed themselves on activities such as gorge scrambling, caving and high wires. Many thanks to all the staff that have supported the residential, especially Mrs Hawkhead and Mrs […]
Read newsHeadteacher blog 19th June 2026
I had a lovely week in the Dales last week with Year 5 on residential although the weather was cool and wet. This week we are seeing a positive change in the weather and next week is going to be gloriously bright and sunny. This is a great half term for school trips with RPT […]
Read newsHeadteacher blog 5th June 2026
Not quite the start to the summer that we hoped for weather-wise but a good beginning to the final half term nonetheless. 3B had a great trip to The Royal Armouries to support their Romans topic and it was funny to see Mrs Begum leaving school after 5pm forgetting she still had blue woad across […]
Read newsHeadteacher blog 22nd May 2026
Summer has finally arrived at the end of this week – just in time for a long weekend and half term. I hope that everyone has a great break. Anyone booking a festival, camping trip or wedding this weekend has hit the jackpot! On Wednesday, I spent the morning with our school improvement advisor and […]
Read newsHeadteacher blog 15th May 2026
This week has been dominated by Y6 SATs tests. Whilst they do have some importance and should be taken seriously, I am pleased that our children are not ‘over-prepared’ and continue to have a full and rich curriculum throughout the year. The children worked hard and will get what they get. The most important thing […]
Read newsHeadteacher’s Blog 8th May 2026
It has been a very busy week. We have been showing round new families; having a governor sub committee and setting the new budget. Our governor sub committee, with four new governors, included an interesting presentation by our RE leads about the recently-revised RE curriculum that is enhanced by our cultural diversity and commitment to […]
Read newsHeadteacher blog 1st May 2026
It has been a glorious week at school: bright sunshine and plenty of options to enjoy the grounds. A prospective parent once said to me during a tour: “I mean this in a positive way – your school looks very well-used.” I did take this as a compliment. A tour of the site at lunchtime […]
Read newsHeadteacher blog 24th April 2026
It has been a glorious week weather-wise to start the summer term. The tennis courts and cricket nets are busy, the chickens are out again at lunchtime, blossom is bursting and we have had a super week. This week has seen the opening of our Orchard ‘enhanced mainstream provision’ to support some children with SEND […]
Read newsHeadteacher blog 27th March 2026
It has been the busiest week of the year for our school minibuses with two long trips down to South Yorkshire for Y2 classes to go to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, and two long trips to beyond York for Viking days at Murton Park for Y4. Furthermore, our KS2 school councillors were taken to Leeds […]
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