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Top 20% nationally
We are delighted to have been graded in the top 20% of schools nationally in many areas of progress and attainment in last year’s SATs in Y2 and Y6. Read about it in our most recent Curriculum News. [gview file=”https://www.farsleyfarfield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Curriculum-News-Jan-2023-web.pdf”]
Read newsFabulous Christmas Shows
We have enjoyed six fabulous Christmas shows over the past week or so: two each from Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2. These were the first Christmas shows since 2019 – too long! The children (and staff) did a brilliant job and I was particularly pleased to see and hear lots of musical accompaniment. The Read More
Read newsFarfield float debut at Farsley Lights
Farsley Lights parade is the oldest in Leeds and this year our school had its first float. Organised by our infant administrator Diane, and kindly provided by Farmac, the Farfield float included festively-dressed children and our new samba band with Ms Howells. It was another lovely community seasonal get-together in our super village and Read More
Read newsHarvest Festival 2022
Both junior halls were packed for our first Harvest Festival since 2019. The stage was full of generous donations for our St George’s Crypt appeal, and this was supplemented by the end of our Farfield Farm harvest. On the stage, we also had wonderful scarecrows for the PTA competition. Thank you to everyone for Read More
Read newsNew Curriculum Newsletter September 22
Please find our latest Curriculum Newsletter below: [gview file=”https://www.farsleyfarfield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Curriculum-News-September-2022-web-1.pdf”]
Read newsOutstanding SATS results – well done everyone!
We had our first SATs since 2019 this summer. Our children did spectacularly well, with standards appearing to be well above national averages. Despite all the COVID disruption, our Y6 children produced the best set of results for a decade. Well done!
Read newsPositive feedback from Annual Parents’ Survey
We had a super 260 responses to our annual parent survey. Key headlines are included in the summary document below. [gview file=”https://www.farsleyfarfield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Annual-Parents-Survey-2022.pdf”]
Read newsBig solar switch on and decarbonisation
We finally have our solar installation fully switched on and generating across the whole site and our new electrical air source heat pump on our infant site is now operational. This is a major step forward in our drive towards decarbonisation. Details of our solar generation can be found here: https://www.solarforschools.co.uk/schools/farsley-farfield-primary-school-ls28-5ed-107981 Infants: https://www.solarforschools.co.uk/schools/farsley-farfield-primary-school-infant-ls28-5ed Juniors: Read More
Read newsRevised expectations around COVID – 14/4/22
I hope that you are looking forward to a warmer and relaxing Easter long weekend. We will be pleased to see everyone again on Tuesday. New guidance has been issued as regards managing COVID going forward. The guidance is available here. There are significant changes. The expectations around children are slightly different from the expectations Read More
Read newsU11 football team into Falkingham Cup semi finals
On Friday afternoon, our U11 9-a-side football team travelled to Roundhay Primary School for their Falkingham cup quarter final. It was an intense game on quite a small and bumpy pitch. The team put a huge amount of effort into the game against strong opponents (two of whom, at least, play for Bradford City). Read More
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