We are proud to be at the very heart of the town, the oldest school in Banbury with foundations back to 1705 as a Blue Coat School. We serve a diverse community, with pupils from a wide variety of ethnic, cultural and religious traditions.
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MATHS GAME ALERT! Watch two of our children teach you a times table game you can play at home! Let us know how you get on and tag any pictures of you playing! BBO Maths Hub NCETM
This week's guide from The National College to support you and your family. #wakeupwednesdays
CoJo's mission time! The Year 2s took on their CoJo's challenge and rose to the occasion yesterday. They were tasked to build their own temporary shelters to survive a storm in the jungle! There was great teamwork, creativity and problem-solving on show. Well done Nuthatches!
Fledglings enjoyed forest school this afternoon, digging, exploring mini-beasts and their homes and discovering new insects using the information books The children demonstrated fantastic teamwork, endurance and compassion!
"Don't let doubt get in the way of your goals," says Kira Salak, our inspirational adventure role model. On Friday, the Year 4 Robins took part in their Commando Joe's mission to retrieve some very important photographs from gorilla poachers. It was exciting to watch the activists working hard to escape the poachers while trying to recover the hidden photographs. In the end, the activists succeeded through teamwork. As the saying goes, teamwork really does make the dream work.
The Year 2s created some fantastic fruit and vegetable collage art pieces this week, focusing on layering, overlapping and texture. Can you guess which fruits and vegetables we made?
Greek philosopher Plato said, 'You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.'This week's fabulous five reveal our children to be kind, curious, creative and adventurous.
Owls did gymnastics this afternoon. They focused on incorporating a balance and a jump into their group routines. They also considered how to create flow. Well done!
Here are the current house point totals! Well done to Broughton who are currently leading but only just. The winning house this term will be able to bring in a toy or a game of their choice and will be able to play with it for an afternoon. Good luck!
The Sparrows have been feeling the rhythm in Music this week! The children have been exploring Reggae music with Katie, learning to play the C and F notes on keyboards and electric guitars. They put their skills into practice by playing along to Three Little Birds by Bob Marley, keeping the relaxed reggae beat going beautifully. It's been fantastic to see their confidence grow as they listen carefully, keep in time, and perform together. A brilliant musical effort from everyone – well done, Year 3!
Come along and join us on Tuesday 17th March to celebrate maths at our school! At 9.15am, there will be a 30 minute session with Mrs Smith where she will talk about what maths looks like at our school and ways you can support your child with maths at home. At 9.45am, we will be opening the classroom doors for you to come and see maths in action. We will also be relaunching our Maths Library! We can't wait to see you all.
This week's guide from The National College to support you and your family. #wakeupwednesdays
We are celebrating Red Nose Day on Friday 20th March 2026. We are asking children to wear red that day and bring in a £1 charity donation. There will also be some opportunities dance and have fun during the day. Please check your emails for more details. Thanks.
Here are the current house point totals! Well done to Compton who are currently leading but only just. The winning house this term will be able to bring in a toy or a game of their choice and will be able to play with it for an afternoon. Good luck!
Friday's fabulous five photos showcases the amazing opportunities for play this week: creative play, energetic play and role play and of course lots of collaboration and fun!