Chicks!
We received 10 eggs on Monday this week, plus an incubator and a brooder box. A live webcam was set up so that all classes could see the eggs hatch as it happened. The children have found this amazing and have been thoroughly absorbed by the hatching eggs and the growing chicks. Our first chick […]
Art Exhibition Year 5&6
We held an Art Exhibition to celebrate the progress and skills our pupils have learnt in Art since September. Mr Tibbits-Williams has worked with the pupils in year 5 and year 6, to develop their skills, and create wonderful pieces of artwork. The children have explored drawing and painting techniques, 3D clay work, drawn careful […]
World Book Day
World Book Day 2026. We always enjoy celebrating World Book Day, and this year has been no exception. All the children and staff dressed up for WBD, and there were a variety of wizards, witches, pirates, princesses, superheros and animals, which made the school look very colourful! Throughout the morning, the classes did ‘Stop, Drop, […]
Safer Internet Day 2026
10th February 2026 We marked Safer Internet Day, which is recognised in over 170 countries worldwide. We held an assembly in which we asked the children to think about AI, and how it can be used safely and responsibly. Some children have watched a BBC live lesson, and Year 6 had a visit from the […]
A week without water
Due to the water issues affecting the Pembury Water Treatment Works, the school and many parts of Tunbridge Wells have been without water this week. This meant that we could not open the school for lessons and we have had to be a little more creative in our learning this week. Teachers have sent out […]
School Closure- Wednesday 3rd December
Due to the water issues affecting Tunbridge Wells, the school is closed on Monday 1st December as we have no running water. Unfortunately, the water has not returned so the school will remain closed on Tuesday 2nd December. 3.12.25 – Update: Still no water. School closed for the 3rd day. We hope all our families […]
Tunbridge Wells in Bloom
We are thrilled to be awarded a Gold Award in the Tunbridge Wells in Bloom competition. Our Reception children worked extremely hard last year in their area, making it colourful and bright with a range of flowers in tubs, pots, old tyres, baskets and containers. All the children were involved in keeping the area neat […]
Thank You to Axa Volunteers
A Huge Thank You to AXA Volunteers! We are incredibly grateful to the two fantastic teams of volunteers from AXA in Tunbridge Wells who spent time at our school transforming our outdoor spaces and refurbishing areas inside. Thanks to their hard work: New furniture has been built The trim trail has been revamped and bark […]
Sunguarding Assembly
The Melanoma Fund delivered a sunguarding assembly to the whole school. The children were given lots of facts about the sun and learnt the importance of protecting themselves from the sun’s UV rays. As a follow up, many children completed the sun-sorted quiz online. It has been fantastic to hand out so many UV wristbands […]
Sports Day
What a fantastic Sporting week! Congratulations to Ridgewaye House, who were the winners of KS2 Sports Day on Wednesday 25th June. Ridgewaye: 690 Brokes: 680 Barnetts: 680 Powdermill: 660 As you can see, it was a very close competition. Well done to all the children in years 3,4,5 & 6. A fantastic effort led by […]