Shaping History: Year 4 Explore Greek Patterns in Clay

Year 4 have thoroughly enjoyed developing their art skills through a clay project linked to their learning about geometric patterns. The children explored shape, line and repeated design, taking inspiration from ancient Greek art. They carefully shaped and moulded Greek-style plates and bowls, applying their understanding of balance, patte ...

Something very exciting has arrived…

There has been huge excitement in school today after the arrival of a large wooden crate, carefully delivered onto the site and promptly sparking curiosity, whispers and wide-eyed wonder. The crate looks remarkably like the front cover of the children’s book Zoo – sturdy wooden panels, bold lettering and a definite sense that something ext ...

Year 4 Art

Year 4 were creative in their recent art lesson, designing and making their own geometric stamps. The classroom was buzzing with ideas as pupils explored shapes, patterns and repetition to create bold, eye-catching designs. The children carefully planned their stamp patterns using a range of geometric shapes, thinking thoughtfully about ho ...

Willow CoJoes

Commander Joes (CoJoes) develops character traits like resilience, empathy, and teamwork in our children. Year 4 had an amazing time developing these skills during their exciting CoJoes mission, inspired by the early encounters between English explorers and Native Americans in Virginia. Not all Native Americans welcomed the arrival of the ...

Dance Live Excitement is Building

Excitement is really building as we fast approach Dance Live competition night on Friday 6th February. Recently, Fareham College kindly trialled hair and make-up designs with our Dance Live performers, giving them a taste of the full stage experience. Our performers looked fantastic and are now even more excited to step into the spotlight ...

Our International Ambassadors on the Global Stage

What a day! We are incredibly proud of our International Ambassadors, who represented our academy so confidently and thoughtfully at the inaugural King’s Group Academies Global Stage Forum . Yesterday, International Student Ambassadors from across the Trust came together for a powerful day of collaborative learning and action planning, cent ...

Writing to the PM: Our Pupils’ Voices Matter

We are incredibly proud of Holly, Ben and Oscar, who took the initiative to write to Keir Starmer, our Prime Minister, before Christmas to share their thoughts and questions about issues that matter to them. This week, they received a reply from 10 Downing Street and what a powerful moment it was for them. Asking questions, expressing view ...

Sweet Tub Recycling for a Great Cause

Thank you to everyone who has been supporting our plastic sweet and chocolate tub collection . All of the tubs we collect in school are recycled, with the proceeds donated to Macmillan Cancer Support . Last year alone, this scheme raised over £34,000 nationally, preventing an incredible 27,990kg of plastic from going into landfill. Instead, ...

Year of Reading

This week we launched into the Year of Reading 2026 with an inspiring Picture News assembly all about different ways we can enjoy reading! Our assembly explored how reading isn’t just about books. We talked about how reading happens in so many places and forms:  stories and novels  comics and magazines  poems and songs  in ...