Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Kestrels Visit Foot Anstey

  Wed 26 Nov 2025

  Kestrels visited Foot Anstey solicitors as part of the Widening Horizons project. They learnt all about law, became spies and played a game of I Spy on the rooftop terrace. They also enjoyed a delicious corporate lunch!

  

• Poet Visits Magpies and Buzzards

  Mon 24 Nov 2025

  Today, Rozi Hilton visited Magpies and Buzzards to share her poetry expertise. In a fun-packed session, the children shared ideas and wrote their own poems to kick off 'Young Poets Week'. 

  

• Children in Need

  Fri 14 Nov 2025

  Finishing a busy but fun-packed week, our staff and children wore their spotty mufti to show support for the annual 'Children in Need' event. 

  

• Marvellous Martial Arts

  Thu 13 Nov 2025

  During a full day of martial arts workshops, all of the children from Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 got to learn the skills needed to be an effective martial artist, displaying our school values of being safe, ready and respectful at all times. 

  

• Odd Socks Help Us Step Into Anti-Bullying Week

  Mon 10 Nov 2025

  Today, we are celebrating 'Odd Socks Day' to help us step into 'Anti-Bullying Week', with many children and staff joining in the fun. With the theme 'Power for Good', Mrs. Matthews will be leading a whole school assembly today and the children will complete lessons within their classes to highlight the importance of preventing bullying. 

  

• Rocksteady Music Takes the School by Storm

  Thu 06 Nov 2025

  On Thursday, we had the fantastic Rocksteady Music visit the school and demonstrate the power of instruments to engage and inspire.  They even created a school band, who performed the classic 'We Will Rock You'. After the event, parents could sign their children up to paid tuition with a Rocksteady tutor, with lessons beginning in the near future.  

  

• Fantastic Harvest Festival 2025

  Tue 21 Oct 2025

  Once again, parents and children went above and beyond with their extremely generous donations to the Shekinah Mission and local food banks as we celebrated Harvest Festival. It was also a brilliant turn out for the event with parents and carers filling the hall to watch the children perform and our guest speaker, Reverend Sue, deliver her message of thanks. 

  

• Kestrels Visit Superb Saltram

  Wed 15 Oct 2025

  Thanks to the wonderful Widening Horizons project, Kestrels visited Saltram to learn all about environmental management, testing soil quality by digging for worms; picking apples from the orchard and helping to feed the resident herd of cattle.

  

• Year 6 Shine at Shallowford Farm

  Fri 10 Oct 2025

  Children from Eagles and Owls spent their week learning a range of different skills at the picturesque Shallowford Farm, a working farm near Widdecombe-On-The-Moor. From helping to gather eggs to working collaboratively to build shelters from wood and other natural items, the children developed their resilience and perseverance skills. 

  

• Buzzards Make a Splash at Mount Batten

  Thu 09 Oct 2025

  It was day of fun and adventure for Buzzards, when they enjoyed some bell-boating and explored the artillery tower at Mount Batten. The class gained valuable water safety knowledge and teamwork skills, whilst sharing laughs along the way.