Upcoming Events
Physical Activity Timetable: SUMMER Term
Reception: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Tuesday – Athletics
Thursday – Fundamentals, Unit 2
Year 1: Thursdays and Fridays
1B:
Thursday: Athletics
Friday: Sending and Receiving and Active Lunch
1S:
Thursday: Athletics and Active Lunch
Friday: Sending and Receiving
Year 2: Mondays and Wednesdays
2T:
Monday: Athletics + Active Lunch
Wednesday: Striking / Fielding
2S:
Monday: Athletics
Wednesday: Striking / Fielding + Active Lunch
Year 3: Wednesdays and Thursdays
Wednesday: Athletics
Thursday: Tennis + Active Lunch
Year 4: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Tuesday: Athletics
Wednesday: Tennis + Active Lunch
Year 5: Mondays and Tuesdays
Monday: Rounders + Active Lunch
Tuesday: Gym or Swimming
Year 6: Tuesdays and Fridays
Tuesday: Athletics + Active Lunch
Friday: Yoga + Sports Leaders Active Lunch
Head's Update
It’s been another wonderfully busy week in school, and I’m delighted to share just how much has been happening across our community. Our newly improved lunchtimes continue to be a big hit, with our Year 1 and Year 2 pupils, especially enjoying their Forest School adventures — it’s been a joy to see them so engaged and enthusiastic.
Summer Term Curriculum
Year group Curriculum Newsletters are available on year group pages:
Surprise Gift from Cheltenham Canines
Thank you so much to Cheltenham Canines who kindly chose Warden Hill to receive 4 fabulous Usborne books from The Cosy Book Corner. The books explore feelings, anger, making friends and fear and will be an incredibly useful addition to our well-being package, either for us to work through with them, or for parents to borrow to read at home.
Reading books with young children is an incredibly effective way of exploring often sensitive issues, but at a slight remove, giving them the opportunity to think and talk about a particular subject, without feeling there is a spotlight on them.
Many thanks to Cheltenham Canines and The Cosy Book Corner for this generous gift.
Enter your child for a chance to be a Booker Prize judge
The Children’s Booker Prize have launched a UK-wide competition to find three child judges to select the winner of the Children’s Booker Prize 2027.
Entries open: 28 April 2026
Entries for round 1 close: 5pm, 2 June 2026
SPORTS WEEK
18 - 22 May 2026
Tuesday 19 May | Y3 Y4 Sports Day | 1:45pm – 3:00pm
Wednesday 20 May | Reception Sports Day | 1:15pm – 2:00pm
Wednesday 20 May | Y1 Y2 Sports Day | 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Thursday 21 May | Y5 Y6 Sports Day | 1:45pm – 3:00pm
Grammar School Entrance Test Information for September 2027 Intake
The Gloucestershire Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test registration window for 2027 intake will be open from noon, 18 May 2026 to noon, 26 June 2026. The schools are planning for the Entrance Test to take place on Saturday 12 September 2026.
Please be advised that the registration for and administration of the Admissions Entrance Test is all carried out by the Gloucestershire grammar schools themselves and therefore any queries in reference to the Entrance Test should be directed to the grammar schools. After the test, every grammar school you have opted to share your child’s score with will send you confirmation of whether your child has achieved a qualifying score for that school or not. Again, this is carried out by the Gloucestershire grammar schools and the Co-ordinated Admissions Team does not have access to this information.
It is important to note that obtaining a qualifying rank on the Entrance Test is not an automatic offer of a place in the grammar school(s). Parents/carers must also list the grammar school(s) on their secondary school application form to their home local authority between September 2026 and the closing date of 31 October 2026.
Please note – your child will not be offered a place in a grammar school if it has not been listed on your secondary school application form.
Farmfield Road Closure
Temporary Traffic Order to close Farmfield Road for carriageway resurfacing
for approximately 6 days between the hours of 09:00 to 15:00
The PROPOSED start and end dates are currently Monday 18th May 2026 until Tuesday 26th May 2026, however, keep an eye on the web page detailed below or the signs on site for any short notice changes.
School Streets Scheme
School Streets has been in place along Durham Close and surrounding roads since November 2020. Durham Close has been made a pedestrian and cycle-friendly environment, prohibiting motor vehicles during morning drop off and afternoon collection times: 8:15am – 9:00am and 2:45pm – 3:30pm Monday to Friday.
We ask parents to park on nearby roads but be considerate to our neighbours, not to park on driveways or block access.
Permits are issued for staff and blue badge-holders. Permits can also be issued to parents in exceptional circumstances. This allows access to the school carpark.
Please DO NOT PARK ON DURHAM CLOSE during School Streets times.
We regularly receive complaints from local residents regarding blocked driveways. We encourage our neighbours to report these instances to the Gloucestershire County Council Parking Team by emailing parking@gloucestershire.gov.uk or calling 01452 425610.