We are looking forward to our Woodchester Literature Festival this week.

WELCOME!

Welcome to our thriving school set in the beautiful Woodchester valley. Here at Woodchester Endowed Church of England Primary School, we pride ourselves in creating a happy, safe environment and offer a rich, high quality curriculum. Integral to learning is our Christian vision which seeks to inspire children and adults to 'Love, Learn and Flourish Together' so we may become everything God has created us to be.

We are all unique individuals, loved by God, each with our own strengths and talents to contribute.  We know that when we work together we can achieve more within our community and beyond and this belief is theologically underpinned by Paul's letter to the Corinthians, 'Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many' (1 Corinthians 12:14).   We encourage every child to reflect on the world around them and lead positive, fulfilling lives.

Our passionate staff make learning fun and every day our children make us smile! 

We are so lucky to be part of a supportive, vibrant community and we hope you will see from the website how much enjoyment our children have in school.

Mrs Pennington and Mrs Loomes

Co-Headteachers

Friends of Woodchester Endowed School

Do check our FOWES pages for news about forthcoming events and fundraising.

Thank you to everyone who has supported FOWES in any way this year.  You have been amazing and helped us to raise lots of money for school.

Key Dates

Spring 1

06.03.24 Hawthorn Swimming Commences

07.03.24 Country Dancing Festival

11.03.24 Woodchester Literature Festival Week

14.03.24 Woodchester Book Day Dress Up

15.03.24 FOWES Clothes swap 7pm

20.03.24 Easter Service 9:30am

22.03.24 Final Day of Easter Term (3:15pm finish)

 

Easter holidays

Monday 25th March - Friday 5th April 2024 (inclusive)

 

08.04.24 Term 5 begins

24.04.24 Bags2School 9am

06.05.24 May Day Bank Holiday

13.05.24 Key Stage 2 SATS Week beings

24.05.24 Final Day of Half Term (3:15pm finish)

February 2023

We were inspected in February 2023 and were delighted with the outcome.

We are still an 'Outstanding' school!

Thank you to all our pupils, staff, governors, parents, and our church and local community for being such a fantastic team!

School Games Gold Award

We are delighted to announce that we have achieved the School Games Gold Mark Award for the academic year 2022/23.  This in recognition of our commitment to the development of competiton across our school and community.  We are extremely proud of our pupils for their dedication to all aspects of school sport and physical activity.  We look forward to  applying once again in 2024! 

STEM LEARNING SMALL SCHOOLS' HUB!

Our Science subject leader applied for an exciting project and our school has won an Enthuse grant of £25,000 from STEM York, a national organisation set up to improve young people’s lives through the power of STEM (Science, Technology and Maths).  The Enthuse grant programme encourages schools to work in collaboration to improve the outcomes of pupils in STEM subjects so that they develop an understanding of the opportunities and careers that are available in STEM.  Our school will be leading a collaboration of at least six local primary schools in the Stroud and Nailsworth area over the next two years to build a network that will:

· support our children in accessing better science resources;

· encourage all children to make good progress in science;

· provide support and interventions in science, when needed.

 

This collaboration will allow us to build on the success of last year’s Primary Science Quality Mark and ensure that our children are well equipped to consider STEM careers of the future.  We are all very excited about the potential of this new venture. 

 

School Closure Procedure

Should school need to close due to bad weather, notification will be posted on the Gloucestershire County Council website.  Follow this link GCC School Closure List.

We will also send a text message and Class Dojo.  Please let the admin staff know if your number needs updating.

Many thanks