Colorado Class visited Hatfield House. This stunning house and grounds were a favourite of Henry VIII and his court. During our visit we walked around the lovely grounds (visiting the Elizabeth Oak Tree) and also got to meet Henry himself! We sang him one of his favourite songs ‘The Hunt Is Up’ and luckily nobody was beheaded!
This Summer, the children faced the daunting prospect of performing on stage at Harlow Playhouse, and they not only rose to the occasion, they knocked it out of the park!
The children performed hits from the 60s through to the 00s, and acted out some memorable highlights from each decade.
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The local press covered it here:
www.yourharlow.com/2018/07/16/pemberley-academy-pupils-shine-on-harlow-playhouse-stage/
THE pupils from Pemberley Academy had the chance to shine on Friday night when they took to the Playhouse stage for their end of year performance. No strangers to the venue, where the children had performed in last year although in the smaller Studio 2.
Taking the parents back through the decades with a show entitled ‘Do you remember’ the children from Reception to year 4 treated the audience to drama, dance and music in front of a sell out house.
Deputy Head Lisa Fish said; “We, like all schools, believe in giving the children the best opportunities, and this was one of the biggest yet. The children were given a moment and they took it with both hands, but the ability to perform infront of their parents and families at a professional performing arts venue like this was huge.”
“People such as David Bowie have performed here and when the children come back to the Playhouse they’ll be able to look at the stage and know they’ve performed there. We’d like to thank Rory Davies and his team at the playhouse because without allowing us to use the venue this wouldn’t have been possible.”
Come to our Summer Fete after school on Friday 6th July at 3:10 till 5:30! Enjoy a BBQ supper, while chilling out with some fizzy pop. Play lots of games with prizes to be won, plus Bouncy Castle, Bungee Run and Chair-o-plane rides! Get face-painted and glitter tattooed, and hopefully win big on the prize raffle! Tell your friends!
We’re very pleased to have been rated ‘GOOD’. Read more here.
PEMBERLEY Academy has been judged as Good by OFSTED this month, which is the first formal inspection since the school opened in September 2015.
The 2 day inspection which judges primary schools across 5 keys areas being outcomes, Behaviour and welfare, quality of teaching, early years and leadership found that the Hodings road school has solidly met the criteria for being Good across all areas.
During the inspection which includes meetings with staff, parents, governors, lesson observations and scrutiny of policies and data the lead inspector observed that “the school is determined that pupils will succeed through a combination of family support, effective teaching by staff who feel valued and a central role in the local community.”
The quality of teaching was judged to be consistently good with the report citing the “recruitment of dedicated and skilled teachers” as a key driver behind the consistent delivery of high quality lessons, with the impact of this being high quality outcomes for children who “make increasing strong progress from their starting points” with consistent standards of high quality work evident in their books across all subjects.
In addition to the quality of teaching across the school and the subsequent outcomes the report also praises the school for looking after the welfare and behaviour of it’s children with what it calls “a strong culture of care” and that children are well looked after by the staff and that this was a “strength of the school.”
It was noted that the children behave “extremely well around the school with few exceptions” and that “Pupils are confident and extremely respectful”. The school also received high praise for it’s work with children that have special educational needs and those who are EAL and speak English as their second language.
“This is the first major milestone on our journey” said Headteacher Neil Coster “Having opened our doors 3 years ago with a building that wasn’t finished, limited resources and a huge number of challenges this is validation that everything we’ve done as a school community has been correct and it is gratifying that we now have an official validation of all of our hard work.”
“I personally see this judgement as a huge victory for the community of Harlow as much of what we’ve achieved has been done with local people at the forefront and it’s an advert for what the people of this town can achieve.”
We will be welcoming an Ofsted Inspector to Pemberley Academy on Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th April. Attached below are copies of the letter sent out to parents, plus a guide to School Inspections.
The letter includes details on how to make your views on the school known via Parentview at https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/. We would greatly welcome your input for our school’s first Ofsted inspection!
On Thursday 24th May, from 6:30, Pemberley Academy will be hosting Harlow Soup. Come along, and help make some good ideas turn into reality, to improve our town. Got a great idea to share? Let them know!
