News Ecclesbourne Primary School

Today we held a fundraiser for the charity, Jeans for Genes.

Our new Reception children have made a fantastic start to the school year and are wasting no time getting stuck in exploring their environment.

Parents and carers will have become aware of the current issue with some schools in the UK that have buildings made of RAAC – Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete. 

Our nursery children and families here at Ecclesbourne enjoyed some quality time at the reading cafe, spending some time together sharing a love of stories.

On Wednesday evening, Year 6 proudly presented Robin Hood to a packed audience.

What a way to close off an amazing musical year! The choirs from both Cypress and Ecclesbourne joined forces last Wednesday to perform as the ‘Pegasus Academy Choir’ at the Schools Concert in Crystal Palace Park.

Today a team of Year 4 children put their best foot forward at the Platform Cricket tournament.

This morning, the children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 had a lovely time showing off their sporting talents and taking part in friendly competition.

EPS’s athletes put in excellent performances at last week’s prestigious Croydon Interschool Athletics Competition.

At EPS this week we were lucky to have two-time national champion sprinter, Frederick Afrifa, come to work with us on our fitness and share his story in an inspirational assembly.

Although these Year 6 children are not camping, they’ve still been exploring the great outdoors at Crystal Palace Park.

Yesterday, Asteroids and Meteors classes from EPS visited the Buddhapadipa Temple in Wimbledon as part of their RE studies.

Dear Parents and Carers Introducing ‘Studybugs’ – our new system for securely reporting absence as well staying in touch with the school.

5th July and 7th July 2023 Sadly, there has been no further progress in settling the ongoing pay dispute between the Department for Education and the teaching unions. 

This week at Ecclesbourne, we have been celebrating the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush.