Visits and special activities

Pupils have frequent opportunities for visits, including residential trips,
which support their learning and build their confidence.
(Ofsted 2009)

The school organises many after school clubs, which are run by specialists and parents. They are usually for junior children and vary according to the time of year and availability of volunteers. They have included:

- Football - Gymnastics - Recorders - Multi Skills - First Aid training - Cycling proficiency skills - Art and Craft - Netball - Handbells -

Saturday morning swimming lessons and family fun session

A wide range of educational visits are arranged to extend and inspire the children with their studies:

- Cogges Farm - Little Wittenham Nature Reserve - The Wild Waste Bus - University Museum - Natural History Museum - Ashmolean Museum - Sulgrave Manor - Local archaeological sites - Hill End Field Study Centre - Junior Citizen (social awareness workshop) - Marwell Zoo - Chiltern Open Air Museum - John Radcliffe Hospital visit - Milestones Museum - Steam at Swindon - Youlbury Residential Camp

The staff and other adults strive constantly to provide rich, rewarding experiences that the children will remember for years to come:

- Musical productions - Sports Days - Music /Sports events with other schools - Visits from musicians, dance and sports specialists - Craft days - May Day celebrations - Theatre trips - International Week - Fundraising activities - Book Fairs / World Book Day - Ascension Day Walk - Services in St.Peter’s Church - Carols by Candlelight - Year 6 Leaver’s Assembly