Dear Parents, Carers and Visitors
Welcome to the Rowlands Gill Primary School website. I hope you will find our website informative and that it gives you a feel for the real ethos of the school.
Rowlands Gill Primary is a lovely, welcoming and supportive school: we pride ourselves on giving our children a warm, friendly and caring environment in which to learn and flourish. If you are considering our school for your child, please click here to view our information video and admission information.
The children are at the centre of everything which we do. Our aim is to offer every child the chance to fulfil their potential both academically and personally, which is achieved by education of the ‘whole child’. The acquisition of knowledge and skills is the entitlement of every child, irrespective of ability or background. We strive to offer high quality teaching and exciting, stimulating experiences and we are extremely proud of the achievements of our children.
Our school has been located in its new building since 2007 and benefits from bright modern facilities, set in beautiful and extensive grounds and is fully accessible to all.
Should you have any questions about our school, or if you would like to come and visit to find out more about us, please get in touch. I would be delighted to show you around the school and introduce you to the passionate, caring staff and wonderful children who make our school such a special place.
Lindsey Clarke, Head Teacher
Whole School Attendance
96.6%
EYFS & KS1 Attendance
- Nursery 93.71%
- Reception 96.32%
- C1 97.67%
- C2 97.1%
KS2 Attendance
- C3 97.44%
- C4 95.53%
- C5 97.77%
- C6 96.72%
- C7 (ARMS) 95.59%
Diary Dates
Our Latest News
Planning and Programming Beebots
This half term we have been programming floor robots to move forwards and backwards and turn left and right. Today, we used our skills to direct the robots around a map to our chosen finishing point. We planned our routes first and then tested them out. We debugged...
Changes in Technology
In History this half term, we have been enjoying learning about the changes in jobs and technology over the last 60 years. We asked our family members questions about the changes that they have experienced in their lifetime and found out lots of information that we...
Ask the Egyptian Experts
Today we had a virtual museum experience with the Durham Museum. The children learned how to investigate artefacts, write hieroglyphics and they saw a real live mummy. I was really impressed with the knowledge the children were able to show for our expert too. Well...
It’s party time
We listened to the music and moved our bodies to the music, there were some great dance moves. We were able to stop when the music stopped to play corners and musical statues. Our grown ups in school were very impressed with our manners at the table. All round lots of...
The Eye of Horus is watching you
The children have been learning copious amount of skills in their DT lessons this half term. They have designed and drawn their eye of Horus , printed their eye, and then with a splash of colour they brought them to life with sewing running, back and cross stitch....
Which material muffles sound the best?
The children were learning how to ask scientific questions, predict outcomes and record tables of data about their fair test today. They asked the question ‘which material muffles sound the best?’
