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
Christmas has arrived in Reception
It was very tricky spreading out the branches and threading the baubles onto the tree but it helped us to work our fingers in small spaces. Whilst not all of us have our trees up at home yet we shared our family Christmas traditions. We loved hearing all of the...
Getting to Grips with Handball
We have been learning to play handball in PE. It's a fast sport! We have been learning to catch and throw accurately and with correct technique. It's a real skill to move into spaces, to create opportunities for our team mates to catch the ball and score a goal.
How does sound travel?
We all know that sound travels through the air (a gas), but does it travel through liquids and solids? We investigated how sounds differ depending on the medium (solid, liquid or gas) through which it travels. We then looked at diagrams to explore how the structure of...
What are directions?
Year 1 have been working on programming instructions on the Bee-Bot's to tell them which direction they need to move in. The class created mazes out of resources from around the room and programmed the Bee-Bot's to move, forwards, backwards, left and right....
Giving instructions
In Computing we have been programming the Bee-Bot to change directions depending in the instructions we inputted into it. We were challenged by being given obstacles to negotiate.
Separating mixtures (using sieving, filtering, evaporating and magnets)
