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
Peace at Last ☕
We listened to the story Peace at last, Mr bear couldn’t sleep because it was too noisy. At the end of the story Mrs bear made a nice cup of tea and we decided it would be lovely to finish our day at nursery with a nice cup of tea just like Mr and Mrs Bear. We sat in...
Multi-skills event
Today 14 children from Reception represented our school in the Gateshead Schools Partnership multi-skills event at Gateshead stadium. It was a super morning and we found the venue to be amazing. Lots of “wows” as we entered the stadium and saw the pitch and track.
Hygienic Hands
In Science we have been investigating ways to keep ourselves clean. We carried out an experiment using different coloured glitter and shook hands with our partners to see how easily germs can spread from one person to another. We then tested different ways of washing...
Newsletter 17.01.24
A Home for a Hedgehog 🦔
After listening to the story One Winters Day, about a hedgehog who needed to find a home to keep him warm on a snowy day, we wrapped up nice and warm and went on a walk around the school to look for any signs of hedgehogs. We talked about how they might be hibernating...
DT in Year 3 – Pulleys!
Year 3 have started their new DT unit - 'Pulleys'. We looked at what a pulley is and why pulleys can be helpful. We also started to think about how we could use a pulley to raise a flag up a flagpole...we had some interesting ideas, not least one design that used...
