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
Self-Portraits Frida Kahlo Style
Painting like Frida Kahlo has been great fun. The children learned about Frida, her early life and her career. Examining her pictures to find out their meanings and how she used animals and objects in the background to symbolise feelings and times in her life. The...
Fun in Forest School
Once again the children had an amazing time in forest school this term. We had some children helping to lay and set the fire and get it going using a flint tool. There was lots of activity from balancing, building a big hotel, creating, digging, den building, horse...
Judaism
The children have been learning lots of interesting things about Judaism. They have been learning how Jewish people use the Torah to show them how to live according to God's commandments. This includes wearing certain items and they had great fun trying on a tallit...
What do you know about Divali?
This term the children have been learning about the HIndu New Year celebrations called Divali. They have been thinking about the tradition of setting personal targets and how they would like to achieve them. There was a vast array of targets including; learning...
Deadline approaching – Apply now for your child’s place in a Secondary School in September 2024
The deadline to apply for for your child's place at Secondary school in Gateshead is October 31st 2023. For the September 2023 intake, a number of children were initially left with no secondary school place, as their parents failed to submit an application in time. ...
Maths day
We were so amazed at the enthusiasm and efforts throughout maths day. We moved around a carousel of activities which covered a range of mathematical concepts. Measurement with Miss King, fractions with Mrs Mobberley, multiplication with Miss Salloway and time with Mrs...
