Recent research from the Department for Education (March 2025) highlights a crucial link between school attendance and academic achievement. The findings confirm that regular attendance is essential for primary school children to succeed and develop key life skills.   Why Attendance M...

Burnside Year 5 pupils demonstrated their agility, endurance, and sportsmanship in an exciting Skipping Competition held with other local schools last week.   With ropes whirling and feet moving in perfect rhythm, the competition featured various categories, including speed skipping, double-d...

Next half term children will be given the opportunity to enter an exciting national competition ran by ‘Primary Engineer Ltd.’ This is the Leaders Award competition and it is open to all age groups with a design and research question: ‘If you were an engineer, what would you d...

Northumberland County Council are hosting a series of Autism Family Drop in Sessions over the next few months.    Do you have a child age 0-19? Come along for a cuppa and chat and meet other parents, no diagnosis needed.   You can find more information on their website here.

As part of our commitment to keeping all children safe, we would like to inform you that, as usual, we will be conducting both fire evacuation and lockdown drills in school. These drills are important in ensuring that students and staff are familiar with the procedures in the unlikely event of an em...