NCEA Warkworth Primary

27/10/2026

At Warkworth, every maths lesson, from Year 1 to Year 6, begins with arithmetic practice.

We build maths fluency through daily practice and regular quizzes, helping children to develop speed, accuracy and confidence with key number facts.

🧠 But why is maths fluency so important?

When children can recall number facts and complete calculations efficiently, they free up their working memory to focus on new concepts, solve problems and tackle more complex mathematical challenges.

Regular retrieval practice helps to strengthen understanding, embed key skills and build the confidence children need to succeed in maths.

Small steps, consistent practice and lots of opportunities to revisit learning make a big difference! 🌟

24/10/2026

🌿🏃‍♀️ We’re so lucky to have such an amazing outdoor play space for our KS1 and KS2 pupils!

With climbing apparatus and sports equipment available at every playtime, our playground offers so much more than just a place to play. It’s a space where children can develop their gross motor skills, build strength and coordination, challenge themselves, stay active and, most importantly, have fun with their friends! ⚽🧗‍♀️✨

We love seeing our pupils making the most of these opportunities every day! 🌟

💚 Come and see our school for yourself! Book a school tour to explore our facilities and discover what makes our school so special.

📩 Get in touch to arrange your school visit!

📸 Thank you to the fantastic Len Smith Photography for capturing these moments!

23/10/2026

Over the last few weeks, Reception have been exploring the stories The Little Red Hen and Pumpkin Soup.
This week, the children have been working together to chop up pumpkins to make their very own soup and have also baked their own bread!
Today was tasting day, and everyone got to enjoy the delicious results of their hard work. 😋
What a perfect autumn day for a warm, yummy bowl of pumpkin soup and some freshly baked bread! 🍁🥣

22/10/2026

Reception had a fantastic time taking part in a story and drawing session with author Alice Hemming and illustrator Nicola Slater today!
Alice brought The Pumpkin Thief to life as she read the story to us, before teaching us how to draw our very own squirrel, pumpkin and bird! 🐿️🍂🐦
A big thank you to Alice and Nicola for such a fun and creative experience. We loved getting involved and showing off our artistic skills! 🧡

10/10/2026

We were delighted to welcome Bishop Mark to Warkworth! He described us as one of the best behaved and best singing schools he had visited - a lovely compliment for our children! 🎶

Following our exploration of Job, the children asked some tough questions: “Why do bad things happen to good people?” and “Who made God if God made everything else?” These sparked thoughtful discussion about suffering, fairness and faith, including why some people believe in God and others do not. We’re proud of our children’s confidence in tackling such big ideas and listening respectfully to different perspectives.

Our Worship Council then quizzed Bishop Mark about his life’s journey and the hardest parts of being a bishop. Thank you, Bishop Mark, for giving so generously of your time and taking our children’s questions so seriously!

06/10/2026

Hello, and welcome to our new School Council.

For the school year ahead, we are all excited to improve the school in many different ways. We pledge to listen to your ideas and share them with others to make the school more pleasant and welcoming for everyone who joins our community!📚

We can’t wait to make a start and share our successes this year! ⭐️

01/10/2026

Today is and the theme this year's theme is...
⭐WONDER⭐

To celebrate, the Trust is launching a competition for all young budding poets within the Trust to enter!

Please have a chat with your child and ask them to think about what 'wonder' means to them. Encourage them to let their imagination shine and of course for their efforts, PRIZES are waiting to be won!

⏰The deadline to enter is Friday 9th October!

Best of luck to each of our pupils... We can't wait to see what they all create!
https://warkworth.ncea.org.uk/trust-wide-poetry-competition/

Today is National Poetry Day and the theme this year's theme is...
⭐WONDER⭐

To celebrate, we're launching a Trust-wide competition for our budding young poets to show us what they've got in ALL of our Primary Schools.

Please have a chat with your child and ask them to think about what 'wonder' means to them. Encourage them to let their imagination shine and of course for their efforts, we've got PRIZES waiting to be won!

⏰The deadline to enter our competition is Friday 9th October!

Good luck to each of our pupils and Happy ✍👏

26/09/2026

We absolutely love our new banners for the school hall! 💚
Our wonderfully talented former teacher, Mrs Frater, has spent more than 90 hours bringing the Worship Council’s ideas to life through her business, Sew Simple Stuff. The care and craftsmanship in every detail are extraordinary.
Using colours from the liturgical year, the children chose the words, including those from our school vision, and symbols that reflect the school’s Christian tradition and the place we call home. There is so much to spot: the Northumberland flag, Amble’s lighthouse, the waves of the sea, St Lawrence, Warkworth’s patron saint, and the cross of St Cuthbert. A fishing boat celebrates the generations of local families whose lives and livelihoods have been shaped by the sea.
These banners give our children’s ideas a lasting place at the heart of our school. They will enrich our worship and reflection, reminding us of our community and the history we share.
A heartfelt thank you to Mrs Frater for creating something so special, and to our Worship Council for their thoughtful ideas. We will treasure these for years to come!

25/09/2026

🐻🌿 We’re Going on a Bear Hunt! 🌿🐻
“We can’t go over it… we can’t go under it… oh no! We have to go THROUGH it!” 👣
Our little explorers headed outdoors for their very own Bear Hunt adventure, climbing, crawling, stepping and moving their way through the great outdoors! 🌳🍃
And after all that exploring, we finished our adventure by discovering a bear hiding in the woods with a little Teddy Bears’ Picnic for us! 🧸🧺💛
We love taking our learning outdoors and bringing it to life! 🌿✨ Experiences like this are not only exciting and memorable, but they also help our children develop their gross motor skills. Building strength, coordination, balance and control through big movements helps to lay the foundations for those important fine motor skills needed for writing and other classroom activities. ✏️

22/09/2026

We are very excited that our Scholastic Book Fair is coming back to school next week!
The bookshelves will be packed with amazing books for children of all ages, from our smallest readers in Little Owls, right through to Year 6. There’ll be plenty of wonderful stories and adventures to choose from! 📖✨