Thankyou for all the generous donations we have received for the PTA ‘giant advent calendar’ stall at the Otley Victorian Fayre on Sunday 7th December. Please can any final items be brought in tomorrow. Please choose an item from the list below; Bottles of wine etc;...

Thank you to all those who brought in cakes and buns on Friday, a wonderful £90.41 was raised for Children in Need.Our Open Day on Tuesday was a great success. It was lovely to meet so many new families who are interested in our school and nursery.Thank you to those...

On Monday, our cleaner Tracy, who is a retired Army Captain with 25 years service and has done tours of Cyprus, Germany, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Iraq, came into school to talk to the children about the role of the armed forces and why Remembrance Day is...

I hope you all had an enjoyable half term break. This half term, we have lots of lovely events for all children and parents to enjoy. Please see attached a further copy of the dates and clubs for this half term.Leaflets from Tempest Photography were sent home on...

I am pleased to announce that this week, years 5 and 6 have voted for the school ambassadors for this year, they are Lilybeth Weston and Harry Dibb.Thank you to the PTA for organising the very popular Halloween disco last Friday. Between the refreshment sale at the...

The Harvest Assemblies on Tuesday were delightful. Well done to all of our children for their hard work. Thank you to the PTA for providing the refreshments.Thank you to all those who have already generously donated to the food bank collection. Please can any last...

Thankyou to all those who visited our book fair last week and bought books! As a result of the book sales, over £300 has been given to us by Scholastic to spend on books. Books will be bought for every class.Unfortunately, due to low uptake, the Curriculum Information...

Last Friday, the children enjoyed our Celebration of European Languages Day. The children learnt about the geography of Europe and practised the languages. Early years and KS1 learnt some French, years 3 and 4 learnt some Italian and years 5 and 6 learnt some Greek....

We are delighted and proud to share with you the news that, according to the Telegraph Best Primary Schools League Table—we are the fourth best primary school in the whole country! We scored the maximum 40/40 using their criteria of measuring key academic, behavioural...

A reminder about the PTA Afternoon Tea Party on Monday 22nd September 3.15-4.30pm in Askwith Village Hall. Do come along to say hello, have a cuppa and a cake! This is a great way to get to know other parents if you are new to the school. Any donations of cake will be...

Thank you to all who came along to the PTA AGM. The events of 2024-2025 were reviewed and all agreed it had been a very successful year with £4,200 being raised! Many thanks to all involved in raising such a large sum. Please see attached an updated copy of the ‘Dates...

I hope you all had an enjoyable summer break. Welcome to the new families who have joined Askwith Primary School this week. There is a lot of information and reminders in this edition, which I hope you will find useful. As per my letter sent out on Tuesday, we are...