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  • 24/06/25

    Book Now: School Open Events

    Is Your Child Due to Start School in Autumn 2026? Come and Visit Us! We are delighted to invite prospective parents and children to one of our upcoming Open Events here at Great Bowden Academy. If your child is due to start school in Autumn, this is a fantastic opportunity to come and see what ma...
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  • 13/10/25

    Heritage Schools Award presented by Historic England

    Great Bowden Academy has been awarded the Heritage Schools Award by Historic England. This special recognition celebrates the way our school has embedded local history into the curriculum, giving pupils the chance to explore the places, people, and stories that make our community unique. On Frida...
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  • 12/10/25

    Pre-school Visit our Forest School

    A big thank you to all the wonderful pre-schoolers from Great Bowden Pre-School who joined us on Monday for a Forest School adventure. We had the most amazing (and muddy!) morning — the sun was shining as we created mud pictures, made conker wands, climbed trees, explored the rope swings, a...
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  • 10/10/25

    Football Success

    Another fantastic team performance this week, this time from our Year 5 & 6 Boys Football League team! Competing against other local schools, the team played three matches — and won all three. Every player gave it their all, showing brilliant teamwork, sportsmanship, and positivity...
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  • 08/10/25

    Table Tennis Champions!

    It was table tennis success last week for our Year 5 & 6 girls’ and boys’ teams, who both came away as Cup Champions! Competing against other local primary schools, our players showed amazing skill, determination, and teamwork to secure victory and progress to the finals this week...
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  • 03/10/25

    Bikeability ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Over the past two weeks, our Year 5 and 6 pupils have taken part in the Bikeability Level 1 and 2 courses with qualified instructors from the scheme – and we’re so proud to say that every single cyclist passed! Bikeability is the national cycle training programme that helps children b...
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  • 02/10/25

    Reception: Our First Month

    Time flies when you’re having fun. We’ve been having a blast this past month getting to know all our new Reception pupils. Watching them grow in confidence, adjust to their new routines and see friendships blossom. It really is one of our favourite times of year...
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  • 29/09/25

    Open the Book Assembly

    Each Tuesday the ‘Open the Book’ team, a group of GB parishioners, deliver a collective worship assembly as school. Each week the team bring stories alive by acting out a story from the bible, along with some willing volunteers from the audience, in front of the children. We love how...
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  • 29/09/25

    Best Manners Award

    Congratulations to our Year 1 and Year 6 pupils who were awarded the ‘Best Manners’ prize at lunch last week! Each of the winners received a baking set to take home. Our catering team has launched a monthly competition to celebrate good manners—recognising students who show kind...
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  • 29/09/25

    Zones of Regulation ​​​​​​​

    Across the school, all our pupils are using our Zones of Regulation system to understand and manage their emotions. From Reception through to Year 6, we’ve seen great benefits—children are more aware of how they feel, more confident naming their emotions, and knowing how to get themselve...
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  • 18/09/25

    Assembly with Author Emily-Jane Clark

    Yesterday, our Key Stage 2 pupils enjoyed a truly memorable assembly with award-winning author and comedy writer Emily-Jane Clark, best known for The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom. She visited to share her brand new book Cringe Club, engaging the children with stories about all things “cringe...
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  • 17/09/25

    Lunchtimes

    Lunchtime is always a highlight here at Great Bowden Academy—our pupils gather, enjoy freshly cooked meals by our onsite caterers Miquils, and share stories from their morning. It’s a special time to relax, connect, and recharge. A big thank you to all parents for your support as we...
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