We didn’t get a huge amount of snow on Friday, but that didn’t stop the children from making the most of it. From excited smiles to snowy playtime fun, it was lovely to see the children enjoying the wintry weather, proving that even a little snow can bring a lot of joy...

We’re excited to share some brilliant news for our school community — Great Bowden Academy has been adopted by Everyone Active! As part of Everyone Active’s Adopt a School programme, they’re supporting us for 2 weeks with some fantastic FREE activity offers, helping our ch...

Last half term, we were proud to introduce our Headteacher Awards, a new way to recognise pupils who consistently demonstrate our school expectations of being ready, respectful and responsible. These special awards are presented at the end of each half term and celebrate children who consistently sh...

  What a wonderful festive day we’ve had celebrating Christmas Lunch Day on Wednesday. The children enjoyed a delicious Christmas roast with all the trimmings — and looked fantastic in the festive hats they proudly made in class. This day is always a firm favourite for pupils...

As part of their science topic on the human circulatory system, Class 5 have been diving into the fascinating world of blood and its components — and what better way to learn than by making their own model of blood! Using water with yellow food dye for plasma, red-dyed cereal hoops for red...

What a fabulously festive Friday we had at Great Bowden Academy. The whole school came together in the morning to enjoy Chaplins Mini Panto’s hilarious performance of Little Red Riding Hood — packed full of laughter, singing, and plenty of festive cheer! In the afternoon, we split int...