Skip to content ↓
Great Bowden Academy

Great Bowden Academy

Latest News

Page 5

  • 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...
    Read Full Story
  • 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...
    Read Full Story
  • 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...
    Read Full Story
  • 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...
    Read Full Story
  • 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...
    Read Full Story
  • 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...
    Read Full Story
  • 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...
    Read Full Story
  • 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...
    Read Full Story
  • 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...
    Read Full Story
  • 15/09/25

    Eco Ambassadors Help at Uniform Sale

    Our PTA pulled off another amazing Preloved Uniform and Doughnut Sale last week, raising an impressive £375! Thank you to our fantastic community for your support. This year, our Eco Ambassadors took an active role—designing posters, setting up stalls, helping with sales, and even tal...
    Read Full Story
  • 15/09/25

    Fun French for Kids Club is back

    We’re excited to announce that our Fun French for Kids club has returned this term, led by Helen, a qualified languages teacher from Harborough Languages. What’s in store? Songs, rhymes, games, puppets, craft, drama, signing, books and even Lego! All delivered in a relaxed, joyful atm...
    Read Full Story
  • 14/09/25

    Do You Qualify for Extra Funding?

    All children in Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 receive a Universal Free School Meal every day. But if you’re in receipt of certain benefits, your child may also be entitled to Pupil Premium Funding – and this needs to be applied for separately. With Pupil Premium, your child could bene...
    Read Full Story

Page 5