Category: All School

Staff and pupils were delighted to join in with the NSPCC National Number Day on Febraury 2nd. Children were invited to come to school either wearing a number or as a Times Table Rockstar in excahnge for a donation towards the NSPCC. During the day, the children took part in a range of times tables…

Pupils have been exploring various ways to support their own mental health this week. Our youngest pupils have been doing mindfulness colouring, painting rainbows, listening to calming music and using a breathing ball to regulate their breathing. Having a ‘bank’ of strategies they can draw on will support them in the future when they face…

Class 3 were delighted to welcome Barrie, Janet and William into class this week. Barrie is blind and he came to talk to the children about how his guide-dog, William, helps him to do many day-to-day tasks. Last term the children learnt all about Louis Braille, they were so fascinated by his story that we…

To fit in with their topic based on the Romans, Class 2 have made their very own Roman mosaics in Art. Over the last few weeks, pupils have explored tessellation and a variety of ways patterns and designs can work together to create an overall image. Children then came up with an initial design for…

Pupils have really enjoyed the first two weeks of after school Science Club. In week 1, they explored capillary action and working with non mixing liquids. Then in week 2, they were thinking about air resistance and experimented with a range of parachutes and helicopters. It is great to see the children working together and…

We were delighted to welcome John, a volunteer from the RNLI, to come and take an assembly on the important role the lifeboat plays in saving lives at sea. The children enjoyed seeing how quickly a Year 6 pupil and member of staff could change into appropriate clothing when there is an emergency and they…

Ofsted say that Pupils at Cockwood School Flourish!   We are delighted to share the link to our latest Ofsted report, carried out in October 2023. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50233756

Pupils entertained a packed audience at The Langstone Cliff Hotel last week with this year’s Christmas production, ‘The Magical Jigsaw Puzzle’. The children told the traditionnal story of the Nativity as the jigsaw comes to life and is pieced together. They began the performance at a busy, bustling market place full of cheery carol singers…