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World Book Day

Posted: 7th March 2025

This year, World Book Day was all about stepping into the world of books—literally! Instead of dressing up as words, we flipped the idea on its head and took our books’ places, immersing ourselves in their stories. From Foundation 1 to Year 6, children embraced the joy of reading in new and exciting ways, enjoying stories outdoors in the garden, the outside learning area and the playground. The beautiful sunshine made the day even more magical!

A real highlight was the whole-school book swap. Both children and teachers brought in books to exchange, fostering a love of reading while sharing stories with friends. It was heartwarming to see everyone engaged in finding new books to enjoy!

One of the biggest successes of the day was our Picture challenge— where we asked you all to take pictures reading in a strange place. What an imaginative response we had! Children sent in fantastic photos of themselves reading in unexpected locations, from sitting with animals to reading in cars, at the dentist, and so many more creative spots.

To all our keen readers in Year 1 and above—don’t forget that every page you turn counts toward your Reading Challenge! Be sure to log your progress in your reading record.

World Book Day was a fantastic celebration of the joy of reading, and we can’t wait to do it all again next year!

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Closure of Avon House Preparatory School

It is with much sadness that we are announcing the closure of the school with immediate effect. Avon House was founded over a hundred years ago under the name Essex House and then in the early 1950’s was renamed Avon House School. The vision for the current school was that of Sheila Ferrari who bought the school in 1970, providing a family school for pupils from 3-11 years old.

We have explored a number of options to try and save the school from closure but in recent days it became obvious that was not meant to be. The school has struggled with financial pressures including the introduction of VAT on school fees and the rise in NI and pension costs.

We have always put our pupils at the heart of school life both academically and pastorally under the banner of ‘Celebrating and supporting every child’ and we know that many pupils who have journeyed through our school have gone on to great success.

We wish all our pupils and families the best for the future as they embrace new schools in the locality.