Oxfordshire Quad Kids Champions
On Friday 11th July our Y3/4 and Y5/6 Quad Kids teams competed in the Oxfordshire County Final at Tilsley Park in Abingdon. After several weather-related postponements had led to the South Oxfordshire competition being cancelled, the children were keen to return to their outdoor athletics season. After the usual events of sprinting, distance running, jumping […]
Time Capsule reburied
Last Monday, we marked a very special moment in our school’s history as our 25-year-old Time Capsule was officially returned to the ground—this time, accompanied by a brand new capsule filled with memories and mementos from 2025! Our new Time Capsule includes: Work from every class A letter from Mrs Salmons as Headteacher A copy […]
Auction of Promises now closed
The Auction of Promises is now closed, and we’re delighted to say that it raised a huge £3,416 – far beyond our target! All proceeds will go towards the Save Your Pool campaign. Successful bidders will contacted soon for payment, which will go towards our Crowdfunder total. After then, the school will be in touch […]
June Big Thank You
The June 2025 Big Thank You award goes to Mrs Rachel Jones. She was nominated by staff for always being so helpful, especially on the Y2 school trip and during sports day, she is always cool, calm and collected and a great help. Mrs Jones is an incredibly loyal, kind and supportive member of the […]
Piano recital
This afternoon children (and some staff) played piano pieces for an invited audience. We were very impressed by how hard they have been practicing! We thought you’d like to hear them too.
Time Capsule Unearthed!
On Tuesday, the Year 6 heads of houses, school council and head boy and head girl gathered to witness the unearthing of a time capsule buried back in 2000. Inside was a fascinating snapshot of school life 25 years ago: an old school jumper, coins, popular toys of the era, and heartfelt written accounts of […]
On Your Bike
Last Sunday’s On Your Bike Event was enjoyed by 277 rider and raised £2400 for our school PTA (for the pool refurbishment), Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge PTA and Sonning Common First Responders. Here are a few photos for you to enjoy.
On Your Bike
There’s just a few days left to register for On Your Bike on Sunday 8th June. The deadline for entry is midnight on Friday 6th June so don’t delay, enter here: Register for On Your Bike On Your Bike is open to everyone, regardless of ability, as it’s a ride, not a race! This is […]
Y5 and Y6 Girls Football success
Congratulations to the Y5 and 6 girls on an historic and successful year of girls’ football at SCPS. They thoroughly deserve to call themselves double winners, as well as being champions of South Oxfordshire, we are also league champions! You can read all about it in our Sports Pages
May Big Thank You
May’s Big Thankyou winner is Mr Foley! He was nominated for leading SATs and being a great team member. Thank you Mr Foley for all of your hard work.
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