by admin | Apr 21, 2022 | News, Performing Arts Blog, Sports Blog
It was great to get back to showcasing our dance talents at the Primary Dance Festival at Durham’s Gala Theatre in April 2022. A mixed-age group of 25 pupils performed a beautiful contemporary routine to ‘Speechless’ from Aladdin. Following that, our...
by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | Community News, News, Performing Arts Blog
We were so pleased to have one of our favourite performances back this year, when the whole school performed a traditional dragon dance to welcome in the Lunar New Year. We had lots of parents and family members come to join us, and we were blessed with beautiful...
by admin | Sep 29, 2021 | Sports Blog
It’s been a long wait for our footballers to get back to inter-school competition, so they were so excited when autumn brought about the opportunity to play in a tournament with Durham SSP. The team kicked off their season with a narrow defeat, 1-0, but...
by admin | Sep 29, 2021 | Performing Arts Blog
In autumn 2021, we were delighted to bring in our friends from the Gala Theatre, Durham to lead a ten-week after-school performing arts club for pupils in Y2-6 identified as having particular talents in this area. Musical theatre is something we are very passionate...
by admin | Sep 27, 2021 | Community News, News
Our school had the privilege to be the leaders in a community project to restore and revive a pivotal part of West Rainton and Leamside’s heritage with the creation of a brand new colliery banner. Our village only exists as it is now because of coal, and we are...