Abbey Catholic Primary School
Abbey Catholic Primary School

Events Gallery

There is always plenty going on at our school, such as day trips, visitors who come to school to entertain or work with the children, and other special occasions during the year. On this page you can look back on some of our special events, and share the memories with us.

Art Exhibition

Art Exhibition

This week our Year 3 and Year 5 children held an art exhibition to share their learning about how we should be caring for God's creation. They spoke eloquently about their learning and were joined by members of The Columban's charity who spoke about their work...

Cafod Family Fast Day

Cafod Family Fast Day

On Friday 13th March 2026, the children in Years 5 and 6 volunteered to give up their lunch and just eat a bowl of rice instead. They wanted to show solidarity with the poor and vulnerable as part of CAFOD's family fast day.

Year 5 Bikeability

Year 5 Bikeability

During w/c 23 February some of our Year 5 children took part in an exciting Bikeability training programme, developing their confidence and skills when riding a bike safely. After practising essential techniques in the playground, the pupils had the opportunity to...

Christmas Gift Bag Donations

Christmas Gift Bag Donations

At Christmas, the Abbey family filled gift bags with donations for a women's refuge, We were blown away about the generosity and compassion shown and the we hope many families shared in God's love through these gifts at Christmas.

Feast of Christ the King

Feast of Christ the King

Our Year 4 pupils lead the Parish Mass on Sunday 23rd November 2025 to celebrate the feast of Christ the King and World Youth Sunday. Fr Kieran was delighted to welcome so many young people to the Parish, they are the future of the church.

Takeover Day

Takeover Day

"Good afternoon to our parents and guardians, Today I had the privilege of being the Principal for Takeover day. I had an amazing experience and hope that every child will have an opportunity to lead something when they are in Year 6. Thank you to all the Year 6 who...

School Council at the National Memorial Arboretum

School Council at the National Memorial Arboretum

Our School council visited the National Memorial Arboretum to lay our remembrance wreaths at the memorials they were dedicated to. Each class democratically voted for a memorial that inspired them during their preparations for our Remembrance service on 11th November...

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day

On 11 November, our Catholic school community gathered on the playground for a special Remembrance Service, joined by parents, parishioners, Lord Lieutenant Derrick Anderson, our Local MP Paulette Hamilton, and members of the Fire Service. With more than 420 children...

Librarians trip to Waterstones

Librarians trip to Waterstones

To promote Non-Fiction November, our class librarians visited Waterstones in Birmingham, to select a non-fiction book to add to their class libraries. This will be followed up with the librarians feeding back to their class about non-fiction books, and then making a...

Year 5’s Shakespeare Workshop

Year 5’s Shakespeare Workshop

In preparation for their Shakespeare performance, Year 5 were excited to work with Ruth, a member of the Shakespeare schools foundation. They developed all the skills they need to make their performance as professional as possible, ready to be shown at the Old Rep...