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.

Year 6 War Immersion Day

Year 6 War Immersion Day

Year 6 launched their new big question - Is war ever just? - with an exciting immersion day. We started by listening to Neville Chamberlain's declaration of war from 3rd September 1939 before splitting off into groups to take part in activities to teach us more about...

Vocations Mass

Vocations Mass

We were honoured to celebrate the vocations of the church with not just our fellow parish schools but with many members of the clergy, who took the time to be with us for this special celebration. It was a joyous occasion.

Year 4 in our new Cooking Area

Year 4 in our new Cooking Area

Our pupils throughly enjoyed their first lesson in our brand new cooking area. Year 4 are developing their cooking skills this half term, pupils sliced, peeled and chopped tropical fruit before blending a South American smoothie.

Brass Band Returns

Brass Band Returns

Last week our fantastic Brass Band had their first rehearsal of the academic year.  The extra-curricular Brass Band is made up of year 5 and 6 pupils. This ensemble gives our year 5 pupils the opportunity to embed the skills they have learnt during whole class cornet...

Reception Phonic Workshops

Reception Phonic Workshops

Over the past four days, it has been lovely to welcome so many of our Reception parents into school. Parents were invited to participate with their child, in one of our Phonic lessons, as their child’s ‘perfect partner’. Parents were given information on how children...

Scripture Workshop

Scripture Workshop

The children enjoyed spending some time thinking about scripture in our scripture workshops. They made sheep, decorated feathers and thought about how the scriptures affected them or helped them in their own lives.

Year 3’s Big Question Evening

Year 3’s Big Question Evening

On Thursday 14th September, children from Year 3 returned to school for an evening of activities focussing on our Big Question, “How do we know about the past if it is not written down?” The children were so excited to have the opportunity to work in solidarity with...

Abbey Annual Awards

Abbey Annual Awards

At the end of the school year we are delighted to present some special awards to pupils who have excelled in one capacity or another throughout the year.Tierney TrophyThis trophy is named after Mr Tierney who was Headteacher at Abbey Catholic Primary for 27 years. The...

First Aid Training

First Aid Training

This week we were very fortunate to have medical students join us from the University of Birmimgham. The students led Key Stage 2 with some basic first aid training. The children practised the recovery position, how to dress a wound and put on a sling. The children...

Celebrating King Charles III’s Coronation

Celebrating King Charles III’s Coronation

At the Abbey, we celebrated the Coronation of King Charles III with an afternoon of games, music and dancing. Our children showcased their God-given talents through a variety of dancing, singing and playing instruments. It was a privilege to gather as a community with...