4 weeks ago
Posted on 17th Apr 2026 by Mrs McVey

Thank you, Oli

Oli raised an amazing £222 for the school selling his home-made hats. We are so grateful to him for all his hard work.

Oli and the school council will think about how we can use the money wisely.

4 weeks ago
Posted on 17th Apr 2026 by Mrs McVey

SIAMS Inspection Report

We are extremely proud to share with you our SIAMS inspection report which we received today. It is always daunting to have someone delve into every aspect of a school, but also very rewarding when they see all the strengths shining through. The children, staff and whole community make our school what is it, and it is so rewarding to have it acknowledged in a report like this.

We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did and want to say a special thank you to those to came to talk to the inspector.

SIAMS Report – Baschurch Church of England School 123534 – 18032026

2 months ago
Posted on 11th Mar 2026 by Mrs McVey

SIAMS Inspection next week

Dear all,

We have been notified today that next Wednesday 18th March our school will be inspected by the Church of England. The lead inspector has sent a letter to parents to inform you which is attached below. We would love it if any of you would be able to talk to her about our school, perhaps when you drop your children off in the morning. Letter to parents and carers

Many thanks, Mrs McVey

4 months ago
Posted on 08th Jan 2026 by Mrs McVey

SCHOOL CLOSURE FRIDAY 9th JANUARY 2026 DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER

Dear parents and carers.

SCHOOL CLOSURE FRIDAY 9^th JANUARY 2026 DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER

Following the Corbet School announcing their closure tomorrow, and the advice from the highways not to drive after early evening tonight, we have made the decision to close the school tomorrow. The majority of our staff live in Wales, border villages or have to use single track roads to get to school. Even if the snow turns out to be less than expected, many of these would still struggle to attend. Our priority is the safety of our staff and pupils.

I have made this decision early to give you more opportunity to plan for the closure.

Thank you for your understanding.

7 months ago
Posted on 22nd Oct 2025 by Mrs McVey

New Governors – welcome!

We are pleased to announce that the successful candidate from the recent parent governor election was Juliette McGill.

We also had an application from Roxanne Joinson to become one of our church foundation governors and this has been approved by the diocese.

We welcome Juliette and Roxanne to the team.

You can find out more about our federation governing board here.

7 months ago
Posted on 08th Oct 2025 by Mrs McVey

Urgent – children’s book warning

Spy Dog series book alert letter for parents

Please read the letter attached for information about a children’s book with inappropriate content, in case you have the book at home.

Thanks

8 months ago
Posted on 24th Sep 2025 by Mrs McVey

Voting for our Continent Group leaders

Our ‘house groups’ at Baschurch are each named after a bird, such as the Sparrowhawks. Each year your child will ‘fly’ to a new continent and learn lots about the people, places and culture of that continent. The continents are made up of children from every year group and today, the children got a chance to vote for the year 6s who would become their continent leader for the year. Our year 6 children prepared a manifesto and delivered it to the group, and then the children voted for two leaders. It was a really difficult decision, as the year 6s had thought so carefully about how they would make each session interesting, engaging and informative. Well done to those who were voted in and thank you to all the year 6s for their hard work.

8 months ago
Posted on 10th Sep 2025 by Mrs McVey

Vacancies for New Governors

We currently have vacancies on our federation governing board for 3 categories of governor: parent governor, local authority governor and foundation governor.

It is very rewarding being part of the school governors and we are looking for new members with a variety skills that can help support the schools. The time commitment is approximately 6 meetings a year, plus any visits to school that you do in between to support staff and school leaders.

Attached to this post you will find the 3 letters detailing how to apply for each of these roles and a bit about the roles.

PARENT GOVERNOR: if you are interested in this role, there is an application form which needs to be brought back to school by 9am Friday 25th September. If you would like a hard copy of this form, please email the office and we will send one home with your child. It doesn’t matter which school your child attends, as the governing board supports both schools. You will be voted for based on your skill set and what you can bring to the board.

The other two roles are applied for directly via the links on the letters.

Parent Governor Nomination

Local Authority Governor Letter 2025

Foundation Governor Letter 2025 (1)

9 months ago
Posted on 03rd Sep 2025 by Mrs McVey

Compassion – our value of the half term

Compassion is an awareness of others – being able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes to understand how they feel, then taking action to help them.

‘Be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.’ First Epistle of Peter 3:8

9 months ago
Posted on 02nd Sep 2025 by Mrs McVey

Carpark and Drop-offs – important

Carpark and Drop-offs: The Corbet School carpark next to our school is being used for temporary classrooms this year. It has been fenced off to keep the children safe from traffic, and the Corbet staff will be parking on their school field. It is imperative that users of the primary school do not block the driveway between the two schools, as it will be impossible to turn around without driving right into the Corbet grounds.
You will not be able to use the Corbet or our carpark at all. This includes a quick drop off or collection for school or Little Angels as during this time, staff from both schools will be in and out.

We are supporting the Corbet as much as possible with this, as it is a very difficult time for them. The work is due to last at least a year, so we encourage you to walk to school, car share, or park and walk from a bit further away.

Thank you for your support.

Reception

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Mrs McVey