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Welcome to Mrs Ethelston's C E Primary Academy

Mrs Ethelstons offers a high standard of education within a caring and Christian setting. It is important to us that our children leave us as well-rounded, reflective and confident individuals, who achieve their full potential. Children should enjoy school, feeling safe to take on new challenges and experience learning in a variety of ways. &nb...

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Jan 8, 2026

We began our school year with a wonderful blessing during worship from Reverend Nicky, who wrote in chalk the initials of the Three Wise Men and the new year. We were very impressed how many of the children remembered the names - Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar! Thank you Mrs McLellan for lending us your height!

Dec 18, 2025

The willow tunnel has been cut. Jo Williams has worked extremely hard. If anyone wants to make use of some willow it’s by the fence. They may help themselves, donations to PTFA would be appreciated!

Dec 17, 2025

Yesterday, Year 6 took part in their 'Mrs E's Freeze', where they made and delivered Christmas cards to the local area. We hope this spread some good cheer!

Dec 17, 2025

On behalf of the whole school, we would like to thank Reverend Nicky and the Open the Book team for their help in making our Christingles yesterday. This is one of our favourite spiritual and wholesome activities of the year. Thank you also to the PTFA for organising the oranges!

Dec 17, 2025

DON'T FORGET! Today, Year 6 will be selling their homemade gifts as well as Gluten free and vegan gingerbread biscuits to raise money for their class fish tank project. Robins will also be selling some handmade wreaths - so please bring plenty of change! Many thanks for your continued support.

Dec 14, 2025

On Wednesday after school Year 6 will be holding a Handmade Gift Sale, to raise money to set up their fish tank. They have been busy making bookmarks, sun catchers and key rings that will be perfect for gifts! Prices range from £1-£4. Many thanks for your support!

Dec 12, 2025

We all had an incredible time at the pantomime yesterday watching Robin Hood! Thank you so much to all who helped with this excellent experience for the entire school. Thank you especially to the PTFA for funding the whole event!

Dec 4, 2025

Next Friday (12th) we will be celebrating Christmas jumper day, where we invite the children to wear a Christmas jumper along with their school uniform. We are hoping to support the Save the Children charity as we do this, so please donate if you can using the link below. Thank you! https://christmas.savethechildren.org.uk/fundraising/CJD250031527

Nov 28, 2025

Year 5 and 6 had a brilliant topic day yesterday . They all dressed as evacuees, learned about different artefacts and wartime songs and then finished the day with a fantastic guest, Nigel Clarke, who told us all about our local area and how it was impacted by WWII. Thank you Nigel for coming in!

Nov 24, 2025

MORE CAKES TOMORROW! We still have lots of cakes left, so will be holding another cake sale tomorrow after school (there's too many for the staff to eat- and that's saying something)! Thank you so much to all who have bought one so far, we truly appreciate it !

Nov 21, 2025

On Monday, the staff will be holding a cake sale to raise money for the Church, who have been incredible as we navigated the time without two of our classrooms. This will take place straight after school, and we hope to see you there!

Nov 13, 2025

Don't forget, tomorrow we will be celebrating Children in Need, and are inviting the children to come to school wearing non-uniform, in exchange for a small donation to a very important cause. Please use the link below. Many thanks! https://www.justgiving.com/page/mrses?newPage=true

Nov 6, 2025

Next Friday (14th) we will be celebrating Children in Need, and are inviting the children to come to school wearing non-uniform, in exchange for a small donation to a very important cause. Please use the link below. Many thanks! https://www.justgiving.com/page/mrses?newPage=true

Nov 6, 2025

Some of our year 6 class had a great start to the week with a Cookery lesson at Woodroffe, led by their Food Technology teacher. They learned how to safely use a grill - as you can see they were pretty happy with the results! Thank you so much to Woodroffe School for making this happen. The rest of the class will get to do this next week!

Oct 23, 2025

Thank you so much to the Rotary Club for their generous donation of dictionaries to our Year 6 class. These have become a real symbol of year 6 and they get so much use out of them. Thank you!

Oct 22, 2025

Thank you for your generosity supporting Hello Yellow! We raised over £200 for such an important cause. Thank you! #HelloYellow

Oct 9, 2025

Don't forget tomorrow is #HelloYellow day and we are dressing with an item of yellow! Please donate if you can! https://fundraise.youngminds.org.uk/fundraisers/bethanystapleforth/hello-yellow?enref=805871b317e1e8c3856eb4f3de266f95

Oct 9, 2025

Year 5 and 6 were very excited to meet Emma Carroll today, who gave some fantastic writing tips as well as introduce them to her new book. It was a fantastic experience and lots of the children got their own signed copy of the book! Thank you so much to Woodroffe for inviting us!

Oct 8, 2025

On Friday, we will be having our first 'Stop the Clock' day of the year, where we stop our learning and focus on a different theme for the day. We will be learning all about #HelloYellow, which raises awareness for mental health in young people. We are encouraging the students to come to school wearing an item of yellow - a cardigan, socks, hairband etc with the rest of their normal school wear. If you would be happy to support the cause, please donate here: https://fundraise.youngminds.org.uk/fundraisers/bethanystapleforth/hello-yellow?enref=805871b317e1e8c3856eb4f3de266f95