Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• EYFS have fun on the farm

  Fri 14 Nov 2025

  Both EYFS classes enjoyed busy mornings at the farm in Hoggeston this week.

  
  They explored the fields, following footprints to badger setts and found cattle, sheep, a crop of barley and even some goldfish!

  
  The children also saw some animals closer up - cows, pigs and a sheepdog!

  
  The children looked at the farm machinery and silage heap and also tried grinding their own flour which was very hard work!

   

  A fantastic morning on the farm.

  

• Mursley’s Perfect Poppies

  Fri 14 Nov 2025

  Well done to pupils and staff at Mursley who have produced some beautiful Poppies to commemorate Remembrance this November.

   

  Local villagers and members of the public have taken the time to comment on the display. As you can see from the lovely comments below and the images of the poppies, the pupils have done an amazing job!

   

  "If I went back in time over a hundred years and said to a World War 1 veteran that in our village school infants would still be commemorating the death of his mates, even in 2025, he would be astounded. The display on the school gates is beautiful."

  

• Bringing Stories to life for KS1

  Fri 14 Nov 2025

  On Monday 20th October, KS1 had the privilege of meeting Mariesa Dulak and Rebecca Cobb, the author and illustrator of ‘There’s a Tiger on the Train’, at The Stables in Wavendon. Whilst Mariesa read the story to the children, they learnt some actions for each of the characters, which culminated in a fantastic dance routine at the end of the morning! The children also saw Rebecca do a live illustration of a new character!

   

  In the afternoon we were lucky enough to have Mariesa deliver a workshop at Drayton Parslow. She read them another of her books - The Silver Shadow. She was keen to explain that it had been inspired by something that happened to her Dad when he was growing up in Barbados. The story and illustrations inspired a lot of discussion about the senses - what might be seen, heard, smelt etc at the seaside and what sea creatures might be found in a rock pool. The children then went onto drawing sea creatures and making their own little rock pools using crafting materials.

  
  Rebecca led the workshop at Mursley, where the children had another opportunity to see her illustrate some characters they invented on the spot. She read them another one of her books, A Wild Walk to School’ (which was inspired by her own children) and the children all illustrated a fantastic way they’d like to travel to school!).
  A truly enjoyable experience for all the children!

  

• Over £500 raised in aid of Mental Health

  Fri 14 Nov 2025

  On Friday 10th October, the staff and children across the Three Schools enjoyed celebrating Mental Health Awareness Day 2025 by wearing Yellow and taking part in a variety of exciting activities to raise awareness of mental health.

  
  We would like to thank parents and carers for the donations we received to support this amazing charity. We were delighted to announce that we reached our target of £500.

  

• Super SATs Success for Year 6!

  Fri 11 Jul 2025

  Our Year 6 SATs results for 2025 have surpassed both local and national results and we are delighted with our pupils’ incredible results!

  
  This is testament to the hard work and resilience of our pupils, staff, parents and carers – we are very proud of you all!

  
  The percentage of pupils achieving the Expected Standard (A Scaled score of at least 100)
  • 80% in English Reading – Higher than National 2025 (74%)
  • 90% in English Writing – Higher than National 2025 (72%)
  • 80% in Maths – Higher than National 2025 (73%)
  • 83% in Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation – Higher than National 2025 (72%)
  • 73% Combined in Reading, Writing and Maths – Higher than National 2025 (61%)
  The percentage of pupils achieving Greater Depth (A Scaled score of at least 110)
  • 57% in English Reading – Higher than National 2024 (28%)*
  • 30% in English Writing – Higher than National 2024 (13%)*
  • 47% in Maths – Higher than National 2024 (24%)*
  • 47% in Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation – Higher than National 2024 (28%)*
  • 23% Combined in Reading, Writing and Maths – Higher than National 2024 (8%)*
  *Currently no 2025 National data for Greater Depth available.
  Scaled Scores

  
  A scaled score of 100 represents the Expected Standard for each test. The highest scaled score possible is 120 and the lowest is 80.

  
  Pupils working at Greater Depth achieved a scaled score of 110+.
  Swanbourne’s scaled score averages this year were:
  • Reading: 107 (National Average 2025: 106)
  • Maths: 107 (National Average:105)
  • Spelling Punctuation and Grammar:107 (National Average 105)

  
  EVERY pupil has made exceptional progress from their own starting points and we are delighted with their achievements. We are enormously proud of their hard work, dedication and resilience they have demonstrated in their learning throughout the year!

  
  SATs results are only a snapshot of a child’s ability; as always, we celebrate all achievements and examples of when we see our pupils Shine in and out of the classroom.

  
  Well done Year 6, what an AMAZING year.

  

• Year 5 Pupils Rise to the Cyber Challenge

  Fri 11 Jul 2025

  Year 5 recently took part in a Cyber Challenge organised by the Beds, Bucks and Northants branch of the British Computer Society.

   

  For the Year 5 category, the pupils had to use their coding skills to create an online safety resource. We had a wonderful selection of quizzes, games and even animations accompanied by raps!

   

  Three of the successful entrants were invited to a prize presentation at Cranfield University on Thursday. This was a wonderful opportunity to share what we had come up with as well as see what other schools had created and get some inspiration for any future coding endeavours.

   

  We were also able to look around one of the aircraft that the university uses as part of their Digital Aviation Laboratories.

   

  All of Year 5 had worked incredibly hard and the quiz produced and coded by Alex, Ishantha and Oliver came 3rd overall in the Year 5 category. Well done everyone!

  

• Our School Receives Recognition for Leadership in Education!

  Fri 11 Jul 2025

  On Wednesday 2nd July, members of the Three Schools Senior Leadership Team attended the Buckinghamshire School Awards at the Wycombe Swan Theatre.

  
  We were nominated for the 'Senior Leadership Team of the Year Award'. After successfully advancing through two rounds of rigorous judging, the SLT were informed we were one of three finalists in the Senior Leadership Team of the Year Award category.

  
  In the third year of the Buckinghamshire School Awards, judges received over 200 nominations from across the county, so it is an outstanding achievement for our nomination to reach the finals.

   

  The keen interest in the awards recognises the unwavering dedication and hard work of school staff and governors across our county. During the celebration event all finalists were celebrated, and the winner in each category was announced.

  
  Well done and thank you to all pupils, parents, staff and governors of the Three Schools, this nomination acknowledges the devotion, hard work and commitment from our amazing team that makes the Three Schools the successes they continue to be.

  

• Youngsters take their first swing at cricket

  Fri 11 Jul 2025

  The children at Swanbourne recently had the chance to try out cricket, which for many of them was a first.
  Following an introductory assembly, each class spent an hour with Emily, a cricket development coach for Bucks Cricket. She led them through a series of different activities that used batting, bowling and fielding skills.
  The children loved the experience, with many asking where they could go to play more cricket. 

  Thanks to the staff for adjusting their timetables to fit in this opportunity. All we need now is to go and collect all of the balls that were hit over the fence!!!

• Red Bull STEM X Visit Swanbourne

  Wed 25 Jun 2025

  On Friday 20th June 2025, some Swanbourne pupils had the incredible opportunity to take part in an amazing workshop delivered by the STEMx Team at Oracle Red Bull Racing and MK College.

   

  This wonderful opportunity was free of charge for our pupils, thanks to the Friends of the Three Schools. The Race Day Experience began with an introduction to F1 and the history of Red Bull Racing. Pupils then took part in a range of activities including;

   

  • Pit Stop Challenge – Pupils completed a specially designed engineering activity that had been created by real life Red Bull Engineers. Seeing if they have the skills to join the team.

  • STEM Racing – Pupils built and raced their own cars using the specially designed track. The top 3 champions were crowned on the STEMx podium at the end of the experience.

  • Media – Pupils took part in an interview filming and studio experience, filming their classmates as they took part in a post-race interview and navigated the journalists’ questions.

  • Gaming – Pupils trained like an F1 driver and tested their reaction times using the same technology as the race team. They also had access to F1 Drive, where they raced against their peers to set the fastest lap times.

  • Design Challenge – Pupils submitted a design for Red Bull car livery or a special helmet for the team.

  • A STEM Careers talk was also delivered to students so they could learn about all the career opportunities that are available.

   

  Year 6 had a wonderful day working with Rosie and Sarah from the Red Bull STEM X team and discovered so much about careers in F1 and the Red Bull site based in Milton Keynes.

  

• A day of adventure at Caldecotte Xperience

  Wed 25 Jun 2025

  On Monday 16th June, Year 3 pupils headed out for a day of adventure at the Caldecotte Xperience. We had a great day climbing, rafting and kayaking.

   

  There were new skills to learn, and fears to be overcome. The children had a super day and worked well as a team to support each other. Lots of fun was had in the kayaks: singing, playing the duck game and racing the other boats. We really enjoyed it when the speed boat came past and we rode the waves. We were very impressed with the “have a go attitude.”