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

• Super SATs Success for Year 6!

  Tue 18 Jul 2023

  Swanbourne SATs results for Year 2023 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 and parents – we are very proud of you all!
  The percentage of pupils achieving the Expected Standard (A Scaled score of at least 100)
  • 89% in English Reading – Higher than National (73%)
  • 89% in English Writing – Higher than National (71%)
  • 82% in Maths – Higher than National (73%)
  • 96% in Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation – Higher than National (72%)
  • 79% Combined in Reading, Writing and Maths – Higher than National (59%)
  The percentage of pupils achieving Greater Depth (A Scaled score of at least 110)
  • 54% in English Reading (No National Comparators)
  • 25% in English Writing (No National Comparators)
  • 50% in Maths (No National Comparators)
  • 36% in Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation (No National Comparators)
  • 25% Combined in Reading, Writing and Maths (No National Comparators)
  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 the 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, we cannot wait to see what you can achieve in your last few days at Swanbourne.

  

• Busy Bees visit EYFS

  Tue 18 Jul 2023

  On Tuesday 11th July, Drayton Parslow and Mursley EYFS classes were visited by the ladies from the North Bucks Beekeepers association.

   

  After learning all about how bees help pollenate our plants, and how they communicate by doing a Waggle Dance the children had the opportunity to visit different stalls to find out more.

   

  There was honey tasting, a chance to examine bees closely under magnifying glasses and to see the bees in their hive. Thank you to our visitors for bringing our learning about minibeasts and lifecycles to life.

  

• Speech Cup Final 2023

  Tue 11 Jul 2023

  On Friday 7th July 18 pupils from EYFS, KS1 and KS2 took in the Three Schools’ Speech Cup Final.

  
  Parents and carers were invited to share in this amazing event at Swanbourne CE School. It was an amazing final and such a delight to listen to confident, clear and entertaining speeches on a variety of topics including; Endangered animals, Football, The Three Schools, Mother Nature, Writing a Speech, Pets, Disney and much, much more.

  
  All finalists were absolutely fantastic and staff, parents and carers were so impressed by the delivery from all children.

  
  Sally-Ann Oultram, local author and public speaking expert was our guest judge and was absolutely amazed and delighted by all entries.

  
  Congratulation to all 18 finalists – you were amazing and we are proud of every single one of you!

   

  Results for the Speech Cup 2023
  1st Place – Joshua C (Year 2)
  2nd Place – Bethan D (Year 5)
  3rd Place – Louis R (Year 6)

  

• 'Pick Your Own’ Fun for EYFS

  Tue 11 Jul 2023

  Mursley and Drayton Parslow EYFS classes spent a wonderful morning picking strawberries at Grove Pick Your Own Farm.

  
  After carefully selecting the juiciest strawberries they took them back to the classroom where they weighed them, created some fantastic baskets to put them in, then sold them to their grown-ups at the end of the day.
  There might have been a few sampled along the way too!

  

• Author Natasha Hastings Visits KS2 at Swanbourne

  Tue 11 Jul 2023

  On Friday 7th July, KS2 were very excited to welcome author Natasha Hastings to Swanbourne to talk about her wonderful book, The Miraculous Sweetmakers.

  
  During the 45-minute session Natasha shared her experiences as a published author and described the journey of an initial idea to a published book.

  
  Natasha also worked with the children to create a shared story based on the themes she shared from her book.

  
  It was very exciting for many pupils who had pre-ordered Natasha’s latest book and were able to receive a signed copy from the author herself.

  

• Year 1 visit Claydon House

  Tue 04 Jul 2023

  On Wednesday 28th June, Year 1 pupils from Drayton Parslow and Mursley went to Claydon House to learn more about the life of Florence Nightingale and the Crimean war.

   

  We learnt about the dedication that Florence showed to wounded soldiers at the hospital in Scutari who had bravely fought. We roleplayed soldiers and nurses at the hospital and also learnt more about what life was like as a British soldier fighting abroad.

   

  Claydon House is where Florence's sister Parthenope lived with her husband and we were able to see her bedroom where she stayed and even a small lock of her hair! It was a fun-filled learning experience for all!

  

• New Outdoor Equipment at Swanbourne

  Tue 04 Jul 2023

  We are delighted to announce that the new Swanbourne Climbing area and all-weather areas are complete and are ready to use.

   

  We would like to say an enormous ‘Thank you’ to the Junior Leadership Team for their fantastic ideas and help in designing this area to ensure it meets the needs of our children for breaktimes, lunchtimes and as part of our PE curriculum.

   

  Pankhurst House – the winners of this half term’s Behaviour Token competition were the first lucky people to use the equipment, they also enjoyed some delicious ice-creams or choc ices as part of their reward.

  

• Year 3 & Year 4 attend a Terrific Tennis Festival

  Tue 20 Jun 2023

  On Wednesday 13th June, we were lucky to take a group of Year 3 and Year 4 pupils to a Tennis skills festival at the Sir Henry Floyd school.

   

  All pupils took part in a range of Tennis skills, rotating round the activities in small groups.

   

  Pupils had a fabulous time, learnt some new skills and were a fabulous representatives of Swanbourne school.

  

• Amazing Devon Trip for Year 6!

  Tue 20 Jun 2023

  From Monday 12th June to Friday 16th June, Year 6 pupils visited Skern Lodge in Bideford, Devon, for an action-packed week full of outdoor, adventurous activity.
  They were incredibly lucky with the weather, and experienced GLORIOUS sunshine for the entire week!
  The children took part in a variety of activities including;
  • Assault Course
  • Archery
  • Climbing and Abseiling
  • Surfing and Bodyboarding
  • High Ropes
  • River Kayaking
  • Beach Bike Trip
  • Campfire
  • Swimming Olympics
  • Skern Lodge Olympics
  • Beach games
  • Crate Stacking
  • Zip-Line
  • Seashore Trail (Westward Ho!)
  The children had an enormous number of challenges throughout the week, we were so proud of the way that the children persevered, with many of them facing and overcoming their fears and challenging themselves.
  We were also very pleased to see the way in which the children supported and encouraged each other throughout the week – well done Year 6.

  

• EYFS create their own Bog Babies

  Mon 12 Jun 2023

  Mursley Foundation class have recently been busy thinking about the book Bog Baby. They designed their very own Bog Babies and created them out of clay before painting them some fantastic colours.

   

  They have built on their learning from their College Lake trip, thinking about what things their Bog Babies need to survive. Apparently, Anna found hers at the swimming pool, Phoebe's like to eat chicken nuggets and chips and Alex's makes chicken noises!

   

  The children have been so creative and the Bog Babies are each so individual.