Welcome to Prior’s Mill CE Primary School. It is both a pleasure and a privilege to be Headteacher, serve the local community and represent the amazing children and families that contribute to our school. On behalf of myself, staff and governors I hope you enjoy the opportunity to find out more about Prior’s Mill and the range of opportunities we can provide for your child to fulfil their potential.
We are a large mainstream Church of England school based in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees. Our Christian foundation is at the core of who we are and we seek to live out our Christian faith and values in all we do. The Prior’s Promise provides a distinct set of Christian values through which pupils and staff endeavour to live by both in and out of school, it is entwined within our curriculum and provides opportunity for academic, personal and spiritual growth.
Our school provides a safe, positive and encouraging environment where children feel listened to, valued and cared for. Our dedicated and enthusiastic staff team strive to provide the best possible education, outcomes and experiences for our children. We have strong partnerships with parents and carers, who we believe are vital to the education of their children, and we look forward to seeing you on many occasions to celebrate successes, discuss progress and share how you can become involved in your child’s learning journey.
We hope that you enjoy your visit to our website and that you find any information you are looking for. Should you wish for more detail, or would like paper copies of any information, please do not hesitate to contact us we will be happy to help. If you are a prospective parent or carer, please get in touch to arrange a visit and myself or a member of the Leadership Team would be more than happy to show you around and answer any questions.
Thank you for visiting our site!
Mr R Linsley
Headteacher
A few weeks ago School Council carried out some research to see which Non-fiction books children in Key Stage 2 would like to see in our school. We then ordered the most popular books and Year 5 enjoyed reading them before going to add them to our school library. All KS2 children are welcome to ...choose a book from the library to read in school 📚📖
Annual update to the After School Club Policy has taken place with very minor revisions:
- current number of places available is 34
- change to the emergency contact number 07925871542
- addition of toast to the food offered
- amendment to the After School Club Agreement
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The full policy is available on the school website.
This afternoon in Art the children in Year 5 chose a shell to sketch and then used clay to sculpt it. They had to use the tools to add detail to their shells and avoid getting too messy! 🐚
We had a special visitor into school last Friday, Suzie from Dogs Trust came to talk to the children all about dogs and advised them what they can do to help. Suzie worked with both Year 4 classes. The children carried out activities and made a promise to a dog that they know. They all had a ...pawsome time!
In Science Year 4 have been learning all about electricity. Last week Class 9 created their own simple circuits and tested out materials which were either insulators or conductors. They all really enjoyed testing the materials to see if their light bulbs would still light up!
During yesterday's Science lesson the children explored the question, what happens when something burns? We discussed what was needed to create fire, made predictions and then tested different materials to see how quickly they burned.
Did you know a pringle burns for a longer period of ...time because they contain so much fat?!
No teachers were harmed during this lesson! 🔥
Yesterday in Science Year 5 learnt about the Great Stink of London in 1858. Together we made sewage water and then in tables thought of ways to try and remove the solids from a mixture and filter the water. The children came up with various ideas which we then put to the test!
Class 13 have been learning how to play the glockenspiel this afternoon. We had some great renditions of Row row row your boat and Mary had a little lamb 🎶 🎵 🎶 🎵