Visit from The Scouts

Kings coronation in Yarmouth Square

Thank you to all of you, that were able to join us at the Kings Coronation singing event in Yarmouth on Sunday. It turned out to be a lovely sunny day and the children were all amazing. They sang 5 songs & the national anthem, beautifully. Well done!

Freshwater & Yarmouth C of E Primary School Opening Ceremony

On Thursday 30th March 2023 our new school site was formally opened with a wonderful lively collective worship led by our pupils. Each year group contributed to the worship, singing songs, reciting poetry, showing artwork and even a comedy video created by year 6 pupils revealing their favourite bits of the new building. Local dignitaries, politicians, community leaders and parents were welcomed in the new school hall for the celebration. Rev Leisa Potter led the school community in prayers and the Bishop of Portsmouth, Jonathan Frost, finished the celebration with a short talk before cake and tea was served.

The former Victorian building that housed All Saints C of E Primary in Freshwater needed to be demolished as it was suffering from subsidence and structural problems. The new building was designed by Hampshire County Council architects and is more appropriate for modern educational needs. All the classrooms are accessed via a single corridor which has multi-coloured breakout rooms and roof windows allowing pupils to learn in light, well ventilated, free flow areas. There are hard and soft play areas, a bright inviting library, a music room, a technology suite and a special needs resource base to name just a few of the assets.

Some of the original stone from the Victorian building has been incorporated into the new frontage and we have managed to keep the beautiful stained glass window and a safe that was used by Lord Tennyson, which had been in All Saints primary. The display boards showing the winners of the annual Effie Pitman award have also been transferred from the former Yarmouth building.

Below are some photos of our new school building and our opening ceremony.