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  • 30/04/26

    Running the Harborough Half Marathon for GBA PTA

    Inspired by the incredible efforts seen at the London Marathon last weekend, please support our fantastic team of parents and staff who are in training to complete the gruelling Harborough Half Marathon on 17th May in aid of Great Bowden Academy PTA. Our team of three parents and Mrs Moss are tak...
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  • 17/04/26

    New Lunch Menu

    We’re excited to share our brand-new 3-week lunch menu with you. Miquill’s updated menus offer a wide variety of delicious, balanced meals designed to keep our pupils happy, healthy and ready to learn. From comforting favourites to tasty new dishes, there’s something for everyon...
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  • 16/04/26

    Welcome to Great Bowden Academy

    To all the children and families finding out today that they’ve been offered a place at Great Bowden Academy – a huge welcome from all of us. We’re so excited to have you join our wonderful school community and can’t wait to meet you all very soon. Please keep an eye ou...
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  • 15/04/26

    Greek Vase Patterns

    As part of our art unit, pupils in Class 4 have been exploring patterns and designs inspired by Greek vases. At the end of last term, they carefully sketched their own ideas, thinking about shape, detail and decoration in preparation for creating their clay vases. As you can see, there was fantas...
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  • 08/04/26

    Severn Trent Assembly & Workshop

    Earlier this month, our Key Stage 2 pupils took part in a fantastic assembly led by Severn Trent Water. They learned how water is cleaned and treated, why clean water is so precious, and the importance of only flushing the 3Ps (pee, poo and paper) to help prevent blockages. Class 3 also enjoyed a...
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  • 03/04/26

    Happy Easter ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    We would like to wish all of our wonderful school community a very Happy Easter. A big thank you to our fantastic PTA for organising a super fun Easter egg hunt on the last day of term, complete with a special visit from the Easter Bunny! It was a brilliant way to end the term. As always, we are...
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  • 27/03/26

    Tag Rugby

    Our Year 4 Tag Rugby team had a fantastic time taking part in a local Tag Rugby festival at Market Harborough Rugby Football Club. The children worked through a range of rugby skill activities before putting their learning into action in small-sided games against other local schools. We were i...
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  • 25/03/26

    Forest School Mudslide Mayhem!

    The sun may be shining now, but all that recent rain has created the ultimate Forest School mudslide… and Class 3 made the most of it! On Monday, the children had the best time slipping, sliding and splashing their way down. It’s not a question of IF you go down the slide, but HOW...
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  • 24/03/26

    Dodgeball

    Last week, our Year 4 Dodgeball team enjoyed a fantastic development session with other local primary schools at Welland Park Academy. The event, designed to introduce and encourage participation in the sport, saw pupils take part in a range of dodgeball skill stations, before putting their new s...
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  • 23/03/26

    Comic Relief Free Dress and Jokes in Need

    The school was a buzz with giggles and laughter on Friday as we supported Comic relief, with a ‘free dress day’ and encouraged children to bring their best jokes. We were awash with bright colours, personality, and lots of red for Comic Relief, all whist raising money and awareness fo...
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  • 19/03/26

    Summer Club Bookings now live

    Our Summer Club is back and bookings are now live! Dates: From 27th July to  7th August Times: 9:00am – 15:00pm Price: £20 a day, bookable on Arbor. Tax free childcare vouchers can be used. Location: Ridgeway Primary Academy As we have successfully done for the last few yea...
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  • 18/03/26

    PTA Quiz Night Smashing Success

    The recent PTA Quiz Night Fundraiser was another fantastic success – raising an astonishing £1,300 for our school. Absolutely incredible. It was once again a full house with parents, teachers and friends of the school all battling it out to be crowned Quiz Team Champions, hosted this...
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