Our school has a strong family ethos and a wonderful community feel. Our staff work hard to making learning challenging yet fun, and seek to develop strong links between staff, parents, governors and the wider community.
Our Vision, Aim and ValuesHeadteacher’s welcome
Within our school you will find a happy, welcoming, stimulating environment providing high standards of education, valuing the efforts of the individual, fulfilling the learning potential of all pupils and promoting equal opportunities. We promote learning for life and encourage children to learn no matter where they are, inside or out! We believe in developing the “whole” child and work hard to nurture, encourage, support and extend all of our children to achieve.
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📣 Whittonstall Needs You! 📣
Our School Council and House Captain applications open on Monday – and we can’t wait to see all your amazing ideas! 💡🎤
We’d love as many pupils as possible to apply and take part in our school elections on Monday 29th September. Application forms will be coming home, but children can also apply with a picture, video or speech if they prefer.
This is a brilliant opportunity for our pupils to share their ideas and help shape life at Whittonstall First School – we know it’s going to be a very tough decision this year! ... See MoreSee Less
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What an exciting start to our week. The children received a letter from some owl babies who needed their help to find mummy owl! We were very pleased when Fergus spotted her in the hedge and reunited her with Sarah, Percy and Bill. They enjoyed making nests and treehouses for the owls in their construction play and have created a story map together to help them retell the story. ... See MoreSee Less
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I loved doing this with the children they got so much from it. Hope they’re all doing well❤️
Drawing Club, this week Nursery have started to take part in drawing club which helps to promote ‘The Three M’s - maths, making conversation & mark-making.’ We’ve had some lovely conversations and drawings around owls this week. ✏️🦉 ... See MoreSee Less
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Class 2 have had great fun in their first dance PE lesson today. We looked at Autumn leaves and their movements 🍂🍁 we stretched, worked in partners and moved like we were leaves blowing in the wind 🌬️ ... See MoreSee Less
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🌟 A Little Late, But Worth the Wait! 🌟
Last week's stars truly shone in all sorts of ways — from consistently excellent behaviour and outstanding work in their lessons, to even showing off some brilliant sewing skills! 🧵✨
We’ve got a top sewer in the mix — I know exactly who I’ll be going to if a button falls off! 😄
A huge well done to all of our shining stars. We’re so proud of you!
We can’t wait to see who our stars will be this week… 👀⭐ ... See MoreSee Less
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This week Class 1 have been exploring the story of the Rainbow fish. They have talked about the importance of showing kindness to other and how that can also make us feel good too! They explored colour and shade as they created their own fish with a shimmering scale. They enjoyed the story ‘Only One You’ to think about how unique and special they are. They used pebbles to paint their own unique colourful fish. ... See MoreSee Less
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Early years had a wonderful time in the rain on Wednesday, they emptied the water that had collected in all of the containers and raced it to the drain. Then there was some fantastic teamwork to construct bridges to go over the water. 🌧️💧 ... See MoreSee Less
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Nursery created themselves an obstacle course and then moved around it in various ways which was great for developing their gross motor skills. They also showed great listening skills when they responded to different instructions such as, freeze and change direction. ... See MoreSee Less
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Is your child starting Reception in September 2026?
Join us at our upcoming Reception Open Evening to discover more about our welcoming school.
✏️ Meet with our Early Years and Senior Leadership teams
✏️ Find out more about our strong family ethos
✏️ Learn more about our carefully planned curriculum
✏️ Discover our wrap-around childcare offering
✏️ Look around our school and facilities, including our outdoor provision
We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
01207560325
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