This week, we learned about the Islamic festival of Eid ul-Fitr.  We now know that this translates into English as ‘the festival of the breaking of the fast’ because it is the celebration that follows Ramadan, the month of fasting. …

This week we are taking part in Neurodiversity Celebration Week.  We have learnt about how some people’s brains think differently and that some of these different ways of thinking have been given names.  We have looked at ADHD, autism, dyslexia,…

This afternoon, 7 children from year 3 and 4 represented Beckfoot Allerton in a local school cricket competition. Miss Hopps was very impressed with their teamwork and skills. They represented Beckfoot Allerton brilliantly! Finishing 2nd place out of the 4 teams…

This week’s assembly was all about ‘Ramadan’.

‘The Story Project’ which our school is taking part in has been mentioned in the T&A newspaper.  We use the story project to teach PSHE and good mental health through high quality picture books You can read about it here: 

On Friday, year 5 had the pleasure of taking part in a career conversation with a poet (Joseph Coelho). He talked about how he was inspired from a very young age to be a writer and how his passion for…

Three admissions consultations for 2025-6 as set out below began on 5 December 2023 and ran until 22 January 2024.  The details were published on the Beckfoot Trust website, the school websites, the local authority website and stakeholders in the…

At Beckfoot Allerton, lots of our staff take part in extra studies to improve and refine their teaching and leadership practice.  We like to show the children that we never stop learning! Mrs Walsh has just completed her National Professional…

This week it was February’s Confident Community Contributors assembly.  We celebrated children playing rugby, football and horse riding.  Plus we had a pupil in reception who had been showing our value of ‘responsibility’ by helping to bake for his grandad. …

Year 5 had the most amazing trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park last week.  We saw lots of amazing animals, including their newest arrival – the baby rhino.  We also had an education lesson where we could show off our learning…