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11+ Results
We are extremely proud of all our Form VI pupils who are once again celebrating outstanding 11+ exam results this year. Between them they have received a total of 68 offers of senior school places from 20 senior schools across Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire. Special congratulations also go to those Longacre pupils who were awarded…
Watch Music Week
The music department have had a brilliant couple of weeks. Whilst preparing for 21 ABRSM pupil exams, parents have been coming in to watch their child’s peripatetic lesson. It has been a great opportunity for our parents to meet their child’s peripatetic teacher and hear the pieces they have been working on. It has been…
Waverley Tennis Festival
Longacre was represented for the first time at the Waverley Tennis Skills Festival held at Shalford Tennis Club on Wednesday. We had 14 players from Forms II – IV taking part in the blazing sun, completing eight different tennis skill stations including serving, volleys, longest rally, footwork and racket agility. All were against the clock…
Year 3 Sayers Croft Residential
Year 3 were very excited to set off on their first residential trip to Sayers Croft last week. When we arrived, our trip leader Nick showed us to our chalet and taught the children how to make their beds. Once they had done this and unpacked their clothes, it was lunchtime. After we had refuelled…
Nursery Empty Classroom Day
The Nursery children enjoyed a glorious pirate-themed Empty Classroom Day on Monday. They started the day with music with Miss du Pon and it was the perfect sunny day to read ‘The Pig in The Pond!’. The children used instruments to re-enact the story of the pig unexpectedly jumping into the pond, inspiring all of…
Shamley Green Village Fete
The Shamley Green village fête last Saturday was the biggest yet. The village green was packed with different stalls and events throughout the afternoon. Longacre joined in with the community festivities with some music. In between dog show classes and a dance performance, a group of our drummers and drum teacher Jim Honeywood got the fête…
Year 4 Trip to East Head
Year 4 really enjoyed their visit to East Head on Wednesday and we were lucky that the rain held off. First, we made sandcastles, spaced one metre apart from the shoreline up the beach to see how the tide came in. Next, we pretended we were waves and ran up and down the beach with…
Year 5 trip to Land & Wave
Year 5 gathered the week before summer half term to set off – suitcases, hoodies and stuffed toys at the ready – to make the most of this fantastic week at Land and Wave in Swanage. Facing a week of no electronic devices or sweets, being away from their families and being independent, they dived…
Year 6 trip to France
Excitement for the France trip was palpable from the Year 6’s and Mrs Edwards – who really couldn’t wait for to see the bright lights of Disneyland Paris again. With a big wave from the parents, we set off on our long adventure across the sea for our first residential trip in years. The children…
Form II Visit to Sayers Croft
The Form II children had an amazing time learning all about the life cycle of flowers at Sayers Croft this week. Arriving at Sayers Croft after a short coach ride, we were welcomed by our guide for the day, Rob. For our first activity we had to recognise the features of a 100 year old…