Category: News
11+ Success
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 59 offers of senior school places from 17 senior schools across Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire. In addition there were a record number of scholarships awarded to…
Coronavirus Update
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Longacre School will be providing our education remotely until further notice. Please visit our COVID-19 FAQs page here for further information about the plans we have put in place for remote learning for the summer term.
Form III Trip to The Lookout Discovery Centre
The Form III children had an exciting day out to the Lookout Discovery Centre in Bracknell. They enjoyed exploring all the different zones and investigating each exhibit to find out how they worked. The children also went to a ‘Forces’ workshop where they made parachutes, tested materials to learn about friction and looked at magnetic…
Form I Trip to Brooklands Museum
The Form I children visited Brooklands Museum this term as part of their ‘Wings & Wheels’ topic. They were fascinated to see the displays of old vehicles, from ‘Daisy’ the first car to ride round the Brooklands track, to Formula 1 racing cars. They saw every type of bike from penny-farthings to speed racing bikes…
Reception Trip to South Downs Planetarium
In February the Reception children blasted off on their rocket (coach) to the South Downs Planetarium. The children were all star-struck when entering the big dome and they sat beautifully to watch the night sky appear above their heads. They learned about star constellations, the solar system, the International Space Station and the Moon and…
Churcher’s College Rugby Sevens Tournament
In February Longacre took part in the Churcher’s College Rugby Sevens tournament. Little did we know when we stepped off the bus just how dramatic an afternoon it was about to be. Longacre were placed in Group A. This included Churcher’s A, The Royal School, Oakwood, Prince’s Mead and PGS B. The Under 11 A’s…
Charity Day for Mane Chance Sanctuary
For our Hastings Charity Day in February the children came to school dressed as cowboys, cowgirls, jockeys, horses, donkeys and even a llama (!) to raise money for our chosen charity, The Mane Chance Sanctuary. After an assembly about the charity’s work, the children all took part in a hobby horse derby in the Palmer…
Author Sophy Henn visits Longacre
Author and illustrator Sophy Henn visited us on Tuesday and did a series of excellent presentations to the children up to Form IV. Nursery joined in with her when reading her ‘Ted’ stories, whilst Kindergarten & Reception were treated to her wonderful ‘Where Bear’ & ‘Super Duper You’ books. Both groups were then shown how…
Longacre Pupil Wins English Heritage Short Story Competition
Huge congratulations to Rupert B in Year 5 who has been chosen as the overall winner of the English Heritage ‘Tell Us A Story’ short story writing competition. Rupert has won some amazing prizes including a three night stay in an English Heritage cottage for his family, an annual family membership, an illustration of his short…
National Schools Indoor Series
The ski-season has started! On Monday, Longacre took part in the first ski race of the National Schools Indoor Series at Hemel Hempstead. Will P, Dexter R, Joe S and Thomas S represented Longacre along with 210 other children from junior schools from around the country. The race is run over two legs using the…