On 20.06.25, some of our Year 5 pupils and three of our teachers took part in the Junior Warrior event at Temple Newsam park. This event was physically demanding! Challengers had to be prepared to get muddy and wet! The children gave their Bankside Best throughout the event. They were brave and fear...
We are delighted to announce that we won two commendations in the Leeds Global Learning Awards on 20.06.25! These were for the Above and Beyond Award 2025 (highly commended) and the Developing the Curriculum Award (commended) 2025!
Well done to the children in KS1 who were chosen by their teacher to receive the award in our assembly for demonstrating our learning cog collaboration. We are really proud of you all!
As part of their topic linked to Ancient Islamic Civilisations, Year 6 have created their own prints inspired by Islamic art. The finished results are very impressive indeed.
We have recently had an outdoor classroom built in our playground. This is designed to encourage outdoor learning and exploring the biodiversity and nature in our school habitat. Yellow Base have been using the outdoor space to enhance their science topic on plants. It is such a great addition to ou...
This afternoon we have an action-packed sports session at Potternewton Park for Year 3 and 4! Lots of our families also attended to cheer on the children. There was plenty of team work and resilience shown by the children taking part, we also had a lot of fun with our classmates!
This morning we held our annual Year 5 and 6 Sports Morning! It was a lovely sunny day and lots of parents and carers came along to cheer and support us. The children all gave their Bankside Best and showed lots of resilience and team work. A great morning in our local park getting active and having...
As part of our Bankside Summer of Sport, we held our KS1 sports morning today. Lots of our parents and carers attended to cheer on their children and enjoy the atmosphere! A huge thank you to all of our staff that helped the session run smoothly and also for the opportunities they provided for our c...
Congratulations to the children that were chosen by their teacher to win the headteacher's award this week. The learning cog they have been chosen for demonstrating is enquiry. We are really proud of all the children chosen and so happy that they are giving their Bankside Best at school!
Yesterday, Fire Crew from the Moortown Fire Station came into Bankside to deliver an assembly to our Year 5 pupils about fire safety in the home. It was a very informative assembly. Thank you to the fire crew that came in to deliver these important messages.