Photo of BSCS Catkins class learning in the forest school area.

Meadowbrook and BSCS primary schools celebrate achievement of quality award

  Two local primary schools are celebrating being awarded the ‘Bristol Standard’, a programme designed to help schools develop and improve the quality and effectiveness of their provision. Involvement in the Bristol Standard demonstrates commitment to reflective practice, self-evaluation and continuous quality improvement. The philosophy of the programme is that we can all ‘improve on our previous best’. Achieving the

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Bristol Flyers basketball player Doug McLaughlin Williams with Year 3 pupils at Meadowbrook Primary School, Bradley Stoke.

Meadowbrook recognised for first class sport provision through Gold Award

Meadowbrook Primary School in Bradley Stoke has been recognised for its exceptional school sport provision through a Gold Award from the School Games programme. School Games encourages young people by getting them involved with school sport. The Mark Award has been running since 2012 and recognises schools for their commitment to sports in school. The School Games is all about being the

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Meadowbrook Primary school pupils with their very own Tim Peake! L-r: Steve Marling, Dax O’Conell, Kshirin Naveen Kumar, Maisie Shinton, Ruby Grimsted and Chloe Jones.

Welcome to Space Station Meadowbrook!

Pupils at Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbrook Primary School have been taking part in an exciting project which links in with UK astronaut Tim Peake’s six-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The school has joined the Tim Peake Primary Project, organised by the UK Space Education Office, which aims to increase the engagement of primary school children with science, numeracy

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GB Paralympian Ben Rushgrove with pupils at Meadowbrook Primary School, Bradley Stoke, Bristol.

Paralympian Ben Rushgrove visits Meadowbrook

On Friday 2nd October, pupils at Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbrook Primary School were treated to a fantastic morning of fitness circuits with Team GB Paralympian Ben Rushgrove, a 200m sprinter. Several children were selected for their outstanding perseverance, and are pictured above with Ben (click image to enlarge). The children were thoroughly inspired, and got a chance to hold Ben’s silver

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British Wildlife Photography Awards 2015 - Meadowbrook Primary School Year 6 pupils with a copy of the hardback book that includes their winning photographs.

Meadowbrook pupils scoop national wildlife photography award

Year 6 pupils at Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbrook Primary School are celebrating after winning the ‘School Award’ category in the prestigious British Wildlife Photography Awards 2015. The children’s portfolio of six photographs, taken last June in the town’s Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve, beat all competition from across the UK, including primary and secondary pupils up to age 18. A small

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The Giant Walk at Meadowbrook Primary School, Bradley Stoke, Bristol.

Meadowbrook pupils march for road safety

Pupils from Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbrook Primary School joined over 100,000 children across the UK taking to the streets on 10th June as part of the Giant Walk. Organised by road safety charity Brake and sponsored by Brantano, the initiative aims to get children walking and highlights the importance of road safety in helping them lead active, healthy lives. Schools taking

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