LAT Nationally Recognised by TES
At Horsmonden Primary Academy, we are part of a larger trust of schools, known as [...]
Dec
Parent Update – 4th December 2023
Dear Parents Christmas has begun at Horsmonden Primary Academy! Thank you to Ophelia’s grandparents for [...]
Dec
Horsmonden Primary Academy Ofsted Inspection
Dear Parents Following our recent Ofsted Inspection, I am delighted to be able to share [...]
Nov
Parent Update – 10th November 2023
Dear Parents Thank you to everyone who attended parent consultations this week. I hope you [...]
Nov
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Nov
Inter House Football Tournament
Congratulations to the Year 3 and 4 boys who played against each other in an [...]
Nov
Parent Update – 20th October 2023
Dear Parents Ofsted have now concluded their inspection and I am eagerly awaiting their report. [...]
Nov
Harvest Parcels
Today we carried on the tradition of delivering harvest parcels to members of the Horsmonden [...]
Oct
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Oct
Innovation Week at Horsmonden
Innovation Week was drawn to a close in style with children and staff dressing up [...]
Oct
Parent Update | 6th October 2023
Dear Parents, What a week we’ve had! It started with ‘The Rocket Man’ from Steam [...]
Oct
Year 4 Visit to Temper Temper
Year 4 have been learning about The Mayans and took a trip to Temper Temper [...]
Oct
The children experience the Wonderdome!
Innovation Week continues at Horsmonden Primary Academy and today the children experienced the Wonderdome. They [...]
Oct
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Oct
Nick Corston visits from Steam Co.
Thank you to Nick Corston from Steam Co for an amazing day of innovation and [...]
Oct
Parent Update | 29th September 2023
Dear Parents, Next week is Innovation Week! We are all excited to take part in [...]
Sep
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Sep
Our new Outdoor Gym opens!
Thank you to our wonderful PTA, FoHPS, for raising the money needed for our new [...]
Sep
Parent Update | 22nd September 2023
Dear Parents, Harvest Boxes It’s that time of year again when we start to think [...]
Sep
Year 1 make their own Rockets!
Y1 made rockets to bring their maths lesson to life before preparing for the rocket [...]
Sep
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Sep
LAT Nationally Recognised by TES
At Horsmonden Primary Academy, we are part of a larger trust of schools, known as [...]
Dec
Parent Update – 4th December 2023
Dear Parents Christmas has begun at Horsmonden Primary Academy! Thank you to Ophelia’s grandparents for [...]
Dec
Horsmonden Primary Academy Ofsted Inspection
Dear Parents Following our recent Ofsted Inspection, I am delighted to be able to share [...]
Nov
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Nov
Inter House Football Tournament
Congratulations to the Year 3 and 4 boys who played against each other in an [...]
Nov
Harvest Parcels
Today we carried on the tradition of delivering harvest parcels to members of the Horsmonden [...]
Oct
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Oct
Innovation Week at Horsmonden
Innovation Week was drawn to a close in style with children and staff dressing up [...]
Oct
Year 4 Visit to Temper Temper
Year 4 have been learning about The Mayans and took a trip to Temper Temper [...]
Oct
The children experience the Wonderdome!
Innovation Week continues at Horsmonden Primary Academy and today the children experienced the Wonderdome. They [...]
Oct
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Oct
Nick Corston visits from Steam Co.
Thank you to Nick Corston from Steam Co for an amazing day of innovation and [...]
Oct
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Sep
Our new Outdoor Gym opens!
Thank you to our wonderful PTA, FoHPS, for raising the money needed for our new [...]
Sep
Year 1 make their own Rockets!
Y1 made rockets to bring their maths lesson to life before preparing for the rocket [...]
Sep
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Sep
This Week in Year 3…
When learning about sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks, Year 3 used chocolate to illustrate how [...]
Sep
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Sep
Year 2 Experiment with Materials!
Today, children in Year 2 have been experimenting with different materials to see which ones [...]
Sep
Welcome to our new EYFS children!
Welcome to our new EYFS children and their families! After some initial tears when saying [...]
Sep
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Sep
LAT Cricket Festival 2023
Congratulations to our cricket team who won 2 out of the 3 matches today at [...]
Jul
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Jul
Year 6 Girls Football
Our Year 6 girls took part in their first competitive football match against Brenchley and [...]
Jun
Boys Football Success!
Congratulations to both of our Year 1 and 2 Boys Football Teams, Horsmonden United and [...]
Jun
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Jun
Year 3 Football Match
Our Year 3 boys gave it their all in a football match against Brenchley and [...]
May
Open the Book Team visit
Thank you to the Open the Book team from St Margaret’s Church for visiting again [...]
May
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
May
Coronation Celebrations
It was wonderful to mark the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on [...]
May
Saying goodbye to our EYFS visitors
Take a look at the children in EYFS saying goodbye to the chicks on Friday. [...]
May
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
May
May Day Celebrations 2023
Well done to Year 4 for dancing the Maypole today in celebration of May Day. [...]
May
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
May
Year 4 Boys Football
Congratulations to our Year 4 boys football team for their 3-3 draw against Brenchley. Horsmonden [...]
Apr
Visit from the Music Man!
The Music Man from Music for Schools visited today and demonstrated a range of brass [...]
Apr
New Basketball Hoops!
The children are enjoying playing with our new basketball hoops at playtimes and lunchtimes. Thanks [...]
Apr
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Apr
Maths Competition Winners
Congratulations to our Maths competition winners for demonstrating their fraction knowledge in such creative ways!
Apr
Talk from Starfish Malawi
Starfish Malawi Link Schools Coordinator, Cathy Penfold, reminded children how lucky we are to have [...]
Apr
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Apr
Rocksteady Band Performance
Well done to all the children (and parents) who performed as part of the Rocksteady [...]
Apr
Years 4/5 Girls Football Success!
Congratulations to our Year 4/5 Girls Football Team for winning their first ever match against [...]
Apr
Year 5 Book Share
As part of their inquiry in Year 5, children chose to host a Book Share. [...]
Mar
Year 4 Roman Week
Year 4 fully immersed themselves in all things Roman this week where they prepared a [...]
Mar
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Mar
Reverends Tim and Trish visit Horsmonden
It was great to welcome Reverends Tim and Trish back to Horsmonden Primary Academy this [...]
Mar
Year 3 & 4 Trip to the British Museum
Year 3 and 4 had a great day at the British Museum in London today [...]
Mar
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Mar
Year 2 Boys Football
Congratulations to our Year 2 Boys for playing their first football match away to Wateringbury [...]
Mar
Years 5 & 6 Boys Football
Congratulations to our Y5/Y6 Boys Football Team who played Brenchley and Matfield and won 1-0! [...]
Mar
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Mar
Year 4 sculpt their own Roman Busts
As part of their inquiry into the Romans, Year 4 sculpted busts of themselves in [...]
Mar
Year 5 Research Project at Bedgebury
A group of Year 5 children were selected to take part in a research project [...]
Mar
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Mar
Year 4 Romans Inquiry
Year 4 had fun today studying Roman artefacts as part of their inquiry into what [...]
Mar
Short Story Competition Winners
We are thrilled so many children chose to take part in the Short Story Competition [...]
Mar
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Feb
Pancake Day
Happy Pancake Day! Take a look at the children practising their pancake flipping technique earlier…
Feb
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Feb
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Feb
Year 5 Water Filtration Experiment
Children in Year 5 used their scientific knowledge and vocabulary to identify the soluble and [...]
Feb
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Jan
Year 2 Art Lessons
Year 2 have been learning how to blend water colours in Art using ‘The Gare [...]
Jan
Year 1 Forest School Sessions
Year 1 Forest School sessions started this week. They learned the skills needed to keep [...]
Jan
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Jan
Lessons at Horsmonden…
Take a look at a couple of lessons from yesterday afternoon. Music was being taught [...]
Jan
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Jan
Holiday Reading Challenge
Well done to everyone that took part in our first holiday reading challenge! We’re thrilled [...]
Jan
EYFS pupils become Explorers!
Children in EYFS have started their new Central Idea about exploration. First they explained what [...]
Jan
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Jan
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, we hope you’re all having a great day! Here are some pictures of [...]
Dec
KS2 Christmas Carol Service
The KS2 Christmas Carol Service was a lovely evening with singing, readings and poems. Highlights [...]
Dec
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Dec
EYFS Nativity Performance
The children in EYFS were amazing on Friday as they performed their first ever, not [...]
Dec
Christmas Lunch
The Christmas lunch was a roaring success on Friday with delicious food and a great [...]
Dec
Rocksteady Concert
The Rocksteady concert was amazing on Thursday! Children showcased their skills in playing guitar, base, [...]
Dec
Years 1 & 2 ‘Boogie Woogie Nativity’ Performance
Congratulations to Year 1 and Year 2 for performing ‘Boogie Woogie Nativity’ so brilliantly last [...]
Dec
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Dec
Year 6 make their own Christmas Wreaths!
Thank you to Marta Lewanska for holding a Christmas Wreath making workshop for Year 6. [...]
Dec
Snow closure Information
Dear Parents Following the heavy snowfall yesterday afternoon and evening, Horsmonden Primary Academy will be [...]
Dec
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Dec
Our Christmas Tree…
Thank you to Ophelia’s Grandparents for their generosity in supplying our Christmas tree from their [...]
Dec
Year 5 Become Astronauts!
Take a look at Year 5 using virtual reality to become astronauts. They used VR [...]
Dec
Open Morning Success!
It was lovely to meet so many new faces at our Open Morning today. If [...]
Nov
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Nov
LAT Primary Swimming Gala
Congratulations to our Year 6 swimmers who came third in the freestyle relay at the [...]
Nov
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Nov
Children in Need at Horsmonden
To raise money for BBC Children in Need today children were invited to come into [...]
Nov
Years 5 and 6 pupils visit the local Social Club
Children in Year 5 and 6 took a walk to the Social Club on Monday [...]
Nov
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Nov
Odd Socks for Anti-Bullying Week!
We enjoyed wearing odd socks today to show support for the Anti-Bullying Alliance as part [...]
Nov
Remembrance Day at Horsmonden
At 11am we gathered at the Horsmonden War Memorial to commemorate the British and Commonwealth [...]
Nov
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Nov
Bangers & Bingo at Horsmonden
Bangers and Bingo was a roaring success thanks to the parents on the FoHPS Committee. [...]
Oct
Year 4 Trip to Temper Temper
Year 4 went to Temper Temper in Tunbridge Wells, learning all about where chocolate originates [...]
Oct
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Oct
Year 6 Prefects
Meet our Year 6 prefects for the year ahead: Head Boy and Girl, Deputy Head [...]
Oct
Harvest Hampers
The children had a fantastic time last week distributing harvest hampers among the elderly residents [...]
Oct
Horsmonden Huddle
Meet the Horsmonden Huddle for the year ahead! The Huddle is responsible for collating and [...]
Oct
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Oct
New EYFS Outdoor Area
Take a look at our EYFS class enjoying their new outdoor area earlier today…
Sep
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Sep
Year 3 Forest School Sessions
Forest School sessions are back in full swing again with Year 3, who had a [...]
Sep
Year 6 befriend new Reception students
Take a look at some of our wonderful Year 6 children looking after their new [...]
Sep
Year 3 learn about the Stone Age
Year 3 are learning about the Stone Age and wanted to know what food was [...]
Sep
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Sep
Horsmonden Heroes
👏👏 Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, [...]
Sep
Remembering HM Queen Elizabeth II
The death of Queen Elizabeth II came as a shock to us all yesterday evening. [...]
Sep
Day Three in EYFS Class…
Another great day for our new children in EYFS. A few were tired this morning [...]
Sep
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Sep
Welcome Back to School!
Welcome back to school everyone! We hope you’ve all enjoyed the summer and are ready [...]
Sep
Goodbye to Year 6
Today we said goodbye to our wonderful Year 6 children. They have been a pleasure [...]
Jul
Year 6 Performance of Pirates of the Curry Bean
Year 6 put on an amazing performance of Pirates of the Curry Bean this week! [...]
Jul
Music Students Perform to the School
Children who learn to play guitar, piano or sing with Katie Slowgrove celebrated their progress [...]
Jul
School Band Performance
We were entertained by our school bands last week when they showcased their learning to [...]
Jul
Port Lympne Safari Park Visit
Today children in Year 1 and Year 2 visited Port Lympne. They enjoyed the safari, [...]
Jul
Moving Up Morning
Today, for Moving Up Morning, the children spent time in their new classrooms with their [...]
Jul
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Jul
Forest School Opening
Today marks the ‘official’ opening of our Forest School and all children are having a [...]
Jul
Coding Club
In Coding Club this week children were experimenting with Microbits. These pocket sized computers provide [...]
Jul
Year 5 Forest School Sessions
Today it was the turn of Year 5 to start their weekly forest school sessions. [...]
Jul
Kent Police Open Day
Year 6 were lucky enough to attend the Kent Police Open Day today to learn [...]
Jul
Horsmonden Heroes
👏👏 Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, [...]
Jul
LAT Cricket Festival Success!
Today the Horsmonden Cricket team not only played brilliantly and came second in their league [...]
Jul
Year 2 History Walk
As part of their inquiry into the history of buildings in Horsmonden, Year 2 went [...]
Jun
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Jun
Year 2 Computing Lessons
In their Computing lesson today Year 2 were learning how to program a Beebot to [...]
Jun
Year 5 at Bewl Water
Year 5 had a fantastic day at Bewl Water on Monday where they took part [...]
Jun
EYFS Visit from Kent Police
PC Savage, or PC Cabbage as the children named him, visited the children in EYFS [...]
Jun
‘Marvellous Males’ Afternoon
Thank you to all the ‘Marvellous Males’ that joined us this afternoon! The children absolutely [...]
Jun
Parent Update
Dear Parents What a quiet week we’ve had in school without Year 6! They’ve been [...]
Jun
Horsmonden Heroes
Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, knowledgeable, [...]
Jun
Year 6 Trip to Windmill Hill PGL
Here’s a few pictures from the Year 6 residential to Windmill Hill PGL this week…
Jun
Visit from STEM Ambassador
Today Year 5 had another visit from the STEM Ambassador to focus on the theme [...]
Jun
Year 2 Create 3D Models
Today Year 2 combined a range of skills to create a 3D model of Horsmonden. [...]
Jun
Year 3 at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve
Year 3 had a fantastic day at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve yesterday. They explored the nature [...]
Jun
Horsmonden Heroes
👏👏 Congratulations to our Horsmonden Heroes for showing one of our Learner Profile Attributes: caring, [...]
Jun
Sponsored Walk at Bewl Water
What a beautiful day for a sponsored walk round Bewl Water in aid of Starfish [...]
Jun
Reverends Visit
Thank you to Reverends Tim, Trish and the Open the Book team for retelling the [...]
Jun
Horsmonden Primary Academy Ofsted Inspection
Dear Parents Following our recent Ofsted Inspection, I am delighted to be able to share [...]
Nov
Parent Update – 10th November 2023
Dear Parents Thank you to everyone who attended parent consultations this week. I hope you [...]
Nov
Parent Update – 20th October 2023
Dear Parents Ofsted have now concluded their inspection and I am eagerly awaiting their report. [...]
Nov
Parent Update | 6th October 2023
Dear Parents, What a week we’ve had! It started with ‘The Rocket Man’ from Steam [...]
Oct
Parent Update | 29th September 2023
Dear Parents, Next week is Innovation Week! We are all excited to take part in [...]
Sep
Parent Update | 22nd September 2023
Dear Parents, Harvest Boxes It’s that time of year again when we start to think [...]
Sep
Parent Update | Friday 8th September 2023
Dear Parents What a week it has been for our youngest children who have now [...]
Sep
Parent Update (1st September 2023)
Dear Parents, Welcome back to the new school year! It was lovely to be greeted [...]
Sep
Parent Update (21st July 2023)
Dear Parents, Today we say goodbye to a special group of Year 6 children. They [...]
Jul
Parent Update (3rd July 2023)
Dear Parents As we near the end of this academic year, teachers are busy finalising [...]
Jul
Parent Update (26th May 2023)
Dear Parents, There’s no stopping FoHPS (PTA) at the moment! The committee is busy preparing [...]
May
Parent Update (19th May 2023)
Dear Parents What a difference a week makes with the weather! This time last week [...]
May
Leigh Academies Trust Visual Arts Competition
Leigh Academies Trust is excited to announce the launch of the cross-trust Visual Arts competition. [...]
May
Parent Update (25th April 2023)
Dear Parents, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter with your families and avoided [...]
Apr
Parent Update (31st March 2023)
Dear Parents, The rain didn’t put the Easter bunny off from making an appearance at [...]
Mar
Parent Update (10th March 2023)
Dear Parents, Today has been an exciting day with children breaking the rules regarding uniform, [...]
Mar
Trust Parent Survey Feedback
Dear Parents, I am delighted to share the results of the Trust Parent Survey, with [...]
Mar
Welcome Back – Term 2
Dear Parents/Carers, Welcome back everyone – I hope you’ve all had a great half term [...]
Nov