Comic relief for Thornbury fundraisers

Comic relief for Thornbury fundraisers

The whole school community at Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy joined together for a day of fancy dress, physical challenges and mouth-watering treats – all in aid of Red Nose Day.  Pupils and staff dressed up as their favourite sporting heroes to enjoy a host of...
Comic relief for Thornbury fundraisers

Thornbury Vets brings learning to life

Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy’s early years foundation stage (EYFS) department has opened its very own veterinary surgery and welcomed its first patient, Roni the sausage dog. The school’s reception children have been reading ‘A Superhero Like You’, a book by...
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School celebrates improved Ofsted rating to ‘good’

The whole school community at Thornbury Leadership Academy is celebrating after Ofsted inspectors rated our school ‘good’ overall, with ‘outstanding’ judgements in two of the five inspection categories areas. The report, published by Ofsted this week, follows an...

Statement: Her Majesty The Queen

Sir Mufti Hamid Patel CBE: “The Star family is extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We wish to express our deepest sympathies to the Royal Family and to the nation as a whole. “By any measure, Her Majesty’s dedication to the UK...
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‘Gearing Up’ programme launched at Thornbury

Pupils at Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy have received the first in a series of aspirational sessions about software engineering. Top Yorkshire engineering firm Corecom Quality Engineering (CQE) visited the school to launch ‘Gearing Up’, an educational programme...
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Children’s author opens Thornbury’s new-look library

Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy’s new and improved library received a grand opening from a special guest author. Cutting the ribbon at the Bradford school was children’s writer Donna David, author of acclaimed books ‘Trains, Trains, Trains’ and ‘Farmer Llama.’ As...
Community Champion – Homera Najib Visits Thornbury

Community Champion – Homera Najib Visits Thornbury

We had a lovely visit from Homera Najib for our Community Champion Assembly. She is the bursar from Bradford Grammar School. Her purpose was to inspire, raise aspirations and ambitions for our children. Children loved it and were definitely...
Thornbury Celebrates British Science Week

Thornbury Celebrates British Science Week

From Monday 14 to Friday 18 March, Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy will be celebrating British Science Week. To kick things off the children will all be learning about ‘Growing for the Future’. Science work across the week is based on areas of sustainability and...
Science accreditation awarded to Bradford primary

Science accreditation awarded to Bradford primary

Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy has achieved the Primary Science Quality Mark in recognition of the high standard of its science provision for pupils. The year-long programme, run by the Primary Science Teaching Trust and the University of Hertfordshire, supports...