We are pleased to announce that Purley Oaks has been awarded the Bronze Healthy Schools Award. The award recognises the part we play as a school in supporting London’s children to stay healthy and happy as they grow up. We have been recognised because we encourage our children to lead a healthy lifestyle – to…

Dear parents and carers, Happy New Year! I trust you and your families had a lovely Christmas holiday and are looking forward to the new term at Purley Oaks. Last term, despite the high levels of absence due to Covid-19 and illness, the children have made good progress in their learning. This is due to…

Dear parents and carers, I hope you and your families are well. I am writing to inform you of changes to our Covid-19 risk assessment. We were all hoping that we would get to Christmas without having to reintroduce restrictions but due to rising cases, the new variant and announcements from the government, I think…

David Walliams has been talking to Lorraine about his recent visit to Purley Oaks Primary School and his new book Gangsta Granny Strikes Again:

We were very fortunate to receive a visit from David Walliams yesterday. The children attended a special school assembly where they got to listen to David Walliams read extracts from his book, The World’s Worst Children. They were also lucky enough to hear an exclusive excerpt from his new book Gangsta Granny Strikes Again, which…

Dear parents and carers, I trust you all had a lovely summer holiday and are looking forward to school reopening on Monday 6th September. Staff have been working hard to prepare the school and learning for the children’s return and we are all very excited to get started. The DfE has released updated guidance for…

Please find below our most up to date Covid-19 Risk Assessment: POPS_Covid_plan_May2021_v12

Dear Parents and Carers, Should your child be required to isolate due to a suspected case of COVID-19 within the family, providing your child is physically able, we ask that they go onto Oak National Academy via the following link: https://www.thenational.academy/. Oak National Academy is a Government online teaching and learning programme. It provides lessons from…

Dear parents and carers, Please find below our re-opening plan for Monday 8th March 2021: POPS Re-opening Plan March 2021 Primary School Flowcharts and School Checklist 08 03 2021 Poster and Flowchart for Parents and Carers 08 03 2021 Best wishes, Purley Oaks Primary School, Nursery and Children’s Centre