Bourn Primary Academy

10th July 2026

This week we had our final Governing Body meeting of the academic year and the 5 key points were:

1. Governors were pleased with the movement on the School Development Priorities

2. Governors were pleased with the ongoing high attendance at Bourn

3. Governors were pleased to see how Bourn's distinctive Church School ethos continues to underpin all decisions made

4. Governors would like to thank the staff team for their dedication and commitment this year

5. Governors would like to thank Hong, Jen and Andy who have either left the Governing Body recently or will do so at the end of this academic year

I just wanted to say thank you for everyone's support during the recent hot weather. I feel that we have all worked incredibly well to ensure that everyone in school has been able to remain as comfortable as possible during the recent hot weather. thank you for your ongoing support.

Bourn primary has been recognised by The Engagement Platform (TEP) with a Most Progress award in the Summer 2026 census, reflecting the biggest improvement in Pupil Effort scores nationally since the Autumn 2025 survey. This award recognises growth, not just attainment, and reflects the hard work of our whole school community in supporting the children to continue to flourish here at Bourn.

Year 6 trip on Thursday. Whilst we are all very disappointed and frustrated that we needed to change the plans on the morning of the trip I would like to thank the children , volunteers and staff for working so hard and quickly in order to find a solution to a problem that was outside of our control. I would also like to thank the parents and carers for their understanding with the situation that we found ourselves in. The children had, whilst not the day that they thought, a lovely day and their maturity and 'make it work' attitude demonstrated just how brilliant they all are.

On Friday Bourn was visited by Shelley Desborough (Director of Primary Education for CAM Trust). It was fantastic to welcome Shelley in once more where we discussed the work that has been undertaken this year and the impact that it has made. We also toured the school speaking with children and looked at their books and it was excellent to see the impact of the work this year. The children also continue to speak confidently and happily about their learning and lessons. We know that we have more work to do and I look forward to sharing with you all the School Development Plan (SDP) at the welcome to the Year Ahead meeting in September.

I wish you all a lovely weekend

J Fraser

There will be no Community Celebration Assembly next week (Friday 17th July) as it is the Year 6 Leavers Assembly.

Congratulations go to:

Jessie for her Histon Hornets Tournament Winner medal

Harry for his cricket tournament and being part of the winning team. Harry also was awarded the Most Valuable Player - congratulations

Sasha for her 4 medals in swimming, two golds and 2 silver

Zahra for her football tournament medal

Birthday Celebrations 

As today's Community Celebration Assembly is the last one for the academic year we will wish a Happy birthday this week  to:

Max, Eloise, Sasha, Hugo and Jozef

Happy birthday next week to:

Naomi, Sienna, Rudy, Amira, Phoebe, Samuel, Zach

Happy birthday in the Summer holiday to:

Alexander, Maddie, River, Zoey, Rose, Elias, Colby, Jake, Elliot, Orla, Ruben, Orla, Luca, Felix, Ethan, Tanmaya and Elisha

Effort Awards:

Brody, Thomas, Sam B, Henry, Rudy, Ellery and Arthur

Values Awards:

Nolan, Tom, All of Oak Class, Uvindu, Harry, Margot and Gabby

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

3rd July 2026

My thanks go to the BSA team and volunteers for a fantastic Summer disco - the children had an amazing time. Thank you all for organising and leading this brilliant event.

I would like to share with you all some Water Safety Advice that I have been made aware of. The Royal Life Saving Society have produced this information about keeping safe around water. The information can be found here.

This week in school has been another very busy one. On Tuesday I had the privilege of attending Cambourne Village College library with a selection of Year 6 children who entered into the CAM Academy Trust Year 6/7 Reading Event. Congratulations go to Elisha who won the Year 6 category for her brilliant book review.

On Wednesday we had our annual Sports Day. My thanks go to Mr Puckey and all the volunteers for organising the event and for making sure it all ran so smoothly on the day. Thank you to all the parents and family members who were able to come and support the children.

On Thursday the children spent time during 'Move Up Morning' in their new classrooms with their new teaching teams. It was fantastic to see the children on 'Move Up Morning' with their new teaching teams. We hope that the children came home speaking excitedly about the morning.

On Thursday and Friday our current Year 6 children who will be moving onto CVC in Year 7 attended their CVC transition days. We can't wait to hear all about it on Monday!

I wish you all a lovely weekend

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

 Grace for her Grade 5 Merit in Violin

Elliot for going Green in his TTRockstars

Boudicca for her 5m front crawl leg kick certificate

Iris for her level 6 Gymnastics award

Sasha for her 50m backstroke medal

William for his 3km run at Newmarket Run

Sunflower Growing Competition - KS1 winner is Wilbur and KS2 winner is Jacob

May for her Milton Wildcats Trophy

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Albie, Isaac, Charlotte, Rafferty, Aida, Pandora

Effort Awards:

Boudicca, Lorenzo, Jevindu, Albie, Mia and Huxley

Values Awards:

Winston, Olivia, Kayla Lydia, All of Cedar Class and Theo

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

26th June 2026

The parent survey closes today - if you have not completed it, please can I ask you to so that we can gather as much feedback as possible. The survey can be found here.

I have received a communication from the Children's Commissioner in  relation to 'The Big Future' Survey. This survey is designed to capture children's thoughts and wishes so that Dame Rachel de Souza can take them to central government to help shape future policy making decisions. Please can I ask for as many of you who can to complete this with your children - thank you. The survey can be found here

I wanted to start this week's update with a huge thank you to all the children, parents, staff and community for supporting us all in the hot weather. I appreciate that we have needed to make some decisions quickly and communicate this week more than usual and so thank you for your continuing support over what I am sure has been a challenging week for all. I understand that some of the decisions that we have made may not be popular ones but we will always prioritise safety first - thank you for your understanding.

This week it was lovely to see Acorn class in the hall for their Balanceability - the children continue to develop their skills and confidence wonderfully.

On Thursday we also welcomed our new Acorn class for their 'Stay and Play'. It was lovely to see so many future Acorns in school continuing their transition to us. We hope that all involved found this a useful and supportive event.

I wish you all a lovely weekend

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Ellery in her football tournament for Cambourne Town Football Club

Poppy in her football tournament for Royston Town Youth Football Club

Cherry Class for winning the June TTRockstars competition, Oak class came a very close second - just 6 points behind!

Lilly for her Huntingdon Gymnastics Club Future Stars medal

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Imogen, Charlotte and Aurelia

Effort Awards:

Catherine, William, Tanmaya, Sylvie, Stella, Louie and Georgie

Values Awards:

Will, Zahra, Elynn, Bexley, Charlotte, Imi and Rose

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

19th June 2026

Thank you to the families that have already completed the TEP survey. For those of you who have not please can I ask you to do so. We will be using the survey results to reflect on areas that we are doing well in and also to identify next steps for the school. Your voice in this process is vital. The survey can be found here. Thank you in advance for providing your feedback. 

Social Media Ban

On Monday the Government announced the Social Media Ban. Information about this can be found here. I wanted to take this opportunity to state that we will be proactively looking at our curriculum and how this will affect teaching and learning. I will keep you updated over how we are adapting our curriculum as more information is shared. 

On Tuesday Braiswick photographers were in school taking the class photos. We look forward to sharing with you more details of how they can be purchased, should you wish to, when we receive this information

On Wednesday the children in Year 3 and 4 performed their Cinematic Celebration. This was simply brilliant. It was fantastic to see all the children so happy and confident on the stage . My thanks go to the teaching team for organising such a brilliant event and for all the families that support with learning the lines and organising the costumes. 

Earlier on today, the BSA hosted the annual Fathers Day Breakfast. It was great to see so many of you able to come for breakfast - I hope that you all had an enjoyable experience. My thanks go to the BSA for organising and running the event along with Tyler in the kitchen!

I hope that you all have a lovely weekend

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Kayla for auditioning for and being successful in gaining the role of Pugsley Adams, performing in two shows

Sofia, Jevindu, Felix, Milo, Lydia, Immie, William, Ethan, Ella for Going Green on their TTRockstars Heat Maps.

Sam and William for completing the Kids Fun Run at St Albans Half Marathon

Aaron for his triple gold medals in a recent Jui-Jitsu competition in Leicester

Poppy for completing 21 Park runs

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Josh

Effort Awards:

Myla, Grace, Max, Aida, All of Cedar class, Emily and Zach

Values Awards:

Elsie, Maddie, Wilbur, Dafne, Huxley, all of Rosewood class and Aaron

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

12th June 2026

This year the Parent Survey will take place through The Engagement Platform (TEP). The survey can be found here. Please can I encourage as many of you as possible to complete the survey. Most surveys are completed in 8 to 10 minutes however you can spend more or less time should you wish to. The survey is scheduled to close on the 26th June. Thank you in advance for providing your feedback. 

I would like to re-share the link to CEOP which can be found here. There is lots of useful help and advice both for parents and children in keeping safe online.

On Monday school was visited by the GenR8 team. More information about the team can be found here. The team led an act of Collective Worship linked to our school parable of The Good Samaritan. The team were most impressed with the children and how they engaged with the act of Collective Worship and their overall behaviour.

On Tuesday Acorn class braved some sporadic rain to complete their Balanceability. Despite the rain the children could be seen having a lovely time with smiles on their determined faces.

The Big Top Arrived this week! It was fantastic to see the children in their Circus Skills sessions and they spoke so excitedly about this - thank you to all involved in the BSA who organised this magical event for the children.

We have also had the stage put up in the hall in readiness for the Years 3/4 Cinematic Celebration and Year 6 performance. The children are busy learning lyrics, lines and songs alongside their normal lessons. Thank you for all your support with these events, the teaching teams and I really appreciate this.

I hope that you all have a lovely weekend

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Isaac, Ayden, Tanmaya, Elisha, Shrirang, Severn, William, Aida and Valentina for the Accelerated Reader Word Multi-Millionaire Awards

Orla for her 50m Front crawl swimming certificate

Ella for her football trophies, one for participation and winning the supporters player award for amazing passing, scoring 31 goals and being a great role model. 

Alexander for being awarded the Managers player Award for Trumpington FC 25/26 season

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Isabella

Effort Awards:

Lio, Renzo, Felix, Gino, Locke, Luca and Bella

Values Awards:

Myra, Ben, Imogen, Amira, Ivana, Ralph and Ethan

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

As Miss Hensleigh is now married her new email address is KHensleigh-Dunne@bourn.cambs.sch.uk. The auto-direct should work however I wanted to share the email address update just in case it does not. Many thanks.

Bourn Primary Academy

5th June 2026

This year the BSA AGM will be held on 3rd July straight after the Community Celebration Assembly, starting at 9:30. It would be great for as many people to attend the AGM as possible. Thank you.

From time to time as parents we may need to talk to our children about difficult or upsetting topics. I have recently had shared with me a resource that can be found here which may provide parents with some useful advice should they need it. However, you know your child best and so please trust your judgement over what is going to work best for them.

This week in school Year 4 have been completing their Multiplication Tables Check - the children have approached this with enthusiasm and determination and I would like to thank everyone involved in supporting the children to be so ready for the check.

On Wednesday school hosted the new intake meeting for Acorn class September 2026. It was lovely to meet the new families and we look forward to the upcoming transition visits.

All classes have started their new Pathways To Write unit this week and it has been wonderful to speak to the children about their next pieces of writing. The children speak so enthusiastically about their writing and what they have already learnt.

It has been fantastic to see the swimming pool being used this week. The children have been so excited about the lessons and I would like to thank all the volunteers who have given up their time to support with the swimming sessions. Without your help these sessions would be incredibly challenging to deliver - thank you.

A request from me, if you are collecting your child(ren) at the end of the day please can you make sure that you are on time. I fully appreciate that things 'crop up' and it is very easy to be delayed as a one off however we are having a number of parents who are routinely collecting their children up to 15 mins late each day. This does have an impact on meetings that teacher's have with other parents straight after school as well as unhappy children. Thank you for your support with this.

I hope that you all have a lovely weekend

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Pandora for swimming 100m on her back

Jenson for competing in a football tournament representing Cambourne Town FC, his medal of participation and for scoring goals.

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Natalie, Stella, Grace, Amelie, Alfred and Roman 

Effort Awards:

Greta, Beau, Elowen, Sophie, Isaac, Olivia and Joshua

Values Awards:

Jozef, Jacob, Pandora, Jerusha, Ivy, Immie and Iris

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

22nd May 2026

I am delighted to be able to announce that the swimming pool has been successfully commissioned for the swimming season. The pool has been cleaned, water added and the various treatments carried out so that the pH level in the pool is within the correct range. This means that we are all set to swim after half term. 

During the Half term break when school is closed should you have any Safeguarding concerns and you think a child or an adult is in immediate danger please phone 999. 

Last Friday afternoon we were visited by author Gregg Stobbs who led an engaging and interesting session on how to be an author.

On Monday Year 2 visited Cambridge Botanical Gardens and despite some ominous looking clouds managed to stay dry for almost the whole day. The children came back to school so excited about everything that they had seen and experienced.

On Tuesday Year 5 took part in the Maths Challenge. They tackled some very challenging mathematical puzzles and problems which really stretched their mathematical thinking.

On Thursday Acorn and Oak class went on their Bluebell Woods Walk - the children were so excited about this experience and it was lovely to see Oak children looking after their Acorn buddies.

Thank you to all the volunteers who were able to support with the events in school this week - without your support the children would not be able to have such fantastic enrichment experiences.

I hope that you all have a lovely half term break and fingers crossed for some good weather!

I look forward to welcoming the children back to school on Monday 1st June for the second half of the Summer term.

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Heath for his 1st place in the couples Cha Cha, 3rd place in the couples Waltz, 3rd place in the solo Rumba and 8th place in the solo Tango at Herne Bay ballroom and Latin competition.

Ella for her football tournament last Sunday where her team came 5th. Ella has also been selected to play with Cambridge over the half term.

William, Sasha, Jessie and William for competing in the Year 5 Maths challenge.

Jacob for his rugby achievements with his team coming 2nd in their recent competition.

Amelie for her 200m backstroke certificate.

Tabby for her 200m backstroke certificate.

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

William, Krishiv, Myla, Violet, Emily, Catherine and Elowen

Happy birthday during Half Term to:

Ranaldo, Immie and Georgie

Effort Awards:

Isaac, Ethan, Eloise, May, Sam, Jenson and Juliana

Values Awards:

Juliette, Ella, Benj, the whole of Hazel class, Alexander, Sam and Isla

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

15th May 2026

This week Year 6 children have been taking their SATs tests. I would like to say a huge "well done" to all the children. They worked incredibly hard, and demonstrated fantastic perseverance and courage.

This week I have had a few questions in relation to parental controls on devices at home and so I wanted to re-share the NSPCC advice which can be found here. I hope that you find this information helpful and of use.

I would like to thank all the children and adults in school this week for their flexibility and support to our Year 6's. The children have had to be extra quiet during the tests and had playtimes at different times to accommodate the testing schedule. I would like to also thank all the parents, carers and those who have supported the children at home. Thank you all for supporting Year 6 so well!

This Tuesday we had our Summer 1 Full Governors Meeting. The 5 key points from the meeting were:

• The Governing Body will be escalating the ongoing remedial works that need to be undertaken on the Climbing Frame
• Governors are exploring the option of adding solar panels to the school building
• Governors were happy with the Headteacher's report and professional challenge
• Governors recognised the very positive recent SEND parent survey report
• Governors have updated their monitoring template to also include SIAMS information

I hope that you all have a lovely weekend

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Heath for his 2nd Kyu - Brown and White Belt

Rosewood Class for winning the May KS2 TT Rockstars tournament

Jacob, Will and Albie for having a fantastic Rugby season and being awarded their Rugby medals

Georgie for her swimming certificate celebrating 100m of kicking on her back

Aaron for his Gold and Silver medals for Gi and Nogi

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Genevieve, Sophie, Una, Huxley, Bella, William and Sylvie

Effort Awards:

Winnie, Natalie, Faith, Orla, Alexander, Sonny and all of Oak class

Values Awards:

Pearl, Beauden, Ruben, Enid, Krishiv, Elsy and Warren

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

8th May 2026

Next week in school it is Year 6 SATs week. The children and teaching team have been working incredibly hard preparing for these assessments. The children are very well prepared and we wish them a restful weekend and every luck next week.

'Growing up in the online world' - the Government consultation.

Thank you to those of you who have completed the online consultation. The consultation closes on the 26th May and so I wanted to share the link one more time before the consultation closes. The link to the consultation can be found here

It has been another busy week in school this week despite only being 4 days. On Tuesday we received our Resus training (a core piece of training in order to be able to teach swimming sessions) and are very excited about the pool being commissioned for this year's swimming season. Thank you to all the volunteers who were also able to attend this session. More details about swimming days and times are to follow. 

This week we have also received recognition for our high attendance figures from FFT (Fischer Family Trust)

Thank you for all your support in ensuring high attendance at school.

I hope that you all have a lovely weekend

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Eco Council for being awarded the Silver level Green Tree Schools Award for all the work with the Big Plastic Count, Earth Day assembly, Wellbeing challenge, cleanliness survey and litter picking.

Poppy for her Learn to Swim level 3

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Elsie, Eddie and Gus

Effort Awards:

Violet, Valentina, Una, Parker, Winston, Aurelia and Isaac

Values Awards:

Harry G, Laya, Ritika, Gus, Wren, Olivia and Myra

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

1st May 2026

Bourn to Run 2026

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This year’s Bourn to Run will be on Sunday 27th September. Registration is open and you can save 10% on registration fees with an early bird offer, which runs until 17 July. 

Now in its 19th Year, Bourn to Run involves a family friendly 3km running route and a competitive 10km trail. As always, it will be an inclusive event that will spark or expand your enjoyment of running, with the toddler dash for even the youngest participants. There will also be activities, a BBQ and raffle on the village recreation ground on the day. 

The event raises vital funds for Bourn School Association which go towards educational day trips, running costs of the swimming pool, handwriting scheme resources and new playground toys. Last year, children at the school also enjoyed a percussion workshop with junk instruments, which was funded by the money raised in 2024. 

This event could not go ahead without the generosity of sponsors, local businesses and landowners, or the commitment of parent volunteers.  Entry fees cover the cost of safely putting on the event, but sponsorship and donations are required to raise much needed money for the school. If you are interested in helping us by sponsoring or helping to run the event, please email info@bourntorun.com. 

Please see below for the inspirational video!

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Parking whilst dropping off and collecting children.

We have received communications from some members of Bourn community that during drop off and collection cars are parked blocking driveways and obstructing the pavements. Please can I remind everyone to park considerately and safely. Thank you for your support with this.

Thank you to everyone who attended Parent Consultations this week. I know that the team put in a great deal of work preparing for these meetings with you all and I trust that you found the information shared with you useful and supportive.

On Wednesday Years 3 and 4 carried out their Bikeability training sessions and it was lovely to see so many cyclists in school developing their cycling skills.

Moving forwards, at Full Governors meetings we will be concluding the meeting by having '5 Key Points from Governors'. I will then share this in the Newsletter that follows the meeting. I hope that this will give a further insight into the hard work, support and challenge that the Governors provide to the Senior Leadership Team here at Bourn.

I hope that you all have lovely Bank Holiday weekends and fingers crossed for good weather!

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

The Years 3 and 4 Bikeability children for completing their Bikeability training curse.

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Ayden, Nevaeh, Valentina, Isaac, Imi, Louie and Rocco

Effort Awards:

Poppy, Jameson, Leo, Alfie, Jake, Luna and Myla

Values Awards:

Aylin, Henry, Harper, Harry, Jessica, Sofia and Rose

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

24th April 2026

Next week is Parent Consultation week. The teaching team are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child(ren)s progress and next steps. The arrangements for these consultations will be the same as in Autumn Term consultations 

Following on from the Safeguarding visit by CAM Trust last week, I just wanted to share some initial feedback from The Director of Inclusion and Safeguarding:

Safeguarding at Bourn CofE Primary is effective. The school is joyful and pupils are happy. At the start of the day, when the gates open children literally run to the building with smiles on their faces. Parents speak positively about the school, the support that their children receive and the way that the school has improved this academic year. During unstructured times the pupils interact positively with each other and the Year 6 mentoring programme has a positive impact on the younger pupils in the school.

I would like to personally thank the whole school community for all the support, hard work and dedication in this area of school life. It is wonderful to receive this external feedback.

This week in school has been another busy week.

Across the school I have been able to speak to so many children who are able to speak confidently and clearly about their learning. It has also been fantastic to look at the books with the children and compare their first piece of learning from September to their most current piece and celebrate all the progress that they have made.

On Monday we waved farewell to Year 4 as they boarded the bus for their residential visit to Grafham Water. There has been so much positive feedback from the staff about how well the children have behaved, how well they have challenged themselves and supported each other. The children were enthusiastically telling me all about the Grafham Challenge, sailing, high ropes, archery and canoeing alongside how they have set and beat their own targets. It has been wonderful to hear such enthusiasm and it is clear that the children have grown in confidence and abilities over the course of their time at Grafham. My thanks go to the teaching team for all the hard work in organising and running such a successful residential, the children for their 'can do' attitude and behaviour and also to all the family members who have supported the children to be ready for the residential - thank you.

I hope that you all have lovely weekends

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Oak class for winning the KS2 TTRockstars April Battle

Beauden for his Orange Level LA Academy Swimming award

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Juliette, Caelan, Yasmin, Faith, Georgie and Stanley

Effort Awards:

Hugo, Ayrton, Harley, Louis, Phoenix, Tabby and Yasmin

Values Awards:

Jacob, Isabella, all of Rosewood class, Thomas, Connie, Amelie and Shrirang

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

27th March 2026

Thank you to all involved in the BSA for organising and running the Easter Egg Hunt experience on Wednesday. The children had an absolutely fantastic time hunting for eggs, even the weather didn't dampen their spirits. Thank you to all involved.

During the Easter break when school is closed should you have any Safeguarding concerns and you think a child or an adult is in immediate danger please phone 999. 

This week we have had another incredibly busy week in school and today you should be receiving a link to the reports that have been written - please do look out for this.

On Monday Years 5 and 6 travelled to Cambridge University for a Science visit - the children were very excited to tell me all about the balloon 'exploding' and the heat that they could feel.

On Tuesday we had our Easter Experience day where the children took part in lots of Easter related activities.

On Wednesday EYFS had their sponsored ride - it was lovely to see so many on their bikes and scooters and my thanks go to all the volunteers who came in to support with this event along with the teaching team.

Sven and Olaf also made an appearance in Year 2 on Wednesday and the children were absolutely thrilled with this!

Today we have had our Easter Church Service - thank you to Rev Matt and the team for leading this and for all the volunteers who came to help.

I wish you all a very restful and relaxing Easter break and look forward to seeing you all on Monday 13th April when Summer term begins.

J Fraser

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Please see below for the poster for Cambridge kids Club

Bourn Primary Academy

20th March 2026

The Big Plastic Count is over!

Thank you all for your support with this! We are really proud of the school's achievements.

Bourn Eco Council

Please can I ask for you to check your personal details that are held on MCAS. Debs has already sent an email during the week requesting for this also. Many thanks for your support in ensuring that we have accurate contact details held for you.

This week in school it has been assessment week - the children have been working incredibly hard in these assessments. It will give us vital information in terms of the progress the children have made and areas of the curriculum that we will need to look at again. 

On Tuesday we were visited by the GenR8 team who led our act of Collective Worship. The presentation was Easter themed and called 'Amazing Love' exploring the Christian belief that Jesus showed amazing love when he died on the cross.

As you will have seen on the diary, reports will be sent out to parents and carers on Friday 27th March. Please do keep an eye out for this email.

Hopefully the lovely weather that we had earlier on in the week will last for the weekend.

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

The story box winners for Book Week - Rocco and Sofia, with Rudy and Hugo as runners up. 

The poster winner - Enid.

The Year 5/6 Tag Rugby competitors who represented the school brilliantly. Well done to Sam T, Locke, Wilf, Zack, Isaac, Elynn, Valentina, Isla, Aida, Felix and Hugo

Sonny for competing in a tennis competition in Chesterton, playing for his team (Papworth tennis club) and coming third. 

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Jenson, Amelia, Henry B, Henry T, Wilbur, Benjamin and Isaac

Next week we will not be having Community Award Assembly due to our Easter Church Service and so happy birthday next week to:

Harry, Jacob and Dorothy

Effort Awards:

Genevieve, Henry, Boudicca, Margot, Severn, Romeo and Natalie

Values Awards:

Caelan, Grace, Eloise, Lorenzo, Evelyn, Parker and Amelie

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Please see below for the poster for Cambridge kids Club

Bourn Primary Academy

13th March 2026

On Monday we were visited by author Keith Hatton. He led a fantastic assembly at the start of the day and then held reading and writing workshops across the school. I was fortunate enough to visit some of the classrooms whilst Keith was in them and the children were completely engrossed in their activities and spoke very excitedly about the author visit.

I wanted to share with you a free webinar that has been shared with me about Cyber Choice and Online Safety events. These session are suitable for parents and carers of children in Year 5 and above. The flier can be found here

On Monday I was joined by Shelley Desborough (CAM Trust Director of Primary Education) where we reviewed progress on the School Development Plan as well as carrying out a learning walk through all classrooms. It was noted about the recent improvements in the consistency of our working walls, the impact of a new writing approach, an improvement in presentation in the children's books and the calm, purposeful environment in the school. My thanks go to the whole team, the children and parents for our continued efforts and support of our School Development Plan - it is excellent to see the impact of our work.

This week we have also had a large number of enrichment activities. Keith Hatton was in on Monday, on Thursday we had our Science Week Drama workshops (Our World, Our Future) and Year 6 visited Bourn Airfield as part of their current topic. The BSA also ran the Mother's Day Gift Shop and we had many parent helpers come in to read with the children. Thank you to everyone involved in these activities allowing for the children to experience these events and make fond memories.

I hope that you all have lovely weekends,

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Cherry Class for winning the KS2 TTRockstars March battle

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Jerusha and Emily

Effort Awards:

Georgie, Will, Max, Felix, Georgie, Wilf and William

Values Awards:

Elsie, Harper, Charlotte, Violet, Lilly, Rafferty and Cameron

Thank you also to Olivia who won the Golden Ticket raffle to be my helper in assembly today.

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

6th March 2026

On Thursday we celebrated World Book Day - it was fantastic to see the children coming in dressed as book characters - thank you to everyone at home for supporting with this. Over the course of the day the children took part in a variety of book related activities and there was a real 'buzz around school'. Thank you also to the BSA for organising the Golden Ticket Event - the children were so excited and thrilled by this. Also, thank you to all involved in opening up the Book Bus for the day - I know that this is always a highlight for the children. We will be hosting Keith Hatton on Monday to continue to raise the profile of reading across our school and the Story Box Competition closes on Wednesday 12th March.

Thank you for your support with appropriate parking on the roads around school - I have been told that this week the paths have not been blocked meaning that it is safer for all when walking to school. 

This week has been another busy week of learning both inside and outside of the classroom. The Year 5 children took part in their Bikeability training developing their confidence and road safety. The instructors also commented on how well the children listened to instructions and took on the feedback.

Please also see below for information about The Big Plastic Count which the Eco Council are taking the lead on.

I hope that you all have lovely weekends,

J Fraser

With your help, we’ll create a fairer future that’s free from the impacts of the plastics crisis. Please see the letter your child will be sent home with for more information.

Best wishes,

Bourn Primary School Eco Council

Congratulations go to:

Isaac, Hugo, Iris, Elisha, Jameson and Lauren for representing Bourn in the CB23 Humanities Quiz and scoring full marks in the Geography round and coming joint 1st in the RE round.

Sophie, Charlotte, Mela, Evelyn, Dorothy, Ellyn, Yasmin, Tanmaya and Juliana for coming second in the Year 5/6 Girls Football Development Competition

Sam for his Learn to Swim Level 1 award

Thomas for his LA Academy 25m backstroke certificate

Aaron for his Gold medal in Jui-Jitsu

Yasmin for coming 2nd in the Horse and Pony Care Quiz and therefore also qualified for the Nationals

Cameron for his Point Fighting medal and certificate

Arthur for achieving his Level 3 Learn to Swim award

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Ivy and Grace

Effort Awards:

Dorothy, Ralph, Theo F, Benj, Sienna, Jacob and Grace

Values Awards:

Ranaldo, Jozef, All of Cherry Class, Myla, Milo, Christiana and Stanley

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

27th February 2026

On Thursday 26th February PCSO John Coppard visited the school once more. This time he joined me on 'Gate Duty' in the morning and followed this by delivering a whole school 'Personal Safety' talk in Collective Worship. PCSO Coppard spoke to the children about how to stay safe and personal responsibilities. We will look to book in PCSO Coppard for future visits later on in the academic year.

Parking on Hall Close

I have had reports of some cars being parked and blocking paths on Hall Close which is resulting in the children needing to walk in the road to get to school. If you are parking on Hall Road please can I ask you to do so in a way that does not restrict pedestrian movement - thank you for your co-operation with this.

Welcome to Spring 2!

It has been lovely to hear from the children about their half term activities and how much they enjoyed their break. 

This week the children have been starting their new topics with a real enthusiasm and it has been wonderful seeing children bringing in books and pictures from home linked to their learning - thank you for supporting the children with this.

We have also started to use 'Pathways to Write' as our Writing curriculum. This award winning programme will develop further our mastery approach to the curriculum that we teach Bourn children. The feedback from children so far has been positive when I have been speaking with them.

I have also seen mastery skills being developed well in maths this week with some excellent subitising being used by the younger children and the older children have been using representations to be able to explain their mathematical thinking and understanding.

This week we also hosted the CB23 Humanities quiz for Bourn and four other visiting primary schools. The questions were challenging and the children who took part worked very well as a team. We will celebrate their achievement in next week's Community Celebration Assembly.

I hope that you all have lovely weekends,

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Aaron for his wrestling Gold Medal.

Heath for completing his Social One Dance Test and scoring 98/100.

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Lorenzo, Rory, Felix, Aaron, Ayrton and Ethan

Effort Awards:

Alfred, Nevaeh, Woody, Harry B, Myra, Stella and Rocco

Values Awards:

Felicity, Winifred, Felix, Greta, Albie, Isaac and  Amelia

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

13th February 2026

On Tuesday children at Bourn took part in a variety of 'Safer Internet Day' related activities. I wanted to share with you the two different posters that were used as a stimulus for the activities so that you can, if you would like to, follow this up at home.

 3 to 7 year old poster        

 7 to 11 year old poster      

'Safer Internet Day' is a crucial part of our Computing and E-Safety curriculum and it is something that we refer to throughout the year when looking at how to be safe online. 

Whilst the school is closed for the February Half Term break should you have any concerns that are of a Safeguarding nature and you believe that an adult or child is in immediate danger please ring 999. If you are concerned about a child or adult at risk please complete the online referral form at Members of Public – Making a Referral | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board or call 03450455203

This week in school it has been lovely to be able to reflect with the children about the learning and progress achieved over the past half term. When looking in the children's books with them it is fantastic to see the progress that the children have been making and their enthusiasm for the lessons taught. A particular highlight this week for me has been when discussing equality where the children were thinking very creatively over how the world could be made a fairer place.

I have also been impressed with how the children are increasingly presenting their learning in a neat and tidy way. This is so important as it allows for the children to look back on their previous learning quickly enabling them to use it to build new learning on.

This Wednesday was the School Disco - my thanks go to all involved in the organising and delivery of the event. The children clearly had a fantastic time - thank you.

I hope you have a lovely, very well deserved Half Term break and I look forward to welcoming you all back on Monday 23rd February for what I am certain will be a busy Spring 2 term.

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Thomas for his 25m backstroke certificate.

Cherry Class for winning the February KS2 TT Rockstars battle

Ritika, Grace, Hugo, Iris, Isaac W, Juliette, Rafferty, Sasha, Theo O, Elisha, Elynn, Ivana, Jerusha, Myra, Sam T, Severn, Shrirang, Sophie, Tanmaya, Alexander R, Bexley, Georgie and Mia who have 'Gone Green' by recalling all times table facts in under 4 seconds.

Iris for her 'Rubber Duck' recognising that she always puts in 100% into her swimming squad and working really hard

Imi for her three medals (participation, Silver for vault and Bronze for floor) at her gymnastics competition on last Sunday.

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Olivia, Jevindu, Beauden, Theo, Elynn, Paisley and Alfie

Happy birthday during Half Term to:

Sofia, Evelyn, Charles, Beau, Thomas, Theo, Ralph and Warren 

Effort Awards:

Pandora, Shriya, Kayla, Luca, Sam T, Sam and Harry

Values Awards:

Orla, Zoey, Sasha, Harry, Forrest, Eddie and Elliot

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

6th February 2026

I just wanted to let all parents and carers know that we have updated our behaviour policy. This is a piece of work that as a team we are very proud of and confident that it will have a positive impact in all areas of school. We have already seen it impacting positively and look forward to seeing further impact across the school. It will be added to the policies page shortly and we will inform you when this has happened

I have been asked to share a message from the Bourn to Run team which I am more than happy to do for this fabulous event. This event supports the school so much and so if anyone is able to help please do so - thank you.

We need you to keep Bourn to Run going!

This year will be the 19th Bourn to Run, a brilliant 10km and 3km running event that has raised nearly £12,000 for the school every year for the last four years. 

Several parents are stepping down after many years on the organising committee, and we urgently need new volunteers to help keep this much-loved event going. You don’t need special skills — just a willingness to help as part of a friendly team.

If you can help in any way or are interested in finding out more, please get in touch — reply to this email and Debs will pass on your details.

On Wednesday I attended my Designated Safeguarding Lead refresher and so the Safeguarding team in school will remain as me being Designated Safeguarding Lead and Mrs Wheatman and Miss Hensleigh as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads.

This week in school we have had another busy week of learning with the children engaging in a wide range of activities. I have seen some excellent examples of maths 'mastery' in action where the children have been applying their prior learning to new concepts and ideas. I have also been most impressed with the children's writing this week - particularly so the Iron Age and Persuasive text writing that I have had the privilege to read. Selected children also competed in the Friendship Games and Maths challenge and I have had reports that these children were impeccably well behaved and had a thoroughly enjoyable time.

I hope you have lovely weekends

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

All the Friendship Games participants - Sofia, Ayden, Theo, F, Kayla, Josh, Imogen, Cameron, Ranaldo, Mela, Tanmaya, Lauren and Aaron

All the Year 4 Maths Challenge Winners, congratulations to Gus, Sylvie, Harry, Genevieve, Roma, Immie, Ella and Ethan

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday to:

Wilf, Sam and Shriya

Effort Awards:

Theo, Connie, Isla, Eddie, Connie, Imi and Ivana

Values Awards:

Megan, William, Alana, Emily, Alana, Natalie and Tanmaya

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

30th January 2026

Please can I ask for all items of clothing to be labelled.

Writing names on all items of clothing will help us to return items to the correct owners - especially at this time of year when children may be wearing multiple layers that are removed when the children come in from play times. 

I just wanted to provide an update over attendance. Our whole school attendance percentage starting from the beginning of the Autumn term is 97.2%. Nationally over the same period of time attendance data is 94.8% and for the local Authority it is 95%. Thank you to everyone for ensuring that Bourn children's attendance remains very high - this is so vital for children and their learning. We also have 113 children who currently have 'excellent attendance' - 97% or higher.

This week I was joined by Dawn Deacon (our Ely Diocese Regional Adviser (EDRA)). We visited classrooms and spoke to children about their learning and the progress in books. It was lovely to see all the recent school developments in practice and children enthusiastically learning.

When I have been around school this week I have seen many children demonstrating 'valued behaviour' ensuring that teaching and learning time is optimised.

I hope you have lovely weekends

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Kayla for her 2025 Splash and Dash and her Honours Star for her Primary Modern Jazz.

Heath for his 3rd Kyu - Brown belt and 4th place in the Solo Waltz, 5th place in the solo Cha Cha and 7th place in the couples Cha Cha at Herne Bay Dance Festival. 

Rosewood class for winning the KS2 January TT Rockstars tournament

Aaron for his Gold medal in the Polaris Jui Jitsu competition.

Beauden for his LA Academy swimming certificate

Imi for her Gold medal in her recent trampolining competition.

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday to:

Iris, Poppy, Mia and Luna

Effort Awards:

Ellery, Alexander, Beauden, Leo, Warren, Valentina and Elias

Values Awards:

Lorenzo, Ethan, Ben, Huxley, Elisha, Raffety and Alfie

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

23rd January 2026

On Monday afternoon I had the pleasure and privilege of attending the CB23 Public Speaking finals with Nola, Gus, Enid and Ivana. The children stood on the Peterhouse stage and spoke in front of other children, parents and teachers from the other CB23 schools. The Bourn children represented themselves and school brilliantly - their speeches were excellent, their behaviour was impeccable and the level of respect that they showed the other finalists was most impressive - thank you!

Thank you to everyone who has been observing the zig-zags, bus parking and double yellow lines on drop off and collection. We really do appreciate your support in making sure that the children can enter and exit the site in a safe manner. May I just remind everyone that no vehicle should be parking on the double yellow lines at the end of the school day either - thank you for your ongoing support.

On Tuesday the Bikeability team led a 'Learn to Ride' session for specific children - it was fantastic to see the children gain in confidence and ability in riding their bikes.

On Thursday Year 5 attended Young Voices - we certainly had some tired looking faces Friday morning however I hear that the children were incredibly well behaved and when speaking to some of the children it was clear to see how enjoyable an experience it was. My thanks to the teaching team for being able to take the children the parent volunteers and for all the families support with a very late collection!

I hope you have lovely weekends

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

River, Valentina and Enid for becoming an AR million word reader. Ivana, Elisha, William, Theo, Isaac, Grace, Sasha, Wilfred and Cameron for becoming an AR multi-millionaire reader.

Jake, Ayrton, Ralph, Huxley, Jacob, Christiana, Jevindu and Nashe for completing their Learn to Ride Bilkeability course

Henry for his Purple Belt in Karate and George for his Orange swimming award

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday to:

Louis, Isla, Myra and Pearl

Effort Awards:

All of Cherry Class, Henry, Isla, Roman, Krishiv, Jozef and Rose

Values Awards:

Theo, Catherine, Elowen, Arthur, Stella, Emily B and Yasmin

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

16th January 2026

Thank you to all who were able to attend the evening presentation on Wednesday - we hope that you found the information shared useful and informative. More information will be shared in due course.

We have noticed that on occasion the pedestrian gate at the bottom of the driveway is being propped open. Please can we ask for parents and carers to not prop open the gate so that we continue to have a secure site during the teaching day. Thank you for your co-operation with this.

This week Mrs Desborough, Director of Primary Education for Cam Academy Trust, visited us. Mrs Desborough and I visited all classrooms, spoke to children and conducted a book look.  During this visit it was excellent to see the calm learning environment and children in classes focussing on their learning. It was also clear to see so many 'Valued Behaviours' in action.

A couple of requests if I may.

Firstly - if there are roadworks on your journey to school please can I ask, if you can, to leave a little earlier to accommodate for this. The morning work that the teachers plan is crucial in the children's learning journey.

Lastly - if there is a change to the collection arrangements for your child, please can you let Debs in the Office know by lunchtime so that we can make sure to get all the messages to the teachers in good time. I appreciate that things may change in the afternoon however if you do know earlier and can let us know we would really appreciate it, thank you. 

I hope you have lovely weekends

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Nashe, Paisley, Ayrton, Rudy, Emily and Jake for competing in the Panathlon event yesterday and representing the school so brilliantly.

Felicity for achieving a High merit in Grade 1 Ballet and for achieving her swim stage 4

George for achieving his swim stage 1

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday to:

Isla

Effort Awards:

Pearl, Charlotte, Orla, Wilbur, Ivy, Naomi and Hugo

Values Awards:

Mia, Lauren, Nevaeh, Gabriella, Stella, Ralph and Isla

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

9th January2026

Just a quick reminder - please can all parents and carers ensure that the children come to school with appropriate clothing to keep warm when outside. Unless there is adverse weather we will be going outside at playtimes and lunchtime and so the children will need clothes to be able to 'wrap up warm'. Thank you for your help with this.

I have had some questions in relation to how best to set up new electronic devices that may have been given to children over the Christmas period and so I thought it may be of help to share the following NSPCC parental control advice. Please click here for the guidance.

Happy New Year to all - I hope that you all had a restful and relaxing break.

This week in school the children have settled back into their learning very well and we have been most impressed with how the children have tackled their new topics.

On Tuesday in Collective Worship, in keeping with our School Development Priority number 2, we have launched our updated Valued Behaviours as part of our behaviour curriculum. We spoke to the children about the Valued behaviours to ensure that children are learning to the very best of their abilities. The valued behaviours have been grouped into 4 R's. The 4 R's are Readiness, Resilience, Respect and Relationships.

The following sign is in all classrooms and so I thought it may be of use to share it with parents and carers also.

Congratulations go to:

Arthur for being awarded his 25m swimming certificate and badge.

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday to:

Harley

Effort Awards:

Myra, Phoebe, Violet, Aylin, Caelan, Eloise and Imogen

Values Awards:

Jameson, Beau, Tabby, Benj, Harley, Una and Joshua

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

19th December 2025

Since the 3rd September the children have been in school for 14 and a half weeks! Over these weeks I have seen them grow in confidence, develop their skills and gain new knowledge, tackle challenges with a 'can do' approach and work incredibly hard in all aspects of their learning. It has been wonderful to look through the children's books with them and speak about their learning journey - I hope it has made the children that I have been able to speak to incredibly proud of their achievements. This does not happen just by chance and so I would like 'to do a few Thank You's':

The children - thank you for all your hard work, determination and resilience, you should be very proud of your achievements and I cannot wait to see your learning journey continue.

Parents and carers - thank you for supporting the children and staff to allow for the children to be 'ready to learn' and being able to engage with their curriculum so effectively.

Staff - thank you for your steadfast approach in ensuring that the children's experiences here at Bourn are as excellent as they are.

Governors - thank you for your ongoing support and challenge to ensure that the strategic direction of the school aligns to the children's needs.

BSA and volunteers - thank you for giving up your time and for supporting and organising many wonderful school events. They really do enrich the children's lives so much.

Should you have any concerns in relation to an adult or child's welfare whilst school is closed for the Christmas break please can I ask that you follow the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board advice which can be found here.

It has been another busy week in school. Along with the 'usual learning' we have also had a Christingle service either led by Matt Phillips or by the Ely Diocese Central team. These were wonderful events and the children spoke so excitedly about them.

On Wednesday it was our Christmas Lunch. It was lovely to see so many in their party wear or Christmas jumpers. The children thoroughly enjoyed their lunch and my thanks goes to Jules and the team for a fantastic Christmas lunch. 

Today it was our Christmas Service in Church - thank you to everyone who was able to come along and support with the event and help to escort the children to and from Church. We hope that you enjoyed the service as much as we did.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I look forward to welcoming the children back to school on Tuesday 6th January ready for another jam -packed, exciting term.

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page