We recently had a glorious groundforce morning at school, where an amazing team of parents gave up some precious time at the weekend to carry out a number of projects to improve the school site. The focus for this particular Groundforce morning was our School Orchard,...

Beckley pupils celebrated World Book day today, with all our pupils coming to school dressed at characters from their favourite book. Throughout the day, children will be enjoying various activities to celebrate reading. One of the main activities in the afternoon is...

Pupils enjoyed a wonderful day last week, learning all about the central African country of Malawi. Recently, Beckley, along with the other Genesis Federation schools has partnered with a local charity - Starfish Malawi. The charity links schools in East Sussex and...

Last week, our Reception and Key Stage 1 classes performed their Nativity production to the rest of the school, then to parents and families. Over the last 5 weeks, the children and staff had been working incredibly hard to learn lines, remember dances, make costumes...

Christmas has definitely arrived at Beckley school! Last week, the children hung the decorations they had made onto the community Christmas Tree outside the Beckley Village Hall and sang at the Village Christmas Extravaganza to celebrate the Christmas tree lights...

This week, we have been notified that, once again, our school has been awarded the School games Gold Award for 2024-25! The School Games Mark is a national award given to schools who demonstrate their commitment to whole school sport by achieving a range of criteria...

For over 100 years, pupils at our school have been taking part in the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Beckley Village War Memorial, outside Beckley Church. As generations of pupils have before them, our children attended the service with the local residents, read some...

This week, we held our Harvest Service in a packed out Beckley Church, where families and local residents joined with us to celebrate harvest-time and thank God for all His provision. Each class contributed to the service with poems, performance songs, prayers written...

At the start of every school year, we set up our 'buddy-system' between our new Reception Children and our Year 6 pupils. Each child in Reception is allocated a Year 6 buddy, who helps them to settle into life at Beckley. They spend time reading with them in the...

We have been so thrilled to see how well the children in Acorns, our Reception class have settled in to starting school. This has been their first week at Beckley and we don't underestimate just how a big a step it is for the children to begin the journey of full-time...

Just before the end of the summer term, Beckley had it's Summer celebration. The BSA organised and ran this brilliant event with games, stalls, challenges, crafts, cakes and even circus skills for people to enjoy and have fun with, whilst raising money for the school...

This week, we have opened our doors for our 'Brilliant Beckley' open afternoons and mornings. In July every year, we hold our Brilliant Beckley open days to showcase the amazing learning that the children have engaged with throughout the year. Parents and visitors...

For the third year running, Beckley's Year 5/6 football team won the annual Peasmarsh Football Tournament this week! Teams from all the local schools took part in this long-established event, including teams from Rye Primary, Winchelsea, Playden and the hosts,...

Last week, our Year 6 pupils joined with  hundreds of others  from many local schools at the Year 6 Diocesan Leavers Service, held at St Matthews Church in St Leonard's on Sea. This annual event is one of 15 services for all the Year 6 pupils in Church of England...

At Beckley, pupils commemorated the 80th Anniversary of VE Day - the day that the WW2 officially ended in Europe. Being such a key event in world history, it was vital that our children understood what was happening throughout this time, and the many ways it affected...

It's World Book Day, with pupils and staff celebrating the wonders of reading with a series of fun activities and events throughout the day. Everyone was encouraged to come to school dressed as a character from a  book they really like, taking part in 'partner reading...

Pupils had a big surprise at Beckley when they returned to school after the Christmas holiday. Coming through the school gate and turning into the playground, they were met by a huge map of the world that was installed on a wall of the building. The world map includes...

The rumours were true! Today, we had a VERY special visitor at Beckley...FATHER CHRISTMAS! This morning, pupils had been joined by a band of parent volunteers in each class, helping staff with the Christmas-themes crafts being made by the pupils. Crafts ranged from...

Christmas has arrived at Beckley School!   This week, the children and staff had a wonderful time watching the pantomime 'Aladdin', performed by 'the travelling theatre company 'big Bubble, who came to the school. The children have been making decorations for the...

Recently, some of our amazing Evergreen pupils took part in the Hastings and Rother District Cross-Country Championships. They had already qualified through their success in the Rye Area Cross-Country event and last week, on a very cold, wet and muddy afternoon, our...

Beckley recently had a large inspection from the Church of England to see how well people flourish at our school. As a Church of England school, Beckley has a SIAMS inspection every five years. This is a little like an OFSTED inspection, although the focus is slightly...

On Friday, Beckley held our annual Pink Day! For the last few years, the school has held a Pink day to help raise money for Breast Cancer Now, a breast cancer research and support charity. Children and adults had the opportunity to make a donation and come to school,...

Evergreen class recently returned from a fantastic residential week at Kench Hill, near Tenterden, where they enjoyed all sorts of outdoor learning and fun. A visit to Leeds Castle, sand dune fun at Camber Sands, shelter building and a night walk in the countryside...

This week, we have been notified that, once again, our school has been awarded the School games Gold Award for 2023-24! The School Games Mark is a national award given to schools who demonstrate their commitment to whole school sport by achieving a range of criteria...

In the final week of the academic year, we held our 'Brilliant Beckley' open evening and open morning, inviting parents and the local community into school to see the wonderful things that our pupils have been doing throughout the year. Each classroom was packed full...

Earlier in the week, the whole school visited the Hastings Contemporary Art Gallery and were inspired by the amazing we saw there. Pupils spent the day taking part in a range of different workshops, linked to the different exhibitions and these allowed them to learn...

At the end of June, our Year 6 pupils joined with other Y6 classes from across Hastings and Rye at the Diocese of Chichester Year 6 Leavers Service in St Leonards on Sea. The service take place each year and is a lovely opportunity for pupils to look back and...

This term, a group of our Y5/6 pupils attended the East Sussex Children's Book Award event at the De La Warr Pavilion, where they performed in front of schools from across East Sussex. Throughout the school year, the pupils had been reading several children's books...

Last week our magnificent Y5/6 footballers, once again, were victorious in the annual regional football tournament at Peasmarsh School. The team extended their record or not losing a single game throughout the tournament - for the second year running! After winning...

Throughout the week, lines of Year 5 pupils in hi-viz vests and brightly coloured cycle helmets have been seen all over Beckley village. They have been out on the roads with the Bikeability instructors practicing for their assessments and learning how to cycle safely...