Latest News | St Catherine's C of E Primary School

Tesco Fruit and Veg Colouring Competition

Tue 16 Jun 2026

If you get a chance please pop down to our local Tesco - we have taken part in their Fruit and Veg Colouring Competition and there is a lovely display of our pupil's entries.

Well done to our school choir

Fri 12 Jun 2026

This afternoon our school choir have proudly performed in the church tent at the Royal Three Counties show in Malvern, delighting audiences with a selection of songs that showcased their talent and dedication. After weeks of rehearsal, the choir delivered a confident performance and represented the school with distinction, making the occasion a memorable experience for everyone involved. A huge well done from Mr Mottershead and Mrs Wharton.

So far in June

Fri 12 Jun 2026

It has been another busy and exciting few weeks in school, with lots of wonderful learning opportunities and activities taking place across all year groups.

Our Year 6 pupils had a fantastic time on their residential visit to Llanrug in Wales. Throughout the trip, the children demonstrated excellent behaviour, representing our school with pride and maturity at all times.

The pupils enjoyed a wide range of exciting activities, challenging themselves, developing teamwork skills and creating wonderful memories with their friends. During all the outdoor activities and challenges they showed enthusiasm, determination and a positive attitude.

Staff have been incredibly impressed with how the children supported one another, shown resilience and embraced new experiences. Their outstanding conduct was commented on by the Llanrug activity leaders.

We are extremely proud of all our Year 6 pupils. Well done, Year 6!

A huge thank you to everyone who supported our Non-Uniform Day today. We are collecting chocolate donations towards the upcoming Summer Fair. We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and support.

Today our choir had a fantastic time performing at the Three Counties event in Malvern. The children represented the school brilliantly, demonstrating enthusiasm, confidence, and excellent singing throughout the afternoon. We are very proud of their hard work and commitment. Well done everyone!

Preparations for our Sports Days are now well underway. Pupils have been practising their skills, developing their teamwork, and showing great determination as they get ready for this much-anticipated event. We are looking forward to two enjoyable days of sport, participation, and celebration.

A reminder that the photographers will be in school to take the class photographs on Monday 15th June.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support. We look forward to sharing more of our achievements and celebrations with you in the coming weeks.

Welcome Back

Mon 01 Jun 2026

We hope that everyone had a brilliant half term holiday. We were blessed with lovely sunny days and we are sure our families all made the most of this and enjoyed the wonderful weather.

We are really looking forward to the next half term. Please see the June newsletter for the recent news and all the upcoming events planned for the remainder of the term.

St Catherine's Arts Days

Fri 22 May 2026

We have finished this half term with our Arts Days. Each year group have focused on a different British Value and there has been some wonderful creative work happening around school.

The PTA organised the Colourful Run on Thursday afternoon and a huge well done to all our pupils for their outstanding effort as they ran around the rugby club in the sunshine.

We will return to school after the half term break on Monday 1st June and look forward to all the planned events for the last half of the Summer term.

Coming up

Fri 08 May 2026

There are lots of exciting things coming up at St Catherine's over the rest of the Summer Term.

We are sure everyone is looking forward to the activities, trips and events coming up in the next few months.

Please see below details of some of these.

We are eagerly awaiting the return of our Year 4 children from their Residential Trip to Blackwell Adventure in Bromsgrove. We are so pleased the weather has been kind for them to enjoy all of their activities.

The year 4 children who remained in school have been busy with various projects, including making crispie cakes, creating viking long boats and a sewing project. Well done to all of them for taking part in these.

This week our year 5 pupils have completed Anti-Bullying Ambassador training, led by the Diana Award, and were joined by pupils from our cluster schools who also took part. It was a fantastic opportunity for pupils to develop their leadership skills and promote kindness across the school.

The sun is out and May is here.

Fri 01 May 2026

We hope everyone has a lovely Bank Holiday on Monday.

We will see you all on Tuesday 5th May ready for the remaining 3 weeks of this half term.

Our year 4 children have their Residential trip to Blackwell Adventure from Wednesday 6th - Friday 8th May and we look forward to hearing about all the exciting activities.

Don't forget to have a look at the Class Pages for your children for the most recent Curriculum Newsletter to find out what the focus for learning is this half term.

Sponsor forms for the Colourful Fun Run should have come home this week.

Thank you for your support.

Well done Miss Wheeler!

Mon 27 Apr 2026

We are so proud of Miss Wheeler's awesome acheivement of completing the London Marathon.

Good luck to Miss Wheeler

Fri 24 Apr 2026

Good luck to Miss Wheeler as she takes part in the TCS London Marathon this weekend.

She has been training hard and we really wish her all the best as she undertakes such a challenge.

She is fundraising for the charity Therapies Unite.

Why Therapies Unite?

Therapies Unite is a small UK based charity founded by our friend in Worcester, Laura Brown De Rodriguez. The charity is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults in Mexico with disabilities by providing access to essential therapy and rehabilitation services. With no National Health Service, the lack of disability services/support often leads to terrible consequences for the individual and their family. Laura and her team are doing inspirational work which helps fund life-changing projects, equipment, and training for therapists working in communities where resources are limited.

Go for it Miss Wheeler. We are behind you every step!

A busy term ahead

Fri 17 Apr 2026

We are at the end of the first week back after the Easter holidays already!

Have a read of the April Newsletter for details of everything coming up this term.

Year 4 and 5 pupils have been taking part in Bikeability this week. What a great way for them to learn practical skills and understand how to cycle on today's roads.

Next week there will be a focus on the NSPCC’s Speak out, Stay safe programme. Speak out Stay safe is an online safeguarding programme for children aged 5 – 11 years old.

Children are invited to come to school in non-uniform on Monday in exchange for a small donation to NSPCC. Donations can be made via the parent pay app.

Thank you for your support.