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Local MP Abena Oppong-Asare Visits Us
21 Nov 2025Willow Bank Primary School Welcomes Local MP Abena Oppong-Asare We were delighted to welcome our local MP, Abena Oppong-Asare, to our school. Abena spent the morning visiting our breakfast club, speaking to the whole school and Year 6 parents during our sharing assembly, and meeting with our School Ambassadors to answer their thoughtful questions. The visit was arranged following letters written by our Year 6 pupils about conservation concerns surrounding Southmere Lake. This provided a valuable opportunity to explore British Values in action, including the democratic process and the rule of law, as well as inspiring our children to consider how they might one day play a role in shaping their community- even as future Members of Parliament!
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We Achieve the Bexley Bronze Oracy Award
07 Nov 2025We Achieve the Bexley Oracy Bronze Award! We are delighted to share that we have achieved the London Borough of Bexley Oracy Bronze Award! This recognition celebrates our school’s commitment to developing confident, articulate pupils and embedding oracy across every aspect of school life. Through dedicated staff training, explicit oracy lessons, and the integration of talk into digital learning, Peareswood has built a strong culture of communication and collaboration.
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Pupils Shine at Tesco’s Black History Month Celebration
17 Oct 2025We were incredibly proud to see some of our talented pupils from Willow Bank Primary School perform at Tesco Woolwich as part of the store’s Black History Month celebrations. Their confidence, passion, and musical ability were truly inspiring, and it was wonderful to see them represent the school and Trust so brilliantly. A huge thank you to Tesco for hosting this fantastic event celebrating young musicians, and to the amazing Salem Academy for Music for supporting and showcasing such incredible talent. Watch some of their performance below!
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Celebrating Our Learning Environment
16 Sep 2025Today, colleagues from Dulverton Primary School visited Willow Bank to see how we use our learning environment as a driver for teaching, learning, and inclusion. We explained not just what we do — our displays and pupil ownership — but the why behind them. Our displays are not just decoration. They showcase the process of learning, highlight pupil voice, and give children true ownership of their work.
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We are the Bexley Schools Math 24 competition champions!
10 Jul 2025Willow Bank Primary are the Bexley Schools Math 24 competition champions! Year 5 pupils showcased outstanding teamwork, determination and sportsmanship. Their hard work paid off as they achieved the highest overall score across all participating schools. Team member Nife reached the final, securing Willow Bank the top spot in Bexley and taking home the prestigious gold medal- well done to all involved!
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Pupil Achievements
30 Sep 2024Bexley Music Scholarship We are extremely proud of Kinfe and Nife who have both been awarded a four year scholarship from Bexley Music to develop their instrumental knowledge and skills. Both children play several instruments, including the piano and trumpet and we know they will grab this opportunity with both hands to become ever more accomplished musicians! Congratulations to you both!
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We have achieved the Wellbeing Award for Schools!
18 Jul 2024We are proud to share that our school has successfully completed the Wellbeing Award for Schools! Our commitment to the wellbeing of our community is at the heart of everything we do and the verifier in hearing about all that we do for the community remarked, "In short, this is a school that changes lives for the better."
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Celebrating Creativity and Collaboration
28 Jun 2024At Willow Bank Primary School, fostering creativity and collaboration is at the heart of our community. This was exemplified during our INSET day where our staff came together for a special collaborative art project. This unique initiative focused on creating vibrant canvases to honour our four House Champions: David Attenborough, Stephen Hawking, Malala Yousafzai, and Katherine Johnson. Led by local artist Amy Bairstow, the day was a blend of artistic exploration and teamwork.
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Achieving an AC Education Accreditation Badge!
22 Apr 2024We are pleased to share that since September we have been working with AC Education to complete Whole School Attachment and Trauma Training and have now received our AC Education Accreditation Badge. At Willow Bank we are dedicated to creating a supportive environment.
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Planting at Southmere Park for National Tree Week!
30 Nov 2023Our local area is undergoing a major regeneration project and Peabody, who are working together with local people and partners to regenerate Thamesmead, gave our school the special opportunity to participate in tree planting at Southmere Park during National Tree Week. The children are eagerly anticipating revisiting the park to witness the growth of the trees they helped plant! We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Peabody for giving us the incredible chance to make a positive and lasting difference to our community. This community event featured in the news for ‘Thamesmead Now’ .
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