St Oswald’s CofE Aided Primary & Nursery School

Jill Scott ran past our school today as part of her epic journey from London to Sunderland. We were out to cheer her on! You can find out more about her journey and fundraising for Comic Relief here: https://www.comicrelief.com/sportrelief/challenges/jill/

The weather has been lovely over half term but it’s back to school today with rain forecast. Please remember that children need a suitable waterproof/water-resistant coat in school all year round.

Our Y6s celebrated the end of a testing week with a trip out for pizza and bowling (plus a birthday song and cake for Mr H!). They were sporting their fantastic leavers hoodies (thank you to parents for funding these along with a contribution from the Friends of St Oswald's!). We are so proud of these children! They give everything their all with so much enthusiasm and fun. They’re kind, caring, courageous and so many other things! Well done on a great week, Class of 2026!

Tomorrow is a non-uniform day as we are supporting Christian Aid week in conjunction with St Oswald’s Church. A £1 donation is suggested and can be made via ParentPay or with cash to the school office.

Please note: this is in addition to the already planned non-uniform day at the end of this half term.

Just before Easter, our Y5 and Y6 drama club took part in the Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation festival in conjunction with Hild Bede College, Durham University. They learned their lines and gave a brilliant performance of Twelfth Night. We were really impressed by all of their hard work and so proud of them! Thank you to Mr Handy and Mrs Lawes for making the magic happen as the Directors. Thank you to BOWES - Bespoke Gifts and Events for helping us with character name t-shirts - they looked amazing. Thank you to Hild Bede College and Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation for the opportunity to take part in this event. And a huge well done to our drama club performers!

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our fantastic school in the heart of Durham City.

You can see full details about this post and application information here: https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Teaching_Assistant/295786

If your child is one of our 2026 Reception starters we hope this little star has made it home to them. At St Oswald’s, our motto is ‘Together we learn to love and shine’ so we wanted to welcome their sparkle by sending a little star. We are looking forward to these children shining in our school!

As we start the last term of this school year, we are making preparations to welcome our new September cohort! To our reception 2026 starters and their families, a very warm welcome whether you already have a link to us through our nursery or through a sibling or are brand new to St Oswald’s. We will soon be sending a special message of welcome and an invitation to join us for some settling in experiences. Welcome to St Oswald’s.

If you would like information on joining our waiting list for any year group, please email [email protected] or phone 0191-386-8029