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🎤 OHS Takes the Main Stage

Our Year 3–6 pupils shone on the main stage at the Bedford Park Festival Green Days, delighting the audience with a wonderful showcase of musical talent. From choir performances and year group songs to soloists and ensembles, it was a joyful celebration of music and community.

A huge thank you to the Bedford Park Festival, all the parents and families who came along to support the event, and special thanks to Mr Hayes for his outstanding work with our young musicians.

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High Performance Learning 📈

At Orchard House School, we believe that every child can achieve highly when given the right support, challenge and encouragement.

High Performance Learning (HPL) is helping us nurture confident, curious and independent learners by developing not only academic excellence, but also the skills and attitudes children need to thrive in an ever-changing world.🌏

Through our bespoke curriculum, The Learning Orchard, pupils are encouraged to think deeply, embrace challenge, make connections and develop resilience and self-belief.

Swipe to see High Performance Learning in action across our school and read more about our HPL journey in our latest news article (link in bio).✨

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🏆💙 We are incredibly proud to share that, after being named a finalist in the Pearson National Teaching Awards for Teacher of the Year in a Primary School, our very own Miss Gray has now been awarded Silver Winner!

Huge congratulations to Miss Gray on this very well-deserved achievement. Thank you for your dedication, creativity and the positive impact you make on our pupils every day. ✨

Read more about Miss Gray's award-winning approach to teaching and the extraordinary impact she has on our pupils in our latest Staff Spotlight article: https://www.orchardhs.org.uk/2026/06/17/staff-spotlight-miss-gray/

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🐝 What a buzz there was at this year’s Spelling Bee!

Last week, our finalists wowed us with an exceptional display of concentration, confidence and spelling prowess as they tackled the final round of the 2026 competition.

✨ KS1: Every finalist delivered a flawless performance, spelling every word correctly and earning their winners’ badges – an incredible achievement!

✨ Lower KS2: Our Year 3 and 4 finalists took on some particularly tricky spellings with determination and courage. Congratulations to Oliver (Year 3) and Stefan (Year 4), who spelt every word put before them with calm, confident delivery.

✨ Upper KS2: The competition was fierce, with several rounds needed to find our winners. A huge well done to Finn (Year 5) and Lanna (Year 6), who showed remarkable tenacity and skill throughout.

We are incredibly proud of all our participants for embracing the challenge and giving it their very best. Congratulations to everyone involved – we can’t wait for next year’s competition! 🐝👏📖

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🌿🏕️ Year 3 Residential

Last week, our Year 3 pupils had an unforgettable adventure at Sayers Croft Outdoor Learning Centre!

From orienteering and shelter building to pond dipping, wildlife spotting and campfire fun, pupils embraced every challenge with enthusiasm and teamwork. The trip was full of discovery, laughter and opportunities to build confidence, independence and lasting memories. ✨

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Our Early Years pupils braved the weather and enjoyed a fantastic Sports Day filled with energy, determination and smiles! 😀

From obstacle courses, football ⚽, sprints and hurdles to egg-and-spoon races 🥄, sack races and even a wellie throw , every child gave their best and showed incredible resilience throughout the morning.

We are so proud of our young athletes and the enthusiasm, teamwork and perseverance they demonstrated.

Today, our pupils took part in a fantastic camouflage workshop.

They explored images to see how many hidden fish they could spot, then created their own sea creatures camouflaged around the classroom.

Our pupils created some great designs. Can you spot our sea creatures? 🪸🐠

A big thank you to Abi from for leading such an engaging session, helping bring ocean awareness and conservation into the classroom through creativity.