Bluecoat Primary Academy

➕➗ Supporting Your Child with the Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) ➗➕✖️

Do you have a child in Year 4?

During the week commencing 8th June 2026, Year 4 pupils across the country will take part in the Multiplication Tables Check (MTC).

The MTC is a short online check designed to assess how quickly and accurately children can recall their multiplication facts up to 12 × 12. Strong times tables knowledge is essential for success in many areas of mathematics and helps children develop confidence and fluency in their learning.

Take a look at our guide to find out more about the check and discover simple ways you can support your child at home. Together, we can help every child STRIVE in mathematics. ⭐🔢

📚✨ Supporting Your Child with the Phonics Screening Check ✨📚

Do you have a child in Year 1, or a Year 2 child who is retaking the check?
The Phonics Screening Check will take place during the week commencing 8th June 2026.

Reading is one of the most important skills children learn, and strong phonics knowledge helps build confident, successful readers. Our helpful guide explains what the check involves, how results are used, and simple ways you can support your child at home through reading, games and everyday conversations.

Together, we can help every child develop a lifelong love of reading. 💙📖

🎉🏆 WE DID IT – £1,000 FOR OUR PLAY EQUIPMENT! 🏆🎉

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Bluecoat Primary Academy came 2nd in the Tesco Stronger Starts competition, securing an amazing £1,000 grant to invest in new play equipment for our children! 💙

This incredible achievement would not have been possible without the support of our wonderful school community. Every blue token placed in the Tesco voting boxes helped make a difference, and we are so grateful to everyone who took the time to vote for us.

A special thank you must go to Mrs Smith, whose hard work, determination and organisation ensured our school could take part in this fantastic initiative. Her commitment to creating the very best opportunities for our children has helped secure funding that will benefit pupils for years to come. 🌟

The £1,000 will be used to enhance our outdoor play provision, creating even more opportunities for children to be active, imaginative and engaged during their time at school.
This achievement is another example of what can be accomplished when our school and community work together.

💙 Thank you for believing in Bluecoat Primary Academy.
💙 Thank you for voting.
💙 Thank you for helping us create even better opportunities for our children.

Together, we achieve great things.

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🌟 The Bluecoat Primary Academy Transition Journey 🌟

At Bluecoat Primary Academy, we believe that transition is not a single event, it is a carefully planned journey that begins long before a child walks through our doors and continues all the way to secondary school and beyond.

Our newly launched Transition Journey showcases how we support every child and family through each stage of their educational experience. From nursery visits, home visits and stay-and-play sessions, to Reception transition, key stage milestones, new classroom experiences and preparation for secondary school, every step is designed with one goal in mind:

💙 Every Child at the Centre
We know that children thrive when they feel safe, valued, known and supported. That is why our transition offer is built around relationships, belonging and confidence-building. Families are welcomed into our community before children start, staff work closely together to ensure seamless transitions between year groups, and pupils are supported to develop the skills and resilience needed for future success.

Our approach reflects our belief that:
✨ Every child deserves to belong.
✨ Every family deserves support.
✨ Every transition matters.

From a child's first steps into Nursery through to their final days in Year 6, we ensure that no transition is left to chance. Instead, it is thoughtfully planned, personalised and centred around the needs of each individual child.

We are incredibly proud of the strong culture of belonging we have created at Bluecoat Primary Academy and the positive impact this has on children's confidence, wellbeing and achievement.

📖 Discover our full Transition Journey here:
Bluecoat Primary Academy – Our Journey of Transitions and Belonging

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BPA Community Coffee Morning - Save the Date!

Year 4 are becoming excellent publishers! In this unit they created a dragon and wrote a biography on it. We have been reading How To Train Your Dragon and this inspired us to create our own dragons!

Year 6 had a great time at residential! The children were great at throwing themselves into every activity and getting into the adventurous spirit.

What an incredible Year 6 Residential! 🌟

Our children embraced every challenge, showed exceptional teamwork, resilience and courage, and created memories that will last a lifetime. From climbing and rafting to zip-lining and problem-solving, they truly reached new heights together. We are immensely proud of every child and grateful to our amazing staff. 💙🏕️👏

Peacocks and Flamingos made their own bubble wands at forest school this week. They had a lot of fun!

A huge well done to Aisha, our Junior Journalist! Together, we planted 3000 trees!