Combs Ford Primary School 40th Anniversary

A wonderful way for Early Years to finish their first year at school, a visit from the Ice Cream Van. The perfect end to a fabulous year!

Mrs Lehocz has won us another book for the school library! I Am Rebel by Ross Montgomery is a heart-warming adventure about the unbreakable bond between a dog and his human.

It's Hedgehog Awareness Week this week. Check out this video from The British Hedgehog Preservation Society about The Littlest Hoglet voiced by Chris Packham.

In today’s video the littlest hoglet has a close shave.

The Littlest Hoglet - Episode 5 - The close shave As dawn arrives, the tension rises for the littlest hoglet, who feels the pressure of not being safely home and asleep. As the sun's rays cut through the lon...

It's Hedgehog Awareness Week this week. Check out this video from The British Hedgehog Preservation Society about The Littlest Hoglet voiced by Chris Packham.

Today’s video is about the dangers of food cans.

The Littlest Hoglet - Episode 4 - The free meal In this episode, the littlest hoglet is drawn by the irresistible smell of cat food. Oblivious to the potential dangers, he is determined to devour every las...

It's Hedgehog Awareness Week this week. Check out this video from The British Hedgehog Preservation Society about The Littlest Hoglet voiced by Chris Packham.

Today’s video is about log piles.

The Littlest Hoglet - Episode 3 - The log pile In this episode, as night begins to fade, a mother hedgehog leads her hoglets back to their nest, only to discover that the youngest, the littlest hoglet, is...

It's Hedgehog Awareness Week this week. Check out this video from The British Hedgehog Preservation Society about The Littlest Hoglet voiced by Chris Packham.

Today’s video is about steep-sided ponds.

The Littlest Hoglet - Episode 2 - The steep sided pond In this episode, the story unfolds under an ancient oak tree where a family of hedgehogs finds shelter. As dusk falls, a mother hedgehog takes her three hogl...

It's Hedgehog Awareness Week this week. Check out this video from The British Hedgehog Preservation Society about The Littlest Hoglet voiced by Chris Packham.

Today’s video is about building a hedgehog highway.

The Littlest Hoglet - Episode 1 - Building a hedgehog highway The Littlest Hoglet is a short story about the importance of gardens in providing homes and resources for hedgehogs, which are vulnerable to extinction. It h...

Happy anniversary Combs Ford Primary School!! Today in 1984 the school opened on it's current site.

Excerpt from the school log book....
'23rd January 1984 - Our new premises in Glemsford Road opened for educational use. Children and staff very pleased with the building'

For the culmination of our 40th anniversary celebration we would like to invite you to an open afternoon at the school on Friday 26th January. There will be tea and cake and the opportunity to meet up with old faces. There will be displays of photos of the school through the years and we will also have a memory book for you to add your experiences to.
If you would.like to attend this event please contact the school on 01449 613112 or email [email protected] for further details.
Please feel free to share this with friends and family, all are welcome!

This is a page from the school's Log Book from the first days at the 'new' site...

Welcome to Combs Ford Primary School's 40th Anniversary page!

We will be celebrating 40 years on our current site in Glemsford Road in January 2024!

We know from the parents and grandparents that visit us each year when their children start here at school that there are lots of memories and stories to tell about the old school days.

We would like to invite you to share your anecdotes and rediscover the legends that have been the teachers, staff and children over the last forty years here.

Please follow this page to keep up to date with our plans and, if you have any memories to share, please comment.