Welcome
On behalf of all the staff, the children and Governors, I would like to warmly welcome you to Barley Mow Primary School. We are very fortunate to have a wonderful school building, which is fully accessible to all.
At Barley Mow we aim to create a happy, caring and supportive ethos in which every child is valued and given the opportunity to realise their full potential. We have high academic, social, sporting, cultural and behavioural standards and we are extremely proud of the achievements of our children.
Children are at the centre of everything we do. We aim to foster a love of learning which we hope will stay with them throughout their lives.
The family community of Barley Mow is central to our beliefs. Families and the wider community play a vital role as co-educators and we encourage close links between home and school.
I hope that through our school website, you will be able to gain an insight into our school. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to arrange a visit or gain further information.
Nicola Watson (Head Teacher)
Attendance
- Nursery 91.53%
- Reception 97.65%
- Year 1 95.79%
- Year 2 98.82%
- Year 3 95.71%
- Year 4 85.65%
- Year 5 95.88%
- Year 6 94.67%
News
RNLI Visit
On Thursday, Year One had a special visitor - Martin, a volunteer from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. He talked about the people who help us to stay safe in the water and what to do if we see someone in trouble. We learned how to float on our backs and shout...
Athletics Festival 2025
On Friday 27th June, 23 children from Year 3,4,5 and 6 took part in the annual Gateshead Athletics Festival at Gateshead International Stadium along with 45 other schools. It was an extremely busy and exciting day for the team who took part in a range of track and...
Team Building
As part of our PE scheme, year 1 are taking part in a variety of team building games. We have had fun working with a partner, sitting back to back, then trying to stand up. We all found this very tricky until we learned to work together and communicate with each other...
STEM
The children who have not been on residential this week have been completing various STEM tasks. We have built bridges, designed and tested dams and tried to make the strongest boats we could only using foil. The children have been very resilient, resourceful and...
Environmental Art
Year 5 and 6 worked collaboratively to create some fantastic environmental art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy.
Year 1’s moving story books
Throughout this term in DT we have been researching, designing and making our own moving story books to share with the younger children in the school. We chose the familiar story of Humpty Dumpty to work with. We created our front covers and then went on to make our...
Our Classes
