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
Amazing Athletics
Year 2 had an amazing morning at Gateshead College Academy for Sport where they participated in a KS1 Indoor Athletics Festival. They showcased excellent running, jumping and throwing skills in a range of skill challenges and mini competitions. A huge well done to...
The Part-Whole Model
Year 1 have been learning that the part-whole model is a pictorial representation that shows the relationship between a whole and its parts. This is useful to help our understanding of addition and subtraction. We used children, beanbags, shapes and animals to...
Geography Fieldwork
For the end of their geography unit this term, Year 4 visited Hamsterley Forest to complete a river study on the Bedburn Beck, a tributary of the River Wear.Our guide, Dyfan, explained that unfortunately, the river current was far too fast and strong and the river...
Basketball Skills
In Year 6 we are now developing basketball skills. We have talked about basketball being an invasion game and in order to play well we must be able to develop the skills needed in order to score points. This includes dribbling and passing the ball. We have practised...
Less than, greater than or equal to?
Year 1 have been introduced to Colin the Crocodile today he has been helping us to compare numbers using the vocabulary ‘Less than, great than and equal to.’ We have had lots of fun comparing numbers and feeding Colin the bigger number then reading the number...
Year 5 Gymnastics
In one of our PE sessions this half term, the children in Year 5 are developing their gymnastic skills. They have been working on creating balances and then performing symmetrical and asymmetrical balances with a partner. When balancing, the children are developing...
Our Classes
