School Newsletter : 05 January 2026

Happy New Year and a warm welcome back to the new term! We hope that you’ve all had a wonderful festive break, and have returned fully refreshed and rested.

We have so much to look forward to this Spring Term with Oracy Day, World Book Day, British Science Week, Red Nose Day, Proms Praise, many exciting class trips and visits, plus our Easter Service in church at the end of the term.

Please check your child’s half termly Spring 1 Class Newsletter, which will be sent home with your child tomorrow, Tuesday 6th January. This will contain key details, which alongside our weekly online Friday School Newsletter, will provide you with up-to-date information on upcoming events, as well as reflections on past ones.

The next weekly Friday School Newsletter will be published on the school website on Friday 16th January.

We look forward to seeing all pupils return to school at 08:40am on Tuesday 6th January.

We are delighted to share with all parents, carers and pupils that for the 4th year running, Burdett-Coutts has been listed as one of the top 10 primary schools in Westminster.

The latest data from the Department of Education (December 2025) places our school 6th in the borough. The data also highlights the following outcomes:

• 88% of pupils meet the Expected Standard in Reading, Writing and Maths (National Average – 62%, Local Authority Average – 72%).
• 100% of pupils meet the Expected Standard in Reading, Maths and SPAG (Spelling , Punctuation and Grammar).
• 25% of pupils meet the Higher Standard in Reading, Writing and Maths (National Average -8%, Local Authority Average – 13%).
• Burdett-Coutts has been above Local Authority and National Average scores for Expected and Higher Standard for 3 years running.

These oustanding results has been the culmination of careful bespoke planning and teaching, alongside the efforts of our dedicated staff who provide excellent learning opportunities both academically, socially and culturally. Our pupils have also benefitted from the strong extra-curricula opportunities provided in school, which serves to further enrich the learning taking place.

This is a truly wonderful outcome for all our pupils, families and staff at our school. Thank you to our parents, carers, pupils and staff for their hard work, commitment and support – what a fantastic team result!

It looks like we will be getting a blast of winter weather as school returns this week and due to the low temperatures forecast, there will be no PE lessons this week.

Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing a jacket, hat, scarf and gloves each day, as they will need these for playtimes, and not just for walking to and from school.

If your child needs to wear different shoes to walk to school, please ensure that they bring their correct school shoes in a separate bag to change into once at school.

On Tuesday 6th January, all pupils will bring home their Spring 1 Class Newsletter which will outline their learnin during the Spring 1 half term.

Your child’s Google Classroom will also be updated, where you will find an e-copy of the letter coming home as well as the homework overview for IXL and Spellings for each week.

Please take time to read this information and ensure that all pupils complete the homework set each week.

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Happy New Year everyone – I hope you have had very happy holidays. I’ve really missed you all 🐶

I’ve had a great Christmas break with some wonderful days out, including a magical evening at Neverland at Kenwood House, where there were lots of beautiful lights set out to tell the story of Peter Pan.

I wasn’t scared of the crocodile, but I was a little nervous when I first met Nana the Dog as she was really big. There was also a big pirate ship and at the end I even met Captain Hook!

I also enjoyed lots of lovely wintery walks and was very excited on Christmas morning, wondering which of the lovely gifts might be for me 🐶 After opening my presents, I had lots of playing with my new toys and going for a walk in the park.

See you all tomorrow, I can’t wait to see all of you!

Biscuit x

A polite reminder to parents and carers that we are unable to give over the counter or prescription medicines to pupils unless they have an agreed medical plan in place.

Should your child requires medication to be taken 3 times per day due to winter season illnesses, please give them their doses before school, after school and before bed time.

Alternatively, if you’re able to do so, you can pop into school during your child’s lunch break (12:30 – 13:30) to administer a midday dose if required.

Please do not put any medications, creams, ointments etc in your child’s book bag. This can be very dangerous for other pupils or adults who may have allergies or if other children access these items.

If you have any questions, please email the school office and a member of staff will get back you. Many thanks for your understanding with this important Health & Safety issue.