Welcome to Appledore School
Appledore School is located in the heart of an ancient fishing village, rich in maritime history, where the River Torridge meets the River Taw in beautiful North Devon.
We have approximately two hundred and fifty children, aged 3-11, taught in single age classes with names linked to the sea. Many are named after famous ships built in Appledore Shipyard and reflect our pupils’ pride in their local heritage and community.
Through a rich and rigorous curriculum, our pupils play an active part in their local community and prepare for life’s opportunities, responsibilities and experiences, now and in the future. The creative arts are of huge importance to us and our art studio, woodland and polytunnel are the creative hubs of the school and our main corridor is our art gallery! We are part of a cooperative trust of schools and a training school for student teachers.
We hope you can find the information you are looking for, but if you can’t please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do all we can to help. And as for the quotes, they are real!
From all the staff and pupils at Appledore School
Please note, we are a nut-free school.
Latest News
FOAS would like to say a massive thank you for your support of the Christmas fair last week. They raised £973.35 and wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. The next FOAS meeting is 7th January 8pm at the Royal in Appledore for anyone wishing to help organise next year’s fundraisers.
Thank you to everyone who joined us at St. Mary’s Church today and very well done to all the children who sang, danced and acted their socks off. What a fun way to end the term and celebrate Christmas. Thank you for all the help with the learning of words and the supplying of lovely costumes. The children looked amazing.
As the curtain falls on the term and all of our wonderful various nativity celebrations, including a visit from Father Christmas himself, our planning for next term is already in full swing. Starting as soon as we get back after Christmas, the children will participate become involved in an exciting climate project that involves them working with respected local scientists and experts to understand how they can increase biodiversity in the village and the wider community. Please see here for an overview of the project.
Thank you for all your support this term and we wish you all a very happy Christmas and look forward to welcoming you back in the New Year on Monday 6th January.
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Christmas Fair today after school in the school car park!
First the class Christmas hoops in the main corridor and then a week of Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 nativities. Thank you for coming along and being the audiences for these and we look forward to rounding them off next Friday with Key Stage 2 at St Mary’s Church.
Last Friday, year 5 performed Bethlehem Ballroom as part of the Appledore light switch on celebrations. It was tremendous fun. The children put on a great show which was truly enjoyed by the enthusiastic audience. They were a bit too enthusiastic actually as they got carried away with the scoring paddles which the children thoroughly enjoyed. Very well done to the year 5 children. I can’t wait to see what happens next Friday. We will be staging the extended version of the show with dancing, singing and lots of Christmas laughs. We look forward to seeing you at St. Mary’s church for a lovely celebration of Christmas.
Diary dates:
- Wear your Christmas jumper to school 20th December
- Year 3-6 Christmas Service, 2pm, Friday 20th December, St Mary’s Church
- Christmas fair, after school, Friday 13th December in the car park
- For details of Christmas activity camps at West Croft School, Bideford, over the Christmas holiday please see here
Have a lovely weekend everybody
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Christmas trees are on sale in the school car park after school today from 3pm and for each sold the school receives a financial donation
The first newsletter of December, so not long now! Judging by the excitement our Christmas hoops caused you’d be mistaken for thinking for thinking it is Christmas day already. Please do come and have look if you have a moment.
Attendance continues to be of utmost importance and please see here for our November attendance newsletter.
Diary dates:
- Christmas trees are on sale in the school car park after school on Friday and for each sold the school receives a financial donation
- Year 1&2 Christmas performance, 2.30pm Monday 9th December and 9.30am Tuesday 10th December, school hall
- Turtles and Dolphins Christmas play, 2pm, Tuesday 10th December, school hall
- Christmas Lunch at school 11th December
- Wear your Christmas jumper to school days are 11th December and 20th December
- For nursery age children and younger, please see here for info about a Christmas grotto at Bideford Family Hub
- Year 3-6 Christmas Service, 2pm, Friday 20th December, St Mary’s Church
- Christmas fair, after school, Friday 13th December in the car park
- For details of Christmas activity camps at West Croft School, Bideford, over the Christmas holiday please see here
Have a lovely weekend everybody
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