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Witheridge Weekly Newsletter - 16/01/2026



Witheridge

Church of England

Academy


Encourage One Another And Build Each Other Up


Dear Parents and Carers, 

As you will be aware, we had some visitors in school this week. We were informed of our Section 5 OFSTED Inspection on Monday and the inspectors arrived for the 2-day visit on Tuesday. 

Whilst I can't share the outcome of the visit yet, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your kind words on the Parent Survey. Your continued support is very much appreciated. I would also like to thank the team from TEAM who came to school to support the staff here and to ensure the visit ran smoothly. I would also like to thank our Trustees and LGB members for attending meetings and supporting the school so well. We will share the final report with you as soon as we can. 

Today, it is Bobbie's last day at Witheridge C of E after 25 years! I am sure you will join me in wishing Bobbie all the very best for the future. Over the next few weeks, we will have a temporary cook – some of you may remember Forest, who supported us last year, and then we will be joined by Bethany, who will be our full-time cook from February. 

I hope you have a lovely weekend. 

All the best, 

Miss Ratcliffe

Head of School

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School Attendance


This week's whole school attendance percentage is:

95.1%

At Witheridge C of E Academy, we believe that regular and punctual attendance is key to helping children thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. 

Further Information

School Calendar


Class 3 Roman Baths
8:00am – 5:00pm
19
January
Class 4 Swimming Lessons
1:00pm – 2:30pm
19
January
Reception PE
2:00pm – 3:30pm
19
January
TLC Dance Club
3:30pm – 4:30pm
from 19 Jan and on Monday each week until 20 Mar
19
January
TLC Theatre Club
3:30pm – 4:30pm
from 19 Jan and on Monday each week until 20 Mar
19
January
Farm School Group EYFS/KS1 Group 1 - Parents Emailed
1:30pm – 3:30pm
from 20 Jan and on Tuesday every 2 weeks until 31 Mar
20
January
TLC Small World & Role Play
3:30pm – 4:30pm
from 20 Jan and on Tuesday each week until 20 Mar
20
January
TLC Timetable Club
3:30pm – 4:00pm
from 20 Jan and on Tuesday each week until 20 Mar
20
January
Outdoor Learning Class 3 Group 2
1:30pm – 3:30pm
from 21 Jan and on Wednesday each week until 01 Apr
21
January
Class 3 PE
2:00pm – 3:30pm
21
January
TLC Gardening Club
3:30pm – 4:30pm
from 21 Jan and on Wednesday each week until 20 Mar
21
January
Outdoor Learning BLUE group
1:30pm – 3:30pm
22
January
Class 2 PE
2:00pm – 3:30pm
from 22 Jan and on Wednesday and Thursday each week until 27 Mar
22
January
Football Match Home vs South Molton
3:30pm – 5:00pm
22
January
Cook Stars Cooking
3:30pm – 5:00pm
from 22 Jan and on Thursday each week until 20 Mar
22
January
View school calendar
View school term dates

School Lunch Menu


The cost of a school lunch is currently Nursery £2.00 per meal, Reception & KS1 Children – Universal Infant Free School Meals & KS2 £2.58 per meal.

Payment is via your Arbor account.


Latest News


15 Jan 2026
First Outdoor Learning Session
Ms Wyborn launched her first outdoor learning session this week, with a strong focus on teamwork, communication and confidence 🌿
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09 Jan 2026
FSU News - Winter & Seasonal changes.
Learning about winter and the seasonal changes in the world around them
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Celebration of Achievements 


Class Award
Nursery Leon for settling well in the nursery.
Reception Charlie P for a fantastic start to the new term – making good choices and being ready for learning.
Class 1 Monty for always sitting perfectly on the carpet and setting a great example.
Class 2 Richard for a great start back in class 2.
Class 3 Theo – Great pattern spotting in maths.
Class 4 Lily-Sue for always being supportive to her peers in and outside of the classroom.
Writer of the week
Reception Zack & Ada - excellent partner work in phonics.
Class 1 Rosalie - For working so hard on her size and formation of 'a' in handwriting.
Class 2 Zara for her hardwork in handwriting.
Class 3 Ava H - For lovely ideas in our preposition poem.
Class 4 Max for making good use of sentence accuracy time to boost grammar knowledge.

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