🎃🏆 Pumpkin Carving Competition – Winners Announced! 🏆🎃

A massive THANK YOU to everyone who took part in our Pumpkin Carving Competition – the creativity and effort from all entries was absolutely fantastic! 👏🧡

After some very difficult judging by our Chair of Governors, Paul Fieldgate, we’re excited to announce the winners:

🥇 1st Place: Arthur C – Chestnut
🥈 2nd Place: Blake S – Chestnut
🥉 3rd Place: Maya H – Foundation

Huge congratulations to our winners, your designs really stood out and wowed the judges!

🎃 Look out for the winning pumpkins tonight on your way into the Halloween Disco! They’ll be on display for everyone to admire! 👀🕸️

And a big well done to everyone who entered – you made this a fun and spooky success! 🎃✨

🎒 Is Your Child Starting School in September 2026?
Join Us at Healing Primary Academy’s Open Event!

We are excited to welcome prospective parents and children to Healing Primary Academy’s Open Event for children starting school in September 2026.

📅 Date: Monday 13th October 2025
🕟 Time: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
📍 Location: Healing Primary Academy

This is a wonderful opportunity to:

✅ Explore our vibrant and nurturing learning environment
✅ Meet our dedicated Early Years team
✅ Discover how we support children in their transition to school
✅ Ask questions and find out more about daily life at Healing Primary Academy

Whether you’re just beginning to think about school places or you’re ready to apply, we’d love to meet you and your child.

No booking required – just come along!
We look forward to welcoming you to our school.

We are incredibly proud to share that our school community has raised an amazing £1,121 for various charities over the 2024/25 school year! A huge thank you to all our children, families, and staff who took part in these events with such kindness and enthusiasm.

Here’s a look at what we achieved together:

🎃 October 2024 – Kindness Challenge (NSPCC)
Raised £141 during our special half-term kindness challenge!

🧦 November 2024 – BBC Children in Need
We raised a brilliant £345 to help children across the UK.

🎄 December 2024 – Christmas Jumper Day (Save the Children)
A festive total of £189 was raised as we wore our most festive & sparkliest jumpers!

🧮 February 2025 – Times Tables Rock Stars Contest (Childline)
Through some incredible maths battles, we raised £265 for Childline.

🤣 March 2025 – Comic Relief
Another fun-filled day raised £141 for this fantastic cause.

💛 Thank you again to everyone who contributed. Your generosity is helping to make a real difference in the lives of others. We can’t wait to see what we can achieve together this year!

🌟 Celebrating Our KS2 Pupils’ Amazing Fundraising Success! 🌟

We are incredibly proud of a group of nine dedicated KS2 pupils who have shown true teamwork, community spirit, and determination over the summer holidays. Together, they raised an outstanding £2,500 for St Andrew’s Hospice – a cause very close to many of our hearts.

These pupils gave up their free time to organise and take part in a range of fundraising activities, including:

Their hard work, creativity, and kindness are an inspiration to us all. Not only have they raised an incredible amount for charity, but they have also made a positive difference within our community.

A huge well done and thank you to our pupils for showing such generosity and dedication – you are all shining examples of what can be achieved through teamwork and determination. 💙

Here is the most recent edition of our Trust newsletter; Flourishing.

HLT Flourishing Newsletter May 2025HLT Flouris

We would like to introduce Delilah who works for Therapy Dogs Nationwide and will be attending Healing Primary Academy each Friday as part of the TDN read to my dog scheme. This is a wonderful opportunity for our pupils and we are very grateful to Delilah’s owner Karen for agreeing to visit each week.

The school office will be sending out a google form shortly to gain parental permission for your child to interact with Delilah.

We are delighted to announce that HPA have received a Gold Award for our commitment & engagement to the School Games 2024/25.

Healing Primary’s Gardening Club are delighted to announce the sponsorship of our very first planter!
A huge thank you to James Williams Photography for the generous support in helping us bring this project to life.
If you are interested in sponsoring one of our planters on site, please get in touch.

We’re thrilled to announce that Harbour Learning Trust have been shortlisted for the Times Educational Supplement(TES) Inclusive Trust of the Year Award 2025!
This recognition reflects our deep rooted belief that inclusion is not an initiative -it’s part of who we are.
Across our schools, we nurture environments where every child feels a sense of belonging, where joy is found in learning, and where ambition is encouraged, no matter what the starting point. Our teams go above and beyond to provide tailored, adaptive support , ensuring every learner is empowered to grow and suceed in their own way.
From growing SEND hubs and Specialist Resource Provision to responsive transition support and compassionate everyday practice, inclusion runs through every aspect of our trust. Our staff, families and wider community work together to ensure every child is seen, valued, and equipped for a successful, happy future.
This shortlisting is a tribute to our incredible SENDcos, Principals, teachers, TAs, support staff, and school communities – you are at the heart of what makes Harbour a special place.
We’ll keep striving, learning, and celebrating each step forward – because inclusion is our shared journey.