Please click here to see our Year R tours for September 2026. Unfortunately, we are now full on Wednesday 8th Oct, Thursday 16th Oct, Wednesday 29th Oct, and Thursday 6th Oct
Westlands Primary School is a creative learning environment where all children are supported to aim high and achieve their best
Welcome to Westlands Primary School. We are an exciting, forward looking, and innovative school.
Our children are hard-working, enjoy a challenge and love to learn. We provide a huge array of activities for children to broaden their experiences which you will be able to see through our news and updates. Working in partnership with parents, carers and other key members of the community we aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for all.
If you want to find out about what we are learning please have a look at our ‘year group’ pages. Paper copies are available on request from the school office.
The website is regularly updated so come back again soon to keep up to date with everything that is going on here at Westlands Primary School!
Victoria Pettett, Headteacher
Crafting with Elder Wood! Our brilliant Year 2s with the help of our Year 6 assistants were true craftspeople at Forest School this week! They used hacksaws (safely, of course!) to saw pieces of elder wood and then carefully employed palm drills to remove the soft pith and create holes...
We were learning a crucial outdoor skill at Forest School this week: Square Lashing! We used sticks and string to make these little stick men. It was tricky getting the wraps and tension right, but it's amazing how strong the joints are once you finish the turns! This skill is esse...
Flamingo Class Update
Forest School Fun! Our amazing Year 2's honed their fire safety skills this week by toasting delicious chocolate chip brioche! They all did brilliantly. Before that, they got wonderfully creative with clay and natural treasures found in nature. What a fantastic way to learn, explore, and connect...
What a fantastic and fiery week at Forest School last week! The Year 2 children, with some brilliant help from the Year 6 assistants, learned all about fire safety before getting to try out some real-life fire-starting. They used flint and steel to create amazing sparks and then, with great care, li...
Please our attendance poster
Squirrel and Hedgehog class have had an amazing start to their school journey. The children have enjoyed exploring their new environments, their classrooms and the garden, especially the sandpit and the mud kitchen. They have enjoyed learning about each other and making new friends. The childr...
What a fantastic start to the new academic year! Our Year 2 Butterfly and Dragonfly classes, along with some amazing Year 6 assistants, had a brilliant time exploring the Forest School this week. We had so much fun digging, painting our faces with mud, building shelters, climbing trees, and finding...
Please see a welcome back message from our Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher.
New Year R Tour Dates