Rayaan
Year 4
The PE teachers really help me to get better at different skills.
The STEP Community
East Sussex
South London
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We are a school that prides ourselves on both academic excellence and strong personal development of the whole child. Gonville is a diverse, nurturing and inclusive school that constantly strives to provide every child with the very best opportunities during their time with us.
Making a difference and shaping the future
Emerald
Year 2
I love the playground and running with my friends. I love learning labs. There are always lots of fun activities like painting butterflies, making a rocket and lots of maths and numbers. I love school!
Zion
Year 3
Even though there are some things that are different in religions, there are some things that are the same like praying.
Stories from our community
Our students had lots of fun today. Look at Gonville’s future concert pianist getting some practise in on a Steinway piano next to the world-renowned concert pianist Beatrice Nicholas. #musicschooltrip #fabtasticexperience #BeatriceNicholas #piano #music pic.twitter.com/OO7VeQ1ygt— Gonville Academy (@gonvilleacademy) April 4, 2025
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Thank you to all Gonville families who made a contribution towards the book fair. We are excited to announce that we have been awarded with book tokens from #scholastics to spend on books for our classroom libraries #bookfair #loveofreading pic.twitter.com/Qbwh9wGtbd— Gonville Academy (@gonvilleacademy) March 21, 2025
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Year 3 took a trip to Antartica and South Africa as part of their writing hook. Children were very excited to write a narrative about a character exploring both places. #writing #creativity pic.twitter.com/1OKfpEV8GR— Gonville Academy (@gonvilleacademy) February 28, 2025
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KS2 enjoyed our " Bringing Books to Life" workshop today. Eagles looked at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and had amazing fun using song and dance to bring it to life! #worldbookday2025 pic.twitter.com/4Y8OKvWWkW— Gonville Academy (@gonvilleacademy) February 28, 2025
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Yesterday, our Year 1 students celebrated Chinese New Year with a creative art activity! They cut and assembled shapes to create vibrant snakes on beautiful Chinese-themed backgrounds, honoring the Year of the Snake through hands-on fun. #ChineseNewYear #celebration #diversity pic.twitter.com/oKsVUZeXEv— Gonville Academy (@gonvilleacademy) January 30, 2025
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Year 4 are learning about equivalent fractions; fractions that have different denominators but are the same proportion of a whole. They've been using fraction blocks to help their understanding. #Development (STEP Ahead), #fractions, #collaboration pic.twitter.com/BYZR61qpcn— Gonville Academy (@gonvilleacademy) January 29, 2025
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Our wonderful Year 5 children have come to school in beautiful clothing to celebrate the Lunar New Year🧧🐍Lots of our students have come wearing the colour red. In Chinese culture, the colour red is linked with good fortune and prosperity 🌏❤️ #diversity#equality pic.twitter.com/LEG5LRECgP— Gonville Academy (@gonvilleacademy) January 29, 2025
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Today, year 2 have been writing a letter in first person as Mr Bear from the book Peace at Last. They have had to work on writing in the correct tense, using capital letters, fullstops and prefixes. #English#STEP#Writersinthemaking. pic.twitter.com/KnFgszFDLZ— Gonville Academy (@gonvilleacademy) January 20, 2025
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Year 3 have been diving into the fascinating world of deserts! They’ve explored where they are located around the globe and used graphs to gather data. It’s been amazing to see their enthusiasm as they uncover the unique climates and characteristics of these environments. pic.twitter.com/OOuRiSQaXE— Gonville Academy (@gonvilleacademy) January 9, 2025
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Year 6 have been using atlases to identify and locate the counties of the United Kingdom. This shows how well they help and encourage each other; making sure everyone in the group is supportive and contributes to a given task #Unity(STEPFirst)# Support(STEPUp) pic.twitter.com/LqZXKmzkCC— Gonville Academy (@gonvilleacademy) January 8, 2025
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Celebrating success
82%
Phonics
75% National (2023)
49%
25 out of 25
29% National (2023)
90%
Maths
73% National (2024)
84%
Reading
74% National (2024)
76%
Writing
72% National (2024)
76%
Combined
61% National (2024)
Good
Ofsted Rating
2023
