What a fantastic day Sports Day was! This year, Key Stage 2&3 came together on the park for a day of sport and fun! Years 3&4 enjoyed competing in the obstacle race, a sprint (50m), distance run and vortex throw. Year 5&6, a sprint, a distance run of approximately 300m, a vortex throw and a standing [...]
We had a brilliant Sports Day with Year 7&8. Students had opted into a sprint, longer distance run, a throw or a jump as well as a single sex or mixed relay team in their houses. What stood out to me was the excellent level of competitiveness and the support they gave to each other. [...]
On Monday 26th June, parents/carers joined staff and children on site at Avanti Park for their sports afternoon. The children rotated around a number of sporting activities, competing for their house and had lots of fun! They particularly enjoyed the Pirate Ship challenge (run annually by Pirate Yates!), the egg and spoon race and the obstacle race. [...]
A new scooter rack has arrived at Avanti Park! Pictured are Ian Williams and Leon Russell from the Frome Men’s Shed with their bespoke design, hand made by the team of volunteer ‘Shedders’. Also pictured is Mark Scopes from the Frome Town Council Rangers team who delivered the scooter rack. The scooter rack was paid [...]
Some pupils from Year 5 found a Privet Hawk Moth on the wall of the Yoga Studio today. It was 6 cm long and we decided that we needed to move the rather massive moth somewhere safe! The boys then went and found out about the moth and this is their blog - written by [...]
We had a really inspirational visit from Paralympian Katrina Hart this week. She visited Avanti Park to share her amazing life story and her journey to being able to compete at the highest level possible. The children enjoyed a very active session to music around a circuit of activities followed by an assembly where they [...]
All packed and ready to go...! The children looked super cute in their hi viz jackets heading down Park Road to get on their Beeline buses to go to Chew Valley today...we know you will have a brilliant day out :)
We are delighted to announce that Avanti Park School has gained 100% on all of the Gatsby Benchmarks. This is the framework for schools to fulfil in order to deliver a high quality careers programme to all pupils. The current statutory requirement is for only secondary schools to work towards these benchmarks. However, we are [...]
