Show Respect
Try Your Best
Learning is ACE
Welcome toAstley Primary School
I am extremely proud and privileged to be the Headteacher of Astley Primary School, part of Synergy Multi Academy Trust. We are a school passionate about providing every child with the opportunities, skills and experiences to become a lifelong learner.
The 'Astley Curriculum Experience' (ACE) is at the heart of what we do; we are all ACE learners. We aim to develop happy, confident and kind individuals who are ready to contribute to and engage with life after Astley.
Our school is a fun, challenging, inspiring, positive and ACE place to be, so please do enjoy exploring our website and what Astley has to offer.
Follow us on Instagram @astleyprimary and feel free to come and visit us in action, I am sure you will love Astley as much as we do.
Jen Goakes - Headteacher
Latest News
Astley Advertiser 267
What a week! We have been enjoying a jam-packed summer calendar in true Astley
style. Last Friday, we celebrated the end of another wonderful year with our Summer Fair. Our amazing Friends of
Astley raised just over £400 – a fantastic achievement! Thank you to everyone who gave up their time and energy to
help organise, support and attend the event. We are also incredibly grateful to the Friends for providing each class
with £25 towards an end-of-year celebration, helping our children create special memories together.
I am so proud of our Turtles, Dolphins, Penguins and Sharks, who gave superb performances in this year's Summer
Show, Pirates vs Mermaids. The hard work, enthusiasm and talent on display were truly impressive, and the children
should be incredibly proud of themselves.
A huge thank you goes to Miss Wreford for leading the production, Mr Sayer for his technical expertise, and Miss Jarvis
for managing the lighting, and Mrs Alford and Mrs Borley for designing and painting the wonderful scenery and props. As
always, thank you to our entire staff team for choreographing dances, supporting rehearsals and ensuring everything
ran smoothly. Finally, thank you to all of our families for your unwavering support, helping with costumes and practising
lines and songs at home.
Today, we say goodbye to Miss Hester, who has been a valued member of Team Dolphins this year. We thank her for all
she has contributed to Astley and wish her every success in the next chapter of her career.
We also bid farewell to Miss Harrold after an incredible 17 years of dedication, passion and commitment to Astley. She
has played a significant role in our school's journey and has touched the lives of many children and families over the
years. She will be missed, and we thank her for everything she has done. We wish her happiness and success in her new
adventures and with the new addition to her family.
More exciting news – Miss Peacock will be going on adoption leave over the summer and will be welcoming a new little
boy into her home. We wish Miss Peacock all the best and look forward to seeing her back next year.
Today marks the end of the Astley journey for our Sharks Class of 2026. It has been a privilege to watch them grow, learn
and develop over the past seven years, and we are immensely proud of the young people they have become. Our Year 6
leavers thoroughly enjoyed their Sharkitude Festival, and we celebrated the end of their time with us with a special
camp-out on the school field. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers who helped make Sharkitude 2026 such a
memorable and special occasion.
As school will be closed over the summer break, some of your usual routes to support may not be available. If you need
advice or assistance, Just One Norfolk is an excellent source of support. Their website and helpline can be accessed on
0300 300 0123. If you have an urgent safeguarding concern and believe a child may be at risk, please contact the
Children's Advice and Duty Service (CADS) on 0344 800 8020.
As we reach the end of the 2025–2026 academic year, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the entire Astley
community. Your support, encouragement and enthusiasm help make Astley such a special place for every child and
family.
Have a wonderful summer break. We look forward to welcoming everyone back and beginning our next chapter together
on Thursday 3rd September.
Astley Advertiser 266
It has been a fantastic ACE Year Ahead week! Our pupils have spent lots of time getting to
know their new class teams, and we would like to thank all the parents and carers who joined
us on Wednesday morning. Open Morning will take place in the usual classes today and
again next Friday for the final time this school year.
We are excited to enjoy our final Rocksteady performances today and celebrate the hard
work and dedication of our bands. We also hope you can join us for the Summer Fair after
school, where our wonderful Friends of Astley will be running a range of stalls and games.
As we look ahead to the final week of term, please check the summer show dates.
Performances for families will take place on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning as
overleaf. No tickets are required; however, we kindly ask that attendance is limited to three
guests per pupil where possible, and that noise is kept to a minimum during the
performances. Thank you for your support.
Children will begin bringing exercise books and work home next week. You may wish to send
them to school with a strong carrier bag to help transport these items safely.
Thank you to our Friends who have donated money for our class parties next week to
celebrate an ACE year. Your class teacher will be in contact with details about this. A
reminder that school will close at 1:15pm on the last day of term, Friday 17th July. Enjoy the
weekend.
Astley Advertiser 265
It has been a super week and we have loved welcoming so many families in for our Forest School Sessions. A big
well done to our Bears, Lions and Sharks who have had a fantastic time getting immersed in our outdoors this
term, picking up so many useful skills along the way. Turtles and Dolphins had a brilliant day out at Bewilderwood
yesterday – thank you to all the families who helped make the trip possible. Today our Lions and Tigers are off
to Cromer – we hope they have a fantastic day.
A massive thank you to families and our Friends for raising a super £186.86 at our recent Book Fair – this is a
significant amount we now have to spend on books for the school.
Today we have our final Celebration Assembly of the year. A big well done to all of our certificate winners, hot
chocolate recipients, attendance superstars, and much more across the year! I would like to also take this
opportunity to thank the families who support and attend our assemblies. It really is a lovely way to round off
our week, and the children are very lucky to have so much family support and celebration – thank you.
Next week is ACE Year Ahead week, where from Monday – Thursday morning children move up to their new
classes for September. As per the letter sent out, children will go to new classes each morning on those days.
Reminder – on Wednesday 8th July from 8:30am – 9:15am parents are welcome to pop into new classes for an
additional open morning and meet the teacher opportunity.
We are looking forward to our final Rocksteady performance which will take place next Friday 10th at 9:30am in
the hall, all are welcome. Please see overleaf dates for end of year arrangements, including the summer shows,
and as always – let us know if you have any questions. Have a good weekend.
Astley Advertiser 264
We have had an incredible ACE Active Week! From start to finish, the week has been a real success. Sports Day
on Tuesday was a particular highlight, with so many families joining us for a really special day full of team spirit
and competition. I am really proud of how hard the team worked to put on such a brilliant day – a massive thank
you to Mrs Borley and all of the staff who went over and above to make the event such a success. Thank you
also to the Friends of Astley for their huge efforts and enthusiasm selling refreshments on the day, and to the
parent helpers who gave so much of their time to help out. Finally – thank you to you – families – for your
unwavering support, cheers and smiles making your children’s Sports Day a happy place to be. The children were
amazing - you should be very proud of them. Among other activities, we are extremely grateful to the RNLI who
delivered fantastic sessions to us in their ‘Respect the Water’ campaign; such important messages and life skills.
I am delighted to announce that Miss Stagg will be joining our team as Bears class teacher in September. I will
be sending important information on Monday 22nd about classes for next year and our upcoming ACE year Ahead
(transition week.) Please ensure you read this carefully and let us know if you have any questions.
Next Wednesday from 10:30am 12pm current Bears families are invited in for a Forest School Family Open Session
– please do join us. There will also be a Travelling Book Fair after school on 24th.
Classes have been practising lockdown procedures in class this week and this has gone really well. The whole
school drill will take place either next week or the week after. I hope you have a lovely weekend.