Please see below for the latest school news

• Easter Bonnet Parade

  Fri 22 Mar 2024

  A reminder that as part of our Easter celebrations, we will be holding an Easter Bonnet Parade on Friday 22nd March. We invite the pupils to make their own Easter Bonnet or hat and bring it into school on the 22nd March to join in with a parade for the chance to win a tasty prize!

   

  Sam Harris, School Council Lead

• Red Nose Day Friday 15th March

  Fri 08 Mar 2024

  A reminder that the school will be celebrating Red Nose Day on Friday 15th March. Donations of £1 are welcomed and children are free to wear their own clothes or dress up!

• ACADEMY PHOTOGRAPHY

  Thu 29 Feb 2024 JB

  Academy Photography will be coming into school on Tuesday 5 March to take individual photographs of the pupils

• Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair March 2024

  Mon 26 Feb 2024 AC
  

• Headteacher sickness absence update

  Thu 22 Feb 2024

  Please click here to read a letter from Orchard Community Trust SEL, Rob Johnstone.

• Watermill Strikes Gold

  Tue 03 Oct 2023 AC

  We are delighted to announce that we, Watermill School, have achieved the School Games GOLD Mark Award for the 2022/23 academic year.
   
  The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognized for our success.
   
  We are extremely proud of our pupils for their dedication to all aspects of school sport, including Curriculum PE, breaktime and lunchtime activities, class based physical activity, house competitions and inter school competitions an events. 
   
  As part of our application, we were asked to fulfill criteria in the areas of participation, competition, workforce and clubs, and we are pleased that the hard work of everyone at our school has been rewarded this year.
   
  A special thanks to all of he adults including teachers, support staff and coaches from outside organizations! 
   
  We look forward to applying once again in 2024!

• Inclusion for SEND Focus Group

  Mon 25 Sep 2023 AC
  

• Letter from our Trust regarding RAAC

  Wed 13 Sep 2023

  12th September 2023

   

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  You may have seen recent media coverage regarding Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) and its use in educational settings. RAAC is a lightweight form of concrete; because it is weaker than regular concrete, concerns have been raised about its long-term durability. Department for Education (DfE) has recently changed its guidance to education settings on the management of RAAC to take a more precautionary approach and as a result areas in affected spaces will be vacated.

   

  We wanted to inform and reassure you that we are not affected by this decision as we do not have RAAC in any of our school buildings and therefore they will continue to function as normal. We understand that parents may want to understand more about the support to educational settings to manage RAAC safely. You can read more through the article published by the DfE on the Education Hub.

   

  I hope that this offers reassurance.

   

  Yours sincerely,

   

  Mr R Johnstone

  Senior Executive Leader

• Sports Day 2023 UPDATE

  Mon 19 Jun 2023

  Sports Day Update: Secondary Pathways Sports Day on June 20th is POSTPONED. The event is now scheduled for the 27th June. All details for the new date, remain the same. The school day for secondary pupils on the 20th June will be a normal school day. Primary Sports Day is planned to go ahead.

• Year 10 Enterprise Project on Sports Day (Secondary Pathway: 20th June. Primary Pathway: 22nd June)

  Fri 16 Jun 2023 AC

  Year 10 Pupils will be selling ice pops and drinks for their enterprise project, so please bring some money if you would like to support their project.