Welcome to Balgowan Primary School

Work hard, be kind, make friends is the motto at Balgowan, and we encourage all our children to follow these guidelines in their daily school life.

Music and Arts

All pupils at Balgowan have the opportunity to learn musical instruments, including the steel pans.

Outdoor sport and play

Balgowan pupils participate in many sporting activities, both within the school and outside.

Creative curriculum and outdoor learning

Our creative curriculum includes lots of outdoor learning for Reception-aged pupils and those in Year 1 in our covered outdoor learning area.

 

Welcome to Balgowan Primary School

I would like to offer you and your family a very warm welcome to Balgowan Primary School and look forward to the opportunity of working in partnership with you during your child's time in school. Balgowan has high expectations and its ethos both encourages and promotes the best traditional values. Achieving high levels of literacy and numeracy for all our pupils continue to be key priorities for the school, but our commitment to encouraging them to work hard, be kind and make friends provides us with an important focus for developing the whole child.
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Fund Raising

We had a very positive Parents’ Forum meeting last week on fund raising for the school. Thank you very much to the 50 parents who attended.  Many good ideas were shared that should benefit the school and the PTA. A summary of the meeting can be found in the Parents’ Forum section of Downloads. At

Ofsted Inspection Report

We are very pleased to provide you with a copy of our 2013 Ofsted inspection report. The school was inspected under the more rigorous inspection framework that was introduced in September 2012.

The inspection process was extremely thorough and a positive one for the school. The report recognises Balgowan’s many strengths as a good school and supports us in our drive for continuous improvement. We will continue to work on what Balgowan needs to do to become an outstanding school.

Notification of Ofsted inspection

Balgowan Primary School will be having an Ofsted inspection on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th this week.

The following letter has been sent out via parentmail today…

The Choir at the O2

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On Wednesday 30th January 75 children from Years 5 and 6 choir performed at the 02 in the Young Voices concert series. This was the third time Balgowan was involved and Mrs. Brook was very proud of the children. Thank you to all the staff who accompanied and made it possible for so many to

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