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As you know, the Primary were visited by Ofsted on 11 and 12th June for a graded inspection. We are delighted to share with you that we received GOOD judgements in all areas. Our children are the heart of the school and we are so proud that their polite, courteous and...

As you know, we are closed tomorrow, Thursday 4th July, as the Local Electoral Service have decided to use Ox Close Federation as a Polling Station for the General Election. Below are suggested activities that the children can complete at home: Nursery - Polling Day...

It was great to welcome the children back on Monday for the final half term of the academic year but also our final half term as Oxclose Nursery and Ox Close Primary School.  It is hard to believe how fast time has gone this year! The final half term is always a busy...

All of the children have worked exceptionally hard this half term - well done to each and every one of you. Keep it up for the rest of the academic year which already looks to be jam packed with lots of exciting activities! We hope you have a fabulous half term break...

I am sure that you have heard on the news that a General Election has been called for Thursday 4th July. Unfortunately, the Federation will be closed on that date due to the site being used as a Polling Station. I must stress that this is a decision taken out of my...

As you know, we are closed tomorrow, Thursday 2nd May, as the Local Electoral Service have decided to use Ox Close Federation as a Polling Station. Below are suggested activities that the children can complete at home: 02.05.2024 - Nursery - Suggested Activities...

Just a reminder that we are closed on Thursday 2nd May due to being used as a Polling Station. Staff will be in touch with Remote Learning activities and on hand to support via SeeSaw. We apologise for the inconvenience. This is a decision that has been taken out of...

It is great to have all of the children back in Nursery and School following the Easter break for our final term as Ox Close Federation. They have all settled back into routine well and we have been thrilled to welcome new children to the Nursery. The Summer Term is...

We have had another amazing term across the Federation! It has been great to see the children engaged, motivated and making great progress with their learning. We have had opportunities for parents/carers to join us in school and more of these are planned for the...

Dear Parents/Carers, I am contacting you to provide an update regarding the leadership of Ox Close Federation. As you may be aware, Mr Harrison has not been in Nursery or Primary for a number of weeks as he has been unwell. He has now made the decision to leave the...

What a great start to 2024! The children have worked very hard and made great progress across the half term. Well done to each and every one of you. Keep it up next half term! There have been lots of exciting lessons taking place across the Federation and it has been...

WOW, WOW, WOW! We have been overwhelmed once again to receive so many food donations from families – we appreciate every single one. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!  Your wonderful donations have all been delivered to St Paul’s Food Bank, where they were gratefully received....

What a fabulous start to this academic year - we are very proud of all of the children and how they have settled in to the routine of their new class, especially children who joined us in September. The children have worked very hard and made great progress with their...

The school photographer will be visiting school on Tuesday 24th October. If you would like a family photograph including pre-school children, please come to the school hall for 8.15am. If you would like a family photograph including children from different classes,...

Well done to our two school football teams who have been competing in the Go Well League at Whitworth Park Academy for the past 4 weeks. After some impressive goals and performances, our Yellow team managed to get a draw tonight which helped them secure a 6th place...

On behalf of all of the staff and Governors, we would like to welcome you all back to Ox Close Federation as we begin this exciting year. It has been lovely to see the children and parents once again after the summer break. A special mention goes to our new starters...

Thank you to each and every child, every member of staff and all of the parents and carers for their efforts, hard work and huge smiles throughout this year. Ox Close is a fabulous community where the children are the heart of everything that we do – it is a special...

Friday 30th June is getting closer ... and the excitement is growing.  Shortly, you will receive your child's 5 vouchers to "spend" on the activities which will be available on the field during the afternoon.  There will be some live music throughout the event, as...

Please find below at letter outlining the Federation plans for the Industrial Action on Thursday 27th April and Tuesday 2nd May: Industrial Action - 27.04.2023 and 02.05.2023

Please find below at letter outlining the Federation plans for the Industrial Action on Wednesday 15th March and Thursday 16th March: Industrial Action - 15.03.2023 and 16.03.2023

The following classes are closed on Tuesday 28th February due to NEU Industrial Action: - RC - Mr Crowther’s Class - RP - Mrs Paxton’s Class - 5C - Mrs Cox’s Class - 6P - Mrs Payne’s Class Please find below some suggested remote learning activities for the children to...

Please find below at letter outlining the Federation plans for the Industrial Action on Tuesday 28th February: Industrial Action - 28.02.2023

Please find a below a letter outlining Federation plans for the planned strike action on Wednesday 1st February: Industrial Action - 01.02.2023

We hope you all have a lovely Christmas holiday. Thank you for your continued support in 2022 and we all look forward to seeing you in 2023. Children return to school on Thursday 5th January 2023.

We are looking forward to seeing you all on Friday for our first ever Colour Run. I am sure it will be a spectacular day full of bright colours.

It has been great to welcome the children back to school after the holiday and they have all started 2022 with a spring in their step. They have worked very hard in lessons and also had lots of fun.

Christmas has well and truly reached Ox Close and we have lots of activities planned in the final week to make it extra special. Here is a round up of the main events: Monday 13th December  Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 visit the Winter Wonderland Year 3 and 4...

It has been great to have all of the children back in school this week. They all looked very smart and had big smiles on their faces. We have heard all about their adventures over the summer holidays - you have all been very busy! Our new children in Reception have...

We are always looking at ways to enhance the wellbeing of our pupils and we are delighted to announce that we are offering our pupils the chance to take part in an exciting new challenge, which is being organised by former Leeds Rhinos Rugby League player, Jamie...

It has great to have all of the children back in school this week. The smiles and cheers on Monday morning was lovely to see and hear. They have all had a fabulous week, worked hard and adapted well to our new routines. We hope that you all have a lovely weekend.

Good news - we are back! As you are most likely aware, the government have announced that all school are to reopen from Monday 8th March to all pupils. We are very excited to see all of the children and get back in to a new routine in school. We are sure, that like...

When children are required to be at home, and unable to attend school - the learning does not stop at Ox Close Primary. Since October 2020, schools have been required by law to provide effective education to those children who are unable to access face to face...

Huge well done to all of the children for being amazing this week – we have had great levels of engagement once again in the live lessons and the children in school are also working very hard. Staff have been really impressed with all of the work that has been coming...

Well done everyone - you have all worked extremely hard. It has been great to see the keyworker children working hard in school but also to see all of the amazing virtual learning and live lessons going on. Take care and have a lovely weekend, Team Ox Close

Team Ox Close would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas. School reopens on Tuesday 5th January 2021.  

Today, we have received further information from Durham County Council about the proposed new school build and amalgamation between Ox Close Primary School and Oxclose Nursery. Information regarding this can be found here:...

Here is a little video to introduce you all to the key Reception staff. We hope you enjoy it and look forward to meeting you all very soon. https://youtu.be/I_keSMYtcJE

Good Afternoon, Please find below 3 important newsletters to round off the Summer Term: Federation Newsletter- 17.07.2020 Governing Body Newsletter - Summer 2020 Edition Ox Close Friends Newsletter - July 2020 We hope you all have a lovely Summer and can’t wait to...

Thank you for all of your help with the children's memories and good luck messages, and thank you for your continued support throughout this difficult year. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we have. Have a wonderful summer. Stay safe and we will see you in...

Please find below a letter outlining our organisation plans for the children returning in September: September 2020 Organisation

We know that it has been a very different end to the year for the children and we have not done our usual transition. To help with this, as well as the Zoom calls which we have planned for Wednesday 15th July, we have written some letters for the children and parents....

Please find below an update letter regarding collection of end of year reports and new class information: Update Letter - Reports and New Classes - 29.06.2020

Please find a useful guide for children and parents when using Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams Log In Guide

Please find below important update letters: School Reopening Letter - R, 1 and 6 - 10.06.2020 School Reopening Letter - Emergency Childcare - 10.06.2020 School Reopening Letter - FAO of Y2, 3, 4, 5 and not attending in YR, Y1 and Y6 - 10.06.2020    

Here is our latest Federation newsletter: Federation Newsletter - 05.06.2020

Please find below update letter regarding the wider reopening of schools: Update Letter - 27.05.2020 - Federation As stated in the letter, the school will not be open more widely next week. This will be reviewed on Wednesday 3rd June. The Emergency Childcare will...

Please find the links below to the surveys: Reception: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QFKJDQP Year One: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QFW992Z Year Six: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Q37S92H

Please find below an important update letter for parents and carers: Potential Reopening Update Letter - 19.05.2020 We will be sending a survey to parents/carers of children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 at 12 noon tomorrow.

Please find below an important update letter: IMPORTANT - Update Letter for Parents and Carers - 14.05.2020 - All Year Groups The next letter is additional information for Nursery and Reception parents/carers: IMPORTANT - Update Letter - 14.05.2020 - Additional...

Please find an update letter below following the Prime Minister's statement this evening: UPDATE LETTER - 10.05.2020  

We would be very grateful if you could spend a few minutes completing the online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VL9HM3D

We are inviting families to take part in the Ox Close Cheer to celebrate St George's Day.

Please see important information about the first ever Ox Close Federation podcast.

Please find below a Virtual Classroom Update Letter from Miss Bowden Virtual Classroom Update Letter - 17.04.2020

Please find information about how your child accesses work in the letter below. Virtual Classroom Letter - 27.03.2020

Please find below an update letter for parents and carers. Update Letter - 27.03.2020  

On Monday, our Children's Leadership Team met with Hannah from Eco Smart Schools to think about the ways in which Ox Close can contribute to caring for our environment. We talked about the ways in which our Earth can be damaged and came up with an Eco Code to be...

We would like to wish everyone associated with the school a very successful 2020 on behalf of Team Ox Close. We have enjoyed hearing about the various gifts and experiences which the children have relished over the festive season. We hope that you all had a wonderful...

Team Ox Close would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas. We hope that you all have a lovely break and we can't wait to see you in 2020 to make more amazing memories. Children return to school on Monday 6th January.

This morning, Mrs Shepherd and Mrs Franklin took a small group of Year 5 children up to Whitworth Park School to take part in a sample History lesson, taught by Miss McDermott. We learnt all about medieval wars and why there were so many conflicts, plotting a range of...

Mrs Shepherd, Miss Todd and the 5/6 team were delighted to take our Year 5 cohort up to Whitworth Park School today for their first taster sessions ahead of their transition to secondary school. Their behaviour was exemplary and all children fully engaged with a range...

Years 5 and 6 were excited to welcome Nicole from Appleton Lodge today to talk about the work of the Alzheimer's Society in our local area. We thought sensitively about the problems that dementia can pose on a daily basis and the ways in which we can support others by...

Ox Close was proud to send our Children's Leadership Team to the Remembrance service at the Cenotaph today to lay our wreath. Our children were impeccably behaved and acted as fantastic ambassadors at such an important event. It was wonderful to see them alongside so...

Yesterday, six children from Year 5 took the kit car that they had built with Mrs Cox over to Croft Circuit to race against around 15 other teams from different schools. Having worked together to construct, wire and decorate their vehicle, the children took part in...

On Friday 5th July, Year 5 took two teams off to Beamish to compete in the Crank It Up competition. They had the chance to present and test the cranes that they had constructed out of K'Nex, as well as the group presentations that they had put together. They did a...

Thank you to all our visitors today who made the Father's Day Lunch such a success.  It was clear that everyone enjoyed the Fish and Chips but, more importantly, they enjoyed the company of so many different people. A big thank you also goes to Mrs Longhorne and the...

The final report from our recent OfSTED inspection is now available - a copy has been sent home with the children but can also be read by clicking on the link below. Ox Close Primary - March 2019 It reads incredibly well and is absolutely full of positives, reflecting...

This term, a small group of children have been lucky enough to work our school cook, Karen, and catering company, Taylor Shaw, on an exciting initiative called Fun to Cook. Over the four sessions, the children have learnt some simple recipes and discussed healthy...

Our bake sale was a huge success - everyone enjoyed making, buying and most importantly eating the delicious treats. A great way to raise money for Comic Relief. Well done Team Ox Close. [gallery order="DESC" type="slideshow" size="large"...

Ox Close Primary School will have a Section 5 OFSTED Inspection on Wednesday 6th March and Thursday 7th March. The Lead Inspector is Alison Stephenson and she will joined by 2 addiitonal inspectors. Information has been sent home with all children tonight. If you...

Year 5 children have had a fantastic morning today at the Durham University School of Education Science Fair.  When we arrived, the BA (Hons) students greeted us and made us feel very welcome.  We spent the next two and a half hours exploring all manner of Science. ...

Year 5 came into school this morning to discover an extraordinary event had occurred over the weekend! We were shocked to find a meteorite had landed on school grounds on Sunday night. Using witness statements, the children investigated the who, what, where, when and...

29 of our children from Years 5 and 6 were chosen to attend a Judo festival on Wednesday at Spennymoor Leisure Centre. Not only were they a credit to our school with their super effort and listening skills, they also thoroughly enjoyed the four different activities on...

Today, our Children’s Leadership Team visited the War Memorial in Spennymoor to lay our school wreath. They were great ambassadors for Ox Close.  

It was lovely to welcome the group from Open the Book to Ox Close again today, to hear the story of Joseph and his coat. We look forward to the conclusion in the coming weeks, hopefully with some more of our very own students in starring roles alongside our guests!

Back to School Information School starts back on Tuesday 4th September at 8:45am. We can’t wait to see you all and start another great year at Ox Close. New Reception children and parents - please can you arrive and meet in the school hall at 9am. We are looking...

We are delighted to be able to share th outcome of our recent OFSTED inspection with you. Ox Close Primary School continues to remain a 'GOOD' school. The inspector was very impressed with the school, pupils and staff and found evidence of outstanding practice. This...

What amazing entries we had from all the children! Thank you to everyone for their efforts. Have a look at our winning entries below: Huge thank you to Hays Travel...

Our KS2 children have been working with Enter CIC as part of theie upcoming production of Wind Road Boys. This project has been organised and funded by the Mayor, Ian Machin. All children were involved in the inital workshops and from those a small number of children...

We have a new supplier for uniform. Cre8ive Graphics is based at Peel Street in Bishop Auckland. Parents can either order in person at the shop or online via the website link below. Cre8ive Graphics Online Ordering

We are thrilled to be trialling a new and exciting homework system with Key Stage 2 between now and the Christmas holidays. The aim is that the children find the homework more enjoyable, parents find the tasks and timescales manageable and most importantly, that...

Huge thank you to all the parents/carers that managed to pop along to our Meet the Teacher night on Tuesday 19th September. If you didn't manage to come along then please find a copy of the PowerPoint below:   [gallery size="large" type="slideshow"...

Huge thank you to all the parents/carers that managed to pop along to our Meet the Teacher night on Tuesday 19th September. If you didn't manage to come along then please find a copy of the PowerPoint below: [gallery order="DESC" type="slideshow" size="large"...

Huge thank you to all the parents/carers that managed to pop along to our Meet the Teacher night on Tuesday 19th September. If you didn't manage to come along then please find a copy of the PowerPoint below: [gallery order="DESC" type="slideshow" size="large"...

Huge thank you to all the parents/carers that managed to pop along to our Meet the Teacher night on Tuesday 19th September. If you didn't manage to come along then please find a copy of the PowerPoints below: [gallery order="DESC" type="slideshow" size="large"...

On Saturday 4th February, our bid for It's Up 2 U funding was successful. Miss Bowden attended Spennymoor Leisure Centre and members of the public voted for various causes. It was fantastic to hear that our bid had been successful. The money will go towards brand new...

On Wednesday morning, we had a terrific response from parents who attended a Relax Kids session. Debra Forth ran the session and gave parents a very valuable insight into the work that she is doing with some of our children.