Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• A visit to St Alphege church to make Y2 learning even more memorable

  Fri 28 Nov 2025

  This morning, pupils and staff from year 2 enjoyed a visit to St Alphege Church in Solihull town centre, as part of their RE lessons and a chance to reflect on Christmas themes. They made bookmarks and were invited to go on a 'journey to the stable' and learn more about the Christmas story.   On their journey around the church, the children met an inn keeper, a shepherd, a king and the baby Jesus.

   

  The members of the church Alison, Ben and the team made everyone feel very welcome and the children perfectly demonstrated our school values so well throughout the visit and more importantly during the walk to and from the church.

  

• Unprecedented Platinum Award recognises Greswold's commitment to physical activity

  Fri 28 Nov 2025

  Everyone at Greswold are very proud to announce that the school has been awarded the School Games Sportsmark Platinum Award.

   

  The "Sportsmark Platinum Award" refers to the School Games Mark Platinum Award, a government-led scheme that recognises schools for their consistent commitment to sports and physical activity.  To earn this, a school must have consistently achieved the School Games Mark Gold award for several years and successfully submit a detailed case study which demonstrates their ongoing high-level provision for sports, competition, and physical activity. 

   

  For the past five years, Greswold has achieved the Gold Sportsmark, allowing us to become eligible to apply for the Platinum Award.  A case study was submitted in July and we have now received confirmation that we've been successful.

   

  School sport and activity is something incredibly important to us here at Greswold and something which goes beyond the classroom and the even the curriculum itself.  We believe that being active not only has positive physical benefits but also helps to develop pupils socially and personally while maintaining a healthy mental wellbeing and providing memorable experiences of representing the school at inter-school events. 

   

  The staff require a huge amount of credit, giving up their personal time in volunteering to supervise and manage children at a whole host of these inter-school events.  Our amazing lunchtime team, including Play Leaders, help to instigate so many games and physical activities at lunchtimes and our pupils engage with these opportunities on a regular basis.  We monitor the physical wellbeing of all pupils and intervene when necessary, especially at lunchtime and lesson time, to esnure they develop a positive outlook in relation to sport and activity.   

   

  This award is the perfect recognition of everyone's hard work and dedication and something we should all be very proud of. 

   

  

• Greswold's new Eco Council meet for the first time this year

  Thu 27 Nov 2025

  This morning, Miss Pearson met with the new members of this year's Eco Council, a very important role in helping to make Greswold more sustainable.

   

  The Eco Council contains a representative from every class in Years' 3–6, chosen by their classmates. Over the course of the year, we will lead campaigns in the school to avoid waste, encourage recycling, and save resources such as water and electricity. We are excited to work together to make a positive difference and help our school become even more environmentally friendly.

  

• Fabulous Greswold family fundraising story to warm the hearts!

  Thu 27 Nov 2025

  Children from a Greswold family, who were worried that some children might miss out on Christmas gifts this year (especially chocolate!), took it upon themselves to do something about it. 

   

  Clara and Billy, and their younger brother Riley, decided to undertake their very own sponsored bike and scooter ride around Hockley Heath pavilion grounds, with each lap measuring approximately 0.6km.  Family and friends happily sponsored the children who all acheived really impressive distances.  Clara and Billy each managed an amazing 10 laps (5.72km each) and Riley managed 6 laps (3.43km).

   

  Between the three of them, they raised a staggering £348!! The money was then used to purchase lots of items, including selection boxes, chocolate tubs, dolls, trucks, colouring sets and family games, which were then donated to the food bank and toy appeal at The Renewal Centre on Lode Lane.

   

  What a wonderful example of pupils using our Greswold values to help others who might be less fortunate.  Well done children, we are very proud of you all.  

   

   

  

• Greswold choir help entertain the crowds at inaugural PTA Christmas Market

  Thu 27 Nov 2025

  Last night, The Greswold PTA hosted a new addition to their busy event calendar, and what a lovely evening it was too.  The PTA Christmas Market involved small businesses purchasing a stall in the upper school hall selling all sorts of different gift items for the run up to Christmas.

   

  Greswold parents and residents from the local community were in attendance to enjoy the two-hour event which also involved entertainment from our very own school choir who entertained the audience with an array of Christmas songs. 

   

  Thank you to everyone who came to our first Christmas Market and here’s hoping it is the first of many to come.

   

   

   

  

• Year 4 pupil stars at the Royal Albert Hall!

  Thu 27 Nov 2025

  This week, Latest News has reported on an ex-pupil starring on stage in Leicester and today, we have news of a current pupil and her ex-pupil brother performing at the majestic Royal Albert Hall in London. 

   

  Sophia-Jane and her brother Noah performed with the Solihull Music Inclusive Group as part of the Music for Youth Proms.  Sophia-Jane played the keyboard while Noah was on the guitar and if you look closely at the photos, you can see them on the big screen! 

   

  What an amazing experience for both of them and another exhilarating story about how well our pupils (and ex-pupils) achieve outside of school.  We are very proud of you both. 

   

  

• 17 Greswold writers have stories published in Bribooks challenge!

  Thu 27 Nov 2025

  Over the summer, pupils from Years' 3 - 6 once again became authors and signed up to the BriBooks challenge. The challenge involved pupils writing their own short story with the hope it would be published and turned into an actual book. 

   

  Amazingly, we beat the previous year's record for the number of children who initally signed up for the challenge and we managed to achieve 17 published authors!

   

  Well done to all those children who had a go at becoming writers and a special well doen to those who had their stories published.  Once again, another example of Greswold pupils being motivated to acheive in and out of school time!  

  

• 'Amazing' values on show by Greswold boys at first basketball event of the year

  Wed 26 Nov 2025

  'Amazing' was the word Mr Hobbis used to describe the Greswold basketball team's attitude and approach towards their first league event yesterday evening. 

   

  Nine year 6 boys represented the school at the special Develop event at St Peter's School where there was an emphasis placed on values being shown by teams as well as competitiveness and results. 

   

  Not only did the boys demonstrate the values of Greswold perfectly but also the values of the School Games initiative, which you can see below. 

   

  They played three in games in total, against Widney, St Augustine's and Balsall Common, winning one.  However, the results of the values scoring haven’t been communicated yet so we'll have to wait and see where Greswold are in the league table once they arrive.  The second event is in February.

   

  Well done to the boys and thank you to Mr Hobbis for attending the event with them. 

  

• School Council present fundraising cheque to Acorns charity

  Wed 26 Nov 2025

  Yesterday, Greswold received a special visit from a representative of Acorns Children's Hospice, who spoke with all children from Reception to year 6 about the important work they do in the community.  Acorns is the charity we raised money for as part of the recent 'obstacle course' sponsored event so the assembly also provided the opportunity for school council to present them with a cheque of £1063.62.  Thank you to everyone involved in the sponsored event, an activity which helped the pupils be more aware of why we raise money for good causes.  Many thanks to our parent community also for their very kind donations. 

  

• Ex-Greswold pupil about to star in The Sound of Music!

  Mon 24 Nov 2025

  Greswold received news yesterday of a fabulous achievement by one of our ex-pupils who only left us last year. 

   

  William, who has previously appeared in The Nativity at the Rep in Birmingham City centre, is about to appear in another theatre production. He is about to play Kurt in Leicester Curve's Theatre Production of The Sound of Music and has appeared on Friday's BBC East Midland's Today show. 

   

  It's brilliant to hear about our pupils' achievements out of school whether they're present or past pupils.  We would like to wish William all the very best in his upcoming production. All we have to say now is break a leg, William....but hopefully not!