Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Demonstrating our values at inter-school events in 2025-26
Fri 05 Sep 2025One very important element of Greswold, which helps to make our school such a successful setting, is our commitment to promoting healthy and active life styles and providing children with school sport experiences which help to boost their self-esteem.
As a school, we participate in a large number of inter-school sporting events which include football, basketball, athletics, cross-country, rowing, cricket, rounders, rugby, orienteering and netball, amongst others. Just this week, school staff were contemplating which additional events we wanted to provide for the children this year.
Most of the events are organised by SGO's (School Games Organisers) and take place at local venues. There are three types of events:
ENGAGE – Non-competitive festivals created to inspire a targeted group of young people who would benefit most from a positive physical activity experience.
DEVELOP - Develop events are for pupils who enjoy friendly competition but do not want to solely focus on winning and losing. Develop events will have a strong emphasis on the School Games values and will primarily focus on supporting the development of physical, personal, emotion and social health.
COMPETE – Compete events are for pupils who are competitive in nature and enjoy performing and competing against others.
If your child is chosen to represent the school at an event this year, South Solihull Schools' Sports' Partnership, based at Lode Heath School, have shared a set of Solihull Event Expectations which are below. These include competitors (pupils), leaders, teachers & officials and spectators.
When attending events, please could families abide by the expectations as well as demonstrating our own school values at all times. Results and photos of these events will always be published on Latest News to be celebrated.
Thank you
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SEND Update for 25-26
Thu 04 Sep 2025Special Educational Needs and Disabilities information
At Greswold Primary School we pride ourselves on our inclusivity and we are committed to providing the best possible education to all of our children regardless of their gender, ethnicity, social background, religion, identity, physical ability or educational needs. Our SEND webpage is intended to give you information regarding the many ways in which we ensure we support all of our children, including those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities.
Our SENCOs are Mrs Sullivan (EY and KS1) and Miss Murphy (KS2). They can be contacted via the school email: 25office@greswold.solihull.sch.uk or telephone: 0121 705 4738
To find out more information about our SEND offer, please visit our webpage.
https://www.greswold.solihull.sch.uk/special-educational-needs-and-disabilities/
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Harvest Praise at St Helen's Church coming soon!
Thu 04 Sep 2025Here at Greswold, we have many links with our local community, one such link being with St Helen's Church on St Helen's Road. Once a year, Y1-6 pupils and staff walk down to the church and use the setting for our annual harvest festival, an assembly which celebrates the theme of harvesting crops and the appreciation we have for the food grown for us. It's a wonderful occasion for everyone.
With this in mind, St Helen's are also doing a special Harvest Praise service for families in the local cmmunity and have asked us to share their flyer. The service is on the 14th September with more information available below in the gallery.
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The Travel Tracker is already back! Start logging your journeys today!
Thu 04 Sep 2025The Living Streets Travel Tracker has been up and running since Tuesday of this week meaning parents and pupils can start logging their journeys on the Living Streets Travel Tracker website page.
The password below is the same one as last year:
email-scoff-party
This year's theme is Walk with Joy and we'll soon be receiving the new badges your children can win simply by logging their active journey once a week each month either at school or at home. However, if you travel actively to school everyday, why not log every journey? Our aim is for 30% of the pupil population to regularly use the Travel Tracker. Last year's result was 26%.
Your child's teacher will allocate each of their pupils with a symbol and it's this symbol you and your child needs to remember in order to log your journeys and win those wonderful badges!
For more information about the Travel Tracker and other iniatives we use here at Greswold to promote sustauinable travel, please click on the link below:
https://www.greswold.solihull.sch.uk/sustainable-travel-at-greswold/
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New Reception parents enjoy coffee morning!
Thu 04 Sep 2025It can be an anxious time for both pupils and parents when a new school year starts and that's why Greswold held another coffee morning for parents of new reception children yesterday.
It was lovely to welcome over 40 families to the coffee morning where they were able to meet other parents from their child's class as well as the other two classes too.
All in all, another successful way of bringing our Greswold family closer together.
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Everyone looks forward to lunchtimes at Greswold, especially on the first day of school!
Tue 02 Sep 2025Lunchtimes can be a nervy occasion for children returning to school after the long summer holiday, especially those in year 3 and year 1 as they're now on a new playground.
However, today, all the children were absolutely fabulous, helping one another, looking after each other and having a throughly enjoyable time.
Keep up the good work children!
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Lunchtime football club starts next week
Tue 02 Sep 2025Lunchtime football club for years' 5 and 6 pupils starts again next Tuesday, once again taken by coaches from the Football Development Scheme. Pupils who regularly attend lunchtime football club can get chosen to represent the boys' or girls' school football team who take part in South Solihull leagues this year.
Alternatively, they can get chosen to represent the school at the Football Friendly Festival which takes place at Lode Heath in the summer term.
Year 4 girls may get the chance to attend soon depending on the uptake of year 5 and 6 girls.
Pupils who attend can wear their school uniform this half term with a change of footwear. However, when the weather becomes wetter and more inclement, they will need to wear their PE kits, even if it's on a day when they don't usually do PE.
If parents have any questions, they can contact Mr Hornsey.
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Dates for the Diary September - December 2025
Tue 02 Sep 2025Academic Year 2025-26
Tuesday 2nd September – First day of school
Wednesday 3rd September – Reception Coffee Morning (9am)
Monday 8th September – Y1-3 Meet the Teacher evening (5-6pm)
Wednesday 10th September – Y4-6 Meet the Teacher evening (5-6pm)
Monday 15th September – Reception and Nursery Meet the Teacher evening (5-6pm)
Friday 26th September – PTA September Social (3:30-5pm)
Tuesday 21st October - Parent Consultation Evening and Book Fair
Wednesday 22nd October - Parent Consultation Evening and Book Fair
Friday 24th October – INSET Day (Non-pupil Day)
Monday 27th - Friday 31st October - Half Term (School closed)
Tuesday 18th November - Flu Immunisation Day
Friday 21st November - School Photo Day
Wednesday 26th November – PTA Christmas Market (6-8pm)
Saturday 6th December – PTA Christmas Fayre (12-3pm)
Friday 6th December - Final day of autumn term
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Year 6 say farewell to Greswold
Fri 18 Jul 2025There were plenty of tears on show, both from parents and pupils, as year 6 celebrated the end of their primary careers with a lovely assembly for their families.
As a school, we've said goodbye to Mrs Corcoran, Miss Smart, Mrs Read and Miss Baker this week and now it was the turn of our fabulous year 6 pupils.
Songs, poems, speeches and trophies were the name of the game as four pupils were awarded with our annual achievement trophies.
Year 5 then formed a guard of honour to give their Y6 schoolmates the perfect send off!
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25% Travel Tracker engagement for this academic year!
Fri 18 Jul 2025A quarter of the school have regularly engaged with the Travel Tracker this academic year leading to 1,673 badges being awarded!
Over 31,000 active journeys were logged which amounted to 97% of all journeys. 25% of the whole school took part with year 5 easily being the most active with an incredible 538 badges awarded, nearly 300 more than any other year group!
Next year, our aim is to reach 30% of the school community regularly using the Travel Tracker, which in turn promotes healthy lifestyles, reduces traffic congestion and makes school journeys safer for everyone!
