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

• Poor weather hindering Travel Tracker progress

  Mon 09 Feb 2026

  This week, 99 WOW badges were given to happy children as a reward for their engagement in January's Travel Tracker.  However, whole school engagement was only at 17%, well down on the figure this time last year.  Hopefully, February can help turn our fortunes round and school can distribute more badges next month.

   

  The return of the WOW badge art competition may help as KS2 pupils get a chance to design next year's WOW badges with three winners being sent off for the national competition at the end of February.  The competition was revealed to the children today in House Point assembly. 

  

• The Fire Service are at Greswold but no need to panic!

  Fri 06 Feb 2026

  This morning, the fire service based at Bournbrook in Birmingham visited the children in Reception, courtesy of Mrs Mitchell's brother who is based there.  

   

  As you can see, the children had an amazing time and even got to operate the water hoses! And why not, it was raining anyway!!!!

   

  Thank you to Mrs Mitchell, and her brother, for organising such an immersive experience. 

  

• Greswold edged out in 'end-to'end' thriller!

  Fri 30 Jan 2026

  The boys' school football team continued their league season last night at Solihull Moors with an entertaining match against Langley Primary. 

   

  Without any substitutions, the players acquitted themselves really well to remain competitive throughout and actually took the lead in the first half through a goal by Ollie.  

   

  However, despite the Langley goalkeeper making some fine saves in the second half, Langley were able to score an equaliser and take the lead with a few minutes remaining.  Despite applying heavy pressure in the final moments of the match, Greswold couldn't quite score the all-important equaliser, and the match ended 2-1 to Langley.

   

  Although disappointed, the players could be proud of their contribution to an enthralling game and were perfect ambassadors for our school.  There are still three matches to go this season so plenty to play for in what remains a very tight league.  Fingers crossed for the next match.

   

• Afternoon Tea with The Mayor!

  Thu 29 Jan 2026

  On Wednesday, 28th January, five outstanding pupils were invited to enjoy Afternoon Tea with the Mayor. Their invitations were in recognition of their recent nominations for the SEND Awards.

   

  We extend our warmest congratulations to each of them:

  • Erin, nominated for the Leadership award
  • Harrison, nominated for the Shining Star award
  • Willow, nominated for the Kindness award
  • Ethan, nominated for the Achievement award
  • Roman, nominated for the Child of the Year award

   

  Well done to all five pupils for this exceptional achievement. Their hard work, character, and contributions to our school community are truly commendable.

  

• Roadworks update on Warwick Road

  Thu 29 Jan 2026

  Below is a front page article from the Solihull Observer detailing planned roadworks for Warwick Road and surrounding roads in the coming weeks.  Vehicle using families may want to use alternative routes during this time. 

  

• Watch out, there are 'mummies' about!

  Mon 26 Jan 2026

  Year 3 pupils and staff had an incredibly immersive day of learning last week as part of their history topic on Ancient Egypt.  The children and staff looked fabulous in their costumes which made the day even more enjoyable.  Well done to our whole school community (pupils, staff, parents and PTA) for engaging in such a memorable learning experience. 

  

• It's Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend!

  Fri 23 Jan 2026 Mrs Sullivan

  In honour of Big Garden Birdwatch, the children in the Den have been making birdfeeders. So far they have seen Robins, Magpies and Crows through the window. 

   

  The RSPB is a charity for the conservation of birds and nature. They bring people together who love birds and other wildlife, and who want to take action to restore the health and diversity of the natural world. By clicking this link, you can get involved in the Big Garden Birdwatch and download a free guide. On the guide, you can record the birds that you see. You can submit your results online or via the post. 

   

  Across the UK, over 590,000 people took part in Big Garden Birdwatch 2025, counting a whopping 9.1 million birds! House Sparrows took the top spot, but counts of these chirpy birds are down by 64% compared to the first Birdwatch in 1979. In fact, we’ve lost 38 million birds from UK skies in the last 60 years. With birds facing so many challenges, it’s more important than ever to get involved in the Birdwatch. Every bird you do – or don’t – count will give us a valuable insight into how garden birds are faring.

   

   

   

   

  

• Positivity and perseverance in a power cut

  Fri 23 Jan 2026

  On Thursday, Greswold coped well with intermittent power cuts for almost 3 hours with one of these being for a full hour. We are so proud of our pupils who adapted well to the changes and remained calm and found solutions to problems in order to achieve success. Our staff team were incredible at maintaining a safe environment for the pupils and ensuring learning continued. Our value for this half term is Success and our slogan is 'Success = Positivity + Perseverance. We certainly saw positivity and perseverance in action. A special thank you to Mr Blakeman (site manager), Mr Chater (all things IT) and Miss Carpenter, Mrs Smith, Mrs Chadderton and Mrs Bibi in the school office and our kitchen team.

• A credible draw and a nervous wait to finish the girls' football league season

  Tue 20 Jan 2026

  Greswold has a nervous wait to see if the girls' school football team have made it through the play-off finals after their very hard-fought draw against Eversfield school on Monday in their final league match of the season 

   

  There were chances at both ends of the pitch but that elusive goal just wouldn't creep over the line!  Well done to the girls for a really strong season where they won 4 of their 6 league games, drawing one and losing only one game. 

   

  We'll have to wait and see what the results are in the remaining games to see if we have managed to make it through to the finals.  Fingers crossed but well done anyway girls for your determination and sportsmanship this season. 

   

  

• Greswold powers into Sportshall Athletics Area Final with strong qualifying performance

  Tue 20 Jan 2026

  Sportshall Athletics is an annual sporting event that Greswold has a very proud recent history in.  For the last ten consecutive years, Greswold has made it through to the South Solihull Area Final.  On five of those occasions, Greswold have then won again to make it through to the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire County Finals and on three occasions, we have been crowned County Champions in 2019, 2023 and 2024.  

   

  This year's event started last week at Tudor Grange tennis centre and, once again, Greswold started the season very strongly with some excellent performances especially in track events where the team won 7 out of 12 races with the girls winning every single of their races.  The school will now compete in the South Solihull Finals in March at North Solihull Sports' centre, currently seeded 2nd so lots of training to be done!

   

  Final results:

   

  1st place - Greswold (704 points)

  2nd - St Alphege (448 points)

  3rd - St Augustine's (414)

  4th - Balsall Common (384)

  5th - Peterbrook (360)

  6th - Monkspath (262)

  7th - Cheswick Green (240)

   

   

  Well done to all the pupils involved on the team and to the rest of year 5 and year 6 who collectively help the athletes to improve with their own performances in PE lessons.   

   

  Well done to all the pupils involved on the team and to the rest of year 5 and year 6 who collectively help the athletes to improve with their own performances in PE lessons.