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Welcome to Red Rose
Primary School

Aim High
Be Proud!

A message from our Head Teacher

On behalf of the children, staff and governing body, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Red Rose Primary School, Chester-le-Street.

Our school motto is ‘Aim High, Be Proud’ and we have a long and established reputation of providing a rich and stimulating education for our pupils.  Our values of Respect – Excellence – Determination – Responsibility – Opportunity – Support for Others – Equality. Everything we do aims to encapsulate those aims and values.

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Values & Ethos

Find out more about our motto and our seven values. 

Key Information

Look through our key information in this section.

Ofsted Report

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills.

Curriculum

At Red Rose Primary School, our broad curriculum can be viewed here.

School News

Easter Celebrations – Year 5

On Tuesday afternoon, our two year 5 classes presented to parents an Easter Coffee afternoon. The aim of the afternoon was to show what year 5 had learned about Easter. There was information about Ash Wednesday and Lent and then there was a little drama about 'The...
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Yoga with Year 5 and 6

Our Year 5 and 6 pupils have tried something new - Yoga. Beth, a trained yoga teacher from the Durham and Chester-le-Street School Sports Partnership, has been in and delivered 6 sessions over the term. It was something totally different to what we normally do in PE. ...
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We’re Going on a Bear Hunt PE Festival

This half term, children in Reception enjoyed attending a PE festival at Maiden Castle, themed around one of our favourite stories, 'We're All Going on a Bear Hunt'! Pupils worked with their classmates on a carousel of fun activities based around infant agility...
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Key Stage 1 Art Workshop

Key Stage One was delighted to welcome parents and carers into school for a fun and creative Art Workshop afternoon. Everyone had a fantastic time crafting their own masterpiece, inspired by the work of renowned artist Paul Klee, using watercolour paints. A big well...
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Orienteering at our Chester-le-Street school

Orienteering with Year 5 and 6

On Friday, Year 5 and Year 6 participated in an exciting orienteering event. The course featured 12 stations scattered across the school grounds. Each pair of pupils was given an ‘electronic dibber’ to track their times as they navigated between stations. Before...
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School Calendar