https://www.shakespeareleeds.org.uk Latest news from Shakespeare Primary School en-gb https://www.shakespeareleeds.org.uk/y2-filey-beach-trip/ Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! Year 2 certainly enjoyed their day at Filey Beach last week. 2026-06-22 https://www.shakespeareleeds.org.uk/we-were-on-the-news-click-to-watch/ Our school has won the School of the Year award at the national Pride of Table Tennis Awards by Table Tennis England. Coached and nurtured by coach "Ping Pong Pete," we've seen the boys' A-team and girls' squad become NE England Schools Team Champions, with the boys advancing to the English national finals. National Recognition: We claimed the top School of the Year prize ahead of runner-up Parkdale Primary School in Nottingham. Regional Dominance: At the NE England Schools Team Championships, the boys' teams took both 1st and 2nd place, while the girls' team finished 2nd. National Finals: The boys' A-team advanced to the English national finals, marking the first time an under-11 boys' team from West Yorkshire has reached this stage in over 30 years. Lot’s to celebrate and Look North agree. On Friday May 22nd a crew attended our table tennis club and we were featured on the news. Click here to watch. 2026-06-09 https://www.shakespeareleeds.org.uk/childhood-now-and-then1/ Year 1 children loved welcoming their parents in to school to celebrate the end of their project 'Childhood Now and Then'. 2026-05-11 https://www.shakespeareleeds.org.uk/y1-abbey-house-museum/ As part of our project 'Childhood Now and Then', last half term Year 1 visited Abbey House Museum. 2026-05-04 https://www.shakespeareleeds.org.uk/shakespeare-shines-for-eid-al-fitr/ On Friday 27th March, we shone a light on Eid Al-Fitr in school, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan in the Islamic calendar. 2026-03-27 https://www.shakespeareleeds.org.uk/down-on-the-farm26/ Our Nursery Hive children had some very exciting visitors this half term! We kick-started our new learning project ‘Down on the Farm' with a visit from some real farm animals! 2026-03-18 https://www.shakespeareleeds.org.uk/axolotl/ Spreading Smiles with the Axolotl of Random Kindness Our Communication Team have been busy behind the scenes, quietly spreading kindness across the school in a very special way… 2026-03-16 https://www.shakespeareleeds.org.uk/y5-magna-visit/ Year 5 recently travelled to Magna Science Adventure Centre in Sheffield — a vast, awe-inspiring former steelworks transformed into one of the most exciting museums in the north of England. 2026-03-10 https://www.shakespeareleeds.org.uk/world-book-day-2026/ We celebrated World Book Day on Thursday March 5th with an exciting assembly presented by Mrs Fox and our Superhero Reading Buddies. It is also the National Year of Reading so we focused on reading for pleasure. 2026-03-05 https://www.shakespeareleeds.org.uk/y3-armouries/ Year 3 had an amazing and action-packed trip to the Royal Armouries Museum. One of the highlights of the day was our Spartan training session. 2026-02-25