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Ilkley Primary Schoolgirl showing camera a stick she has decorated with flowers and feathers

Ilkley Primary Hosts Eco Schools Day

Ilkley Primary Ghyll Royd School continues to improve on its outdoor curriculum with its second Eco Schools Day. Children headed outside to enjoy various activities in the school’s seven acres of meadow and woodland. Eco Schools Day was attended by...

Large feltwork created by children in Key Stage One

Fun with Felting

Forms 1 and 2 got creative thinking about what Ghyll Royd School means to them. They felt that school was a fun place where they had lots of time spent outdoors, both learning and playing. Together with Art teacher Mrs...

Leaving Year 6 class pose for photo with their teacher on last day

End of Year Celebration 2018

Ghyll Royd Pupils, parents, staff and governors gathered in the school’s multipurpose hall on Friday 13th July to celebrate the end of another brilliant school year. After being welcomed in by the sound of Form 3’s recorder playing, the celebration...

Group shot of all children jumping in the air in their handmade kilts

Kilted Out!

Forms 5 and 6 have created their very own kilts with Mrs Smith in their Art lessons this term. With the help of the wonderful Mrs Cook, the children have created these brilliant garments which they kindly modeled for us...

Young children enjoying a sack race on their school's sports day

Ghyll Royd Sports Day 2018

Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School hosted its annual Sports Day at Greystone Manor on Friday 6th July. The sun was shining for another day and football fever was in the air. Due to the hot conditions, Sports Day was split...

Nursery pupil carries bucket full of potatoes

Little Adventurers’ Plant Nursery

Children in our Little Adventurers class excitedly dug up the potatoes they have been growing in their playground’s vegetable patch. The potato plant has been tended to by the 2-3 year old children with regular watering in this hot and...

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Year 6 Storytellers

Form 6 pupils got creative making their own storybooks in their last few English lessons at Ghyll Royd. They could choose any topic, genre or idea they wanted to explore. Each child pitched a story idea to the class and...