We are extremely proud to be a Rights Respecting School with a broad and rich curriculum which we truly believe enables our children to learn and grow to be the best they can be. It is our ambition that all our children will thrive at Lydgate Junior School and beyond.
Mrs R Hurding,Headteacher
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An introduction to Lydgate Junior School
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Attendance
We've achieved...
98.3%
Our target is...
97.4%
Latest News
Fun at netball
Well done to these girls who went to play a friendly game of netball against St Marie’s today. They made fabulous progress throughout the afternoon and look forward to playing more games in the future.
Eco Club
Eco Club are holding their Christmas Bring and Buy sale on Wednesday 3rd December from 3.15pm to 4pm in the Y5 bases. Donations of clothes, games, books and good quality bric a brac can be brought into school before the sale and given to Mrs Holden in Nuthatch or Miss Lee in Mayfly. There will also be lots of beautiful Christmas decorations for sale made by our Eco Club children
Welcome to our new Rights Respecting Council
The children enjoyed the run up to the elections and placing their vote. Welcome to our new Rights Respecting Council. We are looking forward to working with you all. Thank you Mrs Holden for running the School Council.
Mount Cook Y4 residential is completed!
We're through to the next round!
Our amazing athletics team are through to the next round of this competition ( the area finals) in December. The support and encouragement they gave each other throughout the event was as wonderful as their performance. Well done team.
Children in Need 2025
We collected an amazing £1,365.47 fundraising for Children in Need through cash on the day & online via parentpay. Such a fabulous, generous fundraising effort from the school community! Well done to all who supported this fantastic fundraiser.
Oak at King Edwards
We enjoyed a fun science lesson about electricity.
Music Mark
We are delighted to share that we have been awarded The Music Mark from The Sheffield Music Hub (SCC).
Mayfly whole school art
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Quotes
Our Choir "sang unaccompanied - they were not at all phased by this and sang like angels. Their behaviour was impeccable. They were a credit to the school and to their music teachers."
The Wednesday Lunch Club at St John's Parish Centre
"We very much enjoyed our time spent at school. We would like to say a big THANK YOU to all the Y6 pupils for their energy, enthusiasm and willingness to listen and learn"
'Bikeability' trainers
"Learning should be fun, but also that it is a professional, disciplined undertaking and also a desire to grow, even excel, in the broadest sense, as a person"
External visitor referring to Headteacher's comments
"The children - unfailingly courteous, unfailingly engaged".
School Visitor