We currently have spaces available in Years 4 & 5. Our school features a 20m indoor heated pool, offering weekly swimming lessons for pupils. We provide full wraparound care on-site and offer approximately 20 extra-curricular clubs each term. If you would like to visit the school, please contact us.
Welcome to our school website!
At our school each child is valued and their unique set of skills and talents developed so that they can ‘be the best that they can be’. Our belief is that learning should be exciting and engaging. We want every child to leave our school ready for the next stage in their education and with a real appetite for learning.
We have high aspirations for every child that attends our school and a strong track record of achieving academic success. Equally, we ensure children at Bishop’s Waltham Junior are able to explore their full range of talents and interests.
Alongside a stimulating and varied curriculum, we offer a range of sporting, musical and artistic enrichment activities including successful sports clubs, drama productions and music concerts.
We place great emphasis on developing children’s personal skills and believe in the importance of developing kind, caring and respectful individuals. Behaviour in our school is very good and we offer children high quality care and pastoral support. We have strong systems in place to support children with additional learning needs and have a fully qualified Special Needs Co-ordinator on the staff team.
I am incredibly proud to be the Headteacher of Bishop’s Waltham Junior School and of the children and staff who contribute so much to the life of the school.
If you would like to find out more about the school or to arrange a visit please do not hesitate to contact us.
Darren Campbell
Headteacher
A place where excellence, effort and happiness are valued in equal measure.
Latest News
Friday 27th June 2025 - Year 4 Update
Year 4 have continued to be as busy as ever!
We are all incredibly proud of your children completing their MTC tests over the last couple of weeks and they all did extremely well. We told the children their results earlier this week so hopefully the scores have made it home to you. We will also put their results into their reports.
These last 2 weeks have had a very heavy art focus as we have begun and almost completed our ‘Letter Printing’ unit. The children were great at this because they had done some printing during art week. We have focused on two artists; Tom Boulton and Joby Carter. Looking at their work for inspiration, Year 4 have then designed and printed the first letter from their name. They look great.
In English and Guided Reading, we have finished our unit on Varjak Paw and had some great stories produced from this. We are now doing some work on Beowulf, an old story from Anglo-Saxon times in English and looking at The Whistling Monster stories in Guided Reading.
We are most excited about Stubbington coming up; only 12 sleeps! Please come and see us about any last-minute worries or changes. We can’t wait!
Please remember 4R's ukulele concert is at 2.40pm on Wednesday 2nd July and 4A an 4J's drumming concert is Wednesday 16th July at 2.30pm. We would love you to come and watch their last music performance of Year 4.
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Friday 27th June 2025 - Year 6 Update
It's a strange period, Summer 2 in Year 6. The children are simultaneously winding down for the end of their time at junior school, and ramping up for their introduction to their secondary experience. Routines are disrupted, learning takes on a different shape to the rest of the year, and emotions run high underneath it all.
Despite all that, we continue - the year isn't over yet! In the last few weeks, we've worked through Kensuke's Kingdom as an English text, writing all sorts of different pieces inspired by the book. We've refreshed our calculation skills and focused on graph creation in maths. In science, we've learned about the circulatory system, and in geography we've been learning about Hawaii. We've honed our throwing, catching and hitting skills in PE, and we've investigated Sikhism in RE.
Underpinning everything, though, is our forthcoming production of Alice - The Musical. This is our primary aim for the end of the term - to put on the best show we possibly can. With just over a week to go before our dress rehearsal to years 3, 4 and 5, things are looking good. The props and scenery are more lavish than any production we can remember thanks to the incredible creativity of Mrs Henderson and Mrs Clothier, Miss Pascoe's brand new backdrop is up in the hall, and Mrs Arnold's costumes are more ahead-of-schedule than they've ever been. Most important, of course, are the performances we're seeing from the children. We have some familiar faces on stage, and some children in major roles who have never been on the stage before - but we're seeing some incredible things, and if you've already booked your tickets, you're in for a treat. We can't wait for you to see the outcome!
Friday 20th June 2025 - Year 5 Learning Update
Year 5 Blog – Weekly Round-Up! 🌟
What a fantastic week we’ve had in Year 5! Here's a little peek at what we’ve been up to across all our subjects. 📚✏️
🔢 Maths
This week, we’ve been getting stuck into revision for our NFER papers. We focused on measuring angles with protractors, finding missing angles, and working out perimeter and area. We’re really sharpening our skills and becoming confident mathematicians! 📏📐
📖 English
We continued reading more of The London Eye Mystery and it's getting really exciting! 🕵️♂️ We also had a go at writing a descriptive piece all about London – thinking about the sounds, sights and smells of the city 🌆. Plus, we’ve been updating our life-size Ted profiles as we learn more about his character.📝
🏺 History
Our new topic is Ancient Egypt! We’ve started learning all about daily life – from the jobs people did to how they spent their free time, and what their homes were like. It’s been so interesting discovering how different (and similar!) life was thousands of years ago. 🏠⚒️
🏏 PE
This term we started our rounders unit. We’ve been learning the key positions in the game and practising our throwing and catching skills. Everyone’s really getting into the spirit of the game! 🥎 A big well done to those who took part in District Sports – you represented our school amazingly! 👏 The rest of us had a great time cheering you on – what brilliant team spirit! 🎉💙
We can’t wait for what next week brings! 😄
Hot Weather!
Dear Parents and Carers,
Friday 27th June 2025 - Year 4 Update
Year 4 have continued to be as busy as ever!
We are all incredibly proud of your children completing their MTC tests over the last couple of weeks and they all did extremely well. We told the children their results earlier this week so hopefully the scores have made it home to you. We will also put their results into their reports.
These last 2 weeks have had a very heavy art focus as we have begun and almost completed our ‘Letter Printing’ unit. The children were great at this because they had done some printing during art week. We have focused on two artists; Tom Boulton and Joby Carter. Looking at their work for inspiration, Year 4 have then designed and printed the first letter from their name. They look great.
In English and Guided Reading, we have finished our unit on Varjak Paw and had some great stories produced from this. We are now doing some work on Beowulf, an old story from Anglo-Saxon times in English and looking at The Whistling Monster stories in Guided Reading.
We are most excited about Stubbington coming up; only 12 sleeps! Please come and see us about any last-minute worries or changes. We can’t wait!
Please remember 4R's ukulele concert is at 2.40pm on Wednesday 2nd July and 4A an 4J's drumming concert is Wednesday 16th July at 2.30pm. We would love you to come and watch their last music performance of Year 4.
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Friday 27th June 2025 - Year 6 Update
It's a strange period, Summer 2 in Year 6. The children are simultaneously winding down for the end of their time at junior school, and ramping up for their introduction to their secondary experience. Routines are disrupted, learning takes on a different shape to the rest of the year, and emotions run high underneath it all.
Despite all that, we continue - the year isn't over yet! In the last few weeks, we've worked through Kensuke's Kingdom as an English text, writing all sorts of different pieces inspired by the book. We've refreshed our calculation skills and focused on graph creation in maths. In science, we've learned about the circulatory system, and in geography we've been learning about Hawaii. We've honed our throwing, catching and hitting skills in PE, and we've investigated Sikhism in RE.
Underpinning everything, though, is our forthcoming production of Alice - The Musical. This is our primary aim for the end of the term - to put on the best show we possibly can. With just over a week to go before our dress rehearsal to years 3, 4 and 5, things are looking good. The props and scenery are more lavish than any production we can remember thanks to the incredible creativity of Mrs Henderson and Mrs Clothier, Miss Pascoe's brand new backdrop is up in the hall, and Mrs Arnold's costumes are more ahead-of-schedule than they've ever been. Most important, of course, are the performances we're seeing from the children. We have some familiar faces on stage, and some children in major roles who have never been on the stage before - but we're seeing some incredible things, and if you've already booked your tickets, you're in for a treat. We can't wait for you to see the outcome!
Friday 20th June 2025 - Year 5 Learning Update
Year 5 Blog – Weekly Round-Up! 🌟
What a fantastic week we’ve had in Year 5! Here's a little peek at what we’ve been up to across all our subjects. 📚✏️
🔢 Maths
This week, we’ve been getting stuck into revision for our NFER papers. We focused on measuring angles with protractors, finding missing angles, and working out perimeter and area. We’re really sharpening our skills and becoming confident mathematicians! 📏📐
📖 English
We continued reading more of The London Eye Mystery and it's getting really exciting! 🕵️♂️ We also had a go at writing a descriptive piece all about London – thinking about the sounds, sights and smells of the city 🌆. Plus, we’ve been updating our life-size Ted profiles as we learn more about his character.📝
🏺 History
Our new topic is Ancient Egypt! We’ve started learning all about daily life – from the jobs people did to how they spent their free time, and what their homes were like. It’s been so interesting discovering how different (and similar!) life was thousands of years ago. 🏠⚒️
🏏 PE
This term we started our rounders unit. We’ve been learning the key positions in the game and practising our throwing and catching skills. Everyone’s really getting into the spirit of the game! 🥎 A big well done to those who took part in District Sports – you represented our school amazingly! 👏 The rest of us had a great time cheering you on – what brilliant team spirit! 🎉💙
We can’t wait for what next week brings! 😄
Hot Weather!
Dear Parents and Carers,
Friday 27th June 2025 - Year 4 Update
Year 4 have continued to be as busy as ever!
We are all incredibly proud of your children completing their MTC tests over the last couple of weeks and they all did extremely well. We told the children their results earlier this week so hopefully the scores have made it home to you. We will also put their results into their reports.
These last 2 weeks have had a very heavy art focus as we have begun and almost completed our ‘Letter Printing’ unit. The children were great at this because they had done some printing during art week. We have focused on two artists; Tom Boulton and Joby Carter. Looking at their work for inspiration, Year 4 have then designed and printed the first letter from their name. They look great.
In English and Guided Reading, we have finished our unit on Varjak Paw and had some great stories produced from this. We are now doing some work on Beowulf, an old story from Anglo-Saxon times in English and looking at The Whistling Monster stories in Guided Reading.
We are most excited about Stubbington coming up; only 12 sleeps! Please come and see us about any last-minute worries or changes. We can’t wait!
Please remember 4R's ukulele concert is at 2.40pm on Wednesday 2nd July and 4A an 4J's drumming concert is Wednesday 16th July at 2.30pm. We would love you to come and watch their last music performance of Year 4.
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Friday 27th June 2025 - Year 6 Update
It's a strange period, Summer 2 in Year 6. The children are simultaneously winding down for the end of their time at junior school, and ramping up for their introduction to their secondary experience. Routines are disrupted, learning takes on a different shape to the rest of the year, and emotions run high underneath it all.
Despite all that, we continue - the year isn't over yet! In the last few weeks, we've worked through Kensuke's Kingdom as an English text, writing all sorts of different pieces inspired by the book. We've refreshed our calculation skills and focused on graph creation in maths. In science, we've learned about the circulatory system, and in geography we've been learning about Hawaii. We've honed our throwing, catching and hitting skills in PE, and we've investigated Sikhism in RE.
Underpinning everything, though, is our forthcoming production of Alice - The Musical. This is our primary aim for the end of the term - to put on the best show we possibly can. With just over a week to go before our dress rehearsal to years 3, 4 and 5, things are looking good. The props and scenery are more lavish than any production we can remember thanks to the incredible creativity of Mrs Henderson and Mrs Clothier, Miss Pascoe's brand new backdrop is up in the hall, and Mrs Arnold's costumes are more ahead-of-schedule than they've ever been. Most important, of course, are the performances we're seeing from the children. We have some familiar faces on stage, and some children in major roles who have never been on the stage before - but we're seeing some incredible things, and if you've already booked your tickets, you're in for a treat. We can't wait for you to see the outcome!