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06/03/26

In his spare time, Luca has created a fantastic poster of the periodic table! A Scientist in the making!

06/03/26

Amazing achievement! Well done Mia who has won an entire cabinet worth of trophies over the last 2 weeks competing in various dance competitions! She was even awarded the judges choice for what really is an incredible talent! Well done Mia 🏆

06/03/26

World Book Day in Elder class!

05/03/26

For the last 10 minutes of the day, Elder class took their new World Book Day books outside to start reading!

04/03/26

Elder class had a lovely PE lesson in the sunshine this afternoon playing a version of Quidditch for World Book day/Week! It was great fun and the children played brilliantly. Just a shame we didn’t have flying broomsticks!

02/03/26

Wow! What an afternoon Year 6 have had sharing our writing with the residents at the RBLI. It was truly heartwarming to see the children so engrossed in stories from the residents and how proud they were to show their writing.

02/03/26

Year 4 have been busy in their art lessons producing work based on the techniques of the artist Daniel Mackie. They have been inspired by the natural world. Well done Year 4!

27/02/26

Our Safer Internet Day work has continued into the new term. KS1 have been creating an online safety plan whilst KS2 have been thinking about how to use AI safely.

26/02/26

Look away now if squeamish! This afternoon Year 6 learned all about our heart and even got to dissect a pig’s heart linking to our science topic and book in English.

18/02/26

In Week 6, Aylesford hosted a Performing Arts VIAT Masterclass for all the primaries. The children had an incredible time and, after warm up games, and developing their body language and facial expressions,  performed 'Naughty' (from the musical Matilda)!

13/02/26

We love to celebrate sport at VIPS Aylesford and this week has been no exception. Livvy in year 6 proudly represented our school when she played for the Tonbridge and Malling District under 11 girls team in a match against Crystal Palace. Keep following your dream!

13/02/26

We continue to follow the journey of Taylor in Year 3. Last weekend she took part in the All England Open Championships in the famous tower in Blackpool. Her ballroom and latin American dances earned her medals which she was proud to share in school.

13/02/26

For Safer Internet Day this week we enjoyed an assembly delivered by our digital leaders and completed   activities in classrooms. Our Yr 5 & 6 pupils took part in a Digital Detox and were challenged to stay off social media for 24 hours. Well done to those who managed! 

13/02/26

Number day 2026 raising money for 

12/02/26

Some of our Year 5 and 6 girls took part in a ‘This Girl Can’ event this week which aims to promote gender equality in sports and encourage girls to participate more. They had a brilliant time and represented the school perfectly - go on girls!

12/02/26

Well done to our UKS2 Athletics team for achieving 3rd place last week! 🥉

12/02/26

🥉Bronze medals for our KS1 Athletics team this week! Well done!

06/02/26

THIRD PLACE 🥉 for our amazing UKS2 athletics team this week! Well done!

05/02/26

Year 4, Birch class have been busy sewing in their DT lessons. They have designed and made t-shirts for Bella, our reading bear. A wonderful link between DT and the National Year of Reading. Well done Year 4.

04/02/26

Year 5 have been exploring illusion art based around the work of MC Escher. They have enjoyed experimenting with different techniques to produce some wonderful optical illusions.

03/02/26

Year 3 finished off their DT topic by making bread rolls last week. The children loved mixing, kneading and waiting for the dough to prove before baking it. The results were very much enjoyed! 

02/02/26

Shoutout to James for completing his mile swim! Amazing achievement, well done! 🏊

02/02/26

We are so very proud of Taylor in year 3 who is now competing at a national level for ballroom and Latin American dancing. She achieved a 1st place in the U12 starters section and 3rd in the U10 & U8 sections. Blackpool here she comes! Keeeeep dancing!

30/01/26

Willow Class were very excited to receive one of our National Year of Reading Champion badges for their wonderful book review of The Bog Baby.

29/01/26

Oak Class have been very busy this week learning about odd and even numbers and how to improve the paintings of famous artists.

Term Dates

  • Autumn Term

    • First day of term
      1 Sep 2025
    • Half Term
      20 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2025
    • Last day of term
      19 Dec 2025
    • Winter holidays
      22 Dec 2025 - 2 Jan 2026
    • Further Information
      25, 26 December 2025 and 1 January 2026 - Bank Holidays
      5 January 2026 - Staff Development Day
  • Spring Term

    • First day of term
      6 Jan 2026
    • Half Term
      16 Feb 2026 - 20 Feb 2026
    • Last day of term
      2 Apr 2026
    • Easter/Spring holidays
      3 Apr 2026 - 17 Apr 2026
    • Further Information
      5 January 2026 - Staff Development Day
      23 February 2026 -Staff Development Day
      3 and 6 April 2026 - Bank Holidays
  • Summer Term

    • First day of term
      20 Apr 2026
    • Half Term
      25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026
    • Last day of term
      10 Jul 2026
    • Summer holidays
      13 Jul 2026 - 31 Aug 2026
    • Further Information
      4 and 25 May 2026 - Bank Holidays
      1 June 2026 - Staff Development Day
      27 and 28 August 2026 - Staff Development days
      31 August 2026 - Bank Holiday
  • Autumn Term

    • First day of term
      1 Sep 2026
    • Half Term
      19 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026
    • Last day of term
      18 Dec 2026
    • Winter holidays
      21 Dec 2026 - 4 Jan 2027
    • Further Information
      27 and 28 August 2026 - Staff Development Days
      31 August 2026 - Bank Holiday
      25 and 26 December - Bank Holidays
      1 January 2027 - Bank Holiday
      4 January 2027 - Staff Development Day
  • Spring Term

    • First day of term
      5 Jan 2027
    • Half Term
      15 Feb 2027 - 22 Feb 2027
    • Last day of term
      25 Mar 2027
    • Easter/Spring holidays
      26 Mar 2027 - 9 Apr 2027
    • Further Information
      26 and 29 March 2027 - Bank Holidays
      22 February 2027 - Staff Development Day
  • Summer Term

    • First day of term
      12 Apr 2027
    • Half Term
      31 May 2027 - 7 Jun 2027
    • Last day of term
      14 Jul 2027
    • Summer holidays
      15 Jul 2027 - 30 Aug 2027
    • Further Information
      3 and 31 May 2027 - Bank Holidays
      7 June 2027 - Staff Development Day
      26 and 27 August 2027 - Staff Development Days
      30 August 2027 - Bank Holiday
  • Autumn Term

    • First day of term
      31 Aug 2027
    • Half Term
      18 Oct 2027 - 29 Oct 2027
    • Last day of term
      17 Dec 2027
    • Winter holidays
      20 Dec 2027 - 4 Jan 2028
    • Further Information
      26 and 27 August 2027 - Staff Development Days
      30 August 2027 - Bank Holiday
      25 and 26 December - Bank Holidays
      4 January 2028 - Staff Development Day
  • Spring Term

    • First day of term
      5 Jan 2028
    • Half Term
      14 Feb 2028 - 18 Feb 2028
    • Last day of term
      31 Mar 2028
    • Easter/Spring holidays
      3 Apr 2028 - 17 Apr 2028
    • Further Information
      21 February 2028 - Staff Development Day
      14 and 17 April 2028 - Bank Holidays
  • Summer Term

    • First day of term
      18 Apr 2028
    • Half Term
      29 May 2028 - 5 Jun 2028
    • Last day of term
      12 Jul 2028
    • Summer holidays
      13 Jul 2028 - 3 Sep 2028
    • Further Information
      1 and 29 May 2028 - Bank Holidays
      5 June 2028 - Staff Development Day
      28 August 2028 - Bank Holiday
      31 August and 1 September 2028 - Staff Development Days