The children enjoyed a fascinating tour of the Palace of Westminster, learning that King Henry VIII was its last royal resident and discovering how the building has been used by monarchs throughout history. They were especially excited to step inside the Royal Robing Room, where King Charles III prepares for the State Opening of Parliament. The tour also took them into both the House of Lords and the House of Commons, where they learned about the significance of the red and g

On Monday, fifty children from Years 5 and 6 were invited to visit the English National Opera at the London Coliseum. This was a very exciting opportunity for the children to see the largest theatre in London’s West End and home to the opera company who are currently preparing HMS Pinafone by Gilbert and Sullivan as well as Cosi Fan Tutti by Mozart.  As part of the day, the children took part in an opera workshop with a vocal coach and repetiteur (piano) to learn about the mu

West Leigh hosted their first ever girls' football festivals this week. On Tuesday, 44 Year 3 girls walked to fields for an afternoon of footballing fun! The girls were divided into teams, each named after record-breaking Lionesses! We were so impressed with how the girls played football, some for the first time, and coped with the wind and rain. There was heroic defending, end-to-end attacking and goals galore during the afternoon. The results of the Year 3 event were... 1 s

This Wednesday,  twelve Year 6 children attended the tag rugby Essex finals held at Southend Rugby Club. The team moved through their group with the following results:  Great Totham 6-3 Lawford Mead 4-3 Tendering 6-3  Epping 3-3 Through to the super 10’s, they played Lawford Mead,  again winning 3-1, Our Lady of Lourdes,  losing 6-1, then with a great recovery,  beating Great Dunmow 5-0 and Ursuline Prep 4-2. The team were through to the semi-finals as runners up of their gro