RSC Playmaking Festival 2025

Each year, students from Macmillan and Archibald, alongside schools across the country, take part in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Associate Schools Programme. Through this inspiring initiative, young people collaborate to create powerful performances as part of the Playmaking Festivals, which are held in schools, regional theatres, and at the RSC’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon.   For […]

MInibeasts

It was an exciting time down in Nursery this week. We invited the parents and carers of our nursery children to share in their learning. The event ran over two sessions, with nearly 40 families attending each one, it was a huge success! Sharing children’s learning is a key part of their developmental journey. Each […]

Archibald Pupils Shine

This week, over 100 of our pupils had the fantastic opportunity to visit one of our Trust schools, Macmillan Academy, to take part in a fun and engaging PE session. The session was expertly led by Year 10 students as part of their BTEC Sport course, which requires them to plan and deliver practical lessons, […]

Peat Rigg 2025

Last week, pupils from Year 3 and Year 5 had an unforgettable experience during a residential trip to the Peat Rigg Outdoor Centre, located in the scenic village of Cropton, near Pickering. A total of 24 Year 3 pupils stayed for one night, while 28 Year 5 pupils enjoyed a four-night stay. The trip offered […]

Road Safety Workshops

Road Safety Workshops: Teaching Our Young Learners to Stay Safe Following on from our Road Safety Assemblies on Thursday 23 January, students in Nursery and Year 1 have been participating in engaging Road Safety Workshops, delivered by representatives from the Middlesbrough Council Road Safety Team.   These workshops are designed to teach children the importance […]

Celebrating the Chinese New Year

A Fun-Filled Workshop for Parents, Carers, and Pupils This week, Archibald Primary School was filled with excitement and creativity as Year 1 pupils invited their parents and carers to join them in a special Chinese New Year workshop. The event offered a wonderful opportunity for families to come together and learn about one of the […]

Remembrance 2024

Our school community came together to observe a moment of silence in honour of those who lost their lives in conflict. This solemn occasion was marked by a special assembly, created through the collaborative efforts of our students, staff, and learners from our trust. The assembly was designed to engage and educate, and was shown […]

Magnificent Monarchs

In their art lessons Class 6 have been looking at ‘Magnificent Monarchs’. They have designed and then made themselves into monarchs.  They then hosted an art gallery for parents to view their fantastic creations.

An Amazing Day!

Our Climate Action Group, accompanied by Mrs Petch and members of Climate Action Middlesbrough had a great day at Redcar Beach. They litter picked on the beach, looked for plastic nurdles which had been wahed up from the ocean and removed them forever, therbymaking a small but lasting positive impact on our planet.  They also […]

Wilf Mannion Cup 2024

Well done to our UKS2 boys and Girls football teams for participating in the Wilf Mannion Cup. In excess of 600 primary school children making up 72 teams representing 28 schools from across the Tees Valley made this year’s Wilf Mannion Cup quite the spectacle.   Special congratulations to our Girls Football Team for being […]