Friends of Ardleigh St Mary's

31/05/2026

Just under 3 weeks until our Ardleigh St Mary's CofE Primary Academy Summer fair.
We hope to see you all there.

Free entry, lots of things to do. Cash only ideally.

Share with your friends and family.

☀️🍦🍺🏐🥅🏉🍔

06/05/2026

10 days left until the return of Ardleigh's Got Talent.

Please support the children by coming along for a fun filled evening. Book your tickets here: https://www.pta-events.co.uk/friends-of-ardleigh/

05/05/2026

ONLY 10 MORE DAYS LEFT TO COLLECT -
Help Ardleigh St Mary's CofE Primary Academy. win books for the children 📚🎒📖

Let’s Win Books for Our School!!
As part of The Year of Reading, we’re thrilled to be joining the Books for Schools competition with the Daily Gazette and Born and Read - giving our school the chance to win a share of £12,000 worth of brand-new books!

Here’s how it works:
 Pick up a copy of the Daily Gazette every day between now and 15th
May.
 Cut out the book token printed inside each issue.
 Send your tokens in with your child to add to our school’s total!
Even better - during the Easter holidays (30th March – 12th April) there will be DOUBLE tokens, so it’s the perfect time to get collecting!

Every single token helps us bring more brilliant books into our classrooms and spark a lifelong love of reading.
Thank you for supporting our school and celebrating The Year of Reading with us!

25/04/2026

Calling all Enid Blyton fans, if you need something to do with the kids this weekend Electric Palace Cinema Harwich is showing The new Magic Faraway Tree film. Support a local cinema 🎥

24/04/2026

3 weeks until Ardleigh's Got Talent
Saturday 16th May.
Looking forward to see the wonderful acts perform.

14/04/2026

Welcome back from the Easter break. Hope you all had a wonderful time off.

This coming term we have two big events:
One being the return of Ardleigh's Got Talent on the 16th May.
The other is the Summer Fair on the 20th June.

Save these dates in your diary and get your AGT forms in ASAP.

Looking forward to hosting these events and bringing the school community together.

Have a wonderful week.
😀

05/04/2026

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE FROM ALL OF US AT FRIENDS OF.
We hope you are enjoying the half term and are eating your weight in chocolate 🍫 😋 🐣🐰✝️

12/03/2026

Ardleigh St Marys are looking for a company/companies who would be willing to sponsor our football team with new kit. Our current kit has started to see it's last days and we are in need of support to replace this.
If anyone local would be interested in more information please message or call or if you can pass this on to other companies it would be greatly appreciated. ⚽️

13/02/2026

Dear Parents, Carers and Comnunity,

It’s that time of year again when we begin preparing for our World Book Day celebrations!

We are currently looking for donations of *new* children’s books to use as prizes for our World Book Day events. If you have any suitable books you would be willing to donate, please send us a message so we can arrange collection, or they can be dropped off at school during the day once we return from half term on 23rd February.

In addition, if anyone has access to theatre tickets and would be willing to donate these as prizes, they would be very gratefully received.

Thank you in advance for your continued support — it truly makes a difference to our events.

Kind regards,
Friends Of Ardleigh

14/01/2026

Our wonderful school

🌞What is special about our school?🌞

At Ardleigh St Mary’s, we believe every child deserves to feel known, valued and supported. Here’s what makes us special:

🌟Small class sizes - allowing for truly personalised learning
🌱A nurturing and supportive environment where children thrive
🤝Strong, positive relationships built between pupils, staff and families
🌳A wonderful forest area on site, supporting outdoor learning and exploration
🎾‘Off the Wall’ squash coaches once a week to inspire confidence and teamwork
🎨Enrichment days planned throughout the year, bringing learning to life

➡️Reception intake 2026
The application deadline is tomorrow (Thursday 15th January).

If you would like support with the application process, we’re to help!
☎️Call the school office on 01206 230394
📧Email us at [email protected]

Our wonderful Mrs Castle is ready to support you every step of the way!

We can’t wait to welcome the next generation of learners into our school community!