Jul 18, 2025
Congratulations to this week's Loders' Stars! ⭐
Welcome to Loders CE Primary Academy
On behalf of all the children, staff and governors, I would like to warmly welcome you to the Loders CE Primary Academy website. Founded in October 1869 and located in the picturesque village of Loders, Loders CE Primary Academy is built upon Christian foundations, embeds the Christian faith and is committed to providing every child with an excellent education. We are proud to be part of the Acorn Multi Academy Trust.
Ms Claire Pooley Head of School
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Jul 11, 2025
Chesil class had a fantastic trip to Lyme Regis on Tuesday! They explored the museum and the fossils within, saw the statue of Mary Anning and then had fun fossil hunting and looking in the rock pools on the beach. What a great day!
Jul 10, 2025
A late night and early start for the honorary Bristolians! Mshed museum was lovely and air-conditioned, we got a lot of waves on the boat while learning lots about Bristol history and now a quick refresh and hide from the sun in the underpass before a trek along the river to Clifton suspension bridge. Hopefully we will have some tired @loders_primary_academy and @marshwoodceprimaryacademy children who will go to sleep nice and early tonight?!
Jul 9, 2025
Monmouth and Cogden joined classes yesterday afternoon and went off to Wellplot to play rounders. Everyone had lots of fun and enjoyed the games. Thank you to the parent helpers who came along and joined in with the fun.
Jul 9, 2025
Cogden are having a great time at the interactive science museum with @marshwoodceprimaryacademy . The 3d planetarium show was amazing and the climate change workshop is next before another explore of the animation floor!
Jul 4, 2025
Eype class have spent the last 3 weeks preparing for the arrival of our new chicks, and watching the incubator for any signs. On Tuesday we arrived to find 3 tiny fluffy chicks, they have been cuddled and fussed over all week and visited by most of the school. Today they went to their forever home on Poppy’s Mum and Dads Farm in Powerstock, so we will be able to hear how they are getting on. Thank you to our lovely Loders parents who have made this possible, for giving endless advice, support and lending the equipment. Special thanks to @collinsnets for providing us with the brooder plate and feeders and a big enough box to keep them in!
Jul 4, 2025
We have had lots of fun this week in Monmouth class. We even managed to squeeze in a visit to see the beautiful hatching chicks in Eype class! As it has been so hot this week, we took our story outside to read in the shade of the tree so that we could all cool down.
Jul 3, 2025
Fire safety is always a topic taught during each half term with classes, and it was paramount yesterday. When we have a campfire and we see the flames above the ground, the heat also travels underneath the ground. This is how wildfires and forest fires spread so rapidly too. We agreed that it wouldn’t be safe to light a campfire, but we could still practise our skills. Ice lollies were also a welcomed compromise instead of s’mores. As always, Cogden loved playing a series of games including Stirke, Smoke, Fire (aka Zip, Zap, Boing) and Forest Fire (aka Floor is Lava).
Jun 29, 2025
Chesil class have had lots of fun exploring capacity and volume in maths this week! They have been learning to compare capacities and volumes and how to measure capacity using millilitres!
Jun 26, 2025
This week, Cogden class focused on Wildlife and Senses during Forest School. We discussed our 5 senses that we use as humans and compared them to other animals. We also discussed a couple of senses animals might have that we don’t e.g. Bats use echolocation. We played several games to test our senses. Rats and Rabbits tested our sense of hearing, along with rob the nest. We also played Bat and Moth too to experience echolocation! The session continued into activities with a senses scavenger hunt and mouse house challenge. The engagement from all was great and once again we enjoyed free exploring time using rope ladders and swings.
Jun 26, 2025
A massive WELL DONE to everyone who took part and supported our Sports Day on Tuesday! The children were amazing and tried their best in every event. Thank you to the PTFA for supplying us with a much needed ice lolly at the end.
Jun 20, 2025
Monmouth class had an amazing trip on Wednesday to the Yeovilton Fleet Air Arm Museum. We got to see real Navy planes that had been used over the years, walk through Concorde, sit in a few cockpits and ended our time with a play in the park. What a brilliant day!
Jun 19, 2025
I have to say, what a wonderful, respectful and creative class Cogden are! We went exploring down to Wellplot yesterday. Before we left we had a 3-minute supermarket sweep around forest school for resources, then made our way down to Wellplot to build bridges and boats in small groups. The class were only allowed natural resources, string and eco-tape to construct. They did incredibly well, and we tested the boats in the stream (Mrs Surtees had to rescue a couple of shipwrecks!). We also tested to see how strong the bridges were and both were a great success! No two creations were the same, the resourcefulness was innovative, and the atmosphere created a wonderful Wednesday afternoon.
Jun 12, 2025
Many hands make light work! Whether it was eco club, Cogden forest school session or after school club, all children took so much responsibility and pride in their forest school area today. The bug hotel was relocated, den building sticks chopped, wood store restocked and new additions added – a swing and rope ladder! The team work and communication between all groups was incredible to ensure everyone stayed safe whilst using tools.