Poetry Competition
Published 17/12/25
We are delighted that so many of our children entered The House of Destiny's poetry competition, where the theme was 'Joy to the World. They had a lovely celebration on Saturday where some of the winning poems were read.
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SAFC Flag Bearers
Published 01/12/25
On Saturday 29th November, Alistair, Sebastian and James were luckily enough to be selected to bear the SAFC flag for the Sunderland V Bournemouth.
Well done boys!
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Super Salted the Gritter!
Published 13/11/25
We are thrilled that Rickleton Primary School has won a competition to name one of 12 new gritters which will be keeping the roads of Sunderland safe!
The winning name from RPS is Super Salted and our two Y6 school councillors went along with Mrs Pr
Remembrance Day
Published 11/11/25
Remembrance Day is a time to honour and remember the brave men and women who have served—and continue to serve—our country in times of war, conflict and peacekeeping.
During a special assembly, at 11 a.m., we will pause for a moment of s
Disney Collaborative Learning Week!
Published 11/11/25
This week in EYFS, we are basing our learning all around the theme of ‘Disney’. We have looked at the theme of Friendship and Loyalty and exploring the key question: What makes a good friend?
Throughout the week we have created
Reception 2025
Published 07/11/25
Our wonderful Reception 2025 children featured in the Sunderland Echo's new to school article!
Healthy Schools Award
Published 07/11/25
We are delighted that Rickleton Primary School has been awarded the bronze Healthy School Award! This recognises the work we do to ensure that our children are provided with balanced, healthy meals and snacks, as well as educating them about healthy
Parliament Visitor
Published 06/11/25
We were delighted to welcome Gillian who talked to KS2 children about the role of MPs, the importance of Parliament and how it impacts on the country we live in today.
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Academy Achievements
Published 05/11/25
Congratulations to Teddy in Y5 who recently represented NUFC football academy at a competition in Madrid, against teams from across Europe. He and the team performed well eventually losing out to the winning finalists from Real Madrid. A great e
Sporting Success
Published 24/10/25
Congratulations to our Y6 A and B netball teams who both came runners-up last night, in their respective leagues, after 4 weeks of matches.
As we come to the end of a very, very busy half term of sport, we congratulate the huge number of children wh
Handwashing in EYFS
Published 24/10/25
In EYFS, the health visitor taught us the importance of handwashing. We took part in a glitter experiment to see how well we could wash the ‘germs’ (glitter) off our hands.
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Harvest 2025
Published 23/10/25
A wonderful Harvest Festival was celebrated today, led by Rev. Rob Bianchi from St. George's Church. The focus for the term is helping those that most need our help and so focussed on the story of 'The Good Samaritan' and the work of Alis