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We currently have spaces available in Years 4 & 5. Our school features a 20m indoor heated pool, offering weekly swimming lessons for pupils. We provide full wraparound care on-site and offer approximately 20 extra-curricular clubs each term. If you would like to visit the school, please contact us.

Welcome to our school website!

At our school each child is valued and their unique set of skills and talents developed so that they can ‘be the best that they can be’. Our belief is that learning should be exciting and engaging. We want every child to leave our school ready for the next stage in their education and with a real appetite for learning.

We have high aspirations for every child that attends our school and a strong track record of achieving academic success. Equally, we ensure children at Bishop’s Waltham Junior are able to explore their full range of talents and interests.

Alongside a stimulating and varied curriculum, we offer a range of sporting, musical and artistic enrichment activities including successful sports clubs, drama productions and music concerts.

We place great emphasis on developing children’s personal skills and believe in the importance of developing kind, caring and respectful individuals. Behaviour in our school is very good and we offer children high quality care and pastoral support. We have strong systems in place to support children with additional learning needs and have a fully qualified Special Needs Co-ordinator on the staff team.

I am incredibly proud to be the Headteacher of Bishop’s Waltham Junior School and of the children and staff who contribute so much to the life of the school.

If you would like to find out more about the school or to arrange a visit please do not hesitate to contact us.

Darren Campbell

Headteacher

A place where excellence, effort and happiness are valued in equal measure.

Latest News

28/11/2025 3:30 PM

Year 3 Learning Update - Friday 28th November 2025

This week in Year 3 has been full of exciting adventures, creativity, and brilliant learning!

Trip to Butser Ancient Farm

As part of our History topic, we visited Butser Ancient Farm. The children explored ancient roundhouses, tried their hand at chalk carving, and learned what life was like in the Stone Age and Iron Age. Everyone loved seeing how people cooked, worked, and lived thousands of years ago. The children asked thoughtful questions and showed wonderful curiosity throughout the day.

Performing as the Rajah and Rani from Cinnamon

Back in school, we stepped into the world of Neil Gaiman’s beautiful story Cinnamon. The children practised performing a speech in the roles of the Rajah and Rani, bringing expression, confidence, and character to their lines. It was brilliant to see how well they used their voices and actions to bring the story to life. We were so proud of their teamwork and enthusiasm.

Hampshire Poster Project

To finish the week, Year 3 got creative by designing colourful posters about things to see in Hampshire. From the New Forest to Winchester Cathedral, the children researched and drew some amazing attractions. Their posters were bright, informative, and wonderfully imaginative — a perfect celebration of our local area!

28/11/2025 3:15 PM

Year 5 have had another super fortnight filled with lots of learning!

✏️English

In English, the children have been developing their non-chronological report writing as part of our Space unit. They researched real planets and then used this knowledge to design their own imaginative planets, generating detailed facts to include in their reports.

🔵Maths

In Maths, we’ve been exploring shape and geometry, using key vocabulary to identify, sort and categorise both 2D and 3D shapes. The children have enjoyed investigating properties and making connections between different shapes.

📚Hampshire Book Awards

During Guided Reading, we have been taking part in the Hampshire Book Awards for illustrated picture books. We were provided with a range of beautiful illustrated stories to investigate. The children read a selection of texts, explored the illustrations closely, discussed their thoughts, compared styles and finally voted for their favourite. Some fantastic reasoning and reflections were shared!

🎄We’re looking forward to getting ready for the Christmas season in the coming weeks with lots of events and activities! 🎄