Year 6 – 2025/26

Welcome to our Year 6 class page for the 2025/26 academic year! This is an exciting and important time as pupils prepare for their transition to secondary school. Here's everything you need to know about what we’re learning, the amazing trips we’ve got planned, and the leadership roles our students will take on this year.

📚 English

This year, we’ll dive into some truly inspiring and thought-provoking stories:

• 🦁 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

• 🕊️ Skellig by David Almond

• 🕳️ Holes by Louis Sachar

These class texts will support our reading, writing, and discussion work throughout the year and encourage creativity, empathy, and critical thinking.

⛪ Religious Education (RE)

Our focus story this year is Cain and Abel. Through this narrative, we explore themes of jealousy and conflict and reflect on how we can respond to challenges with kindness and understanding. 

🏃‍♂️ PE & Games

Let’s get moving! Physical education is an important part of staying healthy, building confidence, and working as a team.

• Indoor PE: Thursdays 

• Outdoor Games: Fridays 

Remember to wear your full PE kit on both days!

🎒 Enrichment Activities

We love learning beyond the classroom! This year, we have an exciting range of trips planned:

• 🚶‍♀️ Trent and Mersey Canal Walk

• 🌍 Geography Field Days at Stanley Head

• 🏺 Potteries Museum Visit

• 🪖 Imperial War Museum North

• 🍿 Uttoxeter Cinebowl Trip

These experiences help bring our learning to life and create lasting memories. 

🌟 Roles and Responsibilities

As the oldest pupils in school, Year 6 children are proud to be ambassadors and role models. This year’s leadership roles include:

• 🥣 Magic Breakfast Team

• 👋 Y2 Welcoming Buddies

• 🛝 Play Leads

• 🔬 Science Ambassadors

• 💻 Computing Leads

• 🎨 Art Ambassadors

• 📖 Reading Champions

• 😊 Well-being Ambassadors

We’re proud of the way our pupils step up to support younger children and contribute to our school community.

📝 Key Stage 2 SATs

At the end of Year 6, pupils take part in national assessments (SATs) to measure progress in:

• 📝 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

• 📚 Reading

• ➕ Mathematics

These tests help highlight areas of strength and where pupils may need further support. They also contribute to national school performance statistics.

🗓️ SATs Timetable – 2025/26

• Monday 11 May

  • ✍️ English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

    • Paper 1: Questions

    • Paper 2: Spelling

• Tuesday 12 May

  • 📖 English Reading

• Wednesday 13 May

  • ➗ Mathematics

    • Paper 1: Arithmetic

    • Paper 2: Reasoning

• Thursday 14 May

  • ➗ Mathematics

    • Paper 3: Reasoning

If your child is absent during this time, the school can apply for a timetable variation (within 5 school days), with permission from the STA.