A Very Special Guest is coming…

18th May 2026Rebecca Shaw

A very special guest is coming to our school on Friday 22nd May 2026…

We are looking forward to welcoming GB Heptathlete Lucy Turner into our school. This is a wonderful fundraising opportunity for our school and we are proud to be collaborating in this sponsored event with Great Athletes to give our children the opportunity to feel inspired by a professional local legend. If we manage to raise enough money, we could be in for a chance to win some amazing new sports equipment for our school.

But we can’t do it without you!

We need help cheering your child on. Please support your child and sponsor them for this event, where they’ll take part in the exciting fitness challenge ran by Lucy and have the opportunity to ask her any questions they have regarding her career, life and what it takes to become a successful athlete. Please scan the QR code above or click the link https://sportal.sportsforschools.org/events/136780/promo

All of the proceedings raised will go towards giving our children the best sports education possible and hopefully, we will raise enough to receive new sports equipment from the event sponsors Great Athletes!

ABOUT LUCY

Lucy was picked to represent Great Britain in the 2017 Heptathlon, which involves developing skills across all seven disciplines:

  • 100 Metre Hurdles
  • High Jump
  • Shot Put
  • 200 Metres
  • Long Jump
  • Javelin Throw
  • 800 Metres

Originally inspired by Jessica Ennis-Hill, Lucy is now an international champion, with achievements that include winning both the indoor and outdoor BUCS title in the heptathlon and long jump, the EAP International Combined Events and Home Countries Combined Events Championships whilst representing England.

Lucy will be sharing her story with the children at Harry Hotspur Primary School at 1pm on Friday 22nd May 2026, where she’ll talk about her life, what led her to her achievements and the challenges she’s faced along the way. She is a fantastic role model and is enthusiastic about inspiring the next generation.

Parents of 0-2 year olds

8th December 2025Rebecca Shaw

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Early Years Open Evening: 06/11/25 at 4-6pm

23rd October 2025Rebecca Shaw

We’re having an Open Evening!

Parents/Carers of Alnwick, you are invited to join us for our Open Evening on Thursday November 6th from 4 – 6pm. We’re so excited to show you around our school and outdoor provision (although hurry because it will be getting dark!)

This is a chance for you to see for yourself what makes Harry Hotspur so special to our children and families. Our wonderful staff are here to answer any questions you may have and offer advice where necessary.

In the meantime, please contact adminhh@harryhotspur.ncea.org.uk or call us directly on 01665 602850 if you have any questions. We’re always happy to help!

Wraparound Care has arrived!

15th September 2025Rebecca Shaw

Wraparound Care: Breakfast & Afterschool Club

We’re delighted to officially launch our new Wraparound Care Breakfast and Afterschool Club – with help from a grant from Northumberland County Council. Designed to meet the needs of our families within our school, wraparound care is open to all pupils of the school. The provision offers a calm and stimulating environment which is supportive from the very start of the day, right through until the end.

Building on a summer of creativity, storytelling and community connection and the success of our summer exhibition ‘Our Journey’ – a collaborative celebration of the many stories and connections that shape our town – the new wraparound care is a natural next step. Our aim is to support families in their daily routines, offering dependable, high-quality, and affordable childcare that fits flexibly around busy lives.

Each session is just £3, making it a affordable and accessible service for all families.

Look out for the new ‘Gardening Club’ which will be coming soon!

Breakfast Club – 7:30am – 8:30am

At the Breakfast Club, there is always something different to do and is a great way for our pupils to start their day. Offering nutritious breakfasts and a variety of activities including; drawing, book ‘chill out’, Lego, puzzles and ‘Free Choice Friday’. There’s time to have fun with friends and chat with staff and we ask that all pupils joining for Breakfast Club are in school before 8:30am.

Afterschool Club – 3:15pm – 5:30pm

We’re excited to introduce our wonderful afterschool club leaders – Linda and Georgina. Linda is highly experienced and used to run a popular after school club in Morpeth for 25 years. Georgina is really enthusiastic and excited to meet all of our fabulous children.

There’s an array of activities for the children to get stuck into, such as Art Club, Trident Soccer Football Club, Board Games Club and Film Club! Along with Homework Club to help our children and parents keep on top of their learning despite having busy schedules.

Our Exhibition Raised £762.20!

12th August 2025Rebecca Shaw

Thank you to everyone within our community who helped to raise an incredible £762.20 for our school! Thanks to our wonderful students for all of their hard work putting together our displays for the creative exhibition – and to the local businesses and families for their generous prize donations – we couldn’t have wished for a better turn-out.

Independent Projects

Take a look at some of the fantastic work our students did for Our Journey: Finding The Stories Behind Our Town. Some of these projects took weeks in the making and we are so proud of each child for putting their heart and souls into making sure the exhibition was a success.

Pupil Creativity…

Ranging from creative literature – short stories and poems – to building models of Alnwick Castle, Alnwick Playhouse and Barter Books… each and every piece of homework captured the wonderful imagination of each child, which was one of the primary aims of the project.

Our pupils set off out into the town to collect stories from various members of the community including, helping to raise awareness of the event on the 16th July by giving out posters with Mr Macfarlane and speaking to local businesses. Some children in Years 5 and 6 took part in an interview about life at their school, their future ambitions and what inspires them.

Whole Class Projects

During class time, our students and staff had fun creating these amazing displays, showcasing different learning journeys we’ve embarked on in school. These ranged from discovering our local heritage and history, our writing journey, the journeys of a seed and a journey through the Himalayas, including previous work that we did as a whole school taking a look back on the history of our school.

Community Contributions

Thank you to the community of Alnwick for so willingly taking part in our project! We had an overwhelmingly positive response from local businesses who donated prizes to our summer fair on the 16th July. We appreciate the time we spent with the traders at Alnwick Market, who shared with us their personal journeys, interesting tales they’ve heard about Alnwick and their favourite parts about being a part of our local community.

Ceilidh Band Performance at Alnwick Market

Our Ceilidh Band gave back to the community by performing beautifully at Alnwick Market for the traders and passers-by. The children love performing in and around Alnwick, having previously performed at Alnwick Castle, Alnwick Gardens and Lilidorei. They were praised for their talents by the organisers of Alnwick Market and to give thanks, the pupils kindly received some delicious fudge from The Canny Candy Gadgies, which as you can see below… they were delighted!

Click here to read all about the exhibition here in this article by Northumberland Gazette…

GALLERY – Our Journey: Finding The Stories Behind Our Town

Our Journey…

24th June 2025Rebecca Shaw

We need your help!

The children at Harry Hotspur Primary want to hear from you, Alnwick!

As we continue our journey with our new name and our new headteacher, we want to know more about the journey we have embarked on as a community. We are asking locals – businesses and residents to help us by contributing to our exhibition project ‘Our Journey’.

Locals… We would like to know what brought you to Alnwick in the first place – were you born here or did you relocate? What are your favourite memories of Alnwick? Why is Alnwick worth the journey if you’re from out of town? Do you know of any historical journeys that have influenced our town? All contributions are welcome and will be greatly appreciated!

Businesses… We would like you to tell us all about how your company started in Alnwick, why you chose to trade in Alnwick and what your aspirations are for the future.

Send this to us in any format and then we can include it in an exhibition about our community and the stories of our town.

What?:

Please tell us about a journey you have been on……

  • Your journey as a company or local business
  • A journey from your childhood that you remember most
  • A place which makes journeying to Alnwick worthwhile
  • A historical journey that has influenced our town
  • A journey that had a big impact on your life


How can you get involved:

Write a story, a poem, a letter, an email or send an illustration, photograph or recording. If you would like to include a piece of artwork to be displayed at our exhibition, please get in touch and we can arrange this!


Deadline for contributions:
Please submit these to our school office by 30.06.2025 via email, or alternatively arrange to drop into the office at our school if you fancy a chat about the exhibition. Your name will be added to our prize draw!

Email: adminhh@harryhotspur.ncea.org.uk Tel: 01665 602850

Address: NCEA Harry Hotspur C of E Primary School, Howling Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1DJ


All of the contributions we receive will be included in the exhibition to celebrate the journey of our community – past, present and future. More details are coming soon, but follow us on Facebook and keep an eye on our website harryhotspur.ncea.org.uk to be the first to know.