Online Safety Day
On Wednesday 18th April, former police officer Gary Collard visited the school to talk about online safety. The online world is fast...
Yr 5 visit Sutton Hoo
On Tuesday 27th March 2018 the children in Year 5 embarked on a trip to Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in Suffolk. The journey took just...
Portico Football Festival
On Monday 26th March at Hamstel Junior School we held the first ever Portico sporting festival where all schools in the academy competed...
Year 4 Educational Visit to Colchester Zoo
On Friday 16th March Orca and Porpoise classes in Year Four had an adventurous day out at the zoo. We had a lesson on African animals and...
Mother's Day
The Early Years team invited a female per child to celebrate Mother’s Day with us. The child's family sent in photos of them and a...
Southend Makes Music
Members of the Porters Grange Choir had the amazing experience of performing on stage at the Palace Theatre on Monday 26th February. We...
World Book Day
Following the snow of the previous week we held our celebration of literature on Thursday 8th March. The children took full advantage of...
Read & Create - Spring has Sprung
Porters Grange helped herald in the Spring (just before the snow fell!) in a Read & Create session in the library on the 26th February....
Snow, Snow, Snow
Last week we were hit by the 'Beast from the East' and Storm Emma, forcing us to close the school for the safety of children and staff....
Sports Hall Athletics
On Wednesday 31st January we took a team of 23 Year 6 pupils to compete in the borough sports hall athletics. This was a massive event;...
