Category: News

17th May 2019

Year 2 have been out and about this week visiting Skipton Castle, which at over 900 years old is one of the most complete and best-preserved medieval castles in England. The pupils have been studying castles as part of their History lessons and this visit brought their learning to life. They had a guided tour…

14th May 2019

Last week, Year 5 went on their annual four-day residential trip to Bewerley Park in North Yorkshire and experienced a wide range of outdoor activities. Despite the inclement weather the children had a fabulous time, they pushed themselves out of their comfort zones, tried new activities and worked in teams to conquer new challenges. In…

10th May 2019

Richmond House School is delighted to announce a significant investment into the buildings and facilities for its youngest pupils. Over the Summer Holidays the school is preparing to demolish and rebuild the Early Years building, replacing it with a new, purpose-built Nursery School and two Reception classrooms. The building is designed to create the optimal…

7th May 2019

Last week, Year 3 went on a two-day residential trip to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland as part of their History topic on “The Romans in Britain”.  The children visited several different museums and historical sites to give them an experience of what life was like in Roman Britain. At Vindolanda, the popular Roman history museum…

27th March 2019

The Year 6 visit to Paris is often the highlight of our pupils’ time at Richmond House School and this year was no exception. The five day trip is highly rewarding from curriculum, cultural and social perspectives and gives the pupils a taste of the main sights of Paris. It also provides them with the…

22nd March 2019

Over the past few weeks, the whole of Year 2 have taken part in a House sport competition. The first week was a tag rugby event which was held in very blustery weather. The year group were split into house teams and were involved in lots of hard-fought tag rugby matches. Standards were high, showing…

11th March 2019

Last week was the annual World Book Day event for which many dress up as their favourite book characters. At Richmond House we decided to go a step further and have a whole week to promote a love of books and reading for pleasure. Throughout the week, various quizzes and competitions were undertaken by children…

4th March 2019

On Saturday we were delighted to host our first inter-school cross country event on our school fields. Four local schools attended; Moorlands School, Weetwood Primary School, The Froebelian School and The Grammar School at Leeds and over 200 children from Reception to Year 6 took part in races on a challenging course on the school…

11th February 2019

Year 4 had a wonderful trip out to Danelaw Dark Age Village at Murton Park near York last week.  The children took part in a hands-on activity day which introduced them to life in Saxon Britain. Upon arrival, the children dressed up in a period costume, and visited the Anglo-Saxon village where they experienced first-hand…

1st February 2019

Over the last few weeks, we have been running some inter-house competitions for both Lower School and Upper School. Run by the House Captains, Years 1 and 2 took part in a beanbag throwing competition. Everybody tried hard and achieved some great distances but some people threw the beanbag further than others and won the…