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Pilton Bluecoat Academy Newsletter - Friday 23rd October 2026



Pilton Bluecoat Academy


Building Brighter Futures


Dear Parents and Carers,

First of all, a big thank you to everyone who attended our family meetings. It is such an important opportunity to meet your child’s new teacher properly and connect with them about your child’s journey into their new class and year group.

Please remember, though, that you don’t need to wait until the next family meeting to speak to us! Staff are available on the doors each day, and if there is something you would like to discuss, please reach out. We can make sure the right member of the team gets in touch. Thank you for your continued support.

A massive well done to our Year 5 children who visited Eden as part of their topic this term. I’m told it was a really enriching experience, and the children got so much out of seeing their learning brought to life.

Another well done to Year 5 for their swimming! By swimming weekly and consistently this year, nearly all the children have now completed their 25 metres. What a fantastic achievement!

Our attendance is currently just over 95%, which is great to see. Thank you for helping us keep this up. Being in school every day, and arriving on time, makes such a difference. It means children don’t miss important learning, can settle into the day with their friends and are ready to make the most of every opportunity.

Every day counts, and those first few minutes of the morning really do matter!

This term, we have been thinking about hope and how we can build positive moments through our actions. Small things can make a big difference, a kind word, including someone in a game, helping a friend or taking the time to listen.

We know that some children can find it difficult to understand and manage their feelings and emotions, particularly when things don’t go as they would like during play. We work closely with our children to help them understand these feelings, develop positive relationships and find ways to move forward when things feel tricky.

If you can continue these conversations at home, talking about our feelings, how we treat one another and how we can serve each other with kindness and care, that would be brilliant. We are all part of the same school family, and the way we treat one another really matters.

Thank you, as always, for your ongoing support. I hope you all enjoy a lovely half-term break, have some time to rest and recharge!

We look forward to welcoming everyone back for the next half term.

Kind regards,

Mathew Harts

Head of School

Life, Love and Learning to the Full


School Attendance


This week's whole school attendance percentage is:

92.70%

At Pilton Bluecoat Academy, we believe that regular and punctual attendance is key to helping children thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. 

Further Information

School Calendar


Half Term
All Day
from 26 Oct until 30 Oct
26
October
School Council - Rock Park Remembrance Service
10:30am
06
November
Work it With a Circuit
All Day
10
November
Fire Safety Talk
All Day
10
November
Year 2 Show Arounds
11:15am
10
November
Remembrance Day
All Day
11
November
Year 2 Show Arounds
2:00pm
11
November
Year 4 - Escot Park (Wildwood Devon)
All Day
12
November
Year 2 Show Arounds
6:00pm
12
November
Children in Need
All Day
13
November

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School Lunch Menu


The cost of a school lunch is currently £2.66.

Payment is via your Arbor account.


Latest News


16 Oct 2026
School Council Meeting
Read more
07 Oct 2026
This Week In Eden
Read more

Celebration of Achievements


 

Reading Champion 
3JH AAron
4AB Casper
5MH Ethan
6MT Zainab
6SE Albie

 

Handwriting Hero
3JH Finley
4MR Jaedon
5BC Imogen
6MT Jacob 
Work
3KD Sidney – A great Bluecoat learner!

3JH

Esme – Great start to life at Pilton Bluecoat with great STAR learner skills. 
4AB Liam and Eedhan – For having a really great first half-term at Bluecoat and settling in well. 

4MR

Jack – For amazing effort and improvement in PE this half-term.

5MH

Dylan – A great first half-term showing BLP in Abundance. 
5BC Paisley – For an outstanding half-term. Great engagement and has produced some amazing pieces of work. 

6SE

Ida – For responding to feedback positively and showing perseverance. 

 

6MT

Theodore – For his excellent progress in his cross-country running over the last 6 weeks. He improved his time by 1 minute 17 seconds.

Ava – Excellent progress in her cross-country running over the last 6 weeks. 

5MR
Contribution 
All of the children who took part in the Stephens Sheild last week. 
House Points Total
Saturn 1,699
Neptune 1,616
Jupiter 1,699
Mercury 1,824


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Community News


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