Welcome to Gayhurst Community School's Website!
Last term, a team from Gayhurst took part in a Paralympic event for Hackney schools. They met Paralympians, and took part in wheelchair basketball, athletics and football. For more photographs of life at Gayhurst, please visit our Gallery.
We are the Lead School for Inclusion in Hackney this year. Here is a five minute clip from our DVD about the Inclusion work that we do throughout Gayhurst.
If Gayhurst Community School has to close due to snow and ice, then everyone in the Gayhurst email group will be contacted. Other parents will be telephoned. Please make sure that we have your up-to-date contact details.
Parents painted a new mural in the Infants' playground last year. The mural features silhouettes of London landmarks, and Gayhurst Community School!
School profile
For our most recent School Profile, please click here: Gayhurst School Profile Autumn 2009.
Classes J8, J9 and J10 visited the Boat Show, and some children tried scuba diving. For more photos click here.
Gayhurst news
Find out our latest news in our weekly newsletter: 25.06.10. You can also read all our newsletters for 2009/10 here.
Anti-bullying poster competition winners
Congratulations to our anti-bullying poster competition winners - Charlotte (I6), Ellie (J4), Isla (J5), Max (I8), Ozlem (J6) and Tobi (J6).
Buy books and raise money for the library at Gayhurst
My School Book Club has a great range of books at fantastic prices. Half the value of your order is donated to Gayhurst in book vouchers! Please note that our address is Gayhurst Road, London, E8 3EN, when ordering. Thank you!
Term dates for 2010 and 2011
Summer Term 2010 |
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| Start of term: Monday 19 April 2010 | Half term: Monday 31 May - Friday 4 May 2010 | End of term: Friday 23 July 2010 |
Autumn Term 2010 |
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| Monday 6th September 2010 | Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2010 | Friday 17 December 2010 |
Spring Term 2011 |
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| Tuesday 4 January 2011 | Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2011 | Friday 8 April 2011 |
Summer Term 2011 |
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| Tuesday 26 April 2011 | Monday 30 May to Friday 3 June 2011 | Friday 22 July 2011 |
| (INSET days on 1, 2 and 3 September 2010) | ||
Other dates this term:
Summer Fair: Saturday 26th June
Open Evening: Thursday 8th July
INSET day: Friday 9th July
Sports days: 12th July Years 3 and 4; 13th July Years 5 and 6; 14th July Years 1 and 2
School Aims
You can read our revised School Aims here: School Aims.
Find out about life at Gayhurst in the children's Gayhurst Gazette
Children get together weekly to write and illustrate the Gayhurst Gazette, with the help of two parents. Here is the latest edition, and it's a bumper issue! Read all about it here: Gayhurst Gazette Issue 12.
Easteats cook book
You can buy our fantastic school cookbook from the Office for £7.50. Easteats has recipes from children, parents, staff, local chefs and East Enders' Dot Cotton. There are also local restaurant and cafe reviews, and some great artwork too. All money raised from cookbook sales goes towards projects in school.
A group of families made a giant bee for the Thames Festival with local artist Emily Tracy.
OFSTED report
Our most recent OFSTED inspection was in 2008, and Gayhurst was described as:
"This is a good school which gives its pupils a good start to their education. Its greatest strength is the outstanding pastoral care given to all pupils, which results in their good behaviour and personal development. Pupils achieve well."
To read the full report please click here: OFSTED final report 2008.
Lunchtime menus
Our school chef, Simon, works with food provider, Ashlyns, to provide delicious school dinners. Here are our menus: Week1, Week 2 and Week 3. The week beginning 21st June will have Week 3's
School policies
We are adding school policies to this website. For more information, click here.
Communities of Gayhurst School
If you want to contact our parent teacher association, Communities of Gayhurst School, please email: cogs@gayhurst.hackney.sch.uk.