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Children in Year 2 and Year 4 faced a series of challenges recently when they took part in an array of activities as part of a special Team-Building Day.T The aim of the day was to encourage the development of...

Lyonsdown School is thrilled to celebrate the medal-winning success of one of its pupils at the recent National Open Schools Cross Country Competition. Lydia in Year 3 won the Gold medal in the 1.2km race, finishing in an impressive 5...

Several year groups got the benefit of some great expertise today as we welcomed Tabitha Collier to school. Tabitha has been selected for the U16s National Hockey Team, and came to inspire the next potential generation of hockey players!  We...

Earlier in the week the school was taken over by a group of performing arts workshop leaders, who brought their energy and enthusiasm to excite our Pre-Reception to Year 2 pupils. Throughout the day, the children participated in a range...

Maths is all around us, and nowhere was that more evident than on Maths Sustainability Day.  Using only things available in and around school, Year 6 girls planned and created a trail for each year group, starting from the classroom...

Pre-reception and Reception girls had a real treat at the end of last week when Ark Farm visited the school! Ark Farm specialise in bringing a variety of friendly animals into schools, delivering a real hands-on educational and tactile experience...

We are delighted that Lyonsdown is a ‘Good Schools Guide’ school. The Guide is considered to be the leading and most trusted source of honest and independent information about schools in the UK. Schools are selected to be a part...

How lovely it is that we can once again supplement learning with school trips! Year 1 got the ball rolling with a trip to Barnet Environment Centre.  This is a great local resource – the centre aims to educate and...

Last half term the girls in Reception kept watch over their butterfly kit with a hands-on introduction to insect metamorphosis, waiting eagerly for their caterpillars to turn into butterflies. The girls observed the caterpillars eating, spinning silk and growing to...

During a year where everyone in education has had a challenging time, those pupils at a stage of transition in their education have probably felt it more than most.  Which is why we are so incredibly proud of our Year...