Finchingfield St John the Baptist C of E Academy

We are delighted to have Sensei Harry leading our Tuesday morning Karate sessions here at Finchingfield before school! Having been selected once again to represent England, he continues to compete at both national and international level while inspiring our pupils.

We are absolutely delighted to share that Archie has passed his Grade 2 Theory of Music exam! Mrs Pocock, his family, and everyone at school are incredibly proud of him for this fantastic achievement. What a wonderful milestone, well done, Archie!

A huge thank you to Thaxted Rangers Youth FC for their generous donation of pop-up goals to our school ⚽️ They were put to great use straight away during our after-school football sessions, which we are delighted to offer free of charge thanks to the support of Finche Charity.

We are delighted to welcome our new Reception families who have been offered places at Finchingfield School this September! Welcome to our family, a small school with a big heart. ❤️

Class 2 had a fantastic day exploring Colchester Castle! 🏰 The children enjoyed visiting the foundations, building their own Roman villas, and exploring the fascinating exhibitions. They even enjoyed their morning snack al fresco in the sunshine.

First day back for the summer term! All children enjoyed their specialist PE lessons today and have already begun practising for Sports Day on Monday 18th May. The excitement is definitely building! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ We have a very busy and exciting term ahead with lots to look forward to!

Happy Easter 🐣

We are excited to invite all children and their families to our Nursery Stay & Play session on 24th April from 9am to 10am! The session is free, and to book a place, please email office@finchingfieldacademy.com

Today our Nursery children had a fantastic time on their school trip to Gemma’s Farm! 🐑🚜

🐣 Happy Easter 🐣 Finchingfield St John the Baptist Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery

🐣🌸 Today we had our Easter Parade and it was pure joy! From Nursery to Year 6, the children’s creativity shone in their beautiful bonnets. So much fun was had by all! 🎉💛

Our Easter service at Finchingfield Church was full of joy! All of Year 6 beautifully told the Easter story, Year 4 and 5 shared thoughtful prayers, Class 2 delighted us with heartfelt Easter poems, and Class 1 and Nursery charmed everyone by singing “Find a Little Seed.”

Thank you for supporting Red Nose Day! A huge well done to all our wonderful children who came in non-school uniform today and helped raise funds for such an important cause.

A huge thank you to Murray Fisher for an inspiring workshop with Class 3 today! We are so grateful for the opportunity to provide experiences like this, which encourage a love of reading and bring stories to life. Thank you again, Murray! 📚✨

This morning, Reception and Year 1 children, alongside their parents, took part in a road safety session delivered by Suzanne from the Safer Essex Roads Partnership Education Team. Following this, Suzanne led a session with our Year 5 pupils, who went out on a walk to practise.

Today we celebrate all the wonderful mums, grandmothers, carers and special people who show love, kindness and care every single day. 🌷💗 Wishing all our families a very happy Mother’s Day. We hope you have a day filled with smiles, appreciation and special moments together. 🌸

We are excited to invite all children and their families to our Nursery Stay & Play session on 24th April from 9am to 10am! The session is free, and to book a place, please email office@finchingfieldacademy.com

We are pleased to share that our school meals menu has been recognised with the ProVeg School Plates Bronze Award for 2026. proveg.com/uk/schoolplates

📚✨ Happy World Book Day 2026 Today, our Finchingfield children brought their favourite stories to life in the most creative way, by dressing up as adjectives!

Today was an important day for our Year 6s! We loved hearing the wonderful news about our Year 6 pupils’ secondary school places. We are incredibly proud of each and every one of them. No matter which school they are moving on to, we know they will continue to shine!