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Olive Blackburn in Top 3% Nationally for Phonics
Date Added: 27/11/2018
We are celebrating after the school was named among the top three per cent of primary schools in England for performance in phonics tests. All of our pupils, who took the… Read more >
Pupil’s Donated Coats Will Help Vulnerable People Keep Warm in Winter
Date Added: 21/11/2018
Our pupils collected 28 bins bags full of old winter coats to keep vulnerable people warm this winter. As part of our Festive Winter Giving Programme, during which pupils demonstrate… Read more >
Forming friendships and deepening understanding during Inter Faith Week
Date Added: 20/11/2018
Year 6 pupils from The Olive School, Blackburn, took part in an event to mark Inter Faith Week (11-18 November) following a successful joint project with Lower Darwen School. Last… Read more >
Pupils Go Dotty for Children in Need
Date Added: 20/11/2018
Our pupils raised an amazing £1,600 for Children in Need by donating to wear spotty and brightly coloured clothing. They also enjoyed a visit by Pudsey Bear. The young people… Read more >
Olive Blackburn Pupils Mark Centenary of End of Great War
Date Added: 12/11/2018
Pupils at the Olive School, Blackburn have been reflecting on the meaning of Remembrance Day and remembering the sacrifices made by those in the armed services during a ceremony at… Read more >
Macmillan fundraising’s a piece of cake for Olive pupils!
Date Added: 01/10/2018
Pupils and staff from the Olive School put the kettle on to raise over £900 for Macmillan Cancer on Friday 28th September. Supporting the charity’s annual World’s Largest Coffee Morning… Read more >
Olive School and BAE Systems singing from the same song sheet
Date Added: 03/08/2018
Olive School join forces with BAE Systems Workplace Choir to end the academic year on a high note. With BAE Systems crowned the winners of the 2017 Hallé Corporate Choir… Read more >
Olive School up and running with Team GB gold medallist
Date Added: 03/08/2018
Former sprinter Leon Baptiste extended his coaching schedule to inspire pupils with interactive exercise sessions. Having won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2010, Leon Baptiste is a… Read more >
Record-breaking cross-Antarctic skiers deliver inspirational message of resilience
Date Added: 06/07/2018
Website news story, July 2018 Record-breaking cross-Antarctic skiers deliver inspirational message of resilience Two record breakers who skied across Antarctica in temperatures of -56°C left pupils feeling inspired after a… Read more >
Pupils race to fundraise for Sport Relief
Date Added: 29/03/2018
Website news story, March 2018 Pupils race to fundraise for Sport Relief Pupils at The Olive School, Blackburn set themselves a tough Sport Relief Challenge – to run all 3,602… Read more >