STEM Week 2024
Published 25/03/24
The motivation behind STEM week was to introduce the children to problem solving challenges, enabling them to use their creativity together with their science and technology skills to become engineers.
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Read MoreYear 6 enjoy the opportunity to carry out geographical and geological research on field visit
Published 25/03/24Despite the wet weather, Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their field trip in which they learnt about the journey of a river, floodplains (which they saw first hand!) and took part in a fascinating investigation into the permeability of rocks.
Read MoreNetball Team compete in National Finals and finish 18th nationally
Published 18/03/24Congratulations to our Netball Team who competed in the ISA National Finals in Warwick, finishing 18th nationally.
Read More2024 Senior School Destinations
Published 15/03/24Congratulations to our Class of 2024 who will leave us in the summer for a wide variety of destinations both within the Bexley Borough and beyond.
Read MoreNetballers to represent Bexley in London Youth Games
Published 08/03/24Congratulations to our netball team who put in an amazing performance and have qualified for the London Youth Games!
We could not be prouder of this fantastic achievement - so very well deserved.
Read MoreSports Roundup - February 2024
Published 10/02/24Whilst having the chance to participate and enjoy playing sport is the priority at this age, it is great to win too, and our teams have been incredibly successful since the start of the year, losing only a couple of matches.
Read MoreCongratulations to our U11 Netballers who have secured a place in National Final
Published 10/02/24On Friday 2nd February our U11 netballers travelled to Broadstairs where they put in a fantastic performance at the ISA Regional Finals!
Read MoreA focus on friendship
Published 29/01/24Alongside excellent academic provision, the staff at West Lodge are fully committed to the school’s desire to be a friendly and welcoming community where everybody is happy and feels valued. Friendship is central to this desire and this has been a focus this term following on from the start of term assembly about the friendship of rugby legends, fundraising heroes and best friends Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield.
Read MoreSports Roundup - December 2023
Published 16/12/23Despite periods of very wet weather, it has been a successful term for our sports teams. Lots of children have participated in activities across the school, which is great to see, and it is always very pleasing when they perform well.
Read MoreYear 5 are Victorians for the day
Published 08/12/23Year 5 visited Leeds Castle and experienced what it was like to be a Victorian child at school. Following this, they had a tour of the castle with Lord Philip and Lady Elizabeth.
Read MoreYear 4 set sail on a learning adventure to the National Maritime Museum
Published 09/11/23As part of their current Humanities topic, 'Anglo-Saxons and Vikings', Year 4 pupils spent a fascinating day at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to enrich their learning.
Read MoreKent and Bexley Tests 2023: Well done to all our Year 6 pupils
Published 03/11/23We are incredibly proud of the success of every pupil in our hard-working Year 6 class who continue West Lodge School’s excellent record of academic success, particularly as West Lodge is a non-selective school at entry.
100% of our Year 6 cohort sat either one or both of the Kent and Bexley tests. 77% of the children achieved grammar status in at least one of the tests and 74% of pupils were deemed selective in both the Kent and Bexley tests. 67% of those who sat the Bexley Test were assessed as selective and 85% in Kent, with two pupils scoring sufficiently highly to be placed in the Top 180 of the Bexley Test.