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A wonderful way for Brookes Junior School to start the year.

Brookes' Juniors, from Reception to Year 6, enjoyed a sunny visit to West Stow this week. They explored the nature trail...

Mental Heath Week

Last week, we celebrated Mental Health Week with a series of uplifting events. The lower school students gathered for a Lower S...

A true Montessorian- A brief history of Cherry Trees.

In 1982 Wendy Compson took the courageous leap into starting a nursery in her own home. This decision was initially made out ne...

Chinese Immersion Success

During February we had two visiting groups of students from China. For most it was the first time in the UK and for all it was...

NSEA National SJ Championships 2023

A report by Leanne Livall, Equestrian team manager. An early start on Friday saw the team head to the warm up class for 8am....

Brookes UK 6th Sports Day

Brookes UK 6th Sports Day got off to a rather damp start due to untimely rain falling just as the students paraded out onto the...

Fieldwork for Year 7

At Brookes we are blessed to be located in the heart of Breckland. Year 7 made the most of this opportunity by visiting two ...

Of Mice and Men

On Thursday, Years 10 and 11 had the opportunity to visit Cambridge Arts Theatre, and watch Iqbal Khan's new production of ‘Of ...

Fantastic swimming in the Brookes UK gala.

Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 enjoyed an exceptional swim gala at the Bury Leisure Centre. Being cheered on by very enthusiastic pare...

Brookes Xtra gets off to a flying start!

In September we started our Brookes Xtra programme. It is designed to give students' a 'taster' for new sports and activiti...