Blakedown Church of England Primary School

PTA

Welcome to the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) page where you can find out more about what we do, upcoming events and ways you can support us.

What we do

The PTA is a registered charity (number 1044053) that supports the school to enhance learning. We raise money to fund learning resources and extras that cannot be bought out of the school budget. We also arrange fun activities and events for pupils, their families and the wider community.

We raised over £6k in 2024/25 - thank you to everyone for your support and contributions. This year, we’re on track to raise even more, with £5.6k raised already! Well done everyone and thank you!

All parents/carers and all school staff are automatically members of the PTA. We hold regular PTA meetings and would love for you to join us. The next meeting will be in April - date/time tbc - please check posters/whatsapp/facebook/school newsletter for confirmation. Please come along and say hello, its very friendly and we’d love to hear your ideas. You'll be able to find out more about what we do and it’s a great opportunity to shape our fundraising efforts.

We are also keen to adopt a new constitution - please look out for a notice soon for an EGM to vote on this. The model constitution we want to adopt can be found in the documents below. All members (i.e. every parent, carer and member of staff) have a vote on this so please come along and take part.

We are very grateful to everyone who volunteers and helps out. We can only run events and fundraising activities with your support. Please get in touch if you can help - any amount of time you can volunteer is very much appreciated.

What we’ve funded

Thanks to everyone’s support and recent fundraising, the PTA covered the cost of resurfacing the school hall floor (just over £4k). We’re delighted that this was completed in the February half term break and it looks fantastic - all the children have commented on how shiny it is!

The PTA also pays for a number of learning subscriptions that are used across the school. These include:

TT Rockstars
SPAG.com
MyMaths
Maths.co.uk
Kapow Primary Art & Design
First News Education

In 2025, we funded 15 new iPads and a charging trolley for the school. This now means that the school has a full class set of iPads to use. We’ve heard lots of great things from the children about how they’ve been using them in lessons.

Our next goal is to invest in the school grounds and improve the play areas and social spaces for pupils. Look out for more information on this as we confirm plans with the school If you think you could help with any of the work or materials to support this then please get in touch.

Upcoming events

Thursday 19th March - Pub Quiz - come along and join us for a pub quiz at the Old House at Home in Blakedown. Tickets can be bought here.

Friday 20th March - Y2 50/50 Sale
w/c 23rd March - Preloved Summer Uniform Sale - available under the canopy at the front of school, please help yourselves and pay/donate via the QR code. If you have any good quality, clean summer uniform that you no longer need, this can be dropped off the week before.

Thursday 26th March - Bag2School collection - please leave bags under the canopy before 9am.

Look out for more details soon for the following: Spring Raffle, school tea towels, Y1 50/50 sale, Reception 50/50 sale, preloved uniform sales, spring clean day, summer disco and summer fair!

Get involved

We’d love to hear your ideas for fundraising. If you are able to volunteer and help with any of the upcoming events, please get in touch too.

Email us at blakedownprimarypta.co.uk

Or catch one of us in the playground:

PTA Committee

Co-Chairs: Laura Preston & Laura Kerr
Secretary: Becky Lesinak
Treasurer: Laura Scott

Class Representatives

Reception: Linzee Rollins
Year 1: Verina Smith
Year 2: Alice Ward
Year 3: Charlotte Reynolds
Year 4: Caroline Hough
Year 5: Beth Smith
Year 6: Summer Corbett

Support us

Shopping online? Sign up to easyfundraising to donate to the PTA at no extra cost to you! (www.easyfundraising.org.uk - search for Blakedown CofE Primary School PTA to support our cause).

Need name labels for uniform and water bottles? Order them at one of the retailers below, enter our unique code, and earn commission for the PTA.

My Nametags (www.mynametags.com) - School ID: 35865
Stikins Name Labels (www.stikins.co.uk) - Fundraising number: 2190

Considering a sponsored fundraising event? Did you know that the PTA is a registered charity (number 1044053) and you can raise funds for us. Many employers offer matched funding for sponsorship too. Please get in touch if you could help.

Own or work for a local business? We would love to offer local businesses a number of sponsorship opportunities - please email the PTA if you are interested (blakedownprimarypta@gmail.com).