Visits and Visitors

We take every opportunity to provide enriching learning opportunities, this can include visits to theatres, participation in sports events or performing before an audience.

We worked with children and parents to produce our hidden curriculum.

As a school community we have agreed that, while at Downton Primary School every pupil will have the opportunity to:

• Hold a position of responsibility

• Visit the museums, galleries

• Visit historical sites around Salisbury

• Visit the beach

• VisitLondon

• Attend a live theatre performance and music concert

• Meet people from various careers and professions to inspire us

• Represent the school at a sporting event

• Develop an enterprise to support a charity

• Have a residential stay and residential multi-night stay

• Take part in at least one performance

• Grow a plant from seed and cook a dish

• Learn an instrument

• Represent the school at a sporting event

• Celebrate their achievements

At Downton Primary School we go beyond the core curriculum.  We enrich children's experiences to widen their horizons, encouraging them to make the most of life's opportunities.

Trips and outings

These are a really big part of the children’s curriculum.

There is at least one trip per half term, designed to extend children’s learning and make use of our fantastically central location. Parents are usually needed to come too – your child’s teacher may send a letter home prior to a trip asking for volunteers. Sometimes families are asked for a financial contribution towards trips; but many trips are paid for from cake sale money.

Year 4 have a one night residential to Hooke Court to build resilience and independence. Year 6 have a residential trip to Grittleton, an outdoor adventure study centre in Wiltshire. These trips are looked forward to all year and have an amazing effect on children’s confidence and independence!