A warm welcome from our
Headteacher
St Botolph’s Church of England Primary School aims to provide a stimulating and varied programme of education to enable children of all abilities and backgrounds to acquire confidence, knowledge and skills within an environment of the Christian faith and practice, respecting also those from other faiths. Staff, children, parents and governors work together for the care of the school within the community, committed to the spiritual, social, moral and intellectual welfare of the pupils.
Aletheia Academies Trust
In 2014, with Shorne C of E Primary and Saint George’s C of E School, St. Botolph’s C of E Primary School formed the Aletheia Academies Trust.
Aletheia is committed to sustaining high-quality schools and supporting schools in need of specific improvement in some of the more challenging wards in Kent. Our focus is to provide school improvement services that draw on the wealth of practice from across our trust, broaden the expertise available to schools through flexible working arrangements and increase our capacity to quickly respond to the needs of individual schools. Pedagogical excellence is at the heart of all we do with a sustained focus on collaborative and mastery learning.
Latest News
Hive Hope for New Years
Every year one of our families helps a charity to show support for the work they do in the local community. This year the children chose to help at Hive Hope on New Year's Eve.The...
Year 3 Go Back in Time
Last Thursday, Year 3 became travellers and took part in activities that Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age people would have experienced. The year group became archaeologists and identified artefacts from each of the time...
Yule Be Amazed: Round One Bake Off Chaos!
The first round of the St Bots’ Bake Off took place on Monday 24th November, and what a brilliant start it was! With a Christmas theme setting the tone, four fantastic teams from Years 5...
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Every year one of our families helps a charity to show support for the work they do in the local community. This year the children chose to help at Hive Hope on New Year`s Eve.
The children went with their parents to the cash and carry for the donation and helped carry it into the food bank and store it. The children knew lots about the work of the charity through school and our connection with the charity through Church. St Botolphs Church Northfleet
We are very proud of both the children for wanting to help one of our school charities and showing inspirational community spirit. Well done and thank you!
Every year one of our families helps a charity to show support for the work they do in the local community. This year the children chose to help at Hive Hope on New Year`s Eve.
The children went with their parents to the cash and carry for the donation and helped carry it into the food bank and store it. The children knew lots about the work of the charity through school and our connection with the charity through Church. St Botolphs Church Northfleet
We are very proud of both the children for wanting to help one of our school charities and showing inspirational community spirit. Well done and thank you!
We’re excited to be part of Aletheia Academies Trust`s Recruitment Fair this Thursday 🎉
Come along to meet our team, learn more about working at St. Botolph`s Church of England Primary School, grow your skills with FREE career workshops, and explore current and future opportunities across the Trust.
📅 Thursday 15th January 2026
⏰ 17:30 - 19:00
📍 Alkerden Academy, Portbridge Gardens, DA10 1GG
Whether you’re an experienced professional, an ECT, or considering a career in education - we’d love to meet you!
Book your space here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aletheia-academies-trust-recruitment-fair-tickets-1972481128152
We’re excited to be part of Aletheia Academies Trust`s Recruitment Fair this Thursday 🎉
Come along to meet our team, learn more about working at St. Botolph`s Church of England Primary School, grow your skills with FREE career workshops, and explore current and future opportunities across the Trust.
📅 Thursday 15th January 2026
⏰ 17:30 - 19:00
📍 Alkerden Academy, Portbridge Gardens, DA10 1GG
Whether you’re an experienced professional, an ECT, or considering a career in education - we’d love to meet you!
Book your space here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aletheia-academies-trust-recruitment-fair-tickets-1972481128152
On Friday we attended St Botolphs Church Northfleet for our annual Carol Service led by our KS2 pupils. Children told the Christmas story for us all to enjoy and remember the true meaning of Christmas. Our choir, along with all pupils, sang beautifully and the Church was full of Christmas joy and warmth at this special time of year.
During the service we also said a sad farewell to Mrs Basra after 15 years service to our school and wish her all the very best on her next adventure, she’ll be greatly missed.
Year 5 took great delight in presenting Father Gordon with a cheque for over £700 following a very successful charity week raising vital funds for the Church.
Our service ended with a traditional St Botolph’s rendition of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’. 🎶😀
Thank you to family members who were able to join us.
On Friday we attended St Botolphs Church Northfleet for our annual Carol Service led by our KS2 pupils. Children told the Christmas story for us all to enjoy and remember the true meaning of Christmas. Our choir, along with all pupils, sang beautifully and the Church was full of Christmas joy and warmth at this special time of year.
During the service we also said a sad farewell to Mrs Basra after 15 years service to our school and wish her all the very best on her next adventure, she’ll be greatly missed.
Year 5 took great delight in presenting Father Gordon with a cheque for over £700 following a very successful charity week raising vital funds for the Church.
Our service ended with a traditional St Botolph’s rendition of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’. 🎶😀
Thank you to family members who were able to join us.
🎉 Term 2 Governor Awards 🎉
Congratulations to all of our wonderful students who received a Governor Award certificate this term! These awards recognise those who consistently demonstrated our core school values of Resilience, Respect and Responsibility throughout Term 2.
We are incredibly proud of the way our students rise to challenges, treat others with kindness and respect, and take responsibility for their learning and actions each day. Your positive attitudes and efforts do not go unnoticed and help make our school community such a supportive and inspiring place to be.
Well done to all award recipients, keep up the fantastic work!
🎉 Term 2 Governor Awards 🎉
Congratulations to all of our wonderful students who received a Governor Award certificate this term! These awards recognise those who consistently demonstrated our core school values of Resilience, Respect and Responsibility throughout Term 2.
We are incredibly proud of the way our students rise to challenges, treat others with kindness and respect, and take responsibility for their learning and actions each day. Your positive attitudes and efforts do not go unnoticed and help make our school community such a supportive and inspiring place to be.
Well done to all award recipients, keep up the fantastic work!
Mr Wickens and Mr Salmon have put together our nativity scene in the KS1 Reading Nook for the children to enjoy but we don`t get the chance to see it all lit up.
The teachers held their staff meeting in Forest Bots last week and enjoyed seeing our stable under the warm glow of the lights.
Mr Wickens and Mr Salmon have put together our nativity scene in the KS1 Reading Nook for the children to enjoy but we don`t get the chance to see it all lit up.
The teachers held their staff meeting in Forest Bots last week and enjoyed seeing our stable under the warm glow of the lights.
Our EYFS children had a magical morning as they walked to the postbox to send their letters to Father Christmas! They sang Christmas songs all the way, filling the streets with festive cheer. What a joyful journey, Santa is sure to be very impressed!
Our EYFS children had a magical morning as they walked to the postbox to send their letters to Father Christmas! They sang Christmas songs all the way, filling the streets with festive cheer. What a joyful journey, Santa is sure to be very impressed!
Please see the Gravesham Holiday Activity and Food Christmas Programme.
We are very excited for our upcoming fayre this Friday and hope to see you all there to join in the festivities!
We are very excited for our upcoming fayre this Friday and hope to see you all there to join in the festivities!
On Thursday 4th December, 30 of our Year 6 pupils visited @ellenorcharity , filling the room with Christmas cheer as they sang a wonderful mixture of carols and festive songs for everyone there.
On Thursday 4th December, 30 of our Year 6 pupils visited @ellenorcharity , filling the room with Christmas cheer as they sang a wonderful mixture of carols and festive songs for everyone there.
Today we welcomed many parents and family members from Reception and Year 1 for an informative early maths workshop led by Miss Burns, our expert maths lead, and Miss Lappin, one of our amazing reception teachers.
The workshop demonstrated how maths builds on from Reception to year 1, the foundations to early maths and a selection of hands on activities. Parents were able to take away a ‘toolkit’ which will help at home secure some of those early foundations in number, shape and patters along with fun ideas to build maths into everyday life.
Today we welcomed many parents and family members from Reception and Year 1 for an informative early maths workshop led by Miss Burns, our expert maths lead, and Miss Lappin, one of our amazing reception teachers.
The workshop demonstrated how maths builds on from Reception to year 1, the foundations to early maths and a selection of hands on activities. Parents were able to take away a ‘toolkit’ which will help at home secure some of those early foundations in number, shape and patters along with fun ideas to build maths into everyday life.
A huge thank you to everyone who contributed! Together, we raised £480.41 for the @royalbritishlegion We’re incredibly proud to support such an important cause.
A huge thank you to everyone who contributed! Together, we raised £480.41 for the @royalbritishlegion We’re incredibly proud to support such an important cause.