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West Dean Celebrates History and The Arts
Find out what we've been up to in this term's History projects and the wonderful achievements of our pupils inside and outside the classroom.

West Dean Online Launched
Find out all about our new school 'Moodle' and how it can help pupils with their homework, maths and spelling skills.

Summer Fete Raises £4000!
A wonderful time was had by all at West Dean thanks to our fantastic PTA and everyone who supported this year's Summer Fete.

Hands On Learning At West Dean
This term has seen trips to Petworth House, West Wittering and all sorts of exciting 'hands on' activities.

Road Safety Finalists Once Again!
Congratulations to our Year 6 team for getting to the County Finals again this year.

West Dean Sing Up a Storm
Beech class perform new opera at Chichester Festival Theatre.

Snow Business
Business as usual as the snows fall.

Apple Affair
Report from West Dean Gardens on this year's Apple Affair.

Goodbye Mrs Cook
As Mrs Cook begins her retirement, Year 6 look back on the impact she has made to our school.

Summer Fete Success
The sun was shining on West Dean last weekend for another successful Summer fete. There was fun for everyone, from the spectacular maypole routines to the stalls and activities. Thanks to everyone's hard work and efforts, we raised £4,623.92.

Storyteller Kick Starts Our Africa Topic
It’s that time of year again when pupils immerse themselves in a whole school topic. This year, it’s Africa and to get things started, the celebrated storyteller Charlie Wilson came in to share tales from the continent with us.

Books for Africa
Many thanks to all of you who helped us collect books for the Chichester Rotary Club Africa Book Appeal. Between us all we’ve been able to send ten boxes (approximately 300 books) to fill the shelves of schools in South Africa.

West Dean Crowned West Sussex Road Safety Quiz Champions
In a tense and nail-biting final at Horsham's Capitol Theatre, the West Dean team triumphed over the other top 20 highest-scoring schools to win the annual West Sussex Road Safety Quiz Championship.

Upper School Visit A Museum & End Up In Prison!
Upper School spent the day in London recently. First, they visited the Science Museum and the fantastic 'Launch Pad', before enjoying a coach tour of the city sights on the way to the BBC Studios for the recording of an episode of 'The Slammer'. It was a wonderful day!

West Dean Primary School Wins Gold Award
Pupils, staff and governors of West Dean C.E. Primary School are delighted to announce that they have received an Arts Council England Artsmark Gold award.

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