New Sensory Space

At HMS, we are developing a brand new sensory space for our pupils. This space will support pupils to regulate and be used for SEND support.  Our PTA is kindly supporting us to purchase new items for the space but we thought we’d ask our lovely parents/carers for donations of items too – just in case anyone has anything at

County Success

Congratulations to our Year 8 boys’ indoor athletics team who competed for the Tynedale Area and finished 2nd in Northumberland. They were a credit to the school and performed brilliantly across a range of track and field events – all contributing towards the team’s total. We are very proud of them! Respect. Engage. Aspire.

Ski Trip Update 5

HMS woke up to another stunning day in the Alps – there was a lot of excitement as we only had two days to go! Most groups enjoyed time in the jump park yesterday and Mr Drummond has even been spotted in the park today… I don’t think it was his favourite activity of the week! I think most people had

Ski Trip Day 4

Another stunning blue-sky day in France yesterday – Mont Blanc was looking magnificent when we were up high! Xav commented that when you looked towards Geneva, there was a sea of cloud below us – breathtaking!  All groups have now been exploring the full resort. Most groups have been in the Pixeljump area – a definite highlight of the day!

Children’s Mental Health Week: Non-Uniform Day

Children’s Mental Health Week: Non-Uniform Day We’re having a non-uniform day on Friday 7th February to mark Children’s Mental Health Week. If you feel able to, please make a small donation to Place2Be via MCAS – this is totally optional. If children would rather wear their uniform, that’s fine too. Thank you all. #Respect #Engage #Aspire

Young Green Briton Challenge – Dragon’s Den

We are looking for a parent/carer or local employer to judge our Young Green Briton Challenge Dragon’s Den event. This will take place on Thursday 13th March during period 1 (9:10 am – 10:10 am). If you have any design/engineering or creative industry background you would be the perfect person for this event. We will have 10 teams of year

Tennis Success

Amelia in Year 5 continues to thrive in her tennis. Her dedication to her development is so impressive – she is focused on being the very best she can be. In recent months, Amelia has enjoyed success at many events up and down the country including winning the Wirral Christmas Open, being a semi-finalist in the Shrewsbury Club Open and

Ski Trip Update 3

Tuesday was another wonderful day for all of our groups – the weather was stunning again, and we all had a fantastic day! The groups who went high up had amazing views of Mont Blanc today. It was eventful for Mr Drummond’s group who were late back from their morning lesson after a ski lift they were on had broken

Ski Trip Update 2

Yesterday was another superb snow and sunny weather day. All groups skied new areas of the hill during the day. Some pupils enjoyed a visit to the jump park; while others made it up to Pointe de la Masse at 2804m. All of the instructors have praised our pupils for how well they engage and behave in all of their