Library
The Library is accessible and open to all members of the school. It is open daily from 8.15 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., including morning break and lunch time. It offers a welcoming, attractive and comfortable environment for pupils to come and work or relax with a book or a newspaper and is staffed by a professional librarian to help and encourage pupils.
There is a wide range of fiction and information books. Items may be borrowed for both academic and recreational needs. Computers are also available, enabling pupils to access the school's intranet and search the library database.
The current book stock numbers about 8,000 and is constantly developing and being updated to meet the changing needs of the curriculum and pupils' recreational reading needs. The fiction stock covers all reading ages in the school, and a wide range of tastes and abilities. Information books are available on all curriculum and general and recreational subjects.
Pupils in Years 3 and 4 have a timetabled Library and Information Skills lesson every week. Years 5, 6, 7 and 8, after induction sessions, utilise the resources on both an individual and class basis for research and recreational reading.
Top 25 Most Popular Fiction Titles
- Driftwood - Cathy Cassidy
- Candyfloss - Jacqueline Wilson
- Clarice Bean Spells Trouble - Lauren Child
- Fantastic Mr Fox - Roald Dahl
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows - J K Rowling
- The Hobbit - J R R Tolkien
- Horrid Henry & the Football Fiend - Francesca Simon
- Skulduggery Pleasant - Derek Landy
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne
- Blood Beast - Darren Shan
- Bloodfever - Charlie Higson
- Born to Run - Michael Morpurgo
- Caddy ever After - Hilary Mckay
- Dates, Double Dates & Big, Big Trouble - Karen Mccombie
- Journey to the River Sea - Eva Ibbotson
- Eragon - Christopher Paolini
- Groosham Grange - Anthony Horowitz
- Stardust - Neil Gaiman
- Dream On - Bali Rai
- Noughts & Crosses - Malorie Blackman
- One Hot Penguin - Jamie Rix
- Where's Wally Now? - Martin Handford
- The Sleepwalker - Robert Muchamore
- Pink Chameleon - Fiona Dunbar
- Lost Bullet - Malcolm Rose
Top 25 Non-fiction Titles
- Fast Cars - Frances Ridley
- Guinea Pigs - Mark Evans
- France
- The USA - John Baines
- Incredible Visual Illusions - Al Seckel
- Best Ever Book of Paper Fun and Origami - Paul Jackson
- Dream Cars - Andrew Frankel
- The Works 3 - Paul Cookson
- Jacky Daydream - Jacqueline Wilson
- Puppy - Jean Coprendale
- Snakes - Sonia Hernandez
- Ghosts - Jim Pipe
- Children's Cook Book - Katharine Ibbs
- Leopard - Bill Jordan
- Sharks - Michael Bright
- 100 Magic Tricks - Ian Adair
- Field Guide to the Wildlife of Britain - Alice Tomsett
- Chinese Cinderella - Adeline Yen Mah
- Big Book of Stupid Jokes - Michael Powell
- Painful Poison - Nick Arnold
- Tudor Family Life - Jane Shuter
- Great Britons - Fiona MacDonald
- Dangerous Animals - John Seidensticker
- Draw Manga Extreme - Heather Dakota
- Avoid Sailing on the Titanic - David Stewart
