Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School

Introduction Lea & Garsdon Church of England Primary School is situated on the edge of the village of Lea serving the parishes of Lea, Garsdon, Charlton and Cleverton. Children from the Malmesbury area are brought to school by bus. There are 146 children attending the school at present (September 2024.)

The original Victorian building now houses the library, staff room, SENDco and ancillary spaces. The rest of the attached building is the KS2 area, with 4 classrooms and office areas. The new KS1 block was opened in September 2022 and houses the new hall, kitchen, three classrooms and ancillary space.

Outside there are two playgrounds, one for each keystage but at lunchtime, the children are brought together for their outdoor play. There is a wonderful sensory garden for quiet times and a large football/games field beyond the new KS1 building. At the present time, the school has seven classes.

During the afternoons only, our Year 5 Class is split across KS2 to form 3 afternoon classes in KS2. The School Day School opening hours in a typical week: 32.5hrs Our current school day timings are as follows: School starts at 8.45am Lunchtime is between 12.00 noon and 1.00 pm School ends at 3:15pm at lunchtime, the hall is used as the dining room.