Our Centenary 1924 - 2024
This year, we are delighted to be celebrating 100 years of excellent education at Purbrook Park School. Explore this new centenary section of our website to find out more about our centenary event, which was held on Saturday 6th July 2024.
Centenary Summer Fayre
Thank you to everyone who came and visited our Centenary Celebration, which included performances by our past and present pupils, along with picnics, over 40 stalls and traditional games stalls, refreshments, and a Summer Fayre on Saturday 6th July 2024. Please do have a look at the photographs from the day of celebrations...
Alumni School Tours
We held tours of our school for over 300 former pupils who wished to visit and re-ignite old memories and see how the school has grown and developed over the years.
100 Voices
Our one hundred years worth of alumni memories are rich and layered. In honour of our school’s centenary, we invited past pupils and former staff to share their favourite stories and photographs. We ask you to delve into our rich past by visiting this page, which is full of photos and memories supplied by past and present pupils and members of staff.
Please visit our 100 Voices page to see the gallery of memories...
School Events and Competitions
In our centenary year, we ran lots of competitions for our current pupils to get involved in, such as:
- Designed a new logo for the School Centenary - the design was used on commemorative badges, pens, lanyards, banners, posters, flags and on our school website and social media pages.
- We created a time capsule, which was planted in the Medway area of the school by the Mayor of Havant and Headteacher, Mr Paul Foxley on Saturday 6th July.
- A commemorative tree was planted in the Medway area of the school by the Mayor of Havant and Headteacher, Mr Paul Foxley on Saturday 6th July.
- Centenary linked competitions were held around each subject for pupils to get involved in throughout the year.
- Prize-giving assemblies.
- PTFA Events were held each month leading up to the Centenary Summer Fayre on Saturday 6th July.
Centenary Souvenirs
You can buy our centenary badges and pens via the links below. Prices include postage and packing. Please ensure you email: admin@purbrook.hants.sch.uk once you have made your purchase to inform us of your delivery address.
Centenary Pen, plus postage £3.50
https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/Q9YEFTOG
Centenary Badge, plus postage £3.50
https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QRM3B6YD
Centenary Badge and Pen, plus postage £4.50
https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/Q8939LO6
Please email: admin@purbrook.hants.sch.uk to pass on your postage details when you have paid for your item/s. We cannot despatch orders without your delivery details.
If you would like to purchase multiple amounts, please contact: admin@purbrook.hants.sch.uk so that we can liaise with you regarding costs and payments.
Alternatively, if you still live locally, you can pop into the school, and we will be happy to pass these on.
Fundraising Priorities for 2024
This year we are focussing our fundraising on developing our new Centenary Study Centre. Future plans include new Science laboratories and Sports facilities, including a new Multi-Gym.
In these financially constrained times, the school appreciates all forms of parental and community support and donations. If you would like to make a one-off and/or larger donation, or have any contact with businesses or funding organisations who might be interested in helping the school directly, please contact our Finance Team on; admin@purbrook.hants.sch.uk or call 02392 370351.
Regular donations
Help us to plan for the future with confidence. If you would like to set up a regular donation, please contact our Finance Team on admin@purbrook.hants.sch.uk and they will be happy to help.
All contributions are completely confidential. However, big or small, they are all gratefully appreciated and will be put to good use. Your donations are crucial to sustaining the exceptional educational provision at the school and are a vital and valued form of funding.
How to make a one-off donation?
If you would like to make a one-off donation, please use the link below:
https://mobile-payments-pdf.sumup.com/v1/mobile-payments/tokens/QQ7IG8NP/pdf
Or scan the QR code below:
All donations, no matter what size, make a difference.