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If you have children at our school, you should also read the latest School Updates

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March 11, 2026
World Book Day 2026!

What a brilliant World Book Day we had at Mereside! The whole school came together...

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January 20, 2026
Reading Ambassadors

I’d like to introduce you to some of our 2025-2026 Mereside Reading Ambassadors! You will...

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January 16, 2026
U10 Girls Football

On Monday 12th January, our U10 Girls took part in the Shrewsbury County Cup at...

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January 16, 2026
DODGEBALL

This half term brought us some dodgeball events! Well done to all the children who...

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December 15, 2025
Food bank Donations

Thank you to everyone who kindly donated items from the Foodbank shopping list for Christmas...

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December 3, 2025
First Aid Club

We have thoroughly enjoyed First Aid Club this half term! We’ve learnt: what to find...

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November 28, 2025
Year 5/6 School Games Indoor Cricket Event – 28.11.25

Well done to our year 6s who took part in the School Games Indoor Cricket...

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November 28, 2025
Swimming is back at Mereside!

We currently have the swimming pool back at school – this is an opportunity for...

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November 28, 2025
U11 Girls EFL Cup and County Fixtures – 21.11.25 and 27.11.25

Well done to our Year 5 and 6 Girls who took part in the U11...

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November 28, 2025
U11 Boys – County Plate Group Winners

Congratulations to our U11 Boys football team who won their 2nd group stage match, resulting...

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November 28, 2025
U9 Boys Football – County Cup 24.11.25

A HUGE well done to our U9 Boys football team who took part in the...

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November 14, 2025
U11 BOYS EFL CUP FINALISTS

A HUGE well done to our U11 Boys who were runners up in the EFL...

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November 14, 2025
YEAR 6 SPORTS CAPTAINS

On Thursday 13th November, some of our year 6 sports captains took part in Stage...

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November 12, 2025
Mereside Park Run Takeover!

         On Sunday 9th November, we took over the Junior Park Run...

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November 5, 2025
Art Exhibition

Find out more about what's been happening at school...
 

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October 23, 2025
Autumn 1 Sports Events

A BIG well done to all the children who have taken part in sports events...

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October 23, 2025
World Mental Health Day 2025

🌼 World Mental Health Day 🌼 On World Mental Health Day, our school came together...

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October 15, 2025
Harvest Worship

Thank you to everyone at Mereside for a fantastic Harvest worship. We focussed on sustainability...

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October 15, 2025
Open the Book Worship

IMG_5085[1] Thank you to the year 5s and the ladies at Open the book for...

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October 14, 2025
YoungMinds Fundraiser!

On Friday, we raised over £230 for YoungMinds – a mental health charity for young...

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October 7, 2025
Meet our new School Council!

It’s been an exciting half-term at Mereside as every class has been busy electing their...

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October 2, 2025
Mental Health Day 2025

Friday 10th October 2025                      ...

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September 24, 2025
Stop-Motion Club!

At Stop Motion Club, the pupils have been bringing Lego minifigures to life using a...

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September 11, 2025
Open the Book

The parable of The Lost Sheep Told beautifully by the Open the Book ladies. Our...

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July 4, 2025
Rounders!

Well done to the our year 5/6 rounders team who played in a tournament at...

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July 3, 2025
Area Athletics 2025

Wow! What an evening 🤩☀️ Results/places may not have gone our way tonight, however the...

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June 8, 2025
Year 5/6 Cricket Event – 6.6.25

Well done to the year 5/6 boys who took part in the School Games cricket...

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May 8, 2025
VE Day 2025!

Find out more about what's been happening at school...
 

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May 8, 2025
Shrewsbury Half Marathon Challenge 2025

Well done to all the participants who took part in the Shropshire Schools Half Marathon...

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April 21, 2025
World Book Day 2025!

Find out more about what's been happening at school...
 

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April 9, 2025
School Council Bake Sale Success!

School Council Bake Sale! 🎂 A huge thank you to everyone who brought in cakes...

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April 7, 2025
Arthog 2025

Last week, Year 6 went on their annual trip to Arthog. Despite the gorgeous weather,...

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April 7, 2025
Mereside Boys football 2024-2025 – Well done and thank you!

A few weeks ago, we received the news that our U10 boys, who had won...

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April 7, 2025
Mereside Girls Football 2024-2025 – Well done and thank you!

The other week, our U11 girls football team played their Shrewsbury County Plate final match and...

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March 18, 2025
Mereside Podcast Ep 6 – Science Week!

The first of two episodes this week! In this episode we chat with Mr Giles...

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March 12, 2025
U11 Girls Regional Finals

On Wednesday 12th March, 2025, our U11 girls football team took part in the regional...

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March 12, 2025
School Council Bake Sake

During our latest school council meeting, we discussed improvements to the playground to make break...

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March 12, 2025
The Mereside School Podcast – Ep 1 Hello Mereside!

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March 5, 2025
Lichfield Cathedral Trip

We had an amazing day at the magnificent, Lichfield Cathedral. We met with all the...

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February 26, 2025
Shrewsbury Town FC Visit

Tuesday 25th February 2025 We have been lucky enough to welcome two Shrewsbury Town FC...

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February 13, 2025
Shrewsbury Dodgeball Winners

Congratulations to our Year 5s, who won the Shrewsbury School Games Dodgeball competition! They then...

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February 12, 2025
BBC Shropshire Visit!

3 of our Podcasting Red Kites were invited to BBC Shropshire for a tour of...

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February 12, 2025
U10 Boys County Shield Shrewsbury Winners

Whilst transfers are the talk of the country with transfer deadline day, the real action...