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Belle

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I think the outside drama lab is fun because I get to play with my friends and we love to explore dinosaurs.

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Passion is when you commit to your dreams and follow your heart.

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Ian Wright opens Turnham Academy's new library!

Celebrating Success / 4 Apr

Our new library has a fairground theme, which was chosen by our Pupil Parliament. The library was designed, created and stocked by the amazing charity ABC Book Club and it was officially opened on Thursday 27th March 2025 by ex pupil and football superstar Ian Wright.

Premier League Primary Stars work with Turnham Academy

Celebrating Success / 27 Feb

Turnham Academy girls football champions

Sports News / 18 Oct

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Read all about our amazing and undefeated girls' football team here - Lewisham school’s girls’ football team goes for goal https://t.co/guaP1Qd1kJ— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) April 23, 2025

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The last day of term at Turnham Academy always means attendance prizes! Congratulations to all of our winners 🚲 @thesteptrust #PUPAC #Lewisham #school #Brockley #London #teachers #education #books #reading #bikes #attendance #cycling pic.twitter.com/M8tUpY33Jm— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) April 4, 2025

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Turnham Academy's new library! https://t.co/PqQKNBtv3f via @YouTube— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) April 4, 2025

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We are so proud of our boys and girls football teams - yesterday they both were victorious against local opposition, conceding no goals and representing the school wonderfully ⚽️ @thesteptrust #PUPAC #Lewisham #school #Brockley #London #education #books #reading #football pic.twitter.com/xdVCMvvVlT— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) April 4, 2025

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Year 3 are currently learning all about Ancient Egypt @SoaneMuseum. pic.twitter.com/WFRDEuu2op— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) April 3, 2025

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Some of the exciting learning across Turnham Academy yesterday afternoon 😊@thesteptrust #PUPAC #Lewisham #school #Brockley #London #teachers #education #books #reading #fun #learning pic.twitter.com/klRwbwS3zP— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) April 3, 2025

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A glimpse inside our incredible new library 📚 😊@thesteptrust #PUPAC #Lewisham #school #Brockley #London #teachers #education #books #reading #library pic.twitter.com/mxjNoiCsJM— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) April 2, 2025

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We are incredibly lucky that his legacy lives on with the Rocky and Wrighty Arena. pic.twitter.com/a6A9s5k7Eg— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 31, 2025

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Today we remember former pupil David Rocastle who sadly passed away 24 years ago. pic.twitter.com/Rs0XO8XN9v— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 31, 2025

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Our International Day on Friday was a huge success! @thesteptrust #PUPAC #Lewisham #school #Brockley #London #teachers #education #books #reading #internationalday pic.twitter.com/U3np55QXVr— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 31, 2025

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Today we welcomed ex pupil and absolute legend @IanWright0 who kindly opened our new library 📚 A morning we will never forget 😊@thesteptrust #PUPAC #Lewisham #school #Brockley #London #teachers #education #books #reading #arsenal #football pic.twitter.com/3LuQCwhZkM— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 27, 2025

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There are some very exciting things happening at Turnham today! 👀— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 27, 2025

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We had some very special visitors at school today 👮‍♀️ Thank you to the local police force for speaking to our pupils 👏 @thesteptrust #PUPAC #Lewisham #school #Brockley #London #teachers #education #books #reading #police pic.twitter.com/1S7VlitGDr— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 26, 2025

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https://t.co/2ji6FNb6B6 Read all about our recent work with @PLCommunities in this article 😊@thesteptrust #PUPAC #Lewisham #school #Brockley #London #teachers #education #books #reading #football #selfesteem— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 25, 2025

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Our girls are undefeated and champions AGAIN! ⚽️ We couldn’t be prouder @girlsunitedfa @IanWright0 @thesteptrust #PUPAC #Lewisham #school #Brockley #London #teachers #education #books #reading #football #invincibles pic.twitter.com/qncK0sQa5B— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 18, 2025

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Friday 28th March is our International Day! Everyone is encouraged to wear clothes that represent their culture/ heritage on a day filled with fun activities 😊@thesteptrust #PUPAC #Lewisham #school #Brockley #London #teachers #education #books #reading #internationalday pic.twitter.com/vLaV6ZDUfi— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 18, 2025

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What a fantastic tournament by @girlsunitedfa for #IWD2025. So proud to see how the girls have grown as people and footballers since starting with you. All those great sessions by the coaches on the Rockey & @IanWright0 Arena really show. Thank you so much.— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 14, 2025

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Big thank you to Connor and Rachel from @girlsunitedfa for an amazing taster session for our Year 1,2 & 3 girls on our amazing Rocky and @IanWright0 Arena for #letgirlsplay pic.twitter.com/LQPB2zEYJP— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 13, 2025

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It was great to have a Science Boffin pay us a visit to start Science Week with a bang 🚀 @thesteptrust #PUPAC #Lewisham #school #Brockley #London #teachers #education #books #reading #science #scienceweek pic.twitter.com/pmoa2vzklN— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 11, 2025

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We love reading 📖 Here are just some of our recent book prize winners 📚 😊@thesteptrust #PUPAC #Lewisham #school #Brockley #London #teachers #education #books #reading pic.twitter.com/YKUGc1LC45— Turnham Academy (@TurnhamPrimary) March 5, 2025

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