There are so many things that make our school a very special place, not least of which are our wonderful children, parents and staff who all work closely together to create a very supportive community. Below is just a small taste of school life. If you would like to visit us to find out more, please contact the office for an appointment. 

​Inspectors think our school is a wonderful place and so do we!

"Pupils are happy at school. Staff have created a nurturing, calm school. Pupils enjoy coming to school and behave well in lessons. In lessons, pupils are keen to discuss their learning and talk enthusiastically about the school's curriculum... Lessons are focused and purposeful."

Ofsted December 2019

We are a Forest School​. The philosophy of Forest Schools is to encourage and inspire children of all ages through positive outdoor experiences.

By participating in engaging, motivating and achievable tasks and activities in a woodland environment, each child has an opportunity to develop intrinsic motivation, sound emotional and social skills. These, through self awareness, can be developed to reach personal potential.

Whole school walks take place every term with the support of the Gore Farm Educational Trust

Walking Club featured in Radio 4's "Ramblings."

Music Is An Important Part Of School Life

We have a number of opportunities to learn about music and play instruments at Trent. All children in Year 4 learn to play an instrument and all children have opportunities throughout the year to perform in large venues to wider audiences, for example in Salisbury Cathedral and in the Merriott Theatre at Sherborne Girls' School. 

There are also opportunities to learn other instruments taught by specialist teachers: drums; piano; guitar; and violin.

A Close Partnership Between School and Parents

Friends of Trent School 

Our active PTA known as the Friends of Trent School is a major fundraising source for the school. Please have a look at the Friends of Trent School  page for further details and news! 

Support for Armed Forces Families 

We have a dedicated member of staff responsible for liaison with service families - Mrs Alyson Bevan - who ensures new families are welcomed and children are supported.  The school has a number of systems in place to support families where service personnel have been deployed including; a support booklet for all service parents,  pastoral support time for pupils (and parents if required), a dedicated email address for children to use to send scanned work and messages to absent parents and a growing library of reading material for parents and children specifically written for service families.

The school’s Christian values permeate the life of the school, have a significant effect on children’s achievement, personal development and on their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

There are areas for reflection in each classroom and children say that this “gives me time to think” and “gives time to realise how you feel”.  Our gardening club is currently creating a remembrance garden in the school grounds so that bereaved children and members of staff will have somewhere quiet to go to process their grief. 

Collective worship is distinctively Christian and is a key part of the school day.  Children value prayer and sometimes write their own prayers in response to a theme or sometimes pray aloud spontaneously in response to worship. Children’s spiritual development and their understanding of Christianity is enhanced by the variety of collective worship leaders including staff, the local vicar and Daniel England from the Vine Youth Ministry.  Celebration Assembly is held on Friday afternoons. 

Children’s understanding of Christianity is enhanced by links with the Village Church, St Andrew's. Services are also held at St Andrews and Reverend David has recently taught a series of lessons to about Communion to Year 5 and Year 6 children and prepared them for Communion.