Reception learners spent some time strengthening both their fine and gross motor skills this afternoon by completing an outdoor physical circuit including bouncing on the trampette, cone weaving, throwing and catching and star jumps. Once their larger muscle groups were exercised, it was time to put those smaller finger muscles to work by practising their strong pen grips on those long ladder letters u, y, and j.
Eastbrook School is an Ofsted rated Good, all-through school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and is part of the Barking Abbey family. Founded in 1933, Eastbrook has a well-established history of serving the local community, with many generations of families attending as students and even joining as staff. The primary school opened in 2016 and is growing in size year on year. The secondary school transferred into new, state of the art buildings in 2017, benefiting from purpose-built specialist learning environments with industry level resources and outstanding access to green outdoor spaces.
Eastbrook is a thriving and growing community school, welcoming students from a broad range of backgrounds, culturally, economically and in terms of need.
