Ashfield Park Primary School put on a fantastic year six production on Wednesday, July 11th. The production was entitled an ‘An Inspector Calls’ and was based on a mock Ofsted inspection where the year six leavers portrayed teachers, inspectors, PTFA members, paramedics, parents and pupils.

Teachers, Miss Fitzpatrick and Mr Cox, and Teaching Assistant, Mrs Grey, helped to create and direct the performance.

Mr Cox told the Ross Gazette: “We used a basic story model and heavily adapted it to be relevant to our school and add ‘in jokes.’

“The children have worked their absolute socks off with this performance. They have been involved since day one in making the production what it is, they helped choose, rewrite, choreograph and rehearse the whole thing, making it truly their project. However, the songs already existed.”

The pupils rewrote the ending of the production to include their own ‘memories’ of their time at Ashfield Park, appealing to the school inspector, Mr Sourbottom.

Faith said: “I’ll certainly never forget the ‘unique’ school trips... Croft Farm, full English breakfast, sailing on a lake, turning green, crashing into a bush, being sick on a swan... Memories!”

Hannah said: “I cannot imagine who I would be without Ashfield, I have grown so much, I’ve learned confidence and trust, I’ve learned to love and to laugh, I’ve learned to work and to play, I’ve even learned how to learn. The people here have helped make me, me.”

Ruby said: “Ashfield has been there for me for as long as I remember. One of my earliest memories is falling over in my race in year two sports day, and rather than run on ahead, Grace, Hannah and Scarlett turned around, helped me up and we all completed the race together – joint first with smiles on our faces.”

Corey added: “That time a wasp weed on my arm, such life changing moments only happen here. In fact, Ashfield is a wildlife haven now I think about it, birds in the classroom, badgers living under the huts and dogs in the playground!”

Ruby Wood said: “Mr Cox sneezing so loudly I jumped out of my skin and banged my head on the table. Luckily I don’t think there was any lasting damage.”

Lastly, Ben said: “I thought that joining a new school would be difficult. It sounds scary doesn’t it? But Ashfield was so warm and welcoming that in no time at all I had loads of friends and felt like I’d been here all along.

“I will always remember my first residential with school. Who could forget? Falling off a rapidly deconstructing raft yelling about how much fun it was!

“One of the fondest memories I’ll ever have of Ashfield Park is the last play we did. In the days leading up to it, there was a struggle to get it all prepared. But everyone’s help and support on the day led to a performance worth remembering.

“Lines were delivered perfectly, songs were sung beautifully and faces were complete with smiles.”

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