Welcome to Harrowbarrow

Harrowbarrow is a small rural village nestled in the beautiful Tamar Valley, an area rich in mining and agricultural heritage. The village school, built in 1872, is at the heart of a busy and vibrant community. With Dartmoor National Park to the east, views of the River Tamar meandering down to Plymouth Sound to the south and Bodmin Moor to the west, Harrowbarrow is located in one of the most beautiful regions of the South West.

Sport

As an accredited Healthy School, we believe sport is essential in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Learning Together

New Reception children experience school, with their parents, during our annual Learning Together sessions in the summer term.

At the heart of the community

May Day dancing is just one of the many ways our children are involved in the local community.

Outdoor learning

Learning outside is as important to us as learning inside. Our children grow their own food and sell our hens eggs, learning valuable lessons for life.

Breakfast Club

We run a daily breakfast club from 8.00am, which provides breakfast and child care for working families.

Porthpean Residential

In September we take our junior children on a three day residential to access team building activities through the experience of climbing, high wires, kayaking, archery, canoeing and coasteering.

School Orchestra

The orchestra meets before school on a Wednesday. Junior children play instruments ranging from violins to brass and clarinets to flutes.

140 Years in the community

Harrowbarrow School has a long history, stretching back to 1872, but our principles for educating children are firmly rooted in the 21st century.

Latest News

Year 6 Residential

2022 Brecon Beacon Year 6 Residential Documents for parents/carers: Brecon Beacons 2022 letter Year 6 residential 2022 schedule Consent form Kit list Gorge walk question pack Brecon Beacons 2022 - parent/carer
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Curriculum Learning

At Harrowbarrow our curriculum continually evolves as we review the impact of our work and identify priority areas for improvement. Each term we hold a number of collapsed curriculum days where curriculum leads design learning around key aspects for
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Our Curriculum

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Summer Term Menu 2022

Summer term school meals menu is now available to view Harrowbarrow MENU Summer
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Local Support

Please find below links to the Children and Family Services Autumn Newsletter with details of their parenting groups running this coming term. Newsletter Autumn 2022 Also the link to the Positive Parenting Bitesize – This was Behaviours that
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