Fantastic fun, learning independence and building self-confidence was the lesson for Upton Juniors children on a special sleepover adventure at the AirHop Adventure and Trampoline Park at Westwood Cross. The residential one-night for the Year 3 group was packed with excitement, laughter...

Team Upton’s swimming star Parker is making waves in the sport across the south east.  The Year 6 pupil took the 400m freestyle crown when he was fastest out of 24 11 and 12 year olds at the South East regional finals at the K2 multi-sport leisure centre in Crawley, West Sussex, at the...

  What is your biggest passion and how do you persuade others to share in it? That was the tough challenge facing young competitors from Upton Juniors at the annual Viking Academy Trust public speaking competition. The topic was called Pitch Your Passion and it was based on a segment f...

  The Power of Laughter was enthusiastically celebrated at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs for Red Nose Day 2026. Children made donations to the Comic Relief charity to wear their own red themed or silly outfits or even their own clothes for the day. Upton’s Personal Development Lea...

  Upton Junior School’s love of literacy added a fresh chapter with this year’s World Book Day celebration. The theme was 'vocabulary' - children and staff chose a word and then dressed up as a representation of that word. Organisers Stevie Bunce and Emily Watkins a...