I had the pleasure of starting my week in the Reception Year classrooms, which always brings inspiration and joy to any day. Our youngest and newest pupils have as their book of the week “The Lion Inside”. This bestselling story is about confidence, self–esteem, and a shy little mouse who sets out on a journey to find his roar.

In a dry dusty place where the sand sparkled gold, stood a mighty flat rock, all craggy and old. And under that rock in a tinyful house, lived the littlest, quietest, meekest brown mouse.
Fed up of being ignored by the other animals, Mouse wishes he could roar like Lion. But, as he discovers, even the biggest, bossiest people are scared sometimes … and even the smallest creatures can have the heart of a lion!

Well I am please to report that all of our Reception Year children have been super-brave since starting school, and as we move from September to October it is as if these boys and girls have never been anywhere else. Their relationship with St Peter’s has got off to a brilliant start as they build friendships and confidence that will last them a lifetime.

Mr R Cunningham
Executive Headteacher

We are hosting a range of open school events as follows:

Thursday 16th October 2025: 9.15 – 10.45am 

Tuesday 21st October 2025: 1.15 – 2.45pm 

Wednesday 5th November 2025: 9.15 – 10.45am 

Monday 10th November 2025: 1.15 – 2.45pm 

Wednesday 12th November 2025: 6.00 – 7.30pm 

Applications for Year R September 2026 open in November 2025 

Applications for Year 3 September 2026 open now!

If you would like to book a place at any of these events, please contact the school on 023 9226 2599 or email adminoffice@stpeterswaterlooville.hants.sch.uk 

We would like to remind you of an invitation from the Waterlooville Parish of the Sacred Heart and St Peter the Apostle to a Mass at 11:00am on Sunday 12th October 2025.  

To mark Education Sunday (deferred from 14th September) children at St Peter’s, Oaklands and all local schools, whether they live in the parishes in Waterlooville and St Edmund’s in Horndean or not, are invited to attend this Mass in their school uniform.  This invitation is extended to school pupils and students of any age, no matter which school they attend, and to children of all parishes in the area, not just the Catholic churches.

We would be delighted to welcome as many families as possible to celebrate this special Mass.

Mr R Cunningham
Executive Headteacher

The children from Years 1 to 6 gathered together this week to celebrate Mass, and mark the start of a new school year as a Catholic community.  Fr James was welcomed into school and his Homily focused on how we can show our love for God and our love for our neighbours with kind, helpful and thoughtful actions towards those around us. 

It can get hot in a school hall with over 400 children and around 40 staff gathered for Mass, but this week we benefitted from new heat-reflecting windows that have been installed in the school hall over the summer thanks to support from the Diocese.  Work continues to keep the school insulated during the winter, yet protected from summer heat, as St Peter’s commits to being a responsible and ethical user of energy in the modern world.

We are hosting a range of open school events as follows:

Thursday 16th October 2025: 9.15 – 10.45am 

Tuesday 21st October 2025: 1.15 – 2.45pm 

Wednesday 5th November 2025: 9.15 – 10.45am 

Monday 10th November 2025: 1.15 – 2.45pm 

Wednesday 12th November 2025: 6.00 – 7.30pm 

Applications for Year R September 2026 open in November 2025 

Applications for Year 3 September 2026 open now!

If you would like to book a place at any of these events, please contact the school on 023 9226 2599 or email adminoffice@stpeterswaterlooville.hants.sch.uk 

Mr R Cunningham
Executive Headteacher

The pupils in Years 1 to 6 returned to school at the start of September full of enthusiasm and eager to meet up with old friends and new teachers.  The school is full to bursting with pupils, and we are ready to welcome the new pupils into the Reception Year to begin their learning journey with us at St Peter’s.  But even though we’ve only just started, attention turns already to opening our doors to prospective parents and carers for September 2026.  We are hosting a range of open school events as follows:

Thursday 16th October 2025: 9.15 – 10.45am 

Tuesday 21st October 2025: 1.15 – 2.45pm 

Wednesday 5th November 2025: 9.15 – 10.45am 

Monday 10th November 2025: 1.15 – 2.45pm 

Wednesday 12th November 2025: 6.00 – 7.30pm 

Applications for Year R September 2026 open in November 2025 

Applications for Year 3 September 2026 open now!

If you would like to book a place at any of these events, please contact the school on 023 9226 2599 or email adminoffice@stpeterswaterlooville.hants.sch.uk 

Mr R Cunningham
Executive Headteacher