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Castle Gardens Primary School, Newtownards
Open Morning Castle Gardens Primary School and Pre-school will be hosting an Open Morning on Saturday 10th January from 10am to 1130am.  This is an opportunity for families to come along who were unable to attend our Open Afternoon in December, or indeed due to Storm Bram were unable to view our extensive school grounds.  Join us on our Open Morning and connect with staff, governors, parents, and pupils and discover how our extended wraparound care, enriching extra-curricular activities, and outstanding academic results have made Castle Gardens P.S. the fastest-growing school in Newtownards. Please complete this form below to book a place at the event. [Open Image] | The Final Newsletter of 2025 is Now Online School Returns on Tuesday 6th January 2026 [Open Image]
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Extra Curricular

 
 
 

Extra-curricular activities are an important part of life in Castle Gardens as we aim to provide opportunities for children to further their skills or interests outside the classroom.

After School Clubs

At Castle gardens we offer an extensive range of after school for pupils in Primary 4 to Primary 7 that are provided by teachers as well as qualified instructors and tutors.

The sporting clubs that we offer include:

  • Football
  • Netball
  • Athletics
  • Tennis
  • Ju-Jitsu
  • Cheerleading 
  • Gymnastics 

Our school teams participate in local leagues and cups competitions as well as in friendly fixtures.

The creative clubs that we offer include:

  • Choir
  • Languages
  • Cookery
  • Scripture Union
  • Gardening
  • Art

We also offer music tuition primarily for violins, flutes and recorders and we have also been offer tuition for other instruments including saxophones.

 

Block 1 Clubs

This year we have an even wider range of clubs for our children to attend organised into three blocks. Block 1 will run before Christmas, Block 2 will run from January until Easter and a third, shorter block, will run after Easter.

Our after-school clubs are provided in two ways – by an external third party or by teaching staff. Clubs that are taken by a third party organisation will require external registration and payment. Details can be found below with clickable links are available on our website and newsletter. 

The clubs that are on offer will be shared and pinned in our news section as well as our newsletter and Class Dojo.

       
       
       
       

 

Ju-Jitsu

Contact Stephen Black on 07966964994 to book a place

Miniversity

To book a place email study@miniversity.com or call 07712042222

Ready for Anything

Book Places online by clicking here

Galaxy Coaching

P1 Dodgeball

P2-P3 Dodgeball

P4-P7 Dodgeball

P1 Dance

P2-P3 Dance

P4-P7 Dance

 

Building Together for the Future

 

After-School Clubs on Offer

Monday

  • P4 to P7 Tennis
  • P1 to P7 Miniversity
  • P5 to P7 Drama
  • P5 to P7 Hockey
  • P1 & P2 Games

Tuesday

  • P4 to P7 Football
  • P7 Revision

Wednesday

  • P4 to P7 Choir
  • P2 & P3 Football
  • P1 to P7 Dodgeball
  • P1 & P2 Art Club
  • P1 to P7 Lego & Clay Club

Thursday

  • P1 to P7 Gymnastics
  • P1 to P7 Dance
  • P4 to P7 Gardening
  • P4 to P7 Scripture Union
  • P5 to P7 Rugby  

Friday 

  • P2 to P7 Ju-jitsu 
  • P1 to P7 Ready for Anything