Clubs
At Lyons Hall Primary School we offer a range additional extra curricular activities such as music lessons, swimming, school trips and various before and after school clubs.
Music Lessons
Listed below are a number of music lessons that take place within the school day. These lessons are available to all children at Lyons Hall who wish to learn to play a musical instrument. Essex Music Services offer competitive rates to Lyons Hall School so if your child is interested in playing a musical instrument please come along to the school office where further information is available. If you are in receipt of receiving free school meals entitlement you are also eligible for a discounted termly voucher – again for further information please come along to the school office to collect this.
Tuesday –Drums/Singing
Wednesday – Piano/Keyboard
Thursday – Guitar
Friday – Saxophone/Clarinet/Recorder/Flute/Rock Steady Music Sessions
Swimming Lessons
As part of the curriculum swimming lessons are offered to all children in Years 3 and 5 as we would like all children to be able to swim efficiently before they leave Lyons Hall Primary School in Year 6. The sessions will be running for approximately 7 – 10 weeks for each year group and will be advised the term before they start. They are held at our local swimming pool in Braintree and the children are taken to and from the swimming pool by a local reputable coach company each week.
A letter will be sent out at least two weeks prior to lessons taking place detailing which year group will be swimming, dates of lessons, the cost of these lessons and what the children are required to wear and take with them. Information regarding lessons will also be advertised on our weekly newsletter.
Clubs
Lyons Hall Primary School offer many clubs to the children throughout the year for all year groups. These are as follows: Football for Boys and Girls, Netball, Tag Rugby, Badminton, Dancing, Hockey, SCS Football, Cricket, Athletics, Rounders, Cross Country, Drama, Kids with Bricks, Engineering Club and Mini Mindfulness. Further information regarding these clubs can be obtained from the School Clubs link on this website, listings on the newsletter or by popping into the school office.
Music Clubs
Miss Simson and Miss Waters run the school choir and practice take places every Wednesday morning 8.00 to 8.40 in 2C and every Friday held in 2C from 11.45am to 12.15pm. This club is open to all children from Years 3 to 6 wishing to join school school choir. Throughout the year the children may get the opportunity of possibly performing in the Barnardo’s Concert at the Royal Albert Hall in November and at the Civic Theatre, Chelmsford at the Junior Music Festival which takes place at the end of June and at various other singing events including our school concerts. Our KS1 children were given the opportunity of performing at the Infant Music Festival in Chelmsford in March 2026.
School Educational Trips
Throughout the school year our children are given the opportunity to go on various school trips organised by the class teachers which are linked to the curriculum. This year and in previous years we have visited the following places:
Early Years – Gemma’s Farm/Pantomime
Year 1 – Wyvern Wood, Colchester
Year 2 – Walton Seaside Visit/Year 2 Infant Music Festival, Chelmsford
Year 3 – Mandir Temple, Neasden/Layer Marney Towers
Year 4 – Henry Moore Foundation
Year 5 – Hampton Court, London/Silk Museum Braintree
Year 6 – Audley End, Saffron Walden/Manor Adventure, Norfolk