March 5 2024 | Latest News
The Olive School, Small Heath is celebrating after the school was rated as ‘outstanding’ in all areas in its first Ofsted inspection since joining Star Academies in 2019. The report, published by Ofsted this week, follows an inspection at the school on 23 and 24...
August 16 2023 | Latest News
A morning of fitness activities led by an international badminton player gave pupils at The Olive School, Small Heath an insight into what it takes to be a professional sportsperson. Jordan Hart, a Welsh international currently ranked in the top 100 women’s players in...
December 19 2022 | Latest News
Year 4 pupils at The Olive School, Small Heath have become Junior Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) as part of an innovative scheme run by West Midlands Police. A special graduation ceremony was held at the end of November which concluded the project which has...
September 8 2022 | Latest News
Sir Mufti Hamid Patel CBE: “The Star family is extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We wish to express our deepest sympathies to the Royal Family and to the nation as a whole. “By any measure, Her Majesty’s dedication to the UK...
July 25 2022 | Latest News
Pupils from The Olive School, Small Heath paid tribute to the service of their mothers in a special event at the school. Upper KS2 children hosted a faith-based ‘My Mom Is Amazing’ celebration to express their appreciation through song, theatre and food. This was the...
January 10 2022 | Latest News
The Olive School, Small Heath has committed to making 100 hot meals for homeless people supported by the Snow Hill shelter in Birmingham every half term. This is a legacy from lockdown when they began making meals in the school kitchen for those in need. The...
December 18 2020 | Latest News
Pupils and staff at The Olive School, Small Heath have been spreading kindness to vulnerable people in the local area as part of their annual Festive Winter Gift Programme. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, pupils were unable to take part in many of their usual...
April 24 2020 | Latest News
A new national helpline for parents and carers will provide personalised support and advice on home learning to support pupils until schools re-open. StarLine is a free telephone helpline which offers parents and carers personalised advice and support from a team of...
March 2 2020 | Latest News
World book day 2020 will be celebrated on Thursday the 5th of march this year! This years theme is ‘share a story’.Children will be dressing up as book characters from well known books and taking part in lots of exciting activities such as the Bumper Book...
February 5 2020 | Latest News
WHSmith and children’s mental health charity Place2Be have teamed up to help schools show their support for children’s emotional well-being. Children’s Mental Health Week (3 – 9 February 2020) is a perfect opportunity for schools to promote the importance of...