Hart Memorial Primary School, Portadown, Craigavon Co Armagh

Latest News - P5P

12th Dec 2025

🎭 Hart Memorial Primary School Presents: “The Opposites” 🎭
Today, Friday 12th December, our amazing staff took to the stage for a hilarious Christmas pantomime full of surprises, magic, and festive fun!

From strict rules to total chaos, from neat freaks to party animals – the staffroom has never looked like this before! Mischievous elves turned everything upside down, even Santa got involved (and almost cancelled Christmas 😱).

Thankfully, with a little help from our Chief Elf and the children, the magic was reversed and Christmas was saved! 🎅✨

A huge thank you to all our talented staff for bringing so much laughter and joy to the school today. 💫

📸 Check out the highlights below and let us know your favorite moment in the comments! 👇
#HartMemorial #ChristmasPanto #TheOpposites #FestiveFun

 
 
 
 
24th Nov 2025
As a school, we have been working very hard to formulate our three year plan which will help us to further improve both the learning experiences, and personal development of the pupils in our care.   In schools, this plan is known as the School Development Plan.  
To help prepare this document, throughout the academic year 2024-2025, all stakeholders were surveyed on their views regarding our school and we were delighted with these results.  From all of the data gathered, a plan was then devised to help us realise further improvement.  
The targets for this school year are shown below.
As things progress, we will update you.  
 
 
 
 
13th Nov 2025
As a school, we have been working very hard to formulate our three year plan which will help us to further improve both the learning experiences, and personal development of the pupils in our care.   In schools, this plan is known as the School Development Plan.  
To help prepare this document, throughout the academic year 2024-2025, all stakeholders were surveyed on their views regarding our school and we were delighted with these results.  From all of the data gathered, a plan was then devised to help us realise further improvement.  
The main strategic intents for the next 3 years are shown in the graphic attached.
As a school, we will be working to ensure that these are at the forefront of all of the staff development work that we undertake.
As things progress, we will update you.  
 
 
 
 
7th Nov 2025
December is going to be a busy month. Please find some dates which you may wish to mark on your calendar.  
 
 
 
 
24th Oct 2025
WOW! Such amazing costumes in school today... and the wacky hair - wow!!!!!!
It was so hard to choose a winner per class, but here's who we did pick...
Well done to everyone!
 
 
 
 
22nd Oct 2025
Today, Wednesday 22nd October 2025, we were delighted to be able to donate 219.2kg of food and toiletries to the Craigavon Area Food Bank.
Jim Freeburn, the centre manager came to collect it was very impressed with our efforts. I am also delighted to inform you that this is nearly 40kg more than last year - and this afternoon, we have even more brought in! Thank you to our whole school community for supporting this initiative, as we look out for others!
Pictured are representatives from our 2 groups who oversaw the collection - our school Council and our Rights Respecting School council.
 
 
 
 
7th Oct 2025
On Thursday 3rd October 2025, our school was 90 years old and we celebrated this milestone by holding a whole school party!
Have a look at some photos from our super day!
 
 
 
 
1st Oct 2025

Today, Thursday 2nd October 2025, marks the 90th anniversary, to the day, of Sir Robert Hart Memorial Primary School opening its doors to pupils in Portadown.  As a school, we are extremely proud of the impact which the Hart has had on so many throughout its 90 years, and the education which has been afforded to so many in our locality. 

Historically, the Hart was an amalgamation of several local schools: Edgarstown No. 1 Academy (a Church of Ireland school in Montague Street), Edgarstown 2 (a Methodist school), Academy school (a Presbyterian School in Church Street), and the senior pupils of Park Road School (a Church of Ireland school). Forwarding on 90 years, the school continues to go from strength to strength with an enrolment of 450 pupils strong! 

As a staff, it is our vision that the Hart continues to live out the characteristics attributed to the man who we are named after: a man who was known as ambitious, enthusiastic and exceptionally talented.  We are very proud of our school, our pupils are very proud, and we know that so many of you in our community are very proud!

Happy birthday, Sir Robert Hart Memorial!  Here’s to the next 90 years!

 
 
 
 
4th Sep 2025
Back in June, 2 of our pupils who take guitar lessons through school sat their first exam. We are pleased to tell you that both pupils score in the 90's and were awarded distinctions - a superb achievement and testament to their hard work and dedication! Tomorrow, Friday 5th September, we will be gauging interest for new pupils from P5-7 to take lessons - if this is something your child would be interested in, please do ensure you sign up!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1st Sep 2025
Help your child be an attendance HERO! Our attendance initiative begins again this year with lots of prizes in our monthly raffles.