Outdoor Play And Learning (OPAL)

The scores achieved in the assessment by both the Infant School and the Junior School (two seperate assessments) puts both schools in the top 1% in the country! There are only a group of around 100 schools out of 20,000 in the UK to achieve this level and St Saviour's has TWO of these awards!

‘I have been to hundreds of schools across the UK and can confidently say that the quality of play is one of the very best in the UK.’

Michael Follett (OPAL Founder and Director)

‘Your commitment to play was so evident through the lovely, inclusive feeling and happy, calm atmosphere on your playground. You are true advocates for the best quality play experiences’

Rachel Murray (OPAL assessor and mentor)

Play at the Juniors is SO fun, it’s like a whole new exciting world!

Louis (Year 6)

‘The play space is the best example of play I have ever seen!’

Sarah Sealy (Bath Area Play Project)

‘OPAL is inspired! So impressed with the emphasis on play here at he Juniors!’

Year 4 Parent

Junk modelling Friday

Playtime fun - dancing,chalk,den building

Our playtimes are some of the very best in the UK!

In 2018, Micheal Follett (Director and Founder of OPAL) awarded our school the Platinum accreditation for our play approach. He said; 'I have been to hundreds of school across the UK and can confidently say that quality of provision at St Saviour's is among the very best in the UK, putting them in the top 0.5% in the UK based on our measures of quality, which are supported by 18 years of action research.'