Working together to create opportunities, strengthen our community, and make every child's school experience the best it can be
Friends of Derry Hill school is the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) for Derry Hill Primary School in Derry Hill, Wiltshire. Our PTA brings together parents, carers, teachers and staff with a shared goal: helping our children enjoy the very best school experience possible. By working in partnership with the school, we raise funds, organise events and create opportunities that enrich learning, strengthen our community and make lasting memories for our children.
Last year we raised over £6,000 and supported projects such as the school pantomime trip, leavers books, planetarium and more through events such as our Cake Bakes, Christmas Bonanza, Water & Wine fete stall and Disco. We have many more exciting events and projects planned for 2026/27.
Families and friends can get involved in many ways - from joining the committee or volunteering at events, to donating raffle prizes or simply showing up to take part. Everyone makes a difference!
Our website was created in 2026, so take a look throughout to find out more about our members, events, how you can help us, the people and business who support us, and the amazing projects you have helped bring to our children so far, or jump below to find out the next event and latest news.
One of our staples and a much loved fundraising event to our children, the annual disco is a blast! Split between two groups of KS1 (3.15-4.15) and KS2 (4.30-5.30), the children get on their best frocks and coolest thready ready to light up that dance floor🕺💃 KS1 will get ready in their classrooms after school, then hit the dancefloor with our local DJ Tom 🪩 All that dancing builds up an appetite so yummy snacks and refreshments are also provided. KS2 usually follows shortly after. Full details will be sent out on ParentMail shortly and tickets can be purchased through the app.
What an exciting few years ahead we have with the new Opal Programme! If you didn't catch the ParentMail on 15th October, no worries - head over to our dedicated Opal page to find the ParentMail letter and all the latest news about Opal including a timeline to show what you can expect.
What a super turnout to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday 9th. We were delighted to be joined by so many parents, carers, teachers and wider family members to talk through our 25/26 academic year and what exciting things we have planned for the year ahead. We approved the accounts for the last year and elected new and continuing committee members for the year ahead, including a new treasurer we had been recruiting for. The full minutes of the meeting can be found here.
What a super cake sale we've just had! Thank you Mole and Squirrel for your delicious donations - we had so many we had to run it over 2 days! Head over to our Events Page to see more pictures.