--- title: "Who is to Blame?! The Highwayman Inquest" url: "https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2022-02-02-18-00-00-who-is-to-blame-the-highwayman-inquest" school: "Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School" --- [Start your school journey with us! Book a visit for September 2027 school starters](https://www.scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/parents/admissions) # Who is to Blame?! The Highwayman Inquest ![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/blog/B85764CC-B1ED-4DA6-853B-0DF756540773.jpeg) 2 February 2022 [Mrs Redmayne](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/jredmayne) [Class of 2016](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-of-2016) We have been investigating The Highwayman poem in literacy and discussing who was to blame to the death of Bess the landlord’s daughter. Our chief suspects are Tim the ostler, The Highwayman, Bess herself and the Red-Coat soldiers. In groups we wrote formal, persuasive speeches to try to persuade our “jury” that one of the characters was to blame. After our presentations we voted and decided that Bess and the Red-Coats were the most responsible. We have not yet decided what their punishment should be!! [Year 5](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5) [English](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/english) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/75BE09FF-41D3-43D0-AB55-A30A930F0B47.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2022-02-02-13-45-00-spying-on-the-romans) Previous ### [Spying on the Romans!](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2022-02-02-13-45-00-spying-on-the-romans) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/224E418A-9115-455D-BE25-238D883B4023.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2022-02-03-13-08-02-the-great-scotforth-bake-off) Next ### [The Great Scotforth Bake Off ](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2022-02-03-13-08-02-the-great-scotforth-bake-off) - ![Healthy Schools](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/healthyschoolslogo(3)_(1).jpeg) - ![Ofsted](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Ofsted_Good_GP_Colour(1).jpeg) - ![Vines](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Outlook-gg5hcrqw_(2)_(1).png) - ![QM](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Quality_Mark_5_March_2015(2)_(1).jpeg) - ![Blackbrun Diocese](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Blackburn_Diocese_(1)_(1).jpeg) - ![School Gold Award](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/SG-L1-3-gold-2022-23(4).jpeg) ##### Location Scotforth Rd Lancaster LA1 4SE ##### Contact Us 01524 65379 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Scotforth.St.Pauls) - [Office staff (Mrs Malin and Mrs Pearce)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/contact) © Copyright 2017–2026 Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)