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To ensure that our children are happy and productive at school, we focus on relationships and the time taken to share a conversation or a discussion. For this reason, our children and families like coming to school, have a good level of attendance and enjoy the calm, friendly and productive atmosphere. Our children feel valued and nurtured, and it’s from these foundations that we implement our own curriculum, which we have created ourselves to engage and enthuse our children. Our curriculum reflects a wealth of experience and hard work, with every learning opportunity considered and explored. It’s a curriculum that provokes questions and opinions, supported by rich opportunities to learn from real-life experiences, both on and off our school site. Our school SATs results and Early Years assessments show upward trends over the last few years in nearly every aspect of english and maths across the school. OFSTED acknowledged that our ‘children are making rapid and sustained progress’, which highlights that our approach to school life does not compromise on high academic expectations.

 

The school itself has many fantastic ways of supporting our children, with technology and natural resources working together hand in hand. Whilst iPads and virtual learning are an integral part of the day, our outdoor learning provision supports the whole curriculum, from maths to design technology. This includes our pond, orchard, community garden, sports fields, Early Years learning areas and our magical story hub. The children can often be seen enjoying and learning outside the school with their teachers, artists, tennis coaches and outdoor learning specialists.

 

Inside school there are many references to a school culture that is inclusive and creative. Our school is filled with images and texts from children’s stories as well as our house system, where the children can feel part of a team; succeeding and collaborating together. Whilst we embrace change and forward thinking, we never lose sight of some of the tried and tested old-school approaches that all young children require to contribute successfully to wider society.

 

We hope that the above comments reflect how passionate and proud we feel about our school. Together with our families we work smart to deliver good, positive outcomes in all respects. If you have any further enquiries, please feel free to contact us.