ABOUT US

Ansdell Primary School is an eight class Primary School which accom- modates 250 children within the 4-11 years age range. At Key Stage 1 all classes will be below 30 in size for the whole of the timetable. At Key Stage 2, some classes may be reduced in size by employing an additional teacher. The school serves principally the Ansdell and Fairhaven areas of Lytham St. Annes, but some children travel from Lytham and St. Annes.

To develop the whole child by fostering qualities of mind, spirit, feeling and imagination in a caring atmosphere.

To create a happy, stimulating and ordered environment in which children may grow and develop according to their abilities and where they may fulfil their potential.

To provide a caring and compassionate community which will assist the children in their learning and in their relationships with each other.

To develop within the children a respect for their teachers, parents and adults in authority. To develop and encourage a sense of responsibility and loyalty to the community of Ansdell Primary School.

The school is organised into four Infant (Key Stage 1) and four Junior (Key Stage 2) classes covering the full Primary range. These divisions are based mainly on the age of children though they may be subject to variation at times in order to make the best use of the teaching staff available for the greatest benefit to the children. At Key Stage 1 to ensure all classes are below 30, 4 classes have been created. In order to support the work of the class teacher classes may also receive additional help from a support teacher so that children may be given extra individual attention when necessary.

The general aims of the curriculum of the school are to extend the children’s knowledge of themselves and the world around them, to develop their skills and concepts as individuals and to help them to relate to others. The school as a community pursues these aims with an emphasis on the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical and social development of the children. These general aims are not identified within separate areas of the curriculum but pervade all the work of the school.