ABOUT US

Rectory School is a co educational Church of England Aided Primary School for pupils of four years to eleven years with a Nursery Unit for pupils of the 3 plus age range. In addition to this care facilities are available at the children’s centre base for younger children. The school is a modern single storey building set in large wooded grounds which support curriculum work, play and sport.

Internally the main building comprises seven classrooms, a library, a Computer Suite with interactive facilities including video- conferencing and a large hall. The purpose built Nursery is attached to the rear of the Infant Department with its own play space and the Children’s Centre Base is within the school grounds.

• To respect and value the achievements of each child.
• To promote understanding of the Christian ethos by participating in regular worship within school and church.
• To acquire a set of moral values and judgements: to develop self discipline and acceptable behaviour through trust, respect, understanding and manners.
• To help pupils to develop moral values, respect for religious values, other races, religions and ways of life.
• To encourage children to try their best and not be frightened to strive to widen their horizons.
• To encourage children to treat all people equally and value them for what they contribute.
• To promote self esteem through praising good effort in all things.
• To set high achievable standards by involving pupils in the development of their own learning.
• To give children the opportunity to talk and know that we will listen to them.
• To provide an attractive and stimulating environment within which pupils are motivated to be independent learners, with lively enquiring minds.
• To maintain positive discipline through praise and reward systems.
• To encourage parents, governors, the church and local community to take an interest and actively participate in the life and work of the school.

The Nursery provides part-time education for 80 children split between morning and afternoon sessions. Children are admitted to the Nursery at the beginning of the Autumn Term after their third birthday. Children can facilitate care provision at a younger age than this. Please see the additional information in this pack. The Nursery building and Childrens’ Centre Base are purposely designed to meet the needs of early years care and education. The specially designed facilities include carpeted areas for language, literacy, mathematics and imaginative and technological activities. There are built areas for art, craft, sand and water activities and appropriate apparatus for indoor and outdoor play.

Key Stage 1 is divided into two year groups. Each year group has its own teacher who is helped at specific times by a Teaching Assistant. The classrooms are modern and well equipped with areas that support activities that develop and extend skills.

Children move into Key Stage 2 at age seven, when they start year 3. The school day includes a whole school act of worship and on occasions the whole school worships at Holy Trinity Church. Parents are always welcome to attend all worship in school and church.

During the normal school week teaching hours in Key Stage 2 are 24 and Key Stage 1 21.5 as recommended by the Department for Education and Skills.

Breakfast Club for 3-11 year olds runs from 8.00am until the start of school time each morning for any parent who wishes to leave their child early. After School Club for 3-11 year olds runs from 3.15pm - 5.30pm each day. Here the children are engaged in a variety of planned activities and receive a healthy snack as part of the cost. Lunch Stop is available for Nursery children from 11.30am -12.45pm and Wraparound Care for Nursery children from 12.45pm -3.15pm. The charges for these facilities are kept to a minimum and cover the staffing cost. More details are available in school.