Our Mission Statement

Willingham Primary School aims to provide high quality teaching and learning, delivering a curriculum for the development of the whole child in a safe, secure, happy, caring and stimulating environment.

Willingham Primary School serves its community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context and understanding of shared values e.g. honesty, respect, openness, commitment and cooperation. The school encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of these values through the experience it offers its pupils.

• Create an interesting and stimulating environment which reflects our values and promotes a sense of community as well as an individual sense of self worth;
• Develop a community of life-long learners where access to knowledge is a right and a recognised achievement;
• Provide learning experiences that will allow all pupils equal opportunities to develop their thinking and creative skills;
• Promote social, cultural, moral and spiritual development, preparing pupils to be responsible to citizens.

We believe the most effective way of achieving these aims is through the promotion of: inquiry and curiosity, enthusiasm and challenge, sharing and learning together, the acceptance and embracing of differences, openness, self respect and persistence.

Children spend seven years in their primary school and each age group is classified as follows:
Age	Year
4-5 years old	Foundation Stage (YR)
5-6 years old	Year 1 (Y1)
6-7 years old	Year 2 (Y2)
7-8 years old	Year 3 (Y3)
8-9 years old	Year 4 (Y4)
9-10 years old	Year 5 (Y5)
10-11 years old	Year 6 (Y6)
The number of pupils on roll and the number of children in each year group govern the arrangement of the classes.  This often changes from year to year.  It is desirable to keep the Key Stages separate but it is not always possible.  Class sizes are kept as balanced as possible.  Within each class, pupils are taught individually, as a group, or as a whole class but always according to their needs and abilities. All children between the ages of 5 and 11 study the National Curriculum as well as the school's own curriculum.  The Reception children follow the final year of the Foundation Stage.  This will underpin all future learning, by supporting, fostering and promoting children's development.  Y1 and Y2 study the Key Stage 1 Programmes of Study and Years 3,4,5 and 6 study the Key Stage 2 Programmes of Study.

In May 2004, Willingham Primary School OfSTED inspectors visited the school and in their subsequent report stated that 'Willingham Primary is a very effective school'.  We were all very pleased with the outcome of our OfSTED inspection. It recognises hard work and commitment from staff, governors and parents and the all-round improvements made over the past three years.  Please select below to view the OfSTED report in full:

Summary Report

Full Report

The school achieved success in KS2 results, Race Equality Award and Quality Skills Mark.

The school was successful and received the Arts Mark in May 2005.

Currently the school is working towards becoming a Health Promoting school.

Once again the school has been able to continue to sustain the pupil staff ratio.

The new Resource Room was finished in October 2003 and is providing a dedicated community room for After School Care Club, Breakfast Club, Minus 1-5 and community lettings.  During the day it is used for music.

The school recognises the needs of the wider community and is committed to providing opportunities for life long learning.

The swimming pool has just been completely refurbished, in place for summer 2004.

The school makes full use of grants available for improvements to support learning.