Our school is divided into four main areas - we call them our families. Our youngest children are taught within the 'Early Years Foundation Stage' and complete a national profile at the end of Year R.
Children in Key Stage 1 are placed in either Year 1 or Year 2 and complete Key Stage I in the school year that they turn 7.
Next, we have four classes of Lower (meaning younger!) Key Stage II which includes Years 3 and4 with a similar family for Years 5 and 6 called Upper Key Stage II.
In Year 6 children may choose to take '11+' tests before making preferences of secondary schools to transfer to in the September following their 11th birthday.
All of our classes have a named teacher and at least one teaching assistant who will work within that class. Depending on needs and activities we may have several adults working within a class. All adults have equal status with the children and should be seen as part of the key team.
We also have a number of other teachers and key adults who work within the school to deliver certain activities.
Most of our classes are full and we aim to keep class sizes to 30 as a maximum. We currently have two single age group classes in each year - with both classes working very closely together to ensure equality of experience and opportunity..
Our classes have bird names as their title to represent our mission to 'Fly HIGH'. These do change from time to time but only at the start of a year! The current structure is as follows:
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Year R - Dove & Wren Year 1 - Kingfisher & Wagtail Year 2 - Goldfinch & Starling Year 3 - Heron & Robin Year 4 - Magpie & Nightingale Year 5 - Jackdaw & Raven Year 6 - Falcon & Swan |
You can find out more about the classes by clicking here.
Our curriculum progresses from year to year and you can see how this works here