Latest News

Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Primary Admissions

  Tue 24 May 2022 Nikki Ward

  Have you recently moved to the village or been allocated a school place elsewhere and have a little person due to start school in September? If you’ve answered ‘YES’, please don’t worry, there are two more rounds of Primary allocations in May and June and we have spaces available.

   

  Please visit West Northamptonshire Council’s Primary Admissions Page to see how to apply for a primary school place: https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/school-admissions

  If you need assistance or would like advice on applications for KSPA or would like to view the school, please do give us a call.

  

• House Art Day

  Fri 13 May 2022 Nikki Ward

  Today children worked in their school houses of WATT, SCOTT, FARADAY and PARKS, with each group focussing on a different word from our motto: KINDNESS, SAFETY, PRIDE and ATTITUDE to create a beautiful piece of artwork which we will display in our school hall. The children had a super day and we are really proud of the work that they have created!

  

• Ofsted Report

  Tue 10 May 2022 Nicola Kent

  We are absolutely delighted to share the most recent Ofsted report that has judged the school to be GOOD. This is fantastic for the whole school community and really is a remarkable achievement given the context of the pandemic. The staff team, supported by the Governors and the Trustees, have worked tirelessly to improve the provision for the children and this has been recognised by Ofsted. There are so many aspects of the report that we would like to draw your attention to but here are just a few. 

  What pupils said:

  “We all look after each other and care about our school. We want to learn”

  “All staff care about pupils and this is one of the best things about the school”

   

  What Ofsted said:

  “Teachers have high expectations of what all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), will know and be able to do”

  “Teachers are more ambitious about what all pupils will know. They change their teaching to help pupils with SEND learn better. Right from the start, pupils’ individual needs are identified, and the right support put in place”

  “Pupils play together well. They enjoy being active and taking part in inter-school sporting competitions. They can explain how the school’s motto of ‘Kindness, Safety, Pride and Attitude’ helps them to live well together”

   

  The areas for us to work on are based around further development of the curriculum.

  We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff, children and to all of you for your ongoing support.

  

• Talk Send

  Fri 06 May 2022 Nikki Ward

  This week we enjoyed our first PRIME7 “TALK SEND” coffee morning. It was great to see parents of children with SEND, who attend one of our schools, join us at Chipping Warden Primary Academy.

   

  Not only did we enjoy some lovely cake made by Lesleyanne. We got to meet the creator of Northamptonshire’s Local offer website; Kathy Forsdyke. She gave us a whistle stop tour of the site and explained how best to search for local services. Kathy’s advice was to use the key word search on the local offer website. Have a look yourself here.

   

  Kathy also introduced us to the local SEND magazine SNIX, which was filled with useful information and adverts for local SEND friendly groups and activities.  If you would like to subscribe to the magazine, please click here.

   

  Our next TALK SEND event will be held at 2:00pm on 8^th July at Middleton Cheney Primary Academy.