Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School

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Welcome to our school. We are committed to providing the best possible learning environment to ensure that the achievement of every single child matches their potential. We aim to provide a safe and secure, happy, and stimulating learning environment in which your child can acquire high standards of knowledge, skills, and understanding in all areas of the curriculum. We recognize the individual needs of all children and through our very committed and experienced staff, will work in partnership with you so that we can develop each child’s full potential in all areas. Our new Early Years and Key Stage 1 classrooms are just the beginnings of our vision for our school.
Our school is situated on the Sparrow Hall estate in Fazakerley, Liverpool not far from the hospital. We serve the local area and we are a very diverse school community. We work closely with the local community, Liverpool local authority, the Archdiocese of Liverpool, and our local parish community. We have approximately 160 pupils in school, with a further 25 in our nursery.
As an inclusive Catholic community that promotes a set of values that are enduring and seeks not only to achieve excellence intellectually but also spiritually. We strive to nurture our children so that they may become caring, compassionate human beings ready to make a positive contribution to the wider community when they leave our care.
'The Love of Christ Shines Here'. Our School is Christ-centered where Gospel values permeate our daily lives. We extend our hand of friendship to the wider community in the spirit of love, peace, and justice. We create opportunities to celebrate the uniqueness of every child and nurture them through a stimulating and enriching curriculum.
At Our Lady & St. Philomena’s Catholic Primary School, we endeavor to prepare children for life in Modern Britain by promoting British Values. We recognize that our school population is diverse and our children have first-hand experience of people from other countries, ethnic backgrounds, and religious beliefs. We do respect the cultures of the children who attend our school who originate from India, Poland, and the Philippines (amongst others) by sharing their traditions. We celebrate “Mother Cultures and Mother Tongues” which of course includes our own British culture and languages.
As a Catholic school, we put great emphasis on the teachings of Jesus Christ but also study other faiths (Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam over 2 years). We also explore the importance of endeavor, democracy, and sovereignty as our children explore the wider role our nation has in the world and the opportunities that exist within our communities.
In the Nursery, we strive to set the foundations of fundamental British values in a way that is relevant to their age and stage of development. We teach children to be kind and respectful of others. We teach them about the world around them and use the seasons, weather, British special days, etc. We teach children to be part of their local community and celebrate festivals and special days from the world around us. We teach the children about compromise – that some of us believe one thing and some of us believe something different, but we can all play together and respect each other. We teach children to work together and have activities where children learn to listen, take turns, value contributions from each other, and have respect for each other. We teach children about the world in which they live – the world on their doorstep and the wider world.
In Years 1 and 2, the children undertake a local study. This allows them to explore their local area, its place within the country, and significant British cities. They also study the Beatles as significant people from Liverpool.
In Years 3 and 4, the children learn about early settlers and develop their knowledge about the origins of our nation from the Stone Age through to the Iron Age. The children continue to develop their knowledge and understanding of their local area by comparing our city of Liverpool to different types of settlements in the UK. They also undertake some study about how we can preserve our planet which links to the work of our Eco Committee (who have achieved the Green Flag Award for our school) and Fair Trade Committee.
In Years 5 and 6, the children learn about Ancient Greece and begin to appreciate the legacy that Greek civilization has left behind, exploring the concepts of democracy and elections. Children discuss the need to combat discrimination. Through this children explore concepts of tolerance, respect, and individual liberty. They are made aware of the freedom to hold other faiths and that this is protected in the law.

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