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St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary School is set in Grangetown, near to the Cardiff Bay development, and a short distance from the M4. Voted in September 2014 as the best place to live in the UK, Cardiff scored the highest for house prices, rental costs, salaries, and life satisfaction. Paired with mountain ranges, green valleys and a rugged coastline, ancient castles, and a bustling capital city, Cardiff offers something for everyone. The school is known for its very welcoming ethos and caring community. Our open-door policy and parent engagement program help ensure that we work together to always do the best for our children and enable them to achieve their full potential. With 300 pupils on roll aged between 4 – 11 years, and including an 11 class structure, we offer excellent quality of experiences, care, and support for all our pupils and parents. We are a school that strives to ‘be the best we can be’ and are fortunate to have such a committed workforce and governing body that work together for the common good. We are a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. This website aims to give you a taster of the school, as well as providing up-to-date information for parents, pupils, and the wider community. Using the experiences of prayer, worship, and liturgy in developing a personal relationship with God and the faith of each individual. Providing a Christian environment where catechesis and evangelization are central to the spiritual and moral development of each child. Working together to help the children to become more aware of God’s love and presence. Ensuring that the pupil's experience of relationships within the school having a positive influence on their understanding of relationships. By working together, to help children grow as true members of God’s family, with love, understanding, and respect for themselves, for all God’s people, and their environment. Creating a caring school community where all children, staff, governors, and parents work towards the development of each child, with a friendship and openness necessary for success. Instilling Christian and moral values for oneself and others and an understanding of other races, religions, and ways of life. ‘To share a commitment to continuous self-improvement, which will help ensure the spiritual development of all pupils and promote high expectations in learning and behavior. Pupils are encouraged to develop to the best of their potential in a caring, creative and secure environment that prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of later life.' View full school

St Paul's Cathedral School is a Christian, co-educational community which holds to the values of love, justice, tolerance, respect, honesty, service, and trust in its life and practice, to promote positive relationships throughout the school community and where the safety, welfare and emotional well-being of each child is of the utmost importance. The school aims to instill a love of learning through a broad curriculum. It aims to allow each pupil to develop intellectually, socially, personally, physically, culturally, and spiritually. All pupils are encouraged to work to the best of their ability and to achieve standards of excellence in all of their endeavors. Through the corporate life of the school and good pastoral care, the school encourages the independence of the individual as well as mutual responsibility. It aims to make its pupils aware of the wider community, espouses the democratic process, and encourages a close working relationship with parents and guardians. The Pre-Prep consists of a single form entry for Reception (aged 4+), Year 1 (5+), and Year 2 (6+). Our Reception class follows the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum (EYFS) whilst the Year 1 and 2 classes follow guidelines that are laid out in the National Curriculum. We aim to challenge the children positively and hopefully achieve above the national average results for all our students. This often results in children completing work that is of a level that is in advance of that expected for pupils of their age. We are lucky to have three bright and airy classrooms and an enviable outdoor play area with climbing frames and Wendy's houses. The curriculum for Reception children focuses on the seven standards of the prime and specific areas of learning set by the EYFS. As pupils enter the Prep School in Year 3 (aged 7+), they begin to experience slightly more independence and specialist teaching. In Years 3 and 4 there are two classes and the form room still acts as a base for the students. The Year 3 and 4 staff teach English, Maths, Science, and the humanities. These latter two are taught through the International Primary Curriculum (IPC). Pupils continue to keep active through weekly swimming, PE, Dance, Games, and Drama lessons with specialist teachers. Art, French, and Music are also taught by specialists. From Year 5, there is further emphasis on specialist teaching. Maths and English are taught in sets and some preparation for Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning begins. Latin is taught for the first time using the Cambridge Latin Course and by exploring Roman Culture and Myths. By Year 7, with the 13+ syllabus well underway, students are taught in sets for Maths, English, Science, French, and Latin. Some students will also study Ancient Greek. Art, Music, Drama, PE, and Games continue to be an important focus throughout the Prep School and there are many opportunities to explore the talents of individuals. Homework is set each day: 20 minutes for Years 3 and 4 (one subject) 40 minutes for Year 5 rising to an hour (2 subjects) from Year 6.With our central location, we make much use of the resources London has to offer with many educational trips for each year group, from local art galleries and museums to further afield in Norfolk, Snowdonia, and France. About 34 choristers are boarding at the school at any one time. They are housed in a separate building in bright, comfortable dormitories. There are two resident, fully qualified nurses who look after the choristers' health and hygiene and who have flats in the boarding house other residential staff lives adjacent to it. The choristers have their common room with a snooker table, air hockey, table football, play stations as well as a television. They take all meals in the school dining room. There has been a song school associated with Saint Paul's Cathedral since its foundation in 604. The Choir School for boy choristers dates from about 1123 when 8 boys in need of alms were provided with a home and education in return for singing the Cathedral Office. Gradually two schools emerged the Choir School and the Grammar School. For many years they co-existed happily, the choristers graduating to Grammar school to finish their education until the latter was re-founded by Dean Colet in 1511 and became Saint Paul's School. (It is now in Barnes and has only a tenuous connection with the Cathedral.) In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the school was more famous for its acting than its singing. The Children of St Paul's had their resident playwrights, performed regularly at Greenwich Palace before Queen Elizabeth 1 and incurred the wrath of Shakespeare and his professional company just over the river. (In Hamlet he rails against the company of 'little eyes who are roundly applauded for their histrionic efforts). After the Restoration, the choristers enjoyed a somewhat chequered history, but a vigorous campaign by the redoubtable Maria Hackett lasting some sixty years led to the re-establishment of a purpose-built school in Carter Lane to the south-west of the Cathedral in 1874. There it remained until the 1960s, when, under threat of demolition due to a road-widening scheme, it moved to its present site in New Change. View full school

St Paul’s School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England School in the Diocese of London. The school is situated off Friern Barnet Road and is easily accessible both on foot and by public transport. The school is housed in a combination of old and modern buildings. It offers good facilities for all its pupils including well-equipped classrooms, a library, ICT suite, and environmental gardens. The school also has a self-contained Nursery School on the site. Children are generally admitted to the Nursery unit in the term after their third birthday. Places are part-time with children attending either in the morning or the afternoon, with one extended day available. Our aim is for our pupils learning experiences to always be fun, challenging, and positive as well as being enriched by the many trips and visits that we can provide. We passionately believe that by living in London, our children should take full advantage of everything it can offer them.“We aim to maximize children’s potential through respect and inclusion outstanding practice in teaching and learning and a broad and enriching creative curriculum.” There is a commitment to the pursuit of excellence at all levels within our school. Our school is a happy place, where every member of staff does their best for our children. We retain good staff for longer than is typical of most London schools. This level of staff stability supports the very positive relationships that exist within and between the whole school community. Staff stability also supports children’s personal development and well-being. Everyone feels more secure if they have been able to develop and cement firm relationships. Through newsletters, open days, and other curriculum events, as well as our website, we will keep you regularly updated about all of our school developments. We understand what you and your child go through when first starting at primary school or moving from one school to another. We firmly believe that we can successfully provide what the vast majority of parents are looking for within a primary school first and foremost, that children are happy. When children are happy and settled, they go on to flourish, progress and develop into confident, well-rounded, respectful, and independent learners. Each year the school admits thirty pupils to the Reception class. This is the school’s standard number. Children are admitted to the Reception class in September before their fifth birthday. Each class is of mixed ability and under the care of a member of staff who has responsibility for the general curriculum throughout that academic year. Specialist teachers take individual pupils for instrumental music lessons. Children with special educational needs may receive extra help from our support staff. Our Gifted & Talented Pupils policy seeks to address the needs of the more able pupils. In addition to the Headteacher, there are nine full-time teachers or equivalent, teaching assistants who support each class, office staff, caretaker, meal-time supervisors, and kitchen staff. “Here at St Paul’s, we will provide a creative, safe learning environment. Working in partnership with children, parents, staff, St Paul’s Church, and the wider community, we will strive to achieve a center of excellence, where success is celebrated. Knowledgeable staff will provide each pupil with access to a stimulating, broad, and balanced curriculum which will meet their needs and interests, thus enabling them to reach their full potential and prepare them for life in the future. View full school

Welcome to our school. St. Paul and St. Timothy’s Catholic Infant School is set in the Liverpool suburb of West Derby. We are a large, 4 form entry school catering for children aged 4 – 7 years of age. We serve the parishes of St. Paul and St. Timothy. We strive to live the Gospel message in our daily life in school. Through our mission statement: ‘Love - Learn - Belief - Achieve, in the spirit of Jesus', all in our school community are encouraged to love God and love one another. We are an inclusive school, we aim to meet the needs of every child in our care. The health, safety, and wellbeing of our children is our primary concern. At St. Paul and St. Timothy’s, we are led by a highly motivated team, who constantly strive to drive up standards and provide a rich variety of experiences for our children. All children enjoy an exciting and challenging curriculum. We have high expectations of all in our school community and everyone is encouraged to work hard and do their best. We are very proud of the fact that our children make excellent progress. At St. Paul and St. Timothy’s Catholic Infant School, we offer our children a rich curriculum. This encompasses the EYFS and National curriculum as laid down by the government and the ‘Come and See’ RE program developed by the Archdiocese. We want our children to be happy, confident, self-aware, sociable, and articulate. We provide many opportunities to develop these attributes throughout the time the children are with us. Every child has their unique personality and we want to nurture this. We want each child to develop an understanding of their own needs and those of others. We want them to appreciate the people and the world around them. To recognize that we may have different thoughts and views from other people. We will teach them how to express their views respectfully through our Philosophy for Children sessions from Reception through to Year 2. We are keen to develop the following values in our children of tolerance, forgiveness, respect, a sense of justice (fair play), democracy. By teaching these values explicitly and through our wider curriculum we hope to nurture children who will grow into kind, understanding, and respectful adults who can take their place in society with confidence and a moral compass which will guide the decisions they make throughout their lives. We firmly believe that children need to be happy and feel valued to learn effectively. Children’s personal, social and emotional development is key to their mental health and general well-being. This plays a crucial role in every year group across the school. We believe it is our job to unlock the potential of every child. By offering a broad and balanced curriculum we can give our children a wide variety of experiences that may be the beginning of a lifelong passion or the spark of interest which leads to their future career. We are delighted to be able to offer the children a wide variety of enhancements to the curriculum and cultural experiences. We take all children in Year 2 swimming. We believe that swimming is an important life skill and want all children to feel confident in the water before they leave us to join Key Stage 2. Every child in Year 2 also benefits from weekly recorder lessons during the spring and summer terms. Year 1 and 2 enjoy Spanish lessons once a week as we believe that every child should have the opportunity to learn another language. View full school

We warmly welcome you and your child to St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary School. St. Patrick’s is a thriving, friendly school dedicated to the success of its children. We provide full-time education for 236 boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 11 years. Our pupils then transfer to secondary schools such as Maria Fidelis, La-Sainte Union, Finchley Catholic High, St. Michael's Grammar School for Girls, Cardinal Vaughan, Camden School for Girls, and William Ellis. We are a Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided school in the trusteeship of the Archdiocese of Westminster. The school serves families in the parish of Our Lady Help Of Christians, Kentish Town, and beyond. We are an inclusive school, reflecting the rich diversity of families in our locality. St. Patrick's is also a school situated in the heart of London, with all the opportunities and challenges that brings. It is our firm belief that your child’s education and wider needs are best served through a close partnership between home and school and between the home, school, and parish. This partnership is based on the principle that whilst the school and parish have crucial roles in the education and growth of each child, parents are their first teachers and the greatest influence in a child’s life. At St. Patrick’s we encourage you to become involved in your child’s learning and the life of the school and parish. We aim to provide a welcoming atmosphere that encourages you to come and discuss any difficulties, problems, or uncertainties where the education and well-being of your child are concerned. We look forward to working with you and your child and having your involvement in the life of the school. Having a statement of St Patrick’s Vision and Values is very important. This is much more than a series of words printed on paper, to be glanced at and filed away. It sets out what we value, our high ambitions and aspirations for our children, and how we aim to behave. It is a foundation stone on which we will build. When we think of our policies or our rules, or when we review our curriculum, or when we have an opportunity to improve our building, we will ask what our Vision and Values statement says to guide us. This is the result of many sessions with children, staff, and governors – everyone in the St Patrick’s community. So it reflects what we all want. It is not set in stone. We will keep it in front of us, and we will review and amend it as we grow. Our Vision is a short picture of the future that we are seeking to create. We are thinking about 3 years away. Our Values would be regarded as our personality if the school was a single human being. It includes things like our ways of doing things, our expectations of each other, our aspirations for our children, and the care and respect we show each other. Of course, our Vision and Values must be consistent with each other. Our Values will help us in achieving our Vision. In this document, we will set out our Vision and Values, and will then give some examples of what all this might mean in practice. St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School will be a model of educational excellence, consistently within the top 5% of schools in England. The School will have achieved this through the delivery of a creative and rigorous curriculum that inspires and motivates all our children to realize their God-given potential. Children will leave St Patrick’s happy with who they are, confident in their abilities, polite and articulate, and ambitious for their future growth at secondary school and beyond. “At St.Patrick’s school, we will provide excellence in education inspired by the practice of our Catholic Faith. We will make the most of all our gifts in our safe, happy, and caring school. With Jesus Christ as our friend and model, we will help each other to grow in the love of God, developing self-esteem, and a love of learning.” St. Patrick’s School has a long history and it is one of the oldest Catholic schools in London. The school was founded in Soho in 1803 by a group of Irish merchants to serve the children of Irish immigrant workers. The school opened in Frith Street in March 1803 as St. Patrick’s Charity School and continued to thrive and expand throughout many moves to various buildings within Soho, the last of which was to Great Chapel Street in 1888. In the late 1800s, the demography of Soho parish schools began to change. New parishes in surrounding areas were established with new schools and families moved into the improved accommodation in these areas. Emigration took many families to America. The school roll continued to shrink during the 1900s, although some children were being brought in from other parts of London including Kentish Town. By 1962 the school roll had fallen to 89. In the meanwhile, a new Catholic primary school was needed in Kentish Town. St. Patrick’s was therefore transferred to its present site and building in Holmes Road in September 1967. View full school

Welcome to St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary School. St. Patrick’s is a voluntary aided Catholic school for boys and girls aged 3-11 and is maintained by Liverpool. We deliver a broad and balanced curriculum. In addition to gaining skills across the National Curriculum, your child will grow in confidence, develop self-reliance, and an ability to articulate feelings and ideas. We attach great importance to the development of the children’s social skills and seek to enable them to build relationships with other children and adults and be sensitive to the feelings and needs of others. Childhood is a very special time and we will do our best to make it as happy and productive as possible for your child. We will encourage your child to follow our school motto,’ Be the best that you can be’ At the heart of everything we think and do at St. Patrick’s are the Christian principles of peace, love, and understanding. School Awards: AfPE, Healthy Schools Award, Healthy Schools Award, Liverpool Dyslexia Friendly Award, ArtsMark Award, ICT Mark, Basic Skills Quality Mark, International School Award, Investors in People Award, Liverpool Inclusion Charter Mark, Liverpool Counts Quality Mark, Liverpool Reading Quality Mark, Primary Science Quality Mark, Early Years Quality Mark, Wellbeing in the Workplace Award. We strive to ensure our children are motivated and inspired to want to learn by providing a broad and balanced curriculum with sound, stimulating, cross-curricular links and skill-based learning, with an emphasis on progression. To educate our children in the Catholic Faith using the ‘Come and See’ Catholic Syllabus. To encourage our pupils to live and act according to the gospel values. To promote a positive attitude towards learning, so that children enjoy coming to school, and acquire a solid basis for lifelong learning. To enable children to be creative and to develop their thinking. To help children understand the importance of truth and fairness so that they grow up committed to equal opportunities for all. To enable children to have respect for themselves, high self-esteem, and to be able to live and work cooperatively with others. At our school, we strongly promote self-respect for all in our school irrespective of race, creed, or gender. Care will be taken to ensure that resources do not present stereotypical images, rather role models from diverse backgrounds and cultures reflecting the multi-ethnic nature of our society. In St. Patrick’s, our phonic teaching aims to ensure all children are fluent readers by the time they reach the end of phase 5 of the Letters and Sounds program (Year 1 Phonics KS1 Liverpool Plans). Children will be confident spellers, using segmenting and blending as their first approach to spelling. We aim to ensure there is consistency across the school when we teach phonics and this is key to its success. We use Jolly Phonics to teach initial letter sounds and actions in Nursery and Reception and continue to use sound actions to encourage KS1 children to identify the appropriate graphemes and phonemes. We use Education City (In Foundation Stage and KS1) and Phonics Play (throughout the school) plus many games and activities to teach the application of phonics. Phonics is statutory and is taught daily (through 20-minute discrete sessions) to ensure children develop into confident readers and writers. Children will be introduced to letters and sound through discrete Phonics lessons and the environment, which should be language rich – displays, squidgy letters, letter stamps, listening center, etc. Children will be taught Phase Two of the Letters and Sounds program before moving onto Phase Three when reading books with words. Children should be able to read and spell most, if not all, high-frequency Phase Two words before moving onto Phase Three and then Phase Four towards the end of the year. View full school

We embrace our differences, create space for forgiveness, and journey towards a shared understanding of God’s love for each of us. Starting or moving school is a major step for a child and we are conscious of this. We believe that when family, school, and parish work in partnership, your child can make this step securely. Here at St Patrick's, we do everything we can to develop the potential of every child who attends our school. Also, we work hard to create and promote the gospel values. We aim to provide full-time nursery places for children who are aged three from September 1st to August 31st of the previous academic year. Children cannot be admitted into our Nursery until they are aged three. Parents and Carers should contact the school office if they wish to place their child’s name on our Nursery waiting list. Admission to Nursery is based on age. Putting your child’s name on the waiting list earlier does not mean they will get into the Nursery earlier. Children’s names need to be on the Nursery waiting list by the end of the Easter holidays, the term before they are due to start in Nursery. Once accepted for our Nursery a home school transition program will be organized for your child. This is run by the Nursery team. Manchester local authority is responsible for admission of all reception places, including children who are already in our Nursery. The local authority form must be completed by parents online by the nominated date in the year before your child is due to start Reception. A late application could result in your child not getting a place at the school of their choice. Parents who have a Nursery place at St Patrick’s do not automatically get a place in Reception at that school. Contact should be made with the school office. Details will be taken and the parents/carers will be advised if there are any vacancies in that year group. If there are vacancies an appointment will be made for the parents/carers and child to come to visit our school. The office will advise the parents/carers of documentation that will be needed and admission forms will be completed. As a Catholic school, it is essential that the love of Jesus Christ and the Gospel values that we live by remain at the center of our teaching and learning. In addition to this, we strive for excellence and want to offer our children a variety of experiences that are relevant and inspirational, whilst developing the essential skills that they need for their future lives as citizens of our world. Whilst the Headteacher of the school is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school, the role of the Governing Body is to provide strategic management and to act as a ‘critical friend’, supporting and challenging the school. Schools generally have a budget to cover salaries, running costs, maintenance, and equipment and the Governing Body is responsible for managing this budget. They can decide how many and what types of staff to employ, which equipment to upgrade or replace, and what the priorities are for implementing new strategies and initiatives. Governors also have a role in monitoring the school's progress and in setting annual targets for the school's performance and the Headteacher. Governors are volunteers and the overall Governing Body is made up of several different types of governors: Parent Governors, Staff Governors, Foundation Governors (ie. Appointed by the Bishop and likely to be Parishioners or those with a close history with school or Parish), and Local Authority Governors. Parent governors are not delegates and are not obliged to get voting instructions on matters to be decided, nor to vote by the parent body's views. It is important that parent governors can give a fair and accurate representation of parental opinion on matters of importance. Care must, however, be taken if they are approached by another parent with a complaint about the school, in which case the parent concerned should be referred to the school’s complaints policy. They vote, however, according to their conscience and with the well-being of the school foremost in mind. The DfE have recently reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.” At St. Patrick’s these values are reinforced regularly through our mission. View full school

St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School is a successful Catholic school where everyone works very hard to encourage and enable the children to reach beyond their potential. We focus on the children, always seeking opportunities to develop their unique talents and giving them a range of unique experiences. It is a happy, safe school where children’s behavior is exemplary and we live by our mission statement “Following in the footsteps of Christ”. The school is oversubscribed, offers a high standard of education for a wide range of children of all abilities both within the school day and outside school hours. We are an inclusive school and all our children are nurtured and treasured as they develop into citizens of the future. We are proud of our sporting tradition, our international status, our Business Enterprise achievements, and our Health and Well-Being Awards. To ensure that all children experience a happy, healthy and safe environment. To inspire all children throughout the school to develop a love of learning and a desire to achieve their best. To respect and value every individual in our school and to foster good relationships with the community. To teach the children about the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation. To encourage mutual respect between children, teachers, staff, parents, and everyone else involved in our school. To ensure that all children feel valued and included so that they can grow in confidence and reach their full potential. To promote a positive atmosphere and to encourage excellent behavior throughout the school. To present the Gospel Values and attitudes which are lived out in our daily lives and to expect pupils to respect and value people of different backgrounds, cultures, and faiths. To prepare the children in our care to become independent, caring, and responsible members of society. To encourage the children to develop their understanding of and relationship with God while at the same time, respecting that others choose to express their faith in another way. We believe that all children should have access to a broad and balanced curriculum that allows them to develop and achieve through a rich range of experiences. As a teaching team, we have developed a topic-based curriculum that provides children with stimulating lessons based on themes that engage their interest and have relevance to their daily lives. We are committed to providing children with a rich range of practical experiences to enhance their learning and to deepening and broadening children’s knowledge and understanding through topic days and weeks. We listen to the voices of our children about what they are interested in and what they would like to find out about and adapt our curriculum to follow their natural curiosity. We strive to ensure that all of our children engage with learning, achieve their potential and leave our school at the end of Year 6 ready and enthusiastic for the next stage of their learning journey. From Reception to the end of Year 1, children are taught a daily phonics session predominantly using the Read, Write, Inc. scheme. They are taught in differentiated groups matched to their ability. Children are assessed termly to ensure that they are correctly placed in differentiated groups and to check that progress has been made. At the end of Year 1, all children take a statutory Phonics Screening Check to assess whether children have met the national standard for phonics. Those children that have passed the Phonics Screening Check at the end of Year 1, move on to learn spelling patterns in words following the Liverpool Spelling Toolkit and continue their reading development through taught Guided Reading sessions, using phonics as one of their primary de-coding strategies. Those children who did not meet the national standard in phonics at the end of Year 1, continue to receive daily phonics lessons following the Read Write Inc scheme in Year 2 and re-take the screening check at the end of Year 2. From Y3 to Y6 the Read Write Inc Phonics scheme and other strategies are used as part of a reading intervention program. View full school

St. Padarn’s Catholic Primary School, a thriving, friendly school dedicated to the success of its children. Gospel principles lie at the heart of all that we do at St. Padarn’s, guiding us in our daily interactions and forming the bedrock of our community. Parents and visitors to the school frequently comment upon the family atmosphere within the school which ensures that we have the best platform from which to nurture our children and their growth as individuals and as learners. Their continued capacity to learn and make good progress is supported by a marriage of talented and committed staff, supportive parents, and a caring parish. Superb relationships between staff and pupils result in excellent behavior and a truly positive attitude to learning. St. Padarn’s is a vibrant and diverse school that values the individual yet celebrates our strong sense of community. St Padarns is proud to be a nationally accredited Healthy School. A Healthy School is one that actively promotes and protects the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of its community through positive action by such means of policy, strategic planning, and staff development, with regards to its curriculum, ethos, the physical environment, and community relations. St. Padarn’s RC Primary School is committed to dealing effectively with complaints. We aim to clarify any issues about which you are not sure. If possible we will put right any mistakes we have made and we will apologize. We aim to learn from mistakes and use that experience to improve what we do. Our definition of a complaint is ’an expression of dissatisfaction about the school or a member of its staff that requires a response from the school.’ This complaints procedure supports our commitment and is a way of ensuring that anyone with an interest in the school can raise a concern, with confidence that it will be heard and, if well-founded, addressed in an appropriate and timely fashion. View full school

St Oswald’s Catholic Primary School is a warm and welcoming community as a Catholic school we are deeply aware of the unique nature of each individual and the purpose that each one of us has in following Jesus. Our mission statement encapsulates what we aim to provide: “Together with Jesus, we will Learn and Grow in Faith.” We aim to ensure that all children grow to love their learning, that they are happy in school. We are committed to ensuring that every pupil receives learning that enables them to attain the highest levels of achievement possible and that we provide a stepping stone for a positive future for all of them. We will strive for excellence in our ever-changing world, by promoting a love of lifelong learning. We will do this by providing inspirational teaching through effective planning, monitoring, and evaluating provision to enrich future teaching and learning. Providing opportunities for all to develop their gifts and talents realize their full potential. Celebrating the gifts and talents of all, to support and encourage success. Ensuring that the ethos and culture of the school are positive with lots of opportunities for enhancement of the curriculum to ensure the school is fun. Ensuring the resources the children use are up to date and reflect changes in the modern world. History topics and special events studied give children a taste of our history and our pride in our country. However, our children are growing up in a diverse multicultural society that continues to be troubled by the threat of terrorism. It is therefore vital that we give our children a sense of belonging to the wider community, and to the country in which they live, by promoting British values, helping them to develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will allow them to participate fully in and contribute positively to life in modern Britain. Education regulations state that to meet the standard for the Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural development of pupils, schools must actively promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Our collective worship, weekly assemblies, strong school ethos, good relationships throughout the school, and the activities we provide outside the classroom are all ways we ensure pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development. From enabling children in the EYFS to develop from playing alongside to playing together, to visits to the involvement in school Parliament in KS2, the promotion of British values is differentiated throughout the school and across the curriculum, particularly in RE and PSHE. Our SEAL program also teaches children to have empathy with others and become independent learners. We cater to each pupil’s needs, encouraging them to develop their talents and so achieve their personal goals. This enables our children to make a positive contribution to the wider community and following Gospel values, ensures that they are fully prepared for life in British society and their role as citizens. In our school, Catholic Religious Education is the “core of the core curriculum” and the foundation of the education we provide for pupils. We provide a wide range of extra-curriculum activities and strong pastoral support. The 2014 National Curriculum differs from previous versions in several ways, mainly in that it encourages deeper learning – mastery – of fewer objectives, and in the way that it encourages children to be taught knowledge of key facts as well as the skills which will equip them for the future workplace. We seek to provide a broad, balanced differentiated curriculum and offer a wide range of exciting, challenging activities and experiences to all pupils irrespective of ability, background, ethnic origin, or gender. We acknowledge that children learn in many different ways and we recognize the need to develop strategies that allow all children to learn in ways that suit them. Opportunities are planned to cater to a range of different learning styles to ensure that all children can access the curriculum and learn in a way that is best for them. View full school

At St Osmund's School, we believe every child is a child of God and has a great future ahead of them. We are a family of faith who live by faith preparing children to become independent and prepared for whatever life has in store for them. We are a small, happy school that promotes a love of knowledge and a culture of learning. Through our challenging teaching environment, every child aspires to develop their talents and gifts as they discover, learn, and explore God's world. We nurture Catholic values in our children which mirror the values of their home life especially self-respect, respecting others, working with others, justice for all, fortitude, care for the earth, and compassion for the poor. Our School Motto: Show your Faith by the way you live. Our faith is at the center of everything we do at St Osmund’s and great care is taken to ensure that the RE program is creative and cross-curricular. The children follow the ‘Come & See’ scheme of work supplemented by our excellent resources for Christian and multi-faith study. RE also offers many opportunities for helping children reflect, discuss and learn about personal, social, and emotional issues. These skills are crucial to daily life if our world is to be a place where folk is respected and valued and where we can develop our unique way of coping with the stresses of modern living. The school takes every opportunity to build a powerful relationship between church, home, and school. The staff provides the children with plenty of opportunity for reflection and worship which is demonstrated in thoughtful and powerful work produced by the children throughout the liturgical year. The Foundation stage at St Osmund’s offers a broad, balanced curriculum where all seven areas of learning are covered equally through play, talk, and exploration. These are appropriate to the age, stage, and development of the child. In Key Stage 1, we strive to ensure a smooth and happy transition from Reception and build on the good routines and attitudes that have been established. We expect the children to continue to assume more independence in their learning and to take responsibility for their personal belongings. We may ask the children to take verbal messages between home and school. The structure of the school day becomes slightly more formal, with Literacy and Numeracy sessions every day. Other subjects, including RE, Science, Computing & Computer Literacy, History, Geography, Art and Design, PE, Design Technology and Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education are introduced either as separate subjects or grouped as topics. By the time your child enters Key Stage 2, they will already be familiar with school routines. All children in Key Stage 2 are placed into House teams. Some Year 6 pupils are voted as House Captains to lead the houses. Children are encouraged to earn house points for their house and participate in various activities (fundraising, sports events, fun activities, etc.). Curriculum evenings are held at the beginning of the academic year. These evenings allow you to meet the class teacher who will inform you of year group routines and expectations. Parental help is always very much appreciated. Teachers always need help to support reading, carry out administrative jobs and supervise trips. We prefer you not to support your child's class and encourage you to support another year group. Through sport, children can experience a sense of achievement and understand that this is a result of commitment, determination, and effort. We aim for each child to transfer this understanding to their academic achievements too. Our focus at St Osmund’s is on encouraging every child to participate and enjoy the benefits of sport and exercise, to help them lead healthy, active lifestyles not only today but in later life. We give opportunities to compete in all sports, to be competitive, and take part in physically demanding activities. One of our teachers co-ordinates the enthusiastic and proactive children who make up the School Pupil Council. Each year from Year 2 to Year 6 has one boy and one girl council representative. The children are selected from their group of peers. The Governing Body works in close co-operation with the Headteacher in taking general responsibility for the conduct of the school to promote high standards. Governors have an important role in maintaining the distinctive Christian ethos of the school through developing and maintaining links with St Osmund's Church and Southwark Diocese. View full school

Judged by Ofsted as 'Outstanding' in March 2014 and by SIAMS as 'Outstanding' in May 2017, St. Olave’s enjoys a reputation as one of the finest Grammar Schools in the country with a broad focus on scholarship combined with cultural enrichment, within a supportive community. We were delighted when one of our students won the Student of the Year 2015 award and receive, more recently, the Evening Standard School of the Year 2016. In 2017 our team became national champions in the prestigious UKMT Challenge, beating Westminster School into 3rd place. We celebrate and build on a long and distinguished history, combining innovation, high academic and extra-curricular achievements with the best traditions of English education. With 96% of A level results at A*/B grades and 90% of GCSE results at A*/A, it was no surprise to be listed as the Sunday Times 2nd best State school for 2017. Over the last 6 years over 200 students have been offered Oxbridge places, continuing the tradition of the top two leavers’ destinations for Olavians being the universities of Cambridge and Oxford. Even in the context of St Olave's, 2016 was astonishingly successful with 40 Oxbridge offers and 27 for Medicine this year we have exceeded that with 39 Oxbridge and 35 medics. We try to locate academic excellence within the broader concept of true scholarship, encouraging all of our students to become independent thinkers, engaging critically in the learning process through a vibrant approach to intellectual curiosity. 2017 saw some extraordinary sporting achievements. Our 1st XV Rugby squad reached the final of the NatWest Bowl competition, playing in front of a large crowd at the Sixways professional stadium in Worcester our 1st XI soccer team won the North Kent U18 league in spectacular fashion, by a margin of 21 points over their nearest rivals we finished the Fives season by trouncing the likes of Eton, Harrow, Westminster, Shrewsbury and Highgate to emerge with National Champions in three age groups, including the Open Championship and one of our students became the official England U14 No. 1 Chess player. St Olave’s provides a secure, happy, and stimulating environment, with a strong ethos of care and courtesy and a warm community feel. In this atmosphere our students can grow and flourish, making the very best of their talents to achieve success and not being afraid to chase their dreams. St. Olave’s is a Church of England school and a multi-faith community where excellence is both celebrated and sought after, and where a broad focus on scholarship combined with cultural enrichment is underpinned by a strong set of values. We try to locate academic excellence within the broader concept of true scholarship, encouraging all our students to become independent thinkers, engaging critically in the learning process, and having a vibrant approach to intellectual curiosity, so that they leave St. Olave's with a thirst for knowledge and a lifelong love of learning. Every student should be challenged to have the highest aspirations, and committed to developing his or her abilities to the fullest possible extent. Olavians are interesting people who enjoy and get fully involved in, a variety of co-curricular experiences alongside their academic pursuits. The school will provide opportunities for every student to nurture and develop their talents so that their lives are culturally enriched and their involvement enables them to develop wider qualities of leadership, teamwork, reliability, and responsibility to others. St. Olave’s retains a small school ethos where staff know the students well and address their individual needs, and where there is a sense of pride and loyalty in being part of a multi-cultural community. Important traditions that date back over 450 years provide a framework of distinctive Christian values that underpin the work ethic and corporate spirit. These include welcoming individuals from all faiths, or none encouraging understanding, respect, and tolerance for all developing an appreciation of right and wrong within moral and social responsibility ensuring that all our students leave St. Olave’s as compassionate, self-disciplined, independent young adults with the skills necessary to play a full and positive role in society. View full school