Harmondsworth Primary School is situated on the edge of the village of Harmondsworth close to Heathrow Airport and the Bath Road. The present school was completed in 1975 on the grounds of the previous school building which was erected in 1907 and is now used as a village Community Centre.
Our school aims to serve its community and, in partnership with the community, aims to produce confident, responsible, well-educated pupils, in an environment that values effort as well as recognizing achievement. Our school is a partnership of Children, Staff, Parents, and Governors with the children as its focus.
Our aim within the school is to assist children to achieve their maximum potential in a happy, lively, and carefully planned environment, which will respond to the needs of every child in a sensitive, caring, and flexible manner.
We offer children opportunities to learn about and explore the surrounding world, their peers, and themselves. We aim to provide a variety of teaching resources and methods. Children are helped to monitor success and failure and develop positive self-images.
Our School Log Books show there has been a school in the village for over 100 years. The villages of Harmondsworth and Longford are served by the school, as are areas along the Bath Road and parts of West Drayton. We are a "village" school, unique in the London Borough of Hillingdon, maintaining strong local contacts and ties with the village.
We emphasize the effective acquisition of numeracy and literacy skills by each child at a level appropriate to him/her. We aim to help our children develop the ability to think logically, to apply understanding to tasks, to enquire freely, ask discriminating questions, discover facts, and develop an investigational approach to learning through an exciting and varied presentation of material. Harmondsworth Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The school follows the London Borough of Hillingdon and QCA schemes of work. School assemblies are daily occasions when we meet together as a community for a period of shared reflection and thought. The moral themes of our assemblies draw on a wide range of sources. Christianity has an unequaled status in our society and it has much to offer. We also consider stories, songs, and prayers from other countries.
The National Curriculum provides the school with the flexibility to respond to the needs of pupils with special educational needs. Individual Education Plans ensure a pupil receives a program suitable for his/her needs. Learning strategies together with learning period targets are identified to ensure provision. The school's Special Educational Need Co-ordinator (SENCO) monitors the program throughout the school.
At Harmondsworth School, the academic, athletic, and social contributions made by our children are very highly valued. The children are encouraged to always try their very best and to have pride in their work. Praise is frequently given by the teacher and by other children, while achievements of a very high standard are rewarded publicly in our Monday Afternoon Assemblies. During these special assemblies, individual children from each class are called to the front and awarded a certificate. Certificates may be given for excellent work, sports, behavior, or helpfulness.
