At Pratts Bottom Primary, we are proud to be a part of a happy, hardworking, and successful school where everyone works together as a team. We provide a safe and stimulating learning environment in which the children, staff, parents, and governors all work together to enable the school to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum. We believe in teamwork, mutual respect, and high achievement. We want all members of our community to feel safe, secure, and equally valued. Most of all, we want our children to enjoy their time at our school and succeed in their education.
In April 2016 we helped form the South Orpington Learning Alliance (SOLA) multi-academy trust with 5 other local schools: Chelsfield Primary School, Darrick Wood Junior School, The Highway Primary School, Green Street Green Primary School, and Tubbenden Primary School. The trust aims to maximize the learning for our children by sharing expertise and resources. More information about SOLA can be found by clicking on the SOLA link on the ‘About Us’ tab.
The school is situated on the edge of the village, within the wooded valley that gives the school its name. The school was built in 1886 to serve the largely rural community and daily logs, written by past Head Teachers, tell of the routines for the children and staff.
The original building comprised of three classrooms and a staff room. Over the years it has been modified to reflect the changing needs within schools. The building has been extended to include a hall/canteen and kitchen, the school office, a staff room and indoor toilets for the children. The old School House was integrated into the school building and accommodates a music and drama studio and an additional teacher space, library, the Inclusion Manager’s room used for small group work, and a foundation stage classroom. It is known as the Hudson Suite, named after a previous Head Teacher who gave 23 years’ service to the school. The grounds of the school have also been improved to include an outdoor climbing area for the foundation stage and a quiet covered area for children to use at break times, parents to shelter under, and for teachers to utilize as an outside teaching space, irrespective of the weather. Also, the school has the advantage of its large playing field that is used for a wealth of sporting and fun activities.
Throughout the last hundred and thirty years the school has reflected the advances and changes in state education whilst remaining a focal point for the local community.
