Welcome to Rokesly Infant School, a warm, nurturing start on the learning path. Judged Good by Ofsted in June 2015, Rokesly has been the first step on children’s learning journey for over 75 years. We ensure children reach their potential in an environment where every child feels welcome and respected.
‘At Rokesly every child matters in every way. We take this Mission statement very seriously and we strive to maintain our high quality of teaching and learning, care and support offered to all Rokesly children.
Our Vision statement outlines our values in more detail: "At Rokesly Infants we are committed to helping every child reach their full potential, by providing them with a broad, creative curriculum that values and reflects our diverse community enhances links between home, school, and the wider community through fostering a calm, caring, respectful atmosphere where every child matters".
Welcome to Rokesly’s fantastic purpose-built nursery. The classrooms are big and bright with a lovely outdoor area that looks out onto the rest of the school. Each class is divided into different areas with clearly labeled resources to ensure easy access for the children. There are ‘wet’ areas, for things like sand, water, painting, and modeling and ‘dry’ areas for construction, role play, reading, mark-making, games, counting, and sorting. The children have access to computers, too. Each class also has a carpet area which we use for playing ring games, dancing, stories, and rhymes. It is the place where we sit every day, to have fruit, to sing and talk together.
Our outdoor area is set up by us to mirror the indoor provision so that your child, who may prefer being outdoors, will have access to the same learning opportunities.
Welcome to Rokesly’s amazing Reception classes! We do everything we can to ensure that the children in our Reception classes are happy, confident, and safe. This is so that those who prefer to be outside may have the same learning opportunities as those who play inside.
Rokesly Nursery is a fun, creative, and friendly environment where the children are supported to play together, making them feel settled and happy to come to learn.
We all play a part in making your child’s education a safe and happy one. Please share your child’s interests, experiences, and successes with us. We can celebrate these things with them to make them feel proud and confident in school. Sharing books, music, and artifacts from home all help to create a link that makes your child feel safe and supported. We are incredibly proud of the achievements of all our children at Rokesly.
Our Reception classes are very child-centered and this is evident in our planning, which is based on our observations of the children, their interests, and their further development. We have a great outside area where children are supported as they learn through explorative play. This leads to an outdoor playground which children have free access to in all weathers. This is so that those who prefer to be outside may have the same learning opportunities as those who play inside.
In our Reception classes last year, 73% of pupils achieved a Good Level of Development (Haringey 68% and national 66%) which is an indicator that children are successful in all areas of the curriculum and are prepared to access the next stage of their learning.
In Year 2 last year 91% of pupils achieved at or above age expectations in Reading (Haringey 79% and National 76%) and 40% were working at Greater Depth in Reading (Haringey 30% and National 25%). 82% of pupils achieved at or above expectations in Writing (Haringey 74% and National 68%) and 33% were working at Greater Depth in Writing (20% Haringey and 16% national).
83% of pupils achieved at or above expectations in Maths (Haringey 79% and National 75%) and 33% were working at Greater Depth in Maths (26% Haringey and 21% National). 92% of pupils achieved the expected standard in Science (Haringey 84% and National 83%.
To assist us when planning for your children’s learning, we use the Foundation Stage Curriculum. It sets out the areas of learning through which we plan a range of activities and provisions aimed at developing the whole child. We plan by playing with and observing the children find out their needs and interests. We use the information we find to decide what to set out and teach on a daily, weekly, and half-termly basis.
Provision is constantly changing to provide lots of opportunities for the children to re-enforce their learning through self-initiated, free choice, and ‘adult focus’ activities. We also build our timetable to include cooking, using the hall, and getting out to explore our vegetable and wildlife garden regularly.
