Uxendon Manor is a thriving primary school, achieves high standards and provides high-quality education for all pupils. We are a creative, inclusive, and caring community in which each member is valued. Positive values and the rights of the whole community are central to all aspects of school life. All members are aware of their responsibilities and take these seriously, becoming 21st Century rights-respecting citizens. The spiritual, moral, and cultural development of the child is at the core of our ethos.
We have high expectations of all learners. There is a strong ‘children first’ culture. The diversity of the community is viewed positively by the school successfully builds upon the pupils’ home and previous educational experiences. A growth mindset is promoted and encouraged across the whole school – anything is possible with imagination.
Learning takes place in a relaxed but focused atmosphere where children enjoy ‘having a go’ at a wide range of activities, they feel secure enough to take risks and embrace challenges.
We are fully committed to ensuring that every child reaches their potential. We have very high expectations for our children to move the school forward. This includes promoting the highest standards of behavior, excellent teaching and learning, up-to-date resources, and the ‘old-fashioned’ values of honesty, manners, and respect.
The school first opened on May 24th, 1937 with 329 children. The school was built to accommodate the large number of children resulting from the expansion of housing in the 1930s. Most of the children originally came from Kenton Council School. The class sizes were much bigger than class sizes today with between 40 and 50 children in each of the seven classes.
In the Nursery and Reception classes, children work towards the Early Learning Goals. There are seven areas of learning: Understanding of the World Personal, Social and Emotional Development Communication and Language Literacy Mathematics Physical Development Expressive Arts and Design. In Nursery, we focus on the three prime areas: Personal, Social, and Emotional Development Communication and Language and Physical Development. In Reception, we focus on the three prime areas as well as the four specific areas Literacy Mathematics Understanding the World, and Expressive Arts and Design.
At Uxendon Manor we aim to provide a broad, balanced, and creative education set within the new National Curriculum introduced in 2014. We continually update our curriculum policies and practices in line with national requirements. Children are taught English and Mathematics every day as we try to reach the targets which we set with the local authority each year.
We also focus on Computing (Information & Communication Technology), Science, Religious Education, History, Geography, Art, Design & Technology, Music, PSHCE (Personal, Social, Health, Citizenship, and Emotional Development), Physical Education and French in Key Stage 2 (Year 3 to Year 6) are incorporated into class lessons. School topics and specially chosen themes appropriate to the children’s ages and interests are taught as part of our Creative Curriculum lessons, which we introduced in September 2009. As well as linking subjects to the overall theme or topic, each year group arranges a series of enrichment activities, such as workshops, trips, and ‘hands-on’ interactive sessions to enhance children’s enjoyment and learning.
