On behalf of the Governors and my fellow staff, we offer a warm welcome to Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery. We take pride in our diverse and inclusive community and are committed to ensuring that every child is valued as an individual, and where parents and families as equal partners in all aspects of school life.
At Whitchurch we have the highest expectations of all our children, both academically – our pupils consistently achieve well above national expectations – and socially. We place great emphasis on their personal, social, and emotional development by fostering caring attitudes, thoughtfulness, mutual respect, self-discipline, and self-confidence. They are encouraged to be creative, independent thinkers, to undertake areas of responsibility, and to grow as leaders.
Our approach to learning is highly personalized, driven by our passionate team of staff who place great emphasis on ensuring the needs of every child are met, their abilities understood and their aspirations encouraged. We provide a calm, focused, and mutually respectful environment, one that is conducive to purposeful learning and creates a safe and supportive atmosphere for all.
Our enriched curriculum seeks to prepare our pupils for life as responsible citizens by promoting British values whilst cultivating a global perspective of the challenges facing us in the 21st Century. Pupils often develop and use their entrepreneurial skills to support their school and local community as well as contribute to worthwhile national and international causes.
We deliver the highest possible standards across all areas of school life. Our pupils enjoy learning because we make learning fun and exciting by providing a wide range of opportunities to satisfy their hunger to learn to help them achieve and ultimately exceed their potential.
At Whitchurch, the child is the center of all we do. Our aims are:
- To create an exciting and challenging atmosphere, where children with enquiring, imaginative, and creative minds become independent learners.
- To maximize the use of technology to support learning in all areas of school life.
- To create a community that enables children to develop self-knowledge and self-esteem, so that they grow as confident, articulate, and responsible citizens and individuals.
- To provide a welcoming environment for all in the school community, where the motivation to learn will be enhanced by the partnership between home and school.
- To provide opportunities for children to gain maximum personal achievement.
- To develop in each child respect and care for one another and a tolerance and understanding of other races, religions, and ways of life.
- To help children acquire a broad understanding and appreciation of the natural and made environment.
At Whitchurch, we center children’s education around not only their academic progress but their progress as individual people and citizens. We offer a wide range of experiences and activities that, combined with our general school policies and aim, promote each child’s personal development of the core values needed to be a successful and valuable member of our society. We believe in educating the children in our care to be good citizens and to develop the skills they need to have a successful and productive life.
We celebrate the immense cultural diversity in our school and community through visits, assemblies, and more whilst holding in the center what it is to be a British citizen. We provide a broad and balanced PSHE, Citizenship, RE, and SMSC curriculum which explicitly teaches the children the importance of democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance of those of different faiths.
We are committed to keeping Whitchurch's children safe and happy for them to grow and flourish to their full potential in all aspects of their lives. If you would like to know more about our Safeguarding work here at Whitchurch please visit our safeguarding page.
