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Welcome to Our School. And what a great school it is, not only because of the recognition it receives but because the children at the school achieve great things. The very high standards we achieve in all areas emerge very naturally from this effective partnership. As with all effective organizations, the school evolves and develops its philosophies and practices over time and continues its never-ending quest for child-centered education. Visitors to our school invariably comment on the ethos of the school and how the pupils are engaged in their learning. Our pupils smile a lot even when the very best outcomes are asked of them. We are pleased to be a designated Teaching School and are now able to partner with other local schools to jointly develop and enhance our capabilities within a local alliance. We are very happy to announce that when OFSTED visited the school we were awarded an Outstanding status. However, we still strive to improve upon this and continually review ourselves and strive for improvement. We are committed to ensuring that every pupil receives an education that enables them to attain the highest levels of achievement possible. You will discover that the school has created the most stimulating up-to-date learning environment, a relevant and challenging curriculum, and an active partnership with parents and the communities in which our pupils live, work and play. As a Catholic school, we are deeply aware of the unique nature of each individual and the purpose that each one of us has in bringing about the Kingdom of God. Our school Mission Statement encapsulates what we aim to provide: "Living, Loving, Learning in Jesus". We will achieve success by Leading professional learning and development. Educating and engaging teachers, support staff, and leaders. Achieving excellent levels of progress and attainment. Delivering inspirational and sustainable training. Our Aims are to: To be a living Christian Community reflecting the love of Jesus in all that we do. To recognize the uniqueness of each member of our school and to provide an education that fully develops their gifts and talents. To work in partnership with parents, carers, the parish, and the wider community to achieve the above. We are an INCLUSIVE SCHOOL where all are treated equally and fairly and given equality of opportunity and voice regardless of gender, religion, additional need, disability, or race. An ACHIEVING SCHOOL in which success and achievement are promoted and all of our children are supported to set high standards for themselves and to work hard to achieve these. A HEALTHY SCHOOL in which we ensure the physical, social spiritual, and emotional education and development of our children through both our curriculum and extra curricula provision. An active PARTNER with parents, the Parish, and the wider community to continuously improve all aspects of our provision. Learning supports our children to develop a hierarchy of transferable skills and the knowledge and values necessary to make positive decisions with regards to their personal, social, health, and emotional development and to their role as world citizens. We have encapsulated the school Curriculum that we provide to the children. It is very comprehensive covering all of our subject areas and additional educational opportunities for each Year Group. View full school

Our Lady's is a Roman Catholic Primary School in Whalley Range. We are a one-form entry school and have a 30 place Nursery. The school is one of three in the Parish of Our Lady and St Alphonsus. We are proud to be a Catholic School where Jesus Christ is at the heart of everything we do. The children, their families, staff, and our parish work together to create a wonderful, faith-filled community. We are a friendly and inclusive school with a strong commitment to ensuring that every child achieves high standards in all they do in school through providing a rich and stimulating curriculum. Our Lady's is a Catholic School in the trusteeship of the Diocese of Salford. It is maintained by Manchester Local Authority and is a voluntary aided school. The Governing Body is the Admissions Authority and is responsible for taking all decisions on applications for admissions. The coordination of admissions arrangements is undertaken by the Local Authority. For the school year commencing September 2018, the Governing Body has determined that the number of children to be admitted to the Reception class will be 30. The school’s role is to participate in the mission of the Catholic Church by providing a curriculum, including Catholic religious education and worship, which will help children to grow in their understanding of the Good News and the practice of their faith. The school will help the children develop fully as human beings and prepare them to undertake their responsibilities as Catholics in society. The school requires all parents applying for a place here to understand and respect this ethos and its importance to the school community. This does not affect the rights of parents who are not of the Catholic faith to apply for a place here. Admissions to the school will be determined by the Governing Body. Parents must complete a Local Authority Preference Form. If you wish to have your application considered against the school's religious criteria then you must ALSO complete the Supplementary Form which is available from the school. Our children are motivated, confident, and eager to take on new challenges. We have a dedicated and enthusiastic team of Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Support Staff, and Governors who work together to create a school where everyone’s contribution is valued and children feel a sense of achievement and success. A child has special educational needs (SEN) if he/she has learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for him/her to learn than most other children of about the same age. Some children may have a temporary difficulty with, for example, early skills, reading, number work, or behavior which can, with the help of parents/carers and early education settings/schools be overcome. Quite a lot of children have difficulties at some time during their education and it is perfectly normal for these difficulties to be sorted out in the school. At Our Lady’s RC Primary School, R.E. is a core curriculum subject. Our policy aims to demonstrate knowledge of the Christian faith, especially the teachings and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church, and the school’s mission to witness that teaching in our local and wider community. This policy has been prepared in consultation with all members of the teaching staff, approved and ratified by the governing body. R.E. provides a meaningful meeting point for religious and educational considerations. Regarding the former, it strives to acquaint the pupils with our shared Christian values, beliefs, and traditions. Concerning the latter, it encourages pupils to build a sense of integrity and appreciate their abilities. It provides all pupils with the possibility of growing in knowledge and understanding of religion and appreciation of the impact faith has on the lives of many people. Our aim is that pupils will develop an appreciation for the Christian message and mission, and thereby develop a sense of love of God, neighbor, and self. These, it is hoped, will engender in our pupils the urge for selfless service to the wider community and an awareness of justice for all. All children have access to an appropriate curriculum, differentiated to meet their needs. This enables them to learn to develop the necessary skills to build self-esteem, respect others, defend those in need, resolve conflict without resorting to violence, question, and challenge and make informed choices in later life. Access to cross-curricular activities will provide opportunities to develop self-esteem and self-motivation and to help pupils respect the rights of others, particularly those groups who may be considered a minority. Children and young people are encouraged to express and discuss their ideas, thoughts, and feelings through a variety of activities and have access to a range of cultural opportunities which promote the fundamental British values of tolerance, respect, and empathy for others. View full school

We are a school with a distinct ethos centered upon the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The dignity of each person is at the heart of Catholic teaching every student has their strengths, gifts, and talents we aim to ensure that these are all developed to their full potential. We look for excellence in all aspects of learning and we expect high standards of achievement from all members of the community. We lead and innovate to make learning fun, challenging and distinctive. The relationships between teachers, students, and parents are fundamental to the success of the school. Working together we ensure that students enjoy their time at Our Lady’s, make good progress, and leave us as responsible, well-qualified, mature young people ready to make a valued contribution to society. Our Lady’s RC High School is a welcoming, purposeful, and calm school where everyone is valued, supported, and challenged. Our Lady’s is a place where students’ desire for learning and achievement is met by the passionate commitment of all the staff. All our students grow in self-esteem and learn to become articulate mature and independent learners who appreciate the needs of others and the value of teamwork and partnership. They develop a love of learning that will last a lifetime. Our Lady’s R C High School is a Roman Catholic Secondary School provided by the Diocese of Salford and is maintained by the Manchester Local Education Authority as a Voluntary Aided School. The school’s governing body is the admissions authority and is responsible for taking decisions on applications for admissions. For the school year commencing September 2016, the governing body has set its planned admissions number at 150. The Governors recognize that the first responsibility of the school is to serve the Roman Catholic community for which it has been established. This is focused on the designated parish communities and the Roman Catholic primary schools that are partners in providing for those communities. School governors are one of the country's largest voluntary groups with around 300,000 contributing to strategic development and raising standards of achievement at more than 30,000 schools. School governors are members of their school's governing body, which is known as a 'corporate body'. A corporate body has a legal identity that is separate from its members and as a result, individual governors are generally protected from personal liability as a result of the governing body's decisions and actions provided they act honestly, reasonably, and in good faith. Individual governors have no power or right to act on behalf of the governing body except where the whole governing body has delegated a specific function to that individual or where regulations specify a function is to be exercised in a particular way. School governors are drawn from different parts of the community and can be parents and staff or from the LA, the community, and other groups. This helps ensure the governing body has sufficient diversity of views and experience but does not mean governors of a particular category represent that group on the governing body. For example, parent governors do not represent the parents at the school and do not report back to them. Pupil Premium funding is allocated via the Government specifically for children from low-income families who were eligible for free school meals, looked after children, and those from families with parents in the armed forces. Each school decides how their Pupil Premium is best spent to raise achievement and improve outcomes for the target pupils identified. Schools are however held accountable for how the funding is used and are expected to report to parents and the Governing Body on Pupil Premium expenditure. Pupil Premium funding is received retrospectively, based upon information supplied to the school by the Department for Education. The transition from primary school to secondary school can be overwhelming. Working closely with our local primary schools we run a comprehensive program of transition events designed to support children through this life-changing experience. Our transition days help build the confidence and self-belief pupils need to progress smoothly from a primary school environment to a new educational experience as part of the Our Lady’s school family. At Our Lady's R.C. High school we strive to provide a broad and well-balanced curriculum for students who most importantly have a choice in shaping their curriculum. In all departments we offer an engaging and inspirational learning environment, placing Christ at the center of everything we do. In the classrooms, we impart knowledge and strive for outstanding academic outcomes but we also feel it is paramount to nurture the young persons sitting in our classrooms. At Our Lady’s RC High School all pupils are given the support they require to allow each individual to achieve their full potential. We recognize that each pupil is an individual and plan accordingly to maximize personal, educational, and spiritual outcomes. In Year 7 and 8 a range of different strategies is used across the curriculum to provide additional support to develop literacy skills such as the teaching of reciprocal reading strategies. For pupils with specific learning difficulties regarding literacy and numeracy, interventions are devised which work on the pupil's specific areas of difficulty and if necessary develop the use of assistive technology to help develop independence. SEAL interventions are offered to pupils who require extra support in building self-esteem, confidence, self-regulation, and resilience. The SEN provision at Our Lady’s is pupil-centered and is devised based on a child’s individual needs. If they require support with any aspect of their education the SEN team will work to find solutions and ensure that the child is given the best possible chance of achieving their potential. View full school

Our Lady’s High School is a place for learning. We achieve this by maintaining high expectations of the individual, appreciating that we are all members of a diverse community, living our Catholic faith, and embracing the values of our Servite founders. We are each unique individuals, created in the image of God, and relationships are formed through mutual respect between all members of our community. We aim to be proactive in promoting good behavior, reminding students of our expectations, and celebrating all the successes in school. Students should be very clear as to the consequences of choosing to behave inappropriately and these consequences will be applied fairly and consistently. Our guiding expectations are that students are to be peaceful, polite, and punctual at all times. The school was founded by the Servite Sisters, our ethos, therefore, is derived from and based on Servite Values. Those values include openness and respect for diversity therefore, whilst many of our teaching staff are not Catholic or Christian, all staff appreciates the strength of the faith community to which they belong. Acts of Worship are central to the life of the school and all members of the school community are included in the holistic vision of evangelization as ‘shaping tomorrow, inspired by faith’. Our Marian commitment to service provides a working climate that enables teachers to thrive in their work our girls are engaged learners, teachers can enjoy practicing their craft and students have a desire to achieve and have personal ambition. The government has allocated our school a sum of money which is called the "Pupil Premium". This is to improve the educational chances of students who may find circumstances outside school challenging due to financial hardship or other issues. The three identified groups are students who are entitled to free school meals (or have been anytime in the last 6 years, know as ‘Ever 6’), students who have a parent working for the Armed Services, and those children in Local Authority Care. Pupil Premium students are a diverse range of ages, backgrounds, abilities, and needs but disadvantage does not hinder potential. To reward excellent behavior, attitude, and work, students will be rewarded using achievement points recorded electronically on the school system. Achievement points will be rewarded for excellent work and attitude in lessons, and can also be awarded for excellent attitude and contributions to the school community outside of lessons. Students work towards particular awards which are received when they achieve a fixed number of achievement points. By receiving these rewards students will also be contributing towards their form class total. These awards start with text messages home from Form Tutors and Heads of Year before moving onto letters from one of the Assistant Head Teachers, the Deputy Head Teacher, and finally the Head Teacher. For those receiving the most achievement points, there will be special lunches with the Head Teacher and then one of the school Governors. It is important for parents/carers and other individuals to let us know when we have got it right so we can celebrate our successes. If you would like to highlight a success please do let us know by emailing or contacting a member of staff or contacting our communications office. The existence of a complaints procedure should not be seen as a way of undermining efforts to resolve a concern informally. The formal complaints procedure will need to be used were initial attempts to resolve the issue have been unsuccessful and the person raising the issue remains dissatisfied and wishes to take the matter further. Safeguarding is the umbrella term for ensuring all our students feel safe and can achieve their potential. Safeguarding and Child Protection come under the same remit but given the very sensitive nature of Child Protection matters, a separate Child Protection Policy is in place at school. Safeguarding crosses all borders within the school environment from DBS (formerly CRB) of staff to site security and safety around the building. We are a supportive community that follows the Gospel message of ‘Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13: 34-35). Our community is based on a deep respect for the uniqueness and diversity found within each person, on quality relationships, and a deep sense of belonging. We spread the good news of the Gospel, that God loves us no matter what, through our actions as well as our words. As Pope Francis explains “all Christians … are called to show concern for the building of a better world.” We nurture all aspects of personal development, not just academic success. Our holistic approach to education in our school enables all of us to develop to our full potential – physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. We recognize that such development becomes a lifelong journey responding to Christ’s call to live life to the full. View full school

Our Lady's is a popular school situated in the heart of London, with all the opportunities and challenges that face people living and working in one of the major capitals of the world. We believe that children thrive in a caring and intellectually stimulating environment with plenty of praise and encouragement. At Our Lady's we aim to help our children to succeed and gain confidence so that they contribute to society as skillful and well-balanced young people. Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School aims to provide a caring, stable, stimulating environment for learning. Staff is committed to ensuring that the children’s time at school is productive and successful. We aim to raise achievement through all aspects of the curriculum developing self-confidence, motivation, self-reliance, and cooperation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and serve the local community by welcoming children from all backgrounds and faiths. Whilst our ethos is positively Catholic, we value and respect the diversity of our community and aim to set all children on life’s path through compassion, thoughtfulness, and understanding of one another, and respect for one another’s differences. We believe that parents and teachers have a responsibility to ensure that children leave school with: Good basic skills in English, maths, and ICT A love of learning Good social skills A sense of responsibility towards society The confidence to stand up for themselves The knowledge that they are special in God’s eyes Our Lady’s Primary School is a school with a strong Catholic ethos that is truly inclusive and actively celebrates diversity. We believe that all members of our community are of equal worth and we want this to be the experience of everyone. We demonstrate our commitment to this by prioritizing the well-being and progress of every child in our school and by striving to ensure that all members of our community are treated fairly in all situations. We believe that the Equality Act provides us with a framework to support our commitment to valuing diversity, tackling discrimination, promoting equality, and fostering good relationships between people. It also ensures that we tackle any issues of disadvantage and underachievement of different groups represented in the school as soon as we find any. Our approach to equality is based on the following 7 key principles: All learners are of equal value We recognize, respect, and value difference and understand that diversity is a strength We foster positive attitudes and relationships We foster a shared sense of cohesion and belonging We observe good equalities practice for our staff We have the highest expectations of all our children We work to raise standards for all pupils, but especially for the most vulnerable Having looked at our school’s improvement priorities and carefully analyzed pupil data, we have identified 3 equality objectives that we want to achieve over the next 3 years. We have also taken into account national priorities that have been identified by OFSTED and the priorities for Camden which have been identified by the Education Commission. We will measure our success in meeting the Public Service Equality Duties by the extent to which we achieve these objectives over the next 3 years and by how much outcomes improve for all priority groups within the school. Our Equality Objectives for 2016-2019 are: We will strive to ensure that all pupils by the end of Y6 make progress at least in line with the progress of pupils with similar starting points including pupils with Disabilities and Special Educational Needs (SEND) and statements of SEND or EHC plans We will achieve a year on year (over three years) reduction in the attainment gap in English and Maths at the end of KS2 between pupils within the school’s identified groups (for example, Free School Meals (FSM), English as an Additional Language (EAL), refugees) and their peers We will increase participation by FSM, SEND, EAL, and refugee pupils in after school clubs, extra-curricular activities (for example, instrumental tuition), and other extended school provision View full school