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St Francis De Sales Regional College is a Catholic Co-educational Day and Weekly Boarding School providing a comprehensive education across Years 7-12 for students from Leeton, Narrandera, and surrounding rural areas in the Riverina. At St Francis de Sales Regional College, we focus on what it means to be a people created in the image of God. The person of Jesus is the foundation of all done at the College: his life and teaching give character and spirit to our culture and practice. We pride ourselves on being an excellent Catholic country day and boarding school that offers a welcoming, inclusive, nurturing, and challenging education in the Catholic tradition. Our core values are founded in the charisms of our founding orders: St Francis de Sales, Marcellin Champagnat, and St Mary of the Cross Mackillop. We focus on students as individuals and aim to develop their skills by providing a broad curriculum enriched with extra-curricular and sporting activities. We adopt a 'restorative justice' approach to our everyday life at the College and encourage students to reflect upon Gospel values in their learning approach. Our outstanding reputation has evolved from our commitment to providing the best possible education to every student, underpinned by our core purpose—to educate the whole person. Welcome to St Francis de Sales Regional College-we hope you will enjoy exploring our website and school. Welcome to St Francis de Sales Regional College, Leeton. Our College is a Catholic Co-educational Day and weekly boarding school. The College is proud to live the Gospel values in the tradition of our founders, the Marist Brothers, and Sisters of St Joseph. Our mission mission is to affirm the dignity of the human person made in the image of God and revealed in the person of Jesus Christ, who is the foundation of our College community. Relationships within the College are based on dignity, respect, and the potential for all people's goodness. At St Francis de Sales, we place a great emphasis on getting to know our students and their families. Building relationships between students, parents, and staff makes the College community warm, welcoming, and healthy. Our core purpose is educating the whole person. St Francis provides students with an environment to express their potential for personal, academic, social, and spiritual growth. Quality teaching and learning is delivered by talented, experienced, enthusiastic, and professional teachers. Learning in today's world is exciting. Students have access to modern facilities where technology is used to support and enrich learning. Our focus on excellent learning programs, quality teaching, and a relentless drive to improve academic achievement and wellbeing have enabled our students to achieve outstanding results in the Higher School Certificate and NAPLAN. There has been an overall growth in learning and competitiveness. Sporting, Musical, and Arts programs provide opportunities for students to excel outside of the classroom. Our mission mission is to share in the Church's evangelizing ministry, giving witness to and living out the mission of Jesus. We hand on Catholic teaching, traditions, and values in the spirit of our founders – St Francis de Sales, Marcellin Champagnat, and St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. We provide students with an environment to express their potential for personal, academic, social, and spiritual growth. We work to ensure that each student has a sense of belonging to the School Community and work co-operatively with parents in their children's education. We base relationships within the College on dignity, respect, and the potential for all people's goodness, made as they are in the image of God. View full school

St. Francis De Sales Sr. Sec. School was founded in the year 2009. It is an English medium Co-educational Independent school affiliated to CBSE with affiliation number 1130850 and has a General affiliation which is valid up to 31/3/2022. It lies in the Amravati district of Maharashtra and is currently being managed by the Fransalian Vikas Society, Maharashtra. It is presently under the principal -administration of MR. PETER KUJUR. You can find other information about the school in the tables below. NATURE OF THE SCHOOL Category of School Co-educational Medium of Instruction English Types of School Independent View full school

St. Francis De Sales School was founded in the year 2001. It is an English medium Co-educational Independent school affiliated to CBSE with affiliation number 2230067, with classes Nursery/KG/LKG, I to XII, and has a General affiliation which is valid up to 31/3/2020. It is located in the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh and is currently being managed by the The Fransalian Society, Arunachal Pradesh. It is presently under the principal -administration of JOGAN JOSEPH, with a total of 23 staff members. There are a total of 37 rooms, 4 Labs, and 1 Library present in the school. The nearest railway station is Jonai Station and it is 40 KM far from the school. You can find other information about the school in the tables below. NATURE OF THE SCHOOL Category of School Co-educational Medium of Instruction English Types of School Independent LOCATION OF SCHOOL Nearest Railway Station Jonai Station Distance in KM 40 Nearest Police Station Jonai StationPasighat Distance in KM 5 Nearest Nationalised Bank SBI Pasighat Distance in KM 5 ENROLLMENT OF THE STUDENTS Class No. of Section No. of Student Nursery/KG/LKG 3 136 I-V 2 202 VI-VIII 2 105 IX-X 0 0 XI-XII 0 0 Labs and Rooms Details Total Rooms Total Lab Total Libraries Small Room Medium Room Large Room School Area (in Sq m.) Play Area (in Sq m.) 37 4 1 10 26 01 43976 18658 Labs and Rooms Details Room Number Size Length (in Ft.) Breadth (in Ft.) Class Room 22 20 18 Composite Science Lab 01 20 18 Physics Lab 01 20 18 Chemistry Lab 01 20 18 Biology Lab 01 20 18 Maths Lab 01 20 18 Computer Science Lab 01 22 20 Home Science Lab 00 00 00 Library 01 22 20 Other Rooms 05 20 18 PARTICULARS OF TEACHING STAFF Staff Number Trained Untrained NTTs 0 0 0 PRTs 5 1 4 TGTs 12 0 12 Librarian 1 0 1 PTI 1 0 1 PGTs 3 3 0 *Vice Principal/Supervisor/Head Master/ Head Mistres 1 1 0 Physical Size Area of Campus (in sq. Mtrs.) 43706.04912 (in Acres.) 10.800 Built up Area in (in sq. Mtrs.) 946,04 Whether the School at one site or two site TWO Area of Playground (in sq. Mtrs.) 14658.33 SANITARY CONDITIONS Type of W.C and Urinals flush No. of Urinals/Lavatories Separately for Boys 01 No. of Urinals/Lavatories Separately for Girls 01 Potable Water yes Has Certificate about health and sanitary conditions, drinking water and fire safety of the school has been obtained from the competent authorities of the area? yes LIBRARY FACILITIES Total No of Books 1837 Periodicals 06 Dailies 03 Reference Books 324 Magazine 04 SPORTS & GAMES Swimming Pool No Indoor Games Yes Dance Rooms Yes Gymnasium No Music Rooms No Hostel Yes Health and Medical Check up No View full school

St Francis De Sales Sr Sec School was founded in the year 1978. It is an English medium Co-educational Independent school affiliated to CBSE with affiliation number 2730073, with classes Nursery/KG/LKG, I to XII, and has a General affiliation which is valid up to 31/3/2021. It lies in the West Delhi district of Delhi and is currently being managed by the Fransalian Education Society, Delhi. It is presently under the principal -administration of Anil George, with a total of 94 staff members. There are a total of 102 rooms, 3 Labs, and 1 Library present in the school. The nearest railway station is Delhi Cantonment and it is 7 KM far from the school. You can find other information about the school in the tables below. NATURE OF THE SCHOOL Category of School Co-educational Medium of Instruction English Types of School Independent LOCATION OF SCHOOL Nearest Railway Station Delhi Cantonment Distance in KM 7 Nearest Police Station Delhi CantonmentJanakpuri Distance in KM 2 Nearest Nationalised Bank Indian Bank Distance in KM ½ ENROLLMENT OF THE STUDENTS Class No. of Section No. of Student Nursery/KG/LKG 0 0 I-V 025 01241 VI-VIII 015 0715 IX-X 010 0462 XI-XII 08 0338 Labs and Rooms Details Total Rooms Total Lab Total Libraries Small Room Medium Room Large Room School Area (in Sq m.) Play Area (in Sq m.) 102 3 1 0 19 83 9047 6800 Labs and Rooms Details Room Number Size Length (in Ft.) Breadth (in Ft.) Class Room 48 24 22 Composite Science Lab 0 0 0 Physics Lab 1 60 22 Chemistry Lab 1 60 22 Biology Lab 1 36 22 Maths Lab 1 36 22 Computer Science Lab 2 24 22 Home Science Lab 1 22 12 Library 2 37.5 28.9 Other Rooms 31 42.91 24.615 PARTICULARS OF TEACHING STAFF Staff Number Trained Untrained NTTs 0 0 0 PRTs 23 23 0 TGTs 43 43 0 Librarian 2 2 0 PTI 5 5 0 PGTs 18 18 0 *Vice Principal/Supervisor/Head Master/ Head Mistres 3 3 0 Physical Size Area of Campus (in sq. Mtrs.) 16114.5821848 (in Acres.) 3.982 Built up Area in (in sq. Mtrs.) 9047.7 Whether the School at one site or two site ONE Area of Playground (in sq. Mtrs.) 6802 SANITARY CONDITIONS Type of W.C and Urinals flush No. of Urinals/Lavatories Separately for Boys 73 No. of Urinals/Lavatories Separately for Girls 73 Potable Water yes Has Certificate about health and sanitary conditions, drinking water and fire safety of the school has been obtained from the competent authorities of the area? yes LIBRARY FACILITIES Total No of Books 22100 Periodicals 73 Dailies 4 Reference Books 1000 Magazine 69 SPORTS & GAMES Swimming Pool No Indoor Games Yes Dance Rooms Yes Gymnasium No Music Rooms Yes Hostel No Health and Medical Check up Yes View full school

St. Francis Sales School was founded in the year 1992. It is an English medium Co-educational Independent school affiliated to CBSE with affiliation number 930236 and has a General affiliation which is valid up to 31/3/2021. It is located in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala and is currently being managed by the Congragation Of Daughters Of St Fr., Kerala. It is presently under the principal -administration of SR MINCY K T. There are a total of 46 rooms, 6 Labs, and 1 Library present in the school. You can find other information about the school in the tables below. NATURE OF THE SCHOOL Category of School Co-educational Medium of Instruction English Types of School Independent Labs and Rooms Details Total Rooms Total Lab Total Libraries Small Room Medium Room Large Room School Area (in Sq m.) Play Area (in Sq m.) 46 6 1 4 3 39 10117 4600 View full school

St. Francis De Sales Sr. Sec. School was established in the year 2010. It is an English medium Co-educational Independent school affiliated to CBSE with affiliation number 531342, with classes Nursery/KG/LKG, I to XII, and has a General affiliation which is valid up to 31/3/2023. It is located in the Jhajjar district of Haryana and is currently being managed by the Delhi Fransalian Society, Haryana. It is presently under the principal -administration of MR. DEEPAK KINDO, with a total of 28 staff members. There are a total of 53 rooms present in the school. The nearest railway station is Jhjjar and it is 9 KM far from the school. You can find other information about the school in the tables below. NATURE OF THE SCHOOL Category of School Co-educational Medium of Instruction English Types of School Independent LOCATION OF SCHOOL Nearest Railway Station Jhjjar Distance in KM 9 Nearest Police Station JhjjarDujana Distance in KM 2 Nearest Nationalised Bank Indian Bank Distance in KM 7 ENROLLMENT OF THE STUDENTS Class No. of Section No. of Student Nursery/KG/LKG 0 0 I 2 70 II 3 99 III 3 100 IV 3 121 V 2 85 VI 2 93 VII 2 79 VIII 2 80 IX 0 0 X 0 0 XI 0 0 XII 0 0 Labs and Rooms Details Room Number Size Length (in Ft.) Breadth (in Ft.) Class Room 41 23 23 Composite Science Lab 1 23 23 Physics Lab 1 35 23 Chemistry Lab 1 35 23 Biology Lab 1 36 23 Maths Lab 1 23 23 Computer Science Lab 1 35 23 Home Science Lab 1 23 23 Library 1 47 23 Other Rooms 3 23 23 Bio-Tech Lab 1 23 23 PARTICULARS OF TEACHING STAFF Staff Number Trained Untrained NTTs 0 0 0 PRTs 21 21 0 TGTs 4 4 0 Librarian 1 1 0 PTI 1 1 0 PGTs 0 0 0 *Vice Principal/Supervisor/Head Master/ Head Mistres 1 1 0 Physical Size Area of Campus (in sq. Mtrs.) 21448.33892 (in Acres.) 5.3 Built up Area in (in sq. Mtrs.) 9021.12 Whether the School at one site or two site NO Area of Playground (in sq. Mtrs.) 6502 SANITARY CONDITIONS Type of W.C and Urinals flush No. of Urinals/Lavatories Separately for Boys 8 No. of Urinals/Lavatories Separately for Girls 8 Potable Water yes Has Certificate about health and sanitary conditions, drinking water and fire safety of the school has been obtained from the competent authorities of the area? yes LIBRARY FACILITIES Total No of Books 5681 Periodicals 11 Dailies 7 Reference Books 239 Magazine 13 SPORTS & GAMES Swimming Pool No Indoor Games Yes Dance Rooms Yes Gymnasium No Music Rooms Yes Hostel No Health and Medical Check up Yes View full school

St. Francis De Sales Sr. Sec. School was established in the year 2010. It is an English medium Co-educational Independent school affiliated to CBSE with affiliation number 1031067 and has a General affiliation which is valid up to 31/3/2021. It is located in the Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh and is currently being managed by the Delhi Fransalian Society, Madhya Pradesh. It is presently under the principal -administration of MR. VISHWAS PETRAS TORNE. You can find other information about the school in the tables below. NATURE OF THE SCHOOL Category of School Co-educational Medium of Instruction English Types of School Independent View full school

St. Francis De Sales School was established in the year 1998. It is an English medium Co-educational Independent school affiliated to CBSE with affiliation number 230076, with classes Nursery/KG/LKG, I to XII, and has a General affiliation which is valid up to 31/3/2021. It lies in the Kamrup district of Assam and is currently being managed by the Mermier Educational Society (Msfs), Assam. It is presently under the principal -administration of GEORGE MSFS, with a total of 47 staff members. There are a total of 75 rooms, 5 Labs, and 2 Library present in the school. The nearest railway station is Guwahati and it is 15 KM far from the school. You can find other information about the school in the tables below. NATURE OF THE SCHOOL Category of School Co-educational Medium of Instruction English Types of School Independent LOCATION OF SCHOOL Nearest Railway Station Guwahati Distance in KM 15 Nearest Police Station GuwahatiNoonmati Distance in KM 5 Nearest Nationalised Bank Satgaon SBI Branch Distance in KM 1.5 ENROLLMENT OF THE STUDENTS Class No. of Section No. of Student Nursery/KG/LKG 0 0 I-V 2 530 VI-VIII 2 250 IX-X 1 105 XI-XII 0 0 Labs and Rooms Details Total Rooms Total Lab Total Libraries Small Room Medium Room Large Room School Area (in Sq m.) Play Area (in Sq m.) 75 5 2 13 40 21 12312 6300 Labs and Rooms Details Room Number Size Length (in Ft.) Breadth (in Ft.) Class Room 43 30 16 Composite Science Lab 1 32.6 19.8 Physics Lab 0 0 0 Chemistry Lab 0 0 0 Biology Lab 0 0 0 Maths Lab 0 0 0 Computer Science Lab 2 32.4 29.4 Home Science Lab 0 0 0 Library 1 32.6 19.8 Other Rooms 8 30 16 PARTICULARS OF TEACHING STAFF Staff Number Trained Untrained NTTs 13 7 6 PRTs 7 7 0 TGTs 15 15 0 Librarian 1 0 1 PTI 1 1 0 PGTs 9 9 0 *Vice Principal/Supervisor/Head Master/ Head Mistres 1 1 0 Physical Size Area of Campus (in sq. Mtrs.) 12585.723404 (in Acres.) 3.11 Built up Area in (in sq. Mtrs.) 1615 Whether the School at one site or two site ONE Area of Playground (in sq. Mtrs.) 10790 SANITARY CONDITIONS Type of W.C and Urinals flush No. of Urinals/Lavatories Separately for Boys 54 No. of Urinals/Lavatories Separately for Girls 54 Potable Water yes Has Certificate about health and sanitary conditions, drinking water and fire safety of the school has been obtained from the competent authorities of the area? yes LIBRARY FACILITIES Total No of Books 1400 Periodicals 5 Dailies 4 Reference Books 100 Magazine 5 SPORTS & GAMES Swimming Pool No Indoor Games Yes Dance Rooms Yes Gymnasium No Music Rooms Yes Hostel No Health and Medical Check up Yes View full school

St. Francis De Sales English Medium School Nimkheda was founded in the year 2005. It is an English medium Co-educational Independent school affiliated to CBSE with affiliation number 1130476, with classes Nursery/KG/LKG, I to XII, and has a General affiliation which is valid up to 31/3/2022. It is located in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra and is currently being managed by the Fransalian Education Society, Maharashtra. It is presently under the principal -administration of Amalraj Bandanadam, with a total of 13 staff members. There are a total of 20 rooms, 02 Labs, and 1 Library present in the school. The nearest railway station is Tarsa and it is 1 KM far from the school. You can find other information about the school in the tables below. NATURE OF THE SCHOOL Category of School Co-educational Medium of Instruction English Types of School Independent LOCATION OF SCHOOL Nearest Railway Station Tarsa Distance in KM 1 Nearest Police Station TarsaAroli Distance in KM 5 Nearest Nationalised Bank Maharashtra Bank Distance in KM 1 ENROLLMENT OF THE STUDENTS Class No. of Section No. of Student Nursery/KG/LKG 1 93 I-V 1 145 VI-VIII 1 22 IX-X 0 0 XI-XII 0 0 Labs and Rooms Details Total Rooms Total Lab Total Libraries Small Room Medium Room Large Room School Area (in Sq m.) Play Area (in Sq m.) 20 02 01 03 07 10 19400 8595 Labs and Rooms Details Room Number Size Length (in Ft.) Breadth (in Ft.) Class Room 16 24 22 Composite Science Lab 1 24 22 Physics Lab 0 0 0 Chemistry Lab 0 0 0 Biology Lab 0 0 0 Maths Lab 0 0 0 Computer Science Lab 1 30 32 Home Science Lab 0 0 0 Library 1 20 50 Other Rooms 6 24 22 PARTICULARS OF TEACHING STAFF Staff Number Trained Untrained NTTs 0 0 0 PRTs 10 10 0 TGTs 0 0 0 Librarian 1 1 0 PTI 1 1 0 PGTs 0 0 0 *Vice Principal/Supervisor/Head Master/ Head Mistres 1 1 0 Physical Size Area of Campus (in sq. Mtrs.) 19627.25354 (in Acres.) 4.85 Built up Area in (in sq. Mtrs.) 5760 Whether the School at one site or two site ONE Area of Playground (in sq. Mtrs.) 3500 SANITARY CONDITIONS Type of W.C and Urinals dry No. of Urinals/Lavatories Separately for Boys 10 No. of Urinals/Lavatories Separately for Girls 10 Potable Water yes Has Certificate about health and sanitary conditions, drinking water and fire safety of the school has been obtained from the competent authorities of the area? yes LIBRARY FACILITIES Total No of Books 1025 Periodicals 3 Dailies 2 Reference Books 53 Magazine 3 SPORTS & GAMES Swimming Pool No Indoor Games Yes Dance Rooms Yes Gymnasium No Music Rooms Yes Hostel No Health and Medical Check up Yes View full school

Our school motto is “Non-Accident” or “Shall Not Fail”. It is taken from our patron St Francis de Sales’ Episcopal coat of arms. This mantra inspires and sustains the determination to fulfill our core values and intentions. Service is, we believe, our fundamental role. As a school, we serve God and the church in faithfulness. We serve the children and the whole school community through our commitment to ensuring the best possible opportunities for success, happiness, and change lives for the better. In so doing we serve society by developing and becoming responsible, confident, and aspirational Christian citizens. Faithfulness encompasses our spiritual relationship with God and the church. We keep Christ’s example at the heart of all we do, with Gospel values to guide us in living out our faith as exemplary role models. Through our work we praise God. Integrity encapsulates a full and unwavering dedication to our mission and each other. When honesty and humility are integral to our actions and choices we have self-respect, dignity, and pride. This makes us worthy of trust and loyalty. Compassion characterizes how we treat all others. This is with kindness, friendship, and respect. Where love is, God is. Values and Traditions of the Catholic Church: Live out and embody the values and traditions of the Catholic Church and through encouraging all to develop their understanding of and relationship with God, prepare our children to become caring, responsible, and respectful Christian members of society. Provide high-quality collective worship and enriching liturgical celebrations. Enable our children to acquire an excellent religious education, through a very well-taught and resourced Come and See program. Have the highest possible expectations and aspirations of each other recognizing and developing our uniqueness and individual talents, knowing that there is no limit to what can be achieved. Provide a broad, balanced, innovative, and challenging curriculum that is relevant to the needs of our children and inspires a love of teaching and lifelong learning. Instill and develop confidence, self-esteem, resilience, and determination rooted in our whole school values. Ensure that all children reach their full potential through effective planning, assessment, and evaluation, which will inform their next steps. Empower all to be responsible and conscientious stewards of our local, national, and global environments through curriculum study and community projects. Ensure everybody, without exception, has the opportunity to succeed and feel part of our school family. In so doing ensure that all feel welcomed, valued, respected, and included. Provide a happy, safe and healthy environment where all feel secure, listened to, and respected. Reading is the foundation and at the heart of all, we do. This shows our vision for reading and the exciting and inspiring ways that we teach and promote reading in our school. We've even written our books - maybe you've read one of them. We aim to Live out and embody the values and traditions of the Catholic Church and through encouraging all to develop their understanding of and relationship with God, prepare our children to become caring, responsible, and respectful Christian members of society. As part of this, we provide high-quality collective worship and enriching liturgical celebrations. These, we believe, enable our children to acquire an excellent religious education, through a very well-taught and resourced Come and See program. We encourage and develop all to be responsible and conscientious stewards of our local, national, and global environments through curriculum study and community projects. We have strong links with the parish community and other partners who help us achieve our mission statement and we work in harmony with them in a spirit of mutual respect and fellowship including other faith communities. View full school

Welcome to St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School. Our Infant School is an exciting place to be, full of outstanding children, enthusiastic, dedicated staff, and lots of wonderful surprises. We believe that Every Child Matters and learning at our school is fun and exciting, challenging and rewarding. We offer a warm and caring environment that enables children to feel safe and secure as they grow, learn and develop. The foundation of our success is happy children working hard in surroundings where they are valued and value others. The first years in school are the most important and can shape children's attitudes to learning and school long after they leave us. We hope by the time the children leave our Infant School they will have developed a good sense of self-worth and a stimulated mind so that they are happy and motivated as they continue on their journey through education. We are extremely proud of our Infant School and are always pleased to show prospective children and parents around so that you can see our school first hand. At our school, we aim to walk and pray with Jesus as a Christian family. To do this, we will: provide a warm welcome to all, be kind and loving to each other as Jesus taught us, help and support each other, bring the values from the Gospel to life within our school family, celebrate the diversity and talents of all members of our community. Inspire a love of learning in all. To do this, we will: provide an exciting, stimulating, and inclusive learning environment that both challenges and supports learners, provide a broad and balanced curriculum that encompasses and enhances social, intellectual, emotional, physical, moral, and spiritual development, promote active, independent skill-based learning, enable everyone to reach their full potential and develop to the best of their ability, provide opportunities for everyone to realize their dreams, recognize their gifts and raise self-esteem and self-confidence, learn about and respect other faiths and cultures. Work in partnership with our families, parish, and the wider community. To do this, we will: work with parents and support them in their role as first educators, promote and encourage positive links between our school and the parish community, use our talents to enrich the lives of others, and encourage active participation in community and school events, engage with the wider community through educational trips and welcome visitors into our school, recognize the wider community as an extension of our school family by, for example, participating in charitable events. The Early Years Foundation Stage provides children with a wide and balanced curriculum it encompasses learning for children in both Nursery and Reception and underpins how children learn through exploration, play, and engagement. There are seven areas of learning that make up the early year’s curriculum. The Prime Areas: Personal, social, and emotional development Communication and language Physical development The Specific Areas: Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World, Expressive arts, and design. The children are taught through topics based on the Lancashire Scheme which has a focus each half term on one or more foundations subjects: Music, Geography, History, Art, and DT along with Science, English, Maths, and PE. The children are taught through a combination of discreet teaching and collaborative, investigative learning within Continuous Provision Areas where they are also able to practice the skills taught independently. We follow the “COME AND SEE” curriculum which is recommended by the Liverpool Archdiocese. The children also learn about two different faiths each year e.g. Islam and Judaism. This helps them to appreciate the multi-cultural society in which we live and become aware and appreciate cultures and religions other than their own. We aim to teach the year group expectations for English that are set out in the English Curriculum within the National Curriculum 2014. The curriculum is divided into Reading, Writing, with Spoken Language underpinning both. Spoken language underpins the development of reading and writing. The quality of language the children hear and speak is essential for developing their vocabulary and grammar and their comprehension for reading and writing. We aim to ensure that the children gain confidence and competence in spoken language and listening skills. The children are taught to decode words by sounding out the phonemes in a word and blending those sounds to say the word. They will be taught the speedy recognition of familiar words, also tricky and common exception words, words with unusual spelling patterns. Great emphasis in the teaching of Phonics continues from the Early Years into Key Stage 1. View full school

St Francis de Sales School is a three-form entry federated infant and junior school (a federation means that the infant and junior schools used to be separate schools – but now the two schools are united under one headteacher). We serve a community of nearly 700 pupils from nursery through to year 6. At St Francis, every child is encouraged to discover and nurture their God-given ability through a stimulating curriculum that has global dimensions. We aim to engage and inspire our pupils by going beyond the restrictions of the national curriculum – producing youngsters who can take up their place in secondary education and the world of work with the knowledge and confidence they need to be successful. As a Catholic school, our overall goal is to fulfill the Church’s mission in education by ensuring we provide the highest level of academic achievement in a moral and spiritual framework. So, at St Francis, we aim to have a school where: Parents can trust that their children are being academically challenged in a caring environment. Children are enthusiastic and independent learners motivated by the rich and varied curriculum. Each individual is developed to take their place as an active and productive member of the Catholic community and within the wider world. Our mission, To accomplish the aims, we strive to follow the guidance of St Francis himself, who said: “Be who you are and be that well.” This motivates everyone at the school to be the best that we can be and this is reflected in our mission statement. “At St Francis de Sales every child will achieve their excellence by making outstanding progress in their academic, social and spiritual development. This will enable them to excel at secondary school and then attend a further educational institution should they choose.” Underpinning everything we do are our values – the core principles which drive our behaviors at all times. It is our strong belief that pupils who are aspirational, respectful, resilient, engaged, team-players will be successful in anything they choose to do. We also ensure our pupils understand the wider ‘British values’ – these are democracy, the rule of law, liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance. These British values link very closely to our school values and they are promoted through all elements of the school curriculum, systems, and processes. St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic School originated in a school for boys, girls, and infants opened in 1827 close to the new church in Chapel Place. It had 65 pupils, a master, and a mistress by 1835. A new schoolroom was built in 1858 and enlarged in 1873. This was four years before classes moved to Brereton Road, where a new building was finished in 1882. (At that date school pence, paid by those who could afford to do so, were supplemented by a parliamentary grant.) The building comprised a schoolroom, partitioned off from the chapel on weekdays, and a classroom. This is now the Parish Hall. A separate boys' department was opened in 1885 and an additional schoolroom, for an infants' department, was finished in 1886. The enlarged school had 349 pupils by 1905, but attendance fell to 287 in 1919 and 252 in 1938. The school was evacuated to Ingatestone when war was declared in 1939. Children gradually drifted back to Tottenham so the school was reopened in 1940 using the air raid shelters beneath the church and in the convent (which had a separate school for girls). The convent received a direct hit during the war so in 1945 its school was taken over and extended in 1958 and 1969. So as a Catholic school, we encourage our children to be unique, creative, open-minded, and independent individuals, respectful of themselves and others in our school, our local community, and the wider world. We seek to develop the whole person and to nurture our children on their journey through life so they can grow into safe, caring, democratic, responsible, and tolerant adults who make a positive difference to the wider community. Children will have an entitlement to achieve well academically and at the same time to grow in equal measure in understanding Gospel values and living a rewarding Catholic life. The aim for our children is that when they leave in Y6, they are equipped to excel at secondary school and build the foundation for success in the world of post-compulsory education. View full school