We measure achievement in all sorts of ways, sometimes individually, sometimes as a team effort, sometimes a whole school initiative. Some of our pupils� recent achievements are celebrated here.

 

At the end of the summer term 2007, 35 children from all year groups across the school received awards for 100% attendance in the academic year. We encourage and reward good attendance and work hard with pupils, parents, the School Nurse and the Educational Welfare Officer to improve it. Here are some of our 35 award-winners.

 

In summer 2007 the school achieved the Silver Artsmark Award. This is a national award scheme managed by the Arts Council England that recognises schools with a high level of provision in the arts. It shows commitment to the wider development of young people and teachers and to raising the profile of the arts in the school and local community.

 

All around the school you will find evidence of the vibrant artwork of our pupils, testament to their own abilities and to the skills and enthusiasm of the teaching and classroom support staff. Our pupils' work was displayed to a wide audience at County Hall in the summer term. We have a busy and talented Art Club; here are some of them creating art outdoors.

 

Music is at the heart of our school celebrations. The choir entertain us and the local community, and we are fortunate to have talented and dedicated staff to lead them. Orchestral musical instrument tuition is available to individual pupils in school through Music For You, www.musicforyou.org.uk. Our enthusiastic guitar club is led by their tutor, Paul Edwards from www.shiningfriends.com, and there is a thriving recorder group. Here they are, in rehearsal.