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Walter Halls Primaryand Nursery school
A very effective school with a strong team spirit OFSTED
Your local Primary and Nursery school for children aged 3 - 11 years
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So you are looking for a great school where your child canget a rounded educational grounding in a happy and friendly
atmosphere? Look no further
Walter Halls welcomes up to 420 children between the ages of 5 and 11, as
well as offering a part-time, play-based introduction to learning for 60 nursery
aged children.
We think you will appreciate the calm, orderly environment where good behaviour
is prized and the focus is on hardwork while keeping learning fun.
Theres so much more to know...
Look at our website www.walterhalls.nottingham.sch.ukfor details on all our policies,
from anti-bullying to safety and security.
Welcome to Walter
Halls Primary and
Nursery school!
Some interesting facts and figures:
14 classes, on average 2 per year/age group
25 average no. of children per class
19 full and part-time teachers
30 PCs available +15 laptops and 40 palm-tops
60 pupils regularly attend the affordable Breakfast Club
25 attend the After School Club
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Our approach
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A full day at Walter Halls:
*Breakfast Club:
Healthy nutritious food to kick start the day available from
Monday Friday 08:00am 08:45am.
Daily lessons:
Morning: 8:45am 11:30am
Afternoon: 12:45pm 3:15pm
Nursery sessions: available for
children between 3 5 years old
*After School Club:
This affordable club is open to all a safe and fun environment for
the children to play or work. A lifeline for working parents or those
who need a delayed pick up from 3.15pm 5.30pm in term-time
and all-day during holidays Monday Friday.
*Up to date costs are available on our website:
www.walterhalls.nottingham.sch.uk
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Walter Halls values every single member of its community, be it pupil,
parent, teacher, or other supporters.
Everyone has the right to succeed, and we have high expectations
of each individual who attends Walter Halls.
We are committed to providing each of our pupils with the best
experience of education possible, both in terms of core skills like
literacy, numeracy and information technology and also enriching
the curriculum with music lessons, foreign languages, educational
trips and fun physical sport and games.
Walter Halls is an inclusive school welcoming children from a diverse
community, with over 20 mother tongues represented. We foster
and reflect the tolerant nature of our local community where all our
children grow through understanding and celebrating diversity. Our
goals are the same for everyone achievement through hard work,
application and enjoyment.
You, our parents, are a vital part of the Walter Halls community and
we are proud that we succeed because we work together as a
team to deliver the best education to our children.
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These are a few of the comments made by the OFSTED Inspector who visited Walter Halls:
The table below shows the summary of the 2009 National Curriculum results of pupils in the school
and nationally at the end of Key Stage 2 (as a percentage of those eligible for assessment):
Our achievements - what did OFSTED say?
Walter Halls National Curriculum SATs results
Level 4 and above English Maths Science
Walter Halls 57% 62% 77%
National Average 80% 79% 88%
A major strength
is in its nurturing
of pupils and
the value that it
places on all
of them
Teaching provides the
children with a good
range of activities,
both indoors and
outdoors, to excite and
stimulate their interest
and to help develop
their skills
Children
are friendly
and behave
well
Staff are
sensitive to
childrens needs
and support
their personal
development in
many ways
Good links
with parents
encourage
children to
enjoy school
and feel safe
their (pupils)
cultural
development
is exceptional
A comprehensive
programme of
activities for those
with particular gifts
and talents is in
place
High aspirations
are promoted
through partnership
projects, assemblies,
workshops,
residential and day
visits and a broad
range of visitors
Pupils can attend
after-school
clubs that would
otherwise not be
offered, such as
Spanish and
Mad Science
This is a good
school, which
is effective in
all aspects of
its work
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Kids: I love Walter Halls because...
being taught how to
play an instrument
Holly of everything Aaron, age 8
the delicious
school dinners
Nicole age 9
maths as you get to learn
new stuff and I am good at it
Muhammed and Ethan
the friendly teachers
and students as they
are kind and you can
tell them anything
John, Nicole and Mya
of the variety of skin colours
Nicole, age 9
literacy as you can make up
lots of stories and it is fun
Ashley and Lauren
There are lots of friendly
children and teachers
Aisha, Beth, Niamh, Caitlin
and Imogen,
all age 8
of the school trips, like when
we went to the museum and
ate with the dinosaurs
Sharday age 9
Pride in our achievements - Pride in Walter Halls
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Multi-sports sessions take place each Wednesday after school and last 45 minutes. The charge is
1 per week and is payable half termly in advance or if you prefer you can pay on a weekly basis.
There is also a school football team which plays in Nottingham City schools tournament.
Kids Sports
Clubs and
News
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Parents:We love Walter Halls because...
The fact that the
children are expected
to do well. Parents are always welcome.
The friendliness of the teachers and
children alike
Strong
leadership
Although it is a large school, I feel
as if every child matters and the
atmosphere is friendly and personal.
I really like the way
the school has Best
Efforts Assembly
to encourage the
childrens work .
Fantastic supportive staff
(teaching/admin)
The commitment of all
staff and the atmosphere it
creates..
Its a big school but it
feels like small one: best of
both worlds.You dont see sad children
at Walter halls. Everyone
always looks happy to
be there.
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Walter Halls Primary & Nursery School
Querneby Road, Mapperley
Nottingham NG3 5HS
Tel: 0115 953 7200
Email: headteacher@walterhalls.nottingham.sch.uk
www.walterhalls.nottingham.sch.uk
Prospectus sponsored by
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