Sandford Hill Primary School.!The prospectus

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Welcome. On behalf of all of the staff may I take this opportunity to warmly welcome you to our school. We hope that this prospectus will provide you with an insight into our friendly school. If you would like to know anything further, please just call and ask or make an appointment and come and visit! Mr Wardle (Headteacher)

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We aim to maintain a safe, caring, stimulating learning environment, encouraging all pupils to show thoughtfulness and respect to all.

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!Admissions

Sandford Hill Primary School caters for the needs of children aged 3 – 11 and has a capacity of 480 pupils. Stoke on Trent City Council is the admissions authority for the School and we currently have standard admission number of 60 pupils per year group.!!If you would like to apply for a place in our Nursery or Reception classes, you should do so at www.stoke.gov.uk !!Applications for an In-Year Transfer, should be made directly to our main office.!!If you would like to know anything further, please visit our school website or call in to our main reception.!

My school is special because we have fantastic teachers and when you learn something new they make you feel good about yourself Tom- pupil

I really like going on visits to lots of different places like Stafford castle, Stanley Head and Manchester Museum Tom- pupil

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Our School!The school has three main departments. The Foundation Stage, for pupils 3-5 years, is located in our purpose built unit, Key Stage 1 caters for pupils up to the age of 7+ and is located on the ground floor of the main building. Key Stage 2 caters for children up to the age of 11+ and is mainly based on the first floor of the main building. This means that there is continuity of education from 3 - 11 years.!!As a school we believe in inclusion and children identified as having Special Educational Needs are located in each mainstream class. These pupils may receive additional help and provision from specialist support staff, under the direction of our Special Educational Needs Coordinator.!

Organisation

Images from top: !Outdoor play in our Early Years setting Role play in a Year 2 class English and Maths lesson delivered in mornings

We all work hard to be the best we can be! Put a child’s quote here

Throughout the school we have two classes per year group and we have no mixed year group classes. We are well resourced school and have banks of iPads, netbooks and laptops for the children to use to support their studies. !!We also aim to bring our curriculum alive by taking the children on educational visits throughout the year to places such as Te national memorial Arboretum, West Midlands Safari Park, Wonderland and Jodrell Bank.!!The school also has extensive grounds and the children have access to three playground areas, as well as a Science garden and a Butterfly garden, designed in memory of a former pupil.!!Our Home School Link worker also runs a breakfast club each morning before school starts and as well as this, we also have a before / after school club, which is located in a purpose built classroom on the lower junior Playground.!

Pupils are eager to learn, responding positively and enthusiastically to the challenging tasks their teachers set them.!OFSTED 2008

We are a Healthy School, the children are encouraged to eat healthy options and take part in a wide range of sporting activities.

We aim to put the children at the centre of everything which we do. As a school, we place great emphasis on developing the skills of resourcefulness, resilience and co-operation with others.!!Teachers follow the National Curriculum and we place particular emphasis on developing reading, writing and maths skills. English and Maths lessons are taught in morning lessons, during which the children may be grouped to best suit their abilities. Work is tailored to match the needs of the learners.!!All classes are taught by qualified teachers and each classroom is equipped with an interactive whiteboard and overhead projector.!Every week, each class teacher spends half a day outside of their teaching duties to concentrate on lesson planning and evaluating their pupil’s learning. At these times, the class is still taught by a fully qualified class teacher. The children also benefit from specialist music, dance and swimming tuition.!

Teaching and Learning

Images from top: !Creative activities in The Early Years Big Writing in Year4 and Year2

W e all work hard to be the best we can be! Put We also enjoy strong links with the local community and parish church. We pride ourselves on our caring approach towards the children and as such, there is regular contact with parents and carers to ensure that the welfare of all children is maintained. Information evenings for parents are held d regularly throughout the year and parers are also invited into school to join us for assemblies and other ‘special days’. As a healthy school, all pupils are encouraged to eat healthy options and to take part in many different sports. !

Images from top left !iPads being used in the classroom Bouldering on The Roaches Individual guitar lesson

Pupil’s outstanding progress and achievement across the school results from high quality teaching that engages pupil’s interests and motivates them to do well. OFSTED 2008

The children of Sandford Hill consistently achieve results which are better than both the local and the national average.!!When the children start in our Early Years unit, parent discussions are held so that the partitioners can gather information as part of a baseline assessment Home visits are arranged for parents who would like them, prior to the children starting their induction in September.!!Throughout Key Stage 1, ongoing assessments are carried out and the children are made aware of their learning targets.!!Children in Year 1 are also assessed on their phonic knowledge when Phonics Screening assessments take place in June. These light-touch assessments help to further identify any children who may need extra help and these are then given additional support to improve their reading skills.!!

Academic Achievement

Pupils in Year 2 take Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) in Reading, Writing and Mathematics, traditionally in the Summer Term. The children’s performance in these tests, together with ongoing assessments enable to teachers to judge children’s attainment. Additional intervention groups are provided to ensure the children meet their learning targets. !!The pupils in Year 6 also take SATs in Reading, Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar and Mathematics. Information evenings are held with parents to discuss how we can all work together to support the children and structured revision packs are also provided.!

I really like going on visits to lots of different places like Stafford castle, Stanley Head and Manchester Museum Tom- pupil

Extra-Curricular Activities

We have excellent facilities a n d t h e s e a r e u s e d extensively by all of our staff to provide extra-curricular activities for the children!!We aim for the children to not only participate for enjoyment, but for those with obvious high ability to ultimately represent the school, town or even city in the events which they pursue.!

Chess!Dance !Sign Language!Recorders!Kit-Car!Choir!Orchestra !iPad!Computers!Keep Fit!Diversity!Flutes!!

There are so many different things to do at dinner-time and after school. Tom- pupil

Some of the extra-curricular clubs that we offer include:!

Cricket!Technology !Cookery!Environment!Art !Technology!Homework!Rugby!Running !Football!High Fives!Knitting!

We enjoy exc i t ing activities during our res iden t ia l t r i p to Stanley Head, such as archery, bouldering, high ropes, caving, m o u n t a i n b i k i n g , orienteering, climbing, raft building, canoeing, abseiling and shelter building.!!

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Images from top: !Self powered vehicles !Raft building at Stanley Head !Caving at Stanley head

As well as our extensive extra-curricular activities, children in year 6 are also taken on a week long residential visit to Stanley Head Outdoor Education Centre.!!Each Friday we also hold a Youth Club, during which parents, friends and staff organise a range of activities such as table tennis, snooker, table games and computer games. On occasions throughout the year, we also hold discos for the children too.!!Bikeability and Scooterbility training also takes place with the support of Local Authority approved adult helpers.!!Throughout the year, we hold fund-raising, social and educational events and we also regularly host adult learning workshops , led by our very Home Support Worker.!

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Clayfield Grove!Longton!Stoke on Trent!ST3 5AQ!!Telephone: 01782 235511!Email: sandfordhill@sgfl.org.uk!www.sandfordhill.stoke.sch.uk!Twitter: @sandford_hill

Sandford HilI Primary School

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