Healthy Schools - Healthy Schools Report 2024
We are delighted to have maintained our Healthy Schools Status and MindMate Friendly status following a validation visit from the Local Authority.
Some of the strengths identified during the assessment include:
▪ The warm, caring ethos of this school is very apparent.
▪ The school invests in health and wellbeing and the Healthy Schools programme continues to have a high profile. The personal development and meeting the needs of each child are key to the ethos of the school and staff work hard to do this.
▪ The school celebrates the ‘whole’ child; good relationships are key here and strengths and achievements are celebrated. Interactions that I observed over the morning were all warm, supportive and respectful.
▪ The pupils are a credit to the school and the behaviour I saw on the day was excellent. Pupils were happy, confident, engaged, polite and friendly and demonstrated an excellent knowledge of health and wellbeing.
▪ Parents clearly trust in the school and feel their children are safe and nurtured by all members of staff.
▪ All stakeholders reported that communication is good across school. Parents are grateful for the informative newsletters and curriculum overviews they receive. On a one to one level they feel school keeps them very well informed about their child’s progress. Staff have regular briefings as well as staff meetings.
▪ Pupils were enthusiastic about the food they are served at lunchtime. The cook is very much part of the school team, and the Year 6 pupils enjoy preparing the fruit and vegetables with her for the meals and the salad bar.
▪ The physical environment is very well kept. Displays are informative and attractive, all areas in and out of school are clean and tidy and the pupils benefit from a range of outdoor equipment, including an outdoor gym.
School Council
Wellbeing Ambassadors
School Food Ambassadors
Eco Warriors
The Eco Warriors are a group of children from Years 1 to 6, who meet weekly to discuss environmental and sustainability issues and projects. They have recently completed an environmental review, which enabled them to identify strengths and areas of improvement across school. The three areas they have agreed to focus on for the moment are: marine, litter and energy.