St Peter’s – the child first and always

Headteacher Mrs Julia Harle

St Peter’s Primary School was built in 1973 and was designed to give a feeling of light and space. The central courtyard is a key feature and we have developed it into a tranquil area at the heart of the school. The grounds are attractive and include an outdoor classroom, pond, wild area, field and outdoor play equipment.

St Peter’s provides good education within the context of a church school. Our children are happy at school and strive to reach their goals.

We value the creative arts and have examples of art work designed and made by the children. These include two large mosaics and nine panels based on stories from the book of Genesis. St Peter’s is an exciting, creative place to teach and work. Our children love art, drama and music and we use these opportunities to teach the curriculum whenever we can. Children enjoy creative activities and we aim to make learning as exciting as possible. During our recent Book Week, children and staff dressed up as characters from stories.

Our children behave very well and have excellent manners. They treat people with respect.

As a church school, we have close links with our church, which is physically attached to the school. We promote Christian values in everything we do. We also encourage children to appreciate their own cultural traditions and the richness and diversity of other cultures. We have a special assembly in church every month when we welcome younger brothers and sisters, as well as parents and grandparents.

We teach French to every class. We offer many clubs including football, netball, recorders, guitars, dance and drama. Different clubs run during the year, organised by teachers, parents and outside specialists.

We welcome people who share our vision and wish to work with us. We have an enthusiastic parents committee, called FOSP (Friends of St Peter’s), which holds events to raise money for school. Every class has an interactive whiteboard.

We have an active School Council which meets regularly to discuss aspects of school life, including re-cycling.

We are proud of the awards we have achieved. These include:

  • Investors in people
  • Basic skills Award
  • Healthy Schools
  • Activemark

Please come and see us and find out more.