Frequently Asked Questions

This is all managed by Plymouth Admissions.

See Behaviour Policy.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/425601/PRIMARY_national_curriculum.pdf

We have a range of club which changes termly but these include sporting and creative clubs e.g. football and theatre club.

Year 6 pass on essential information to the children's allocated secondary school using an online portal. Our Y6 teachers also meet with the secondary schools and the children have transition days where they visit their secondary school to get to know their new school and their new teachers. When helpful, children complete an enhanced transition process that includes additional visits to their new school.

The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of your child from birth to 5 years old. At our school, we have two Foundation classes and a Nursery which takes children from the term after their third birthday.

See Connect Academy Trust’s Attendance Policy.

EYFS Profile indicates whether children are working at the expected standard by the end of their year in Foundation. Y1-Y6 children are assessed as below the expected standard, working towards the expected standard (WTS), at the expected standard (EXS) or working above the expected standard, at greater depth (GDS).

We teach early reading through phonics (ELS) and the teaching of Oracy is incorporated into English and other subjects as we recognise that being an effective communicator is the most crucial skill for a child to go on to be successful in life.

See Connect Academy Trust’s Safeguarding Policy. 

Complete an absence request form with as much detail as possible. We are unable to authorise holidays during term time.

Maximum number on roll is 420.

All children have the option to join a club should they wish.

We adapt learning in every lesson for children who require additional support and teachers would refer children to the SENDCo if they felt additional support would be beneficial for the child.

See the curriculum page of the school website.

Call the school office to speak to a member of staff or leave a voicemail.

See the SEND page of the website for all information.

See curriculum page of the school website.

Complete an absence request form with as much detail as possible. We are unable to authorise holidays during term time.

Each Year Group page on our website has useful information, relevant to your child's age. We also run parent workshops to support them with relevant approaches to learning. See the Curriculum page for more information.

Our Family Support Work hand to support with this and can sign postparents to relevant resources and support groups as and when needed.

We are ROARR-some! Resourceful, Open, Aspirational, Resilient and Reflective. See our School Values page for more information.

Children complete their learning in mixed ability groups where possible however for some additional provisions, they may be grouped with other children of a similar ability to facilitate additional adult support.

We do wear a school uniform. Please see the uniform section of the school website for more information.

See the SEND page of the website for all information.

Children are assessed at the beginning of the year through the Reception Baseline Assessment. Throughout the year staff observe and assess children to ensure we have matched provision closely to maximise their progress. At the end of the year staff complete the EYFS Profile, assessing children as working at the expected standard or not. Profile data is reported to parents and parents would be made aware of concern areas and how the school is supporting their child to close the gap where possible.

See Behaviour Policy. 

We have a clear home school agreement, but we also run workshops.

All EYFS leaning is play base, following the EYFS Framework.

We use a range of texts to teach English, manipulatives when teaching maths and any additional resources relevant to the subject e.g. artefact for RE.

We have a zero tolerance approach to bullying and we work with the children to understand what bullying is and how to be kind and inclusive to all children regardless of their needs or background.

This is all managed by Plymouth Admissions.

See Connect Academy Trust’s Attendance Policy.

We have a clear home school agreement, year groups outline their specific expectations and we run parent workshops, for example for Phonics.

We have one HLTA in each year group, teaching assistant in every year group and individual music lessons are taught by peripatetic teachers.

EYFS admission deadline is 15^th January every year.

All children have access to enrichment activities which may take place at school, at an external setting or as a residential trip.

All children have access to creative subjects and we support children to thrive in their area of strength, whatever that may be.

Morning starts at 8:50am and finishes at 3:20pm for Foundation to Year 6. Nursery sessions run from 9am-12pm and 12pm until 3pm. Early bird sessions are available from 8.45am for an additional cost of £1.

This is all managed by Plymouth Admissions.

Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage (publishing.service.gov.uk)

They can become involved in the PTFA by contacting the school or via Facebook or can become volunteers by contacting the school office.

See Behaviour Policy.

They can speak to them at drop off in the morning, collection at home time, phone the school office to speak to them or email them directly.

They happen after school throughout the week, across the whole school year.

They can speak to them at drop off in the morning, collection at home time, phone the school office to speak to them or email them directly.

We adapt learning in every lesson for children who require additional support and teachers would refer children to the SENDCo if they felt additional support would be beneficial for the child.

We hold parents' evenings in the autumn and spring term and a full report in the summer term. Parents are also welcome to ask their child’s class teacher for an update at any point in the academic year. For children with additional needs, parents will get an update on progress during Team Around Me meetings (TAM) and EHCP reviews.

This is all managed by Plymouth Admissions.

There isn’t a catchment area anymore, children are placed based on distance from school as the crow flies and priority need.

We have a PTFA who support the school with making decisions, but the wider school community are also consulted regarding larger changes and our pupil representation groups, such as the School Council, Food Critics and Eco Team also play a key role in the decision making process e.g. changes to our reward system.

We adapt learning in every lesson for children who require additional support and teachers would refer children to the SENDCo if they felt additional support would be beneficial for the child.

We hold parent evening in the autumn and spring term and a full report in the summer term. Parents are also welcome to ask their child’s class teacher for an update at any point in the academic year. FOR children with additional needs, parents will get an update on progress during Team Around Me meetings (TAM) and EHCP reviews.

We have a comprehensive transition to primary programme to ensure it is a positive experience for children and families. We host a parent and carer meeting in June to ensure families have all the necessary information before children start. Then we run two stay and play sessions in July. In September, we carry out Home Visits and then the children complete one part-time week of school, before beginning full-time education in their second week. Children spend their first two or three weeks getting to know each other and staff before their classes are decided. Children are allocated classes after the first few weeks based on relationships they have built with other children and staff members in the unit.

All children complete 2 hours of physical activity a week and we have resourced our playgrounds to promote physical activity. We teach this through our PHSE lessons and encourage parents to pack healthy food in children’s lunch boxes.

We set homework weekly from Y1 upwards which focuses on key skills such as reading and maths.

We teach PHSE through the Kapow program. Please see our PHSE curriculum page for more information.

Support would be given on an individual basis based on the specific needs of the child. We have a, Assistant Head for Inclusion, SENDCo and Family Support Advisor who would all work with the child and family to create a package of support.

We teach a fully rounded curriculum, which includes all foundation subjects – science, ICT, PE, history, geography, art, D&T, music, RE, MFL and PHSE.

Children will complete core subject learning (reading, writing and maths) on a daily basis and foundation subject learning spread throughout the week.

See Connect Academy Trust’s Attendance Policy.

See school Behaviour Policy.

Call the school office to speak to a member of staff or leave a voicemail.

We complete statutory assessments including EYFS Reception Baseline and Profile. Y1 Phonics Screening Check, Y2 SATs, Y4 Multiplication Tables Check and Y6 SATs. All children are assessed by their class teacher (familiar adult) on a termly basis using a mixture of assessments materials.

See curriculum page of the school website.

See Behaviour Policy.

30 pupils.

Some clubs are free as they are run by school staff, however some clubs do incur a charge as they are run by external agencies e.g. Plymouth Argyle.

See the SEND page of the school website.

We ensure that all children are safe and well-cared for through good pupil to staff ratios and a safe and stimulating learning environment, with appropriate adult support ratios.