Welcome to Blakehill Primary School

Welcome to Blakehill Primary School

Staff, governors, pupils and their parents are very proud of our school. There is a strong culture of shared values and cooperation at Blakehill. We understand and embrace teamwork, create trust, maintain focus and, most importantly, understand the importance of people and relationships to our mission of success. Because we put people first, everyone at school feels valued allowing us to focus on and provide a quality of education that enables pupils to thrive. Our pupils and staff are central to all that we think and do at Blakehill and by listening to our school community, we are able to shape pupils’ learning journeys and provide experiences that capture their interests and needs.

Vision and Ethos

We are uncompromising in our vision for excellence and enjoyment for all pupils in all areas of the curriculum across school, to ensure that our children have the skills, knowledge, attitudes and values to lead successful lives both now and in the future.

This vision is under pinned by:

Staff that have an unwavering commitment to the school and its pupils and are equipped to provide a high quality education
A curriculum that is shaped by listening to our pupils, their parents, staff and governors
An embedded culture and practice of our school ethos
School leaders that are relentless in their ambition to provide the best possible education for its pupils
A school community that is fully supportive and proud of the school

Together We Can

Blakehill OFSTED Report

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Our Curriculum Aims

At Blakehill Primary School, we aim to offer a broad and balanced curriculum that enables all pupils to:

Know that they come first in all that we think/do at Blakehill
Achieve academic excellence across the curriculum
Thrive
Believe that they CAN
Enjoy and excel in their learning
Have respect for themselves and for others
Have their work, effort and achievements valued and celebrated
Have access to a broad and balanced curriculum
Have access to a wide range of enrichment activities
Develop relevant knowledge and skills to be successful now and in the future
Support physical development and responsibility for their own health, and enable them to be active
Promote a positive attitude towards learning
Ensure equal access to learning, with high expectations for every pupil and appropriate levels of challenge and support
Promote the learning and development of our youngest children and ensure they are ready for Key Stage 1
Feel successful in their learning; have high self esteem
Be creative, independent learners
Be given significant time to learn new skills and have time to practise those skills
Have the flexibility to decide how best to learn in different situations
Become successful lifelong learners
Be able to evaluate and assess their own learning and know what to do to improve further
Develop their critical thinking
Embed what they have learned