Christopher Hatton Primary School

Christopher Hatton is a small, popular community school with only one class for each year group. The school is particularly keen to involve you in your child’s learning, by letting parents know what is happening in class, and supporting you to be able to help your child. Art and music are particular strengths of the school. Teachers work hard to make learning interesting and relevant for the children. The school also aims to develop a really caring atmosphere, with older children being encouraged to help younger ones. All children are encouraged to take on some responsibility, appropriate for their age. All sorts of people have children at Christopher Hatton. Whether you’re outgoing or shy, new to the area or been around for years, we hope you enjoy your time as a parent here. Welcome!

At Christopher Hatton, we are passionate about learning: our pupils are informed, articulate and empowered. Through our curriculum with its emphasis on the environment and the Rights of the Child, our innovative pedagogy and the rich opportunities we provide, children achieve standards consistently above national.

We are a happy, ambitious and inclusive school reflecting the rich diversity of families in our area. We are committed to working with parents and our community to ensure the best for all our pupils; together we can build each child's confidence by creating a happy atmosphere, sharing high expectations to ensure everyone achieves their full potential, both academically and personally.

We aim to equip children for lifelong learning and to enable them to live harmoniously with the whole community.

• We pride ourselves on the diversity of people who make up our school community and we value the varied contributions that everyone can make to our learning.
• We aim to ensure that each child achieves their full potential, both personally and academically.
• We provide a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum that is sufficiently differentiated in content and style to ensure the best possible level of achievement for all children.
• We encourage children to make decisions for themselves and acquire the skills to become independent learners.
• Through our school organisation and curriculum will aim to help children understand and respect differences.
• We seek to provide a stimulating school environment that creates a balance between the celebration of children’s achievements and the development of aesthetic awareness and appreciation.
• We pledge to work in partnership with parents in accomplishing our aims.