Stanley Primary School

Stanley Primary School, formed in September 2010 from Stanley Infant and Nursery School and Stanley Junior School, sits at the heart of the local community and serves a mixed ethnic and social area. We enjoy a very high level of commitment and enthusiasm from all our staff, pupils, parents and governors that creates a tangibly happy and purposeful atmosphere.

The school is founded on the excellent academic, creative and sporting strengths of both its predecessors and offers a wide range of activities, both within the curriculum and out of school hours, which develop the children’s personal interests and their self-confidence and celebrates their achievements.

We have now completed our expansion to four forms of entry from Reception to Year 6. As part of this, we are very pleased to have benefited from a major rebuilding and refurbishment programme which has provided us with the best possible facilities to meet the demands of education in the 21st century.

The governing body members are appointed for a term of 4 years. The full governing body meets every term and observers are welcome to attend meetings (by arrangement with the Chair of Governors) but may be asked to leave if confidential matters are being discussed. Governors work in partnership with the Headteacher and the senior leadership of the school, acting as ‘critical friends’ who both support and challenge. Governors do not get involved in the day to day operations of the school, although there are some statutory responsibilities set out in The School Governance Regulations 2013 and The Governance Handbook for academies, multi-academy trusts and maintained schools.Much of governors’ work is done through sub-committees, to whom responsibilities are delegated to ensure the work the school does will deliver the strategic objectives set, and to benchmark the school’s performance against external comparators.

Stanley Primary is a mainstream primary school for children aged 3 – 11 years. We are proud of our reputation of being an inclusive and supportive school, and work hard to meet the meet the needs of all children on our roll.

We have a specialist provision on site, The Peartree Centre, for children (of primary school age) with a statement or EHC Plan for Autism or Social/Communication difficulties. Places to this provision are entirely allocated by the Local Authority. Children who are on roll at Stanley Primary School do not have automatic access to The Peartree Centre. Children who are on roll at The Peartree Centre benefit from integration into the mainstream as appropriate, for example, certain lessons or lunch times. For further information about how Stanley Primary and The Peartree Centre work together, please call our office number and ask to speak to The SENDCO and/or the Head of Peartree.

All Richmond maintained schools have a similar approach to meeting the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disability and are supported by the Local Authority to ensure that all pupils, regardless of their specific needs, make the best possible progress in school. All schools in the area are supported to be as inclusive as possible, with the needs of pupils with a Special Educational Need/s and / or Disability being met in a mainstream setting wherever possible, where families want this to happen.

Our Living Classroom is a beautifully crafted wildlife garden which has been created with funds raised by FOSP. The garden includes a lovely pond with accessible pathways, and future plans include an orchard. Councillor Jane Boulton, Mayor of Richmond Borough, officially opened the Living Classroom at Stanley's annual May Fair on Sunday 17 May 2015. We were delighted to win a Silver Gilt award at the Richmond Borough in Bloom awards on Thursday 9 July 2015. Many congratulations to Naomi Johns, Molly Gartland and the FOSP team of volunteers- a fantastic achievement for the Living Classroom’s first year.

Our values education project involves teaching the children 8 values throughout the year, and having a rewards system to praise those children who adhere to these values. The values are: Aspiration, Cooperation, Courage, Gentleness, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility and Tolerance. Each week we are giving special certificates to those children who demonstrate good values, and these will be displayed in the office reception area.Through the teaching of Stanley Values, we reflect the multi-ethnic and inclusive nature of the school community and also promote British Values to prepare children for life in modern Britain. Examples of this include teaching about democracy through the School Council; teaching about British history through the observance of a minute’s silence on Remembrance Day; teaching about a range of comparative religions; and marking a range of festivals in assemblies.

CEOP is the National Crime Agency’s ‘Child Exploitation and Online Protection’ service. CEOP works with child protection partners across the UK and overseas to identify the main threats to children and coordinates activity against these threats to bring offenders to account. CEOP protects children from harm online and offline, directly through National Crime Agency-led operations and in partnership with local and international agencies.