Baring Primary School

Baring is a friendly school, with an exciting and varied curriculum. Our curriculum is exciting, varied and relevant to the children. We like to go on trips and often bring visitors into school to support the children’s learning by bringing learning to life. We also enjoy learning outdoors through our 'Forest School' curriculum which takes place in our local park. We have 11 values (one for each month - except August) Communication, Honesty, Respect, Friendship, Perseverance, Empathy, Courage, Forgiveness, Responsibility, Kindness and Confidence. We learn about these in our assemblies and in class discussions.

Baring Primary School serves a relatively small area immediately adjacent to the school. The children and parents of Baring are from many different countries and speak over 42 different languages. This helps to make our school a special place where we value our similarities and differences and enjoy learning from each other. We aim to work closely with all members of our school community to ensure that our children get the most out of their time with us.

Baring Primary School is a small, friendly school, which serves a relatively small area immediately adjacent to the school. It is a one-form entry school, taking up to 30 pupils in each year group. At the moment, we have an additional, or ‘bulge’ class, in one year group. The Nursery operates for the morning only and is staffed by a Teacher, a qualified Nursery Nurse and a Teaching Assistant.

The children and parents of Baring reflect the diverse local population. They come from many different countries and speak over 25 different languages. This helps to make it a special place where we all value our similarities and differences and learn from each other.

Located close to the South Circular road, the school consists of a mixture of old and new buildings. The traditional Victorian school building was substantially altered in the early 1980’s and a new frontage built, consisting of a hall, offices and our ICT Suite. More recently two new classrooms have been built which has greatly improved our space. Our playground was re-designed and re-surfaced in September 2017.

The curriculum at Baring is enhanced with many trips and visitors for all year groups and our 'Forest School' where all year groups are able to access learning outdoors. We aim to use public transport as much as possible and encourage parents to be an active part of all learning experiences. Parents also support with fund-raising events both for the school and other charities such as Save the Children and the NSPCC.

The school has a committed staff which works hard to enable the pupils in its care to achieve high standards. We are ably supported by an active Governing Body.