Chilwell Croft Academy

Chilwell Croft Academy is a very happy and improving school for children aged four to eleven. The school currently has children on roll representing over 30 nationalities, speaking 40 different languages. We are proud to be part of a multicultural community, and actively celebrate the diversity of our school. Our aim is to provide an environment where children can make progress academically and develop personally. Everything we do is focused on this.

We spend a lot of time and effort developing the culture of our school. The physical environment is welcoming and orderly – our artist in residence works with children to show off their art skills and this is exhibited throughout the school. Our pupils learn to behave, have a good attitude to learning and respect each other. Every pupil has a planner and is a member of a house team in order to help them do this. Pupils take pride in their work as evidenced by the presentation in their books. They value our rewards system and say they feel safe in school. Developing the highest quality teaching lies at the heart of our school improvement agenda. We celebrate success and share good practice whenever we can.

We are very proud of our pupils and their families. Here, every child is truly valued for his or her contribution and encouraged to grow in confidence. A real strength of our school are the very positive relationships between staff and pupils and within peer groups.

Our school is a positive, happy environment where pupils feel supported to take the risk to learn and enjoy a broad and enriched curriculum. Our staff are passionate about teaching and supporting young people and their families. We believe that quality educational experiences, linked with extra-curricular activities can support our pupils’ outcomes for the future. We understand that high quality education can enable our pupils to achieve great things. As a global community, which we are privileged to serve, we know that we are preparing our students to be amazing global citizens of the future.

We work together with our parents to create a culture of high expectations for our children, and they respond by always giving of their best. In line with our Chilwell values which include, love, kindness, positivity, and respect we strive to create an environment within which our children are nurtured, listened to, and challenged so that every pupil develops a love of learning and wants to achieve their very best.

The Equitas Trust vision of All Equal, All Different, All Achieving is at the heart of what we do. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school that is enriched by the individuals within it. We believe in fulfilling potential in everyone. Underpinning all that we do is a nurturing and supportive pastoral commitment based on our unshakeable belief that a young person who is happy is much more likely to be an effective learner, and a contented and giving member of our school community – and our society.