Georgetown Primary School

Georgetown Primary School was opened in May 1989 and is situated in the southern area of Tredegar town. It replaced the old school building which had served the community of Georgetown since 1877. It was constructed in two storeys with seven classrooms, a computer room, an After School Club room and a large multi-purpose hall used for P.E., school meals, assemblies, school concerts.

Since the building of the premises on the main site, a steady expansion of pupil numbers resulted in the need for a new Key Stage 2 block of eight classrooms being built on the lower site replacing the demountable classrooms. The nursery opened in September 2003.

Our school caters for pupils aged 3-11years old. The nursery provision caters for 80 pupils (40 Full Time Equivalent), thus is organised into a.m. and p.m. groups. A 420 place primary provision caters for pupils between 4-11 and they are organised into 14 classes (6 Foundation Phase and 8 Key Stage 2).

We are committed to providing the experiences and opportunities to all pupils and give them skills essential for life-long learning. We ask parents/guardians to support their child’s learning and establish positive relationships with the school. If a parent needs to discuss any issue, they are encouraged to contact the school at their earliest convenience.

Georgetown is committed to raising standards and providing opportunities and experiences for all to feel valued and achieve their full potential. We will:-

• Develop skills for lifelong learning
• Provide active learning opportunities for all
• Encourage children to value themselves and others
• Foster a sense of belonging to a community
• Promote a healthy lifestyle
• Ensure we have a caring and happy environment where everyone feels safe.

We seek your support and co-operation in achieving these aims since we see education as a partnership between home and school. So that this partnership will give all children in the school the best possible chance of success, the partners must be clear as to what each can reasonably expect of the others. The following would seem to be the responsibilities of each member of the partnership. These responsibilities are set out in the school’s Home School Agreement which parents are invited to sign, as each child enters reception class.