Hillingdon Primary School

Learning and achievement drives everything that we do at Hillingdon Primary School. Our job, in partnership with parents, is to build the foundations for a successful education, to enable each child to discover the joy of learning, to help them to fulfil every aspect of their potential and to encourage their growth into effective citizens, ready to play their part in the world and their community.

We work hard to ensure that every child is successful in the key areas of English and Maths and we are keen to see this recognised in the results they secure. However, we also want them to learn and experience more than this through a varied curriculum and a range of extra-curricular and after-school opportunities that complement our work in the classroom. We value each child as an individual and aim to provide the opportunities for pupils to excel in areas where they have a special talent whether this is in science, in sport, in drama, in art, in music or through involvement in our school council.

Hillingdon Primary and Nursery School is an academy school situated on the Uxbridge Road in the area known as Hillingdon Heath. There has been a school on the site for over 100 years.

At Hillingdon Primary School our mission is to ensure that everyone is happy, caring and independent, and that our school is a place where we can learn together and do our best.

At Hillingdon Primary, we are committed to ensuring equality of education and opportunity for all pupils, staff, parents and carers receiving services from the school, irrespective of race, gender, disability, religion and belief, or socio-economic background. We aim to develop a culture of inclusion and diversity in which all those connected to the school feel proud of their identity and able to participate fully in school life.

The achievement of pupils will be monitored by race, gender and disability and we will use this data to support pupils, raise standards and ensure inclusive teaching. We will tackle discrimination by the positive promotion of equality, challenging bullying and stereotypes and creating an environment which champions respect for all. At Hillingdon Primary, we believe that diversity is a strength, which should be respected and celebrated by all those who learn, teach and visit here.

The principle of Equal Opportunities is central to every aspect of school life. We strive to ensure that every pupil achieves their full potential. Our strong commitment to Equal Opportunities and to Race Equality is set out clearly in school’s Equality Policy documents.

Our aims are for every child to

• Be happy, safe, confident, responsible and independent in a secure, stimulating environment which provides positive opportunities for success for all ages, races, genders and abilities
• Enjoy acquiring knowledge, skills and abilities in all areas of the curriculum - cognitive, physical, social, emotional, creative and spiritual,with particular emphasis on language and number skills
• Take increasing responsibility for his/her learning within a stimulating, structured environment where expectations are high
• Develop, through a variety of learning experiences, creativity, problem-solving skills, the ability to make informed choices and the enthusiasm for discovery that will remain the basis for future learning
• Have respect and care for everyone in the school community, and to recognise and value his/her own contribution and that made by others to its general well being
• Develop an increasing appreciation, understanding, respect and tolerance for other people and for the physical environment, both locally and in the wider world

The curriculum at Hillingdon Primary School has been created to engage children in their learning, whether academic, social, sporting or being creative. It is one of the tools put in place to fulfil our school aims, ensuring that children are equipped with the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will help them to succeed in life.