Webster Primary School

Webster Primary School is a happy and highly successful primary school at the heart of its community. Our vision is for children to experience a broad, full, rich and memorable curriculum while achieving the highest possible levels of attainment in Reading, Writing and Maths. We teach them to be good people and to stand up for what is right. We help them to know their rights and to assume responsibilities with confidence. We are committed to exposing children to a wide range of experiences and learning from a diverse range of people. We may very well be biased, but Webster children are the funniest, keenest to learn, kindest and loveliest bunch we know, and our team of teaching staff are talented, dedicated, skilled, passionate and highly trained. This is a special community in which to learn and work.

Our building has undergone a complete re-modelling, refurbishment and re-roofing to create a carefully planned environment which is much more suitable for 21st century education than the original 1973 design. It includes an Art Room and Music Room as well as a state of the art School Library with a stunning selection of books and computerised lending service.The spacious grounds feature an Outdoor Classroom, a Forest School area, an all weather sports pitch, a school garden/wildlife area and we have plans for more development.

We may very well be biased, but Webster children are the funniest, keenest to learn, kindest and loveliest bunch we know. They are simply the best to work with. The teachers and teaching assistants are also talented, dedicated, passionate and highly trained. We’re lucky to have them.We pay rigorous attention to the core skills of English and Mathematics. Most other subjects are taught through the cross curricular themes which have evolved and developed over the last 5 years. As an academy we have the opportunity to shape the curriculum that is right for our own school community. We promote a unique entitlement to learning across The Arts, built on a special relationship with Manchester Camerata, one of Europe’s leading Chamber Orchestras, and the work of visiting instrumental tutors and Artists in Education.

Webster Primary School is growing from a one to a three-form entry community school for children aged five to eleven years old and has nursery places for three and four year olds. The school is housed in a large single-storey building with newly surfaced playgrounds on three sides and extensive gardens and fields to the side and rear of the school. Nursery, Reception and Key Stage 1 classes are in the Lloyd Street side of the building (originally Webster Infant School) while Key Stage 2 are in the other half of the building which backs onto the field facing Moss Side Brewery (originally Webster Junior School).

We have two halls and provide our own school meals.The main entrance and office for the school is at the front of the building off Denmark Road and is clearly sign posted. All visitors must report to the main office. There is a separate entrance for Nursery pupils, which can be located by following the footpath on the left hand side of the main entrance. The main daily entrance for pupils is at the back of school off the main playground, pupils from Years 1-6 line up in the playground to be collected by staff at the beginning of the school day. Reception pupils should use their classroom doors for entry to and collection from school.The school has a current capacity for 592 children between the ages of three and eleven, which includes a 52-place nursery.

Webster is a founder member of the Heart Of Manchester partnership of 7 schools in Moss Side, Hulme and Whalley Range who support each other to improve teaching, learning and educational outcomes for the children in our community. See the Heart of MCR for more information. On our staff training day at the National Holocaust Centre we thought about what qualities we want our children to have when they leave Webster and what we as a whole staff can do to ensure this happens. At Webster we a have unique entitlement to learning across The Arts, built on a special relationship with Manchester Camerata, one of Europe’s leading Chamber Orchestras, and the work of visiting instrumental tutors and Artists in Education.

We are an inclusive partnership of schools in the urban heart of Manchester. We aim to celebrate and serve our culturally diverse community through the delivery of outstanding provision for our children and families.In a spirit of honesty and trust our collaboration will aspire to instill a love of lifelong learning in our school communities, through mutual support and respect, in order that no one child or school is left behind.We to ensure all stakeholders are provided with the right opportunities in order that they can be the best they can be by achieving the highest possible outcomes.Our partnership comprises of 7 schools: Webster Primary, St Margaret's CE Primary, Claremont Primary, St Mary's CE Primary, The Divine Mercy RC Primary, St Philip's CE Primary and Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre.Within the partnership we have set up leadership groups to share good practice, information and build links between our schools.