An inspiring journey of discovery, friendship and fun.

Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School is a happy, caring community where everyone is welcomed, valued and respected. Children and adults work together to create an ethos where learning is celebrated, achievements are shared and where we challenge ourselves and others.

We match our curriculum to suit individuals to create engaged, enthusiastic students who are challenged to stretch themselves in a vibrant and secure environment. We aim to develop thoughtful and responsible young people with the knowledge and self-confidence to leave primary school as successful, life-long learners. At the core of this is our children’s motto, “Believe. Achieve. Succeed.” At Plaistow and Kirdford, children develop a sense of self belief that no matter how difficult something is, if they apply themselves they can go on to achieve their goals.

By understanding each child’s starting point, we inspire learning through excellent teaching and an enthusiasm for bringing a rich and varied curriculum to life. Plaistow and Kirdford has high aspirations and expectations for what each child can achieve. Making the most of our excellent setting we encourage curiosity and questioning for learning; we want our children to be brave in their choices and bold in their next steps. Our teachers instill a passion for life-long learning.

A small school with a dynamic community, Plaistow and Kirdford ensures our children are prepared for the rapidly changing world in which we live. We strive to ensure that children develop respect for themselves, each other, their families and our local community and environment.

Our Visions and Aims:

At Plaistow and Kirdford we understand that our greatest strength is our community; our staff team, families and wider community help us to achieve good o utcomes for our children and allow us to thrive as a school. Together as a community we are all teachers and learners.

As a school we are always looking to develop our practice and improve outcomes for all children, recognising our context and the potential barriers our children will sometimes face and giving them the skills and confidence to achieve their full potential.

Over the course of the next five years we aim:

To ensure that the work we do and the achievements of our children make us the first choice of school for families within our community.

To enable all children to consistently attend school.

To ensure that all of our children aspire and work to achieve their full potential.

To help children to develop their emotional resilience so that they are confidently able to meet the challenges they encounter in a fast changing world.

To empower our whole staff team so that we continue to be a dynamic learning community that helps our school to evolve.

Promoting British Values

The Department for Education (DfE) recently reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.”

The government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy. The way these values are reinforced at Plaistow & Kirdford Primary School can be found here...