Archbishop King Middle School is unique in being the only Catholic Middle School on the Isle of Wight and as such has a large catchment area. It caters for children from the age of 9 to 13 (years 5 – 8), with a standard entry number of 90, who are arranged into 3 parallel classes. It is a happy school with a caring ethos. In trying to enable all its pupils to reach their full potential, the school strives to offer an appropriate and challenging curriculum within a caring environment based on trust and respect. The staff place great emphasis on having a positive atmosphere where both academic progress and the education of the whole child is important with an increasing range of extra-curricular activities being offered. Opportunities are provided to recognise and celebrate the God-given gifts of each person and the life of the school is rooted in the life and values of the Catholic Church. Archbishop King School has some excellent facilities which include an extensive library, ICT suite, science laboratory, playing fields and sport facilities to name but a few. We have just received confirmation of a major funding project hopefully to be completed during this school year (including an ICT suite).
St Saviour’s – Totland Bay
St. Saviour’s is a small school found on the West of the Isle of Wight not far from “The Needles”. It has approximately 140 children on roll from the age of 4 to 9 years.
It has recently had as extensive building programme which has provided the school with a number of new facilities.
The church is very close to the school and is well used by them for a variety of purposes.
St Mary’s – Ryde
St. Mary’s is situated on the east side of Ryde and has been in its present buildings since 1977. The school is arranged in five classes with one year group in each class which range in size from 25 to 30. Children are aged from 4 to 9 years and children transfer to Archbishop King Catholic Middle School in Newport or one of five local middle schools at the end of year 4.
The school is set in its own extensive grounds with a field, playground and some climbing apparatus.
A variety of modifications to the buildings have been on-going over the last five years in order to make the best possible use of the space and to upgrade security.
Holy Cross – East Cowes
Holy Cross is one of five catholic primary or first schools on the Isle of Wight.
The school is beautifully situated within the grounds of the Convent of the Cross on the northern tip of the Island. The school enjoys spectacular views of Cowes and across the Solent.
Holy Cross serves the parishes of St. David’s, East Cowes and St. Thomas of Canterbury, Cowes.
At present we have 87 pupils on roll aged 4 to 9. The children are taught in four small classes. Pupils enjoy the use of a large playing field and an enclosed hard court area for games and play. There is also an adventure playground and plans to build a large garden and quiet area.
St Wilfrid’s – Ventnor
St Wilfrid’s is a small (113 on role), successful, Catholic First School serving the parishes of Ventnor, Shanklin and Sandown. The school has a long, interesting history dating back to 1896. Today we are a well-established and thriving school carrying on the caring role, which has long been a recognised feature of our school. A number of our families have attended the school for several generations and it has a history of being a small welcoming school that promotes strong Christian values and offers a high quality of education that looks to meet the needs of each individual pupil. This is identified very specifically within our school aims through which we enable people to grow by recognising each person as an individual who is uniquely created by God. We try to achieve this through valuing and respecting everyone, and by creating an atmosphere of love and trust within and throughout our community.
Having the Early Years Unit on site since 1997 has strengthened our links with the local community. The Unit offers an excellent start for pre-school children and this has been stated in their recent inspection. Most of the children who attend the Unit apply to be admitted to our school. This year they provided us with the majority of our present Reception class. Fewer children have come from Shanklin, Lake and Sandown in recent years.
We have five classes, Reception through to Year 4. There are five full time teachers who are ably supported by a team of Teaching Assistants.
St Wilfrid’s is a school where there is happiness, trust, praise and encouragement. It is a place, where everyone who is part of the community, is respected and valued.
Corpus Christi is a two form entry 5-11 Primary School, based in Boscombe on the outskirts of Bournemouth.
The number on roll is approximately 440 divided into 14 classes of about 30 children. There are 2 classes in each year group and class teachers of these parallel classes work together to ensure that similar learning experiences are presented to the children, irrespective of class groupings within that year.
The Early Years Annex adjoins the Corpus Christi Parish Centre and houses the Reception and Year One classes. The church itself adjoins the school grounds.
The school was inspected in 1998 and it was found that the school has many strengths particularly in standards of reading, writing and arithmetic, in the attitudes that pupils have to their work and in the pupils’ behaviour, punctuality and attendance.
St Joseph’s – Christchurch
St Joseph’s is a one form entry school for boys and girls aged 5 – 11 years. It is located approximately one mile east of Christchurch.
The school principally serves the Roman Catholic parishes of Christchurch, Highcliffe and New Milton. The present school building was completed in 1963 and is housed in a one storey building set in spacious grounds. Recent additions to the school have included a new library/resource centre (1997) and a new Key Stage 1 classroom (2000).
The religious dimensions of school life is seen as paramount; we aim to be a Christian community where individuals are valued for what they are as well as what they achieve. The school has an active and successful PTA. Parents and helpers regularly assist in school in a variety of ways.
St Walburga’s – Moordown, Bournemouth
St Walburga’s is a popular and successful two form entry primary school situated in Moordown in Bournemouth. The school mainly serves the Catholic parishes of the Annunciation and St. Edmund Campion. There are approximately 450 children on roll at present. The children come from a wide variety of backgrounds. The school is arranged into 14 classes, two for each year group. The school has a dedicated and hard working staff who are committed to providing a high quality education within a Christian environment. Teachers are well supported by a large group of support staff. The school is divided into three phases, each with its own Phase Leader who is a member of the Senior Management Team.
The school has good links with St Peter’s, the local Catholic secondary school, and with the other Catholic primary school in the area. For further information about the school you may like to visit our school website – www.stwalburga’s.bournemouth.sch.uk
Our Lady and St
Joseph – Lymington
Our Lady and St Joseph Primary School is a Roman Catholic School, situated
in Lymington, Hampshire. The school draws children from a wide area
and enjoys a good social mix. Children come from the parishes of
Lymington, Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst, Milford, New Milton and Waterside.
In 2003 the school moved to a purpose built, passive solar designed premises in Ramley Road, Pennington. Disabled access is available in all parts of the building. There is a disabled toilet and wheelchair height reception desk. Each classroom has access to its own outdoor area. The school buildings are surrounded by grass areas. There is ample field and playground with games facilities.
Security is important to ensure the safety of children and staff. There is a clear view of the entrance from the offices. Visitors enter through the front door to reception.
We aim to offer a wide range
of after school activities. Within the last three years the school
has received the Healthy Schools Award, the Investor in People Award and
an Academic Achievement Award, all of which are prestigious national awards
which recognise and complement the work of the school in the local community.
St Patrick’s – Woolston
St Patrick’s is a happy and successful Primary School, which works in
close partnership with the families and Catholic parishes on the eastern
side of Southampton to provide excellent education for 315 children.
The school has a very experienced and dedicated staff who work as a team
to strive for high educational standards. We are particularly proud of
our achievements in PE and music with the school entering teams in many
city games leagues and musical events. The emphasis is always on fun
and we aim to make these initiatives accessible to all.
St Patrick’s has a very committed Governing Body and School Association
who work tirelessly for the benefit of the whole school community.
Holy Family – Millbrook, Southampton
Holy Family is a two form entry school with 438 pupils on roll, aged between
4 and 11. The ‘catchment’ area is extensive, providing a wide socio-economic
mix of family backgrounds.
There are two teachers in each year group, along with support staff who
work with groups or individual pupils, supporting those with specific,
identified needs. There is a strong team emphasis amongst the staff of
the school, which has resulted in a spirit of openness and honesty. Parents
are valued as the prime educators of their children, and so are given
the support they require in order to enable each child to grow in the
love of Christ.
French is taught throughout the school, in small groups. A residential
visit to France each year supports the work done in Year 6.
Holy Family is the ‘lead’ school for the SCITT, with the training base
being located in its grounds. A new classroom was also added to our rapidly
expanding school in July 2000. Two new computer suites have now been
installed, one for each Key Stage.
Springhill - Southampton
Springhill is a large, three form entry, inner city, voluntary aided Catholic primary school of some 580 pupils currently on roll. It has a wide catchment area that reflects the socio-economic and multi-ethnic population of the whole of Southampton. The school is served by 15 governors, 6 of whom are Foundation Governors from the three central parishes of Southampton.
The school site is large and surprisingly green for an inner city school. The buildings that house the lower school date back to 1920. Those that accommodate children from Year 4 upwards were built in the early 1960's and the two distinct areas are now linked by a buildng completed in August 2000. There are four playground areas and a school playing field. Further improvements are in hand, ready for completion in July 2003.
The school has a proud tradition of serving local families, some of which have a third generation of children currently going through the school. The strong Catholic and inclusive ethos is appreciated by the multi-ethnic comunity of the local area in which the school plays an important supportive role.
St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary - Chandlers Ford
St Swithun Wells School has served the parishes of Chandlers Ford and Eastleigh for 31 years and occupies a spacious, level site on the top of Fryern Hill. Pupils come from Romsey to Fair Oak and beyond. There are currently 154 pupils in six classes with separate rooms for library, music and a computer suite. An After School Club, which runs each day, opened Spring 2002 and there is a weekly parent-toddler group.
The majority of pupils transfer after Year 6 to St Anne's and St George's secondary schools with whom there are good links; reflecting the wide catchment we also feed into almost all the local secondary schools.
There is a strong sense of community with an experienced caring staff, actively involved governors and a committed PTA; links with the parishes have developed greatly and we enjoy excellent support from our parish priest and priests in neighbouring parishes.
The last Ofsted report praised the school for being a 'stimulating and loving community in which pupils learn, achieve their potential and develop as caring and perceptive young people'. The school's Mission Statement is 'A Catholic community that learns and prays, cares and achieves'.
St Thomas More’s Catholic Primary –
Bedhampton
St Thomas More’s is a Catholic Primary School serving the three parishes
of Havant and Emsworth, Leigh Park and Hayling Island.
There are approximately 240 children on role aged 4 - 11. The children
are in 9 classes, some of which are mixed-age groups. The groupings are
according to chronological age.
The school is located in Bedhampton and works closely with the Oaklands
and St Edmund’s clusters of Catholic schools. In addition the school
has strong links with the local schools and business partners in the local
community as part of the Leigh Park Education Action Zone. This has provided
the school with additional resources and staffing and is leading to exciting
challenges and opportunities, particularly in staff development in order
to improve standards in all of the schools across the park.
St Anthony’s – Titchfield Common, Fareham
St Anthony’s school opened in 1991 and will celebrate its tenth anniversary
in September. The school mainly serves the parish of St Margaret Mary
in Park Gate and is set in spacious grounds. It is a one form entry school
with a total of seven single year group classes.
During the past year the school has had an Ofsted Inspection and an Inspection
of the Religious Education carried out on behalf of the diocese.
The Ofsted Inspection last July praised the very high standards reached
by the children, particularly in English and mathematics, the quality
of teaching, the procedures for ensuring pupils’ welfare, the partnership
with parents and the excellent attitudes that the pupils have to their
work.
The Diocesan Inspection of Religious Education carried out in October
was equally complimentary about the school. This report highlighted the
genuine atmosphere of care and of good relationships, the good behaviour
of the children, the high quality displays and the well planned and effective
RE curriculum, which is made evident in a number of ways but particularly
in the deeply reflective awareness in worship.
The school was extremely pleased with both reports and felt that they
were a reflection of the hard work and dedication of the whole community.
St Mary’s – Gosport
St. Mary’s is the only Catholic school in Gosport and as such, serves
the whole peninsula. A big percentage of the children have parents with
connections to the Navy and this produces its own set of challenges, e.g.
dads away from home for long periods, families moving in and out of the
area regularly, etc. The school caters for children from the age of 4
to 11 years and currently has about 240 on role. There are nine classes
(four in KS1 – five in KS2) and with a one and a half form entry, it offers
opportunities for experience in teaching mixed aged groups.
The children are well behaved and although many of the staff have been
in post for several years, they all remain committed to move the school
forwards.
St Swithun’s – Southsea
St Swithun’s is a 5-11 primary school (270 on roll) that supports three
parishes in the south and east of Portsmouth.
It is developing a profile of mixed year classes which will eventually
take our numbers up to 315 NOR. A modest building programme is currently
underway to support this.
Our OFSTED inspection of October 2000 commended the school for its very
good ethos, teaching and learning commitment to high standards of work
and behaviour.
We have cheerful, welcoming students and staff and a strong working relationship
with parents and Governors.
We are well resourced on a tight site which is constantly developing.
We will welcome trainees and aim to offer them a stimulating placement
in a supportive environment.
St John’s Cathedral School - Portsmouth
St John’s is a single form entry Primary School, with its own 40 place
Nursery. Its mission is to educate the whole child through the Gospel
values of Christ. The School is undergoing a period of refurbishment that
has seen the establishment of an ICT suite, new toilets and art room as
well as a modernised library and music room.
The curriculum is offered through a topic based approach. Key Stage 2
pupils are offered many sporting and musical opportunities during and
after the school day.
The school enjoys close links with St.Edmund’s, its Catholic Secondary
School neighbour and the Cathedral parish.
The staff at St John’s are keen for all children to be happy, confident,
and well motivated so their education is positive and their future meets
with success.
St Peter’s – Waterlooville
St Peter’s transferred site in 1999 to purpose built accommodation for
420 pupils, with 2 parallel classes for each year group. The school is
designed in “phases” comprising four classrooms sharing a practical area
and computer bay. Key Stage 1 is accommodated in the blue phase, Years
3 and 4 in the red phase and Years 5 and 6 in the green phase. All the
classrooms are arranged around an attractive internal courtyard. There
is a well-equipped library, a large hall and an attractive staff room.
The school is set in attractive wooded grounds, which includes a large
sports field.
The curriculum is co-ordinated in each phase by a Phase Manager who is
the line-manager for all staff in the phase. The Phase Managers, Deputy
Head and Head comprise the School Improvement Team. Each core subject
has a Subject Manager who is supported by other colleagues who form that
subject’s management team.
We place a high priority on teamwork in planning, developing and evaluating
the curriculum together. Each year group plans an identical curriculum
for both classes and we use setting in maths in the upper school. A team
of Learning Support Assistants work alongside children in the classroom
and also run programmes such as ALS and SYDNEY to help children acquire
basic skills. The SENCO and ABCO offer support to staff in planning individual
and group programmes to ensure that children’s individual learning needs
are met.
Our pupils come mostly from the parishes of the Sacred Heart, Waterlooville
and St Edmund’s, Horndean. The majority are articulate and relatively
privileged children who have the potential to achieve high above national
expectations. Almost all of them will transfer to Oaklands School, which
shares our campus, for their secondary education. We have close links
with Oaklands and the other Catholic primary schools in our cluster.
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary – Aldershot
St Joseph’s is a Catholic Primary School provided and owned by the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. The school admits boys and girls in the year they are four years old until they transfer to secondary school at the age of 11. There are currently 471 children on roll. The school follows a broad based curriculum, which encompasses the National Curriculum. There are various extra curricular activities including football, recorder, choir, netball, art and summer games. St Joseph’s also run a Breakfast Club, from 8am – 8.30am each school morning; a Tea Time Club, from 3.15pm to 5.45pm each school day evening which has gained the Kids Club Network quality assurance award; a Day Nursery / Crèche for children aged from six months to four years. This is open during term time only. St Joseph’s also offer a Pre-School which is for children aged from two years nine months to four years. It offers a morning and an afternoon session.
St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary – Farnborough
St Bernadette’s School is set in pleasant, open surroundings in a residential area of Farnborough in Hampshire.
There are 305 pupils on roll, organised into eleven classes.
The school’s Mission Statement reflects the Gospel values and the importance of treating each individual in the school community with respect.
St Bernadette’s School was built primarily to educate the children of the parishes it serves. When places are available we warmly welcome children from other faiths whose parents wish them to have a religious basis to their education.
These children must have a letter of support from their minister of religion. This criteria also applies to Catholic applicants.
The school has high expectations of pupils in work and behaviour and achievements are high as reflected in our annual SATs results. The school’s OFSTED inspection was positive, in which it was described as “A school with many strengths”.
At St Bernadette’s prime importance is placed on forming a strong partnership with our parents, pupils, staff and governors.
St Patrick's Catholic Primary – Farnborough
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School is situated in leafy surroundings in Farnborough Hampshire. It is a one-form entry school which serves the Parish of our Lady Help of Christians, North Camp and also takes children from other local parishes. As a school we have built strong links with our parents and the parish community. There are approximately 210 children on roll at present. The school is arranged in seven classes one for each year group, although until September 2004 we have two parallel mixed year one/two classes. As a school we are committed to providing high quality education by using ‘Christ as our guide and example’ through all aspects of the curriculum. Our dedicated and hard working teachers are well assisted by a team of valued support staff. The school is divided into two Key Stages each with its own manager, who is a member of the senior management team. We pride ourselves on knowing all our children individually. The school has good links with All Hallows Catholic Secondary School and with other catholic schools in our cluster. In September 2004 we hope to open a Pre school Nursery on the school site.
