‘Shine as Lights in the World’ is our vision for all our children. Our aim is for them to feel happy and confident to give their opinions, share ideas and to support others within our school community and beyond.

Making social and academic progress is an integral part of being at school and learning whilst having ‘fun’ is very important for all of us here at St. Michael’s. We love the children to engage in special days that support local and national charities as well as supporting children’s wellbeing. We like to plan days across the year where the children are vertically grouped, and the older children support their younger peers in their learning

We have strong links to our local church, where children not only engage in new learning but take part in different services across the year, celebrating Christian festivals supported by the rest of the school community.

Having responsibilities, especially for the older pupils, is an important part of our school and one that the children really enjoy, particularly our Year 6s who buddy up with our new reception children.

Having a positive attitude to learning means children will learn, so we place great importance on books that stimulate imagination, ideas and vocabulary for writing. We want to develop a love of learning in our school community and enjoying school whilst learning, which is why we incorporate the school grounds and our Forest School into many aspects of the week. We want the children to be creative, active and curious to discover more. Being outdoors and engaging in physical activity is a core part of the week and we are proud to have achieved our platinum sports mark (July 2025). All children get an opportunity to learn a musical instrument with many continuing with private, individual lessons.

We are passionate about nurture and wellbeing and believe that learning is not just about academic progress but is about the ‘whole’ child; learning self-regulation, resilience, respect and being confident to contribute ideas and give opinions. Relationships are key and we develop these with the children through our school vision and values and our PSHE programme, Jigsaw so that they feel safe and comfortable to share feelings and talk about things that are important to them.

I am proud to be the headteacher of this wonderful church and community school. The things that make it such a positive and thriving community are our levels of parental engagement; not just in ‘fun’ events, but visiting the school for transition meetings, class assemblies, book looks and pupil progress meetings, as well as taking the time to feedback to us through our parental questionnaire and report comments. We appreciate and take on board parental feedback as part of our drive to continually improve.

Mrs Jan Martin 

Headteacher