ST.

AUGUSTINES SCHOOL
CONTEXT AND INFORMATION
We are a school at the heart of a local community, amalgamated on 1 April 2013 from St
Augustines Infant School and St Augustines Junior School. he school has t!o main
"uildings separated "y a playground, "ut has de#eloped good integration of
staff and pupils. We ha#e a $0 place nursery in a third "uilding, !hich is
attached to our local, highly effecti#e SureStart %hildrens %entre. We ha#e a
strong "elief in inclusi#ity, !hich can "e e#idenced through our close support
of all children in the school.
&ur strong staff team !or' together to ensure the children are gi#en the "est possi"le
opportunity to achie#e their indi#idual potential. We offer a high le#el of e(pertise and are
loo'ing for colleagues !ho can )oin our team and !or' !ith us to continue to achie#e the high
standards !e ha#e achie#ed in the past. %urriculum e(pertise in any area !ould "e
!elcomed.
&ur pupils enter *oundation Stage !ell "elo! the le#el achie#ed "y children locally and
nationally and their le#el of achie#ement is declining annually. +y the time they lea#e ,ear -,
the children are doing #ery !ell for their starting point, for e(ample, sho!ing that
their results for 2011 !ere at or a"o#e national e(pectations in all areas. We
attri"ute this success to the systems and structures in our school !hich support
effecti#e teaching and learning and ensure .uality is e(perienced "y all children
in all aspects of their school e(perience. We are a self/e#aluating school and all
teachers ha#e a responsi"ility to monitor and de#elop their o!n practice.
he school has an e(tremely strong and capa"le !ider leadership team, !ith 01 holders for
%ommunication 0anguage and 0iteracy, 2athematics, Science and echnology and I%, as
!ell as this post for a 01 holder !ith Inclusion 2anager3S45%o responsi"ilities.
he school is #ery proud of its I% pro#ision, !ith numerous sets of laptops,
i6ads, i6ad minis, 7indles and e#en its o!n radio station. We "log
#oraciously in all classes, and are e(tremely 'een to "e at the cutting edge of
technology use in education.
We ha#e a fantastic ne! !ildlife area !ith "ird hide, pond and other
opportunities for our children to "ecome closer to nature. his is enhanced
"y allotment areas for "oth "uildings.
We place an emphasis on concrete, fun e(periences and
opportunities for our children, "ac'ed up "y solid and useful learning,
de#eloping independence, stamina, pro"lem sol#ing and the "uilding of s'ills
he children are ta'en from a !ide range of "ac'grounds, "ut many start
from a place of lo! social ad#antage, !ith little !orth "eing put on learning
and education, and parents and carers !ho find it challenging to interact positi#ely !ith
school. We therefore ha#e a large num"er of children !ho attract pupil premium.
History of our school
When the first Kilton schools opened back in 1957, St. Augustine's
was a 5 to 11 priar! school. Within ten !ears, nubers of children
had risen so uch that a new school was built and the site was
separated into "nfant and #unior schools.
"n the id se$enties, %earing "paired &nits were established
at both schools, taking in children fro right across the 'orth
of the count!. "n 19() a uch needed nurser! was built and in
19(9, due to increasing nubers, a obile classroo was
erected at the #unior School. "n #anuar! 1995 both hearing
ipaired units closed and a new *riar! "ndi$idual 'eeds
+entre opened. ,he staff attached to the "ndi$idual 'eeds
+entre work in both schools supporting deaf pupils. -oth schools are carpeted to cut
down unnecessar! noise disturbing the deaf children. "n the school we ha$e
accoodation for )5. pupils.
We also ha$e a +hildren/s +entre on site. ,his building is attached
to the 'urser! building. ,his +entre offers da! care for children
fro .05 !ears fro ( a.. to 1 p.. all !ear round. ,here will
also be training and fail! support ser$ices offered fro the new
building.
2uring the last few !ears, the heads, staff and
parents at both schools ha$e worked hard to return
to the ethos of a single school for all children fro
three to ele$en. 3ro 1 April 4.15, the two schools
aalgaated forall!, and the staff ha$e becoe
the one tea so long in the aking.
,he site is attracti$e and classroos are spacious. ,he grounds
are well aintained with an! ature trees pro$iding a pleasant
en$ironent for children. We en6o! good relations with our
neighbours. We ha$e a securit! fence around the site in the
interests of safet! for children and staff.
We are sure that e$er!one associated with St. Augustine's School
endea$ours to ensure our children are happ!, safe and are gi$en e$er!
opportunit! to achie$e success.