Page 3 - St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Prospectus 2022-23

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Thankyouforvisitingourschoolwebsite.Ifyouareoneofouramazingparents,Idohopeyouenjoyvisiting andseeingourincredibleschoolinaction.Ifyouareaprospectiveparent,myhopeisthatyoucanseeSt Anthony's being an extension ofyour fam ily in the years to com e.Ifyou are pas sing by,you are very welcomeandIhopeyouenjoysharingtheverybestofStAnthony's!
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MynameisMisLeonard,andIam privilegedtohavebeentheheadteacherofStAnthony’sforthelast elevenyears.AsaformerpupilofthisoutstandingCatholicPrimarySchoolIam especialyproudtobeits headteacher.StAnthony'sisanincrediblyspecialplacetobelong,andtheimpactofStAnthony'sripplesal acrosourDioceseandbeyond.Ourresultshavebeencontinuouslyonahightrendofperformanceacros ourinspiringcuriculum aswecontinuetostriveforacultureofexcelenceandimpact.Weendeavourto bringourcuriculum alivethroughqualityfirsthandexperienceswithinaninspiringfaith-focused curiculum.
W ehavebeeninspectedforbothourSection48andOfstedinspectionsandreceivedtheoutstandinggrade ineach;atruereflectionofthequalityeducationandthecuriculum ofexcelencethathappenseachand everydayin ourschool. WeareaNationalyDesignatedTeachingSchool,recognisingthenational contributionwemaketoimprovingtheeducationofnotonlyourownschoolbutmanyotherstoo.W eare alsodesignatedasaNationalSupportSchool,recognisedbytheDepartmentforEducationasaschoolthat cansupportotherstoachievethesamehighstandards.OurschoolisfortunatetobeledbyaNationalLeader
fEducation,andourteachingstafcomprisesfivespecialistleadersofeducation,highlightingthequalityof staffingattheschoolforthebenefitofal lourpupils.W earebles sedwithinnovativeandcaptivatingteachers whomakelearningfun.
W e a r e a n “ o a s i s i n t h e c o m m u n i t y ” o f B e e s t o n a n d S t A n t h o n y ’s p a r i s h , a n d w e a r e p r o u d o f o u r c o n t i n u e d suces.Ofstedcommentedthat"themostimportantthingaboutStAnthony'sisthatitprovidesitspupils withanoutstandingeducationinaclimatewherealpupils,whatevertheirtraditions,feeltheybelong"They continued . . ."As a result,pupils'behaviour is exem plary and their spiritual,m oral,culturaland social developmentisoutstanding.Theinclusiveethosisexemplifiedintheway,forexample,alpupilsparticipate intheChristianasembliesandintheexceptionalypositiveresponsetotheschoolbyparentsandcarers,
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Duringthepandemic,Iam awarehowtrickyitistocomeintoschool,henceIhavetakeneverysteptoensure ourwebsitegivesyoual lacur rentwindow onourschoolandal lthatifof fers.Pleasetakealookatourclas s pagesandourvideosonouradmisionspagetoalow youtosafelypeepinsidewhilstourdoorsremain closedtovisitors.W ehopetobeabletoopenourdoorswideverysoontoyoual l.
W ehaveamazingpupils,staf,parentsandgovernorsatStAnthony’s,andwealshareabeliefthatGodwil guideustoachieveeverythingwearecapableof,andmore!EveryoneachievestheirhopesanddreamsatSt Anthony’s!Ihopeyouenjoyvisitingourwebsiteandhopetomeetyouverysoon.
MisLSLeonardBA(Hons)QTSNPQHNLEFCCT HeadTeacher(November2021)