Our Classes
Our primary phases of education are broken down as follows:
- Foundation Stage includes Nursery (2-4 year olds) and Reception
- Key Stage 1 includes Year 1 and Year 2 pupils.
- Key Stage 2 includes pupils of Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6.
Foundation Stage
We are very fortunate to have such a wealth of experienced EYFS staff within our team. Our Early Years Foundation Stage caters for children aged 2 - 5 years old. We have different rooms for different ages, which can really benefit children and enable us to target specific stages of development. We are also so lucky in that we can also come together to mix and learn from each other due to the vast spaces our school offers, for example in our outdoor provision or in our bike yard or soft play room. Our Foundation Stage consists of:
- Caterpillar Nursery (aged 2-3 years)
- Rainbow Nursery (older 2 year old's - younger 3 year olds)
- Butterfly Nursery (aged 3-4 years)
- Blueberry Reception Class (aged 4-5 years)
- Strawberry Reception Class (aged 4-5 years)
We boast small class sizes with a higher teacher to child ratio within our school. Currently our Reception classes have approximately 16 children in each class. Our children are always busy exploring, investigating and learning both inside and outside the classroom.
Year 1 & 2
In Key Stage 1, we have three classes:
Cherry Class – Year 1
Pear Class – Year 1/2
Peach Class – Year 2
Please take a look at our wonderful learning!
View Our Curriculum section for further details of our learning.
View Our Learning 2023/2024 section to find out about our exciting topics this year in Year 1 & 2.
Year 3 & 4
In lower Key Stage 2, two year 3 classes and two year 4 classes.
Our Year 3 classes are Willow Class and Cedar Class.
Our Year 4 classes are Rowan Class and Maple Class.
View Our Curriculum section for further details of our learning.
View Our Learning section to find out about our exciting topics.
Year 5 & 6
In upper Key Stage 2, we have three classes:
Beech Class - Year 5
Sycamore Class - Year 5/6
Elm Class - Year 6
View Our Curriculum section for further details of our learning.
View Our Learning section to find out about our exciting topics.
Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones provision is a self-funded SEMH SEN base to support children with complex needs who may find the mainstream classroom overwhelming. The base is a 12 place KS1 (Years 1 and 2) provision that helps with the transition from EYFS to KS1. Within Stepping Stones there are 2 experienced staff both of which have expertise in dealing with children with attachment needs, ASD, ADHD, global delay and learning difficulties. Places within Stepping Stones vary and very much depend on the needs of the child. Some only access the Stepping Stones curriculum on a Thursday and Friday focusing on a specific area of identified need by the cohort (e.g. emotional regulation), others may access the provision whole time for a full term and other children may need a longer placement, some children only attend for afternoons – spaces are dependent on the needs of the child. The main aim, where possible, is to integrate children back into the mainstream classroom with a tool kit of resources and strategies to help them continue to flourish and develop.
To see our learning in Stepping Stones, click here.
The Nurture Hub
Within Durham, we have a number of schools successfully running nurture groups in their schools with positive outcomes consistently shown for the children and young people with social and emotional needs. In light of this, four Nurture Hubs have been developed across County Durham, and we are incredibly proud to be one of them.
The aim of the Nurture Hub is to promote the use of nurture principles in schools across County Durham. Alongside this we have also opened up spaces within our school Nurture Groups to allow children from local schools to access a Nurture Group where one is not available in their current school.
To read more about our Nurture Hub and to see our learning, please click here.