Ightham Primary School
Oldbury Lane, Ightham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 9DD admin@ightham.kent.sch.uk http://www.ightham.kent.sch.uk
Ightham Primary School
About Ightham Primary School
Welcome to Ightham Primary School.
We are a one form entry primary school catering for boys and girls ages 4 - 11 years of age set in the beautiful, historic village of Ightham. We are able to admit p to 210 children in total. We have seven classrooms, ICT suite, library, hall with fixed apparatus and designated gardening area. We are fortunately to be situated within the second largest woodland primary school setting in Kent and have three playgrounds.
Our Vision
Pupils should leave Ightham Primary School with their understanding deepened, their minds enriched, and their hearts inspired, so that they love learning and embrace the challenges of the future
Our Values
- Caring
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Tolerance
- Aspiration
- Honesty
Our Aims
As a highly inclusive school we aim to:
- Foster attitudes that will instill self-confidence, a sense of personal worth and wellbeing, and help children to acquire knowledge and skills relevant to life and work in a changing world.
- Provide an environment where children are safe, happy and healthy so that they are able to enjoy their education and build positive, lasting relationships.
- Assist children in developing intellectual, personal, spiritual, social ad moral values whilst also sharing respect for all life's diversities.
- Give children the opportunity to make decisions and choices, and to take responsibility for their actions, learning, environment and the resources made available to them.
- Identify each child's individual strengths and aspirations and nurture them within the school and the community.
- Encourage a close working partnership with families and the wider community.
Our Mission Statement.
Ightham Primary School provides a nurturing and inclusive learning environment that enables every child to thrive with an expectation of high academic standards. We are committed to providing a balanced, accessible and inspirational curriculum which fosters a lifelong love of learning.