Welcome to Shirley Community Primary School

* * * IMPORTANT * * * If you need to report a positive COVID-19 test result for a child attending Shirley Primary School out of school hours, please ring the school mobile 07795 572304 and email office@shirley.cambs.sch.uk

Thank you for visiting our school website.

We are a friendly, happy and successful school, serving the diverse community of Chesterton. Our pupils come from a wide variety of backgrounds and many speak English as an additional language. We are a highly inclusive place of learning and are very proud to be the first school in the country to gain the Equalities Award.

We look carefully at the development of the ‘whole child’, and through a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum, with a focus on key skills, we aim to give children the best possible start in life. All children have huge potential, and we want our pupils to enjoy learning, achieve the highest possible standards, develop their curiosity and improve those skills that will help them now and in later life.

We promote an ethos where every child is valued as an individual; this helps them to grow into caring and respectful young people who are able to get on well with each other and make a positive contribution to our community.

Our building was purpose-built in 2011 and our spacious, light building has a well-resourced Library, Food Tech Room, ICT Suite, two halls, outdoor learning spaces (including an allotment), community rooms and a Children’s Centre.

Shirley Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff, parents and volunteers to actively share this commitment. Our Designated Persons for Safeguarding are myself, Mrs Wernham (Deputy Head and SENCO), Mrs Mitchell (Deputy Head), Mrs Taylor (Class Teacher), Mrs Willis, Ms. (Senior Inclusion TA), Ms. Reay (Family Inclusion Officer) and Mrs Kozicz (Extended Schools Manager).

Ofsted visited us in March 2018 and while they were visiting, children commented that ‘this is a good school because people make you feel welcome’. Parents also shared that ‘this is a truly inclusive school that does its best for all pupils, whatever their background, culture or ability’.

Visits to the school are always welcome – we look forward to meeting you!

Mr Cattermole, Headteacher

https://shirley.eschools.co.uk/website/clubs/91542

Shirley Clubs September 2020

We are pleased to be able to restart our Shirley clubs. Please click on the link above to find out what we are currently able to offer.

Apply Now for a Reception School Place for September 2021

If your child will be aged 4 by 31st August 2021, you need to apply now for a school place. Please see the information below from Cambridgeshire County Council School Admissions Team.

Admission to School September 2021.pdf

Starting Primary School 2021 Information for Parents and Carers.pdf

Is your child in year six?

If you have a child in year six who will be moving on to secondary school in September 2021 please read the important letter below about how to apply for their secondary school place.

Letter Year 6 Transition to Secondary School.pdf

Reception Goldilocks Cafe with parents

Planting flowers in the school grounds

Stone Age Houses

COVID-19 ADVICE FOR PARENTS/CARERS

Please visit out COVID-19 page for the latest advice and information about COVID-19 and how we are managing this in school.

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* * * HOT SCHOOL MEALS * * *

It is good to see the children enjoying having hot school meals again. We hope that as many children as possible will join in having a tasty, hot meal at school with their classmates every day, especially now that the weather is turning cooler. Please click here for more information.

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Thank you to everyone for their patience and understanding regarding the opening and closing of school at different times. We have reviewed our procedures and feel that there is no longer the need for such a large dropping off and collecting window, nor for such a large gap between the two sessions. As things have embedded in well it is now sensible to move to shorter times, especially with the weather turning colder, and mornings/afternoons becoming darker. We are reducing opening and drop off times from 15 minutes to 10 minutes, and the time the gates are closed from 10 minutes to 5 minutes.

From Monday 12th October, our Opening and Closing Times will be as follows:

Opening and Drop Off

Even: EYFS/Y2/Y4/Y6: 8:45 to 8:55am

Gates closed: 8:55 to 9:00am

Odd: Y1/Y3/Y5 9:00 to 9:10am

Closing and Collection

Even: EYFS/Y2/Y4/Y6 3:00 to 3:10pm

Gates closed: 3:10 to 3:15pm

Odd: Y1/Y3/Y5 3:15 to 3:25pm

Please read full information in our letter.

We continue to follow all of the latest COVID guidance and our systems of cleaning the school throughout the day, as well as ensuring there is plenty of hand washing at key times, continue to operate well. Children are learning well in their bubbles, and only mixing with children in their year groups at break and lunch times. Again, we are pleased with how this is working, and this will continue to be the case until any changes to the Government guidance.

CORONAVIRUS

Dear Parents and Carers,

If you need to contact the school office please do so by email office@shirley.cambs.sch.uk in the first instance or by ringing 01223 712252. Please do not come to the school office in person.

If you have a safeguarding concern about a child during school closure, click here.

Kind regards

Shirley School Office

Preschool

We are offering 15 and 30 hours of free childcare. To find out if you are eligible for the 30 hours entitlement, please click on the link below.

Eligibility for 30 hours free childcare

Click below to see our latest Ofsted Report (March 2018)

Shirley Community Primary Ofsted Report (March 2018)

Have a look at our blogs to see what we have been learning!

Click here for the class pages, then go to the year group that you want to look at!

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Friends of Shirley Zoom Meeting

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