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Key Information

Key Information about our school

On this page you will find key information about our school covering:

School Improvement Plan

At Great Bardfield Primary School, we are dedicated to continuous improvement, ensuring that our school provides the best possible education and opportunities for every child. Our School Development Plan outlines our key priorities for the academic year, focusing on raising achievement, enhancing teaching and learning, and fostering a supportive and inclusive environment.

Our Governors are fundamental in monitoring and evaluating our progress, ensuring that our improvement strategies are effectively implemented and have a positive impact on our pupils. Through regular reviews and collaboration with staff, parents, and the wider school community, they help to drive excellence and maintain high standards across all areas of school life.

To learn more about our current improvement priorities and initiatives, please click the link below.

Pupil Premium

At Great Bardfield Primary School, we are committed to ensuring that every child thrives in their learning. Pupil Premium is additional funding provided by the government to support disadvantaged students, helping to close the attainment gap between them and their peers. This funding is used to provide targeted support, resources, and enrichment opportunities, ensuring all pupils have access to high-quality education and the tools they need to succeed.

To learn more about how we allocate our Pupil Premium funding and the impact it has, please read the report below.

School Prospectus

The school prospectus contains an overview of school life.

Sports Premium Funding

A high quality PE curriculum is of huge benefit to children’s health and well-being. It lays the foundations for children to be physically and mentally healthy for the rest of their lives.

At Great Bardfield Primary School, we believe that being physically active enables our children to:

  • improve confidence and self-esteem
  • enhance well-being by releasing tension and anxiety
  • improve communication skills
  • understand the concept of working as part of a team
  • improve their listening skills
  • experience the feelings associated with winning and losing in a safe environment
  • develop their gross and fine motor skills
  • gain opportunities to develop leaderships skills

Children receive a minimum of two hours of high quality PE lessons every week. We have our own swimming pool onsite and all pupils also receive 10 hours of  swimming lessons in the summer term. We celebrate achievements of our school teams, house teams and individuals in our weekly assemblies. Children who take part in sports clubs and activities outside of school, share their experiences through showing certificates and trophies and sharing news from competitions and matches.

We are members of the Uttlesford School Sports Partnership (USSP) and regularly take part in activities, events and competitions in a range of sports.

The Premium is designed to help children get an active start in life, supporting primary schools to improve the quality of their PE and sport provision so that pupils experience the benefits of regular exercise – from becoming healthier both mentally and physically to improved behaviour and better academic achievement. The funding is a ring-fenced grant for English primary schools to provide additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE, sport and physical activity.

Take a look at how we intend to spend out Sports Premium Grant this year:

Ofsted Information

Click on the link below to download a copy of our Ofsted report from May 2013.

We value the partnership between school and home, and we encourage parents to share their views about our school with Ofsted through Parent View. Your feedback helps us to celebrate successes and continue improving our school. To have your say, please click on the link below.

School Performance Tables

Please follow this link to the DfE Performance tables website.

GDPR

This section of our website provides our Privacy Notices along with information about the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)