Stanton Harcourt CE Primary School

Headteacher’s Welcome

A very warm welcome to Stanton Harcourt CE Primary School. As a small school we get to know our children and families very well and our pastoral systems promote the development of excellent relationships between pupils and the whole staff team. The children have a strong sense of belonging to a school family and by the time they leave us at the end of Year 6, they are responsible, independent young people, and we are very proud of them.

As a Church of England primary school, our vision is rooted in the Bible verse in Romans 12:4, “Each one of us has a body, and that body has many parts… In Christ we are all one body and we are all a part of it. Each part belongs to all the other parts. We all have different gifts.” We embrace the diversity of gifts, skills, and qualities within our school community. Together, we live, learn, and grow in a nurturing environment that cherishes each individual, enabling the whole body to flourish.

Through our curriculum, we aim high for all, offering both challenge and support so that every child can grow in confidence, character and capability. We believe that by recognising and nurturing each child’s individual strengths, they can achieve their full potential – academically, socially and spiritually.

We enable children to understand their place in the world, who they are and how they can serve others. We actively create opportunities for service to others, helping children understand the values of compassion, kindness, support and friendship.

Our wider curriculum is designed to develop responsible and inclusive global citizens. We help children understand the wider world and their place in it, encouraging them to embrace difference, celebrate diversity, and act justly and wisely.

Our school is very much part of our local community, and we welcome the community into school in roles such as reading volunteers.

We endeavour to work in partnership with parents, as we know this allows children to flourish. We have many events throughout the year to support parents and work with them to allow all of our children to reach their full potential.

Our curriculum aims to give our children rich learning opportunities and valuable experiences, to encourage them to be life long, inquisitive learners.  We believe it is integral to children’s development to understand their place within the school community and relate this to a much wider global community, thus providing the children with experiences and knowledge of different world religions and faiths so that they can become tolerant, compassionate citizens. We aspire for our children to leave their primary education having the integrity, values and inspiration to enter the next step of their journey with confidence and embrace and influence the world that they live in.

Stanton Harcourt CE Primary School is part of the EPA Trust, an academy made up of a large 11-19 outstanding secondary school, an all-through primary/secondary school, and ten primary schools which host five nurseries. The EPA family of schools is dedicated to high academic achievement and developing well-rounded children. Our schools enable children to become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.

If your child is due to start school in September 2027 please contact the office on 01865 881948 or office.3130@stantonharcourtschool.org.uk to book an appointment to look around.  We have two tours for prospective  reception/nursery parents on the following dates:

Tuesday 20th October 2026 at 10am

Tuesday 1st December at 10am

Please contact the school office if you would like to join one of these tours.

If you would like your child to join the school during the year in other year groups please get in touch. We will look forward to welcoming you to our school.

Penny McCarthy

Headteacher

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