England

Leafield CE Primary School

Leafield CE Primary School is a small, rural, village school on the edge of the Cotswolds, 18 miles north-west of Oxford. Our school was founded in 1839 and is located in the middle of the village green. We currently have 99 pupils from aged 4 to 11. We are organised into 4 classes and employ a headteacher, 4 teachers, 8 teaching assistants, 2 administrative assistants, 2 lunchtime supervisors and a cleaner. We enjoy good community support and have an active Parents' Association. Leafield School has strong links with the church and successfully promotes a Christian ethos through our Values Curriculum. Many of our children have limited experiences outside the village and could be described as rurally poor,with approximately 40% of our pupils living in low cost housing. We do not have a culturally diverse population and therefore our pupils will really benefit from this partnership. 11% of our pupils have special educational needs, including Autism; Speech and Language Difficulties; Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties and Learning Difficulties. We teach a thematic and creative curriculum with the majority of our topics based around children's literature. Our children also attend after school clubs for sport, music, drama, art and technology.