The school garden is a very special and unique part of our school and is enjoyed for its beauty as well as a place to play and learn. On their journey through the school the children are taught gardening jobs and are responsible for areas of the garden. There are many opportunities for them to plant seeds, nurture plants and watch them flourish. During our work on the vision the children are helped to explore how 'plant, nurture, flourish, serve' is a metaphor that can be applied to many aspects of their life. We plant a wide range of seeds in our children in the form of knowledge, skills and new experiences; we nurture their development (providing extra support where needed) to enable all children to flourish. Children are given opportunities to serve by supporting and helping others, sharing work and expertise and by having responsibilities such as looking after a reception buddy, being a young leader or serving on a school committee such as eco-schools.

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The school garden is a very special and unique part of our school and is enjoyed for its beauty as well as a place to play and learn. On their journey through the school the children are taught gardening jobs and are responsible for areas of the garden. There are many opportunities for them to plant seeds, nurture plants and watch them flourish. During our work on the vision the children are helped to explore how 'plant, nurture, flourish, serve' is a metaphor that can be applied to many aspects of their life.

We plant a wide range of seeds in our children in the form of knowledge, skills and new experiences; we nurture their development (providing extra support where needed) to enable all children to flourish. Children are given opportunities to serve by supporting and helping others, sharing work and expertise and by having responsibilities such as looking after a reception buddy, being a young leader or serving on a school committee such as eco-schools.

The school was originally set up in the church and when it out grew the church it moved into the workhouse next door. The workhouse eventually fell into disrepair and the present Victorian building was built in 1875 with capacity for 400 children in three separate sections for boys, girls and infants.

The history of the school is well documented and all original documents are stored in the Swindon and Wiltshire History Centre in Chippenham and can be viewed by visitors to the centre. Over the years these documents have been studied in detail, particularly by Canon John Ayers who has a long association with the school and has summarised the history of the school in a document called ‘A Christian and Useful Education’. On this page you will also find links to other documents such as well as extracts from our school log books.

In 2008 we celebrated our 300th anniversary and as part of our celebrations relived aspects of the school’s history, such as the workhouse lunch, with past and present pupils, parents and members of the local community. 

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As a group of twelve Church and Community Schools across South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire we want to formalise our collaborative model of working. We believe that as a family of schools forming a Trust we can achieve:

Deliberate and purposeful collaboration which strengthens and builds capacity at all levels.

A strong, highly skilled, and resilient trustee and governance structure which focuses on enabling and empowering people.

School environments where all children, particularly those that face disadvantage can flourish and where equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging are front and centre.

Professional growth and development that creates cultures and communities of improvement.

A sense of civic duty underpinned by the Charitable status where we can benefit from sharing our learning but also learning from others.

Financial stability through robust systems and structures.

We are a strong family of schools that serve diverse communities including two of the most deprived wards in South Gloucestershire and schools that are faith based, rural and small. We would want to work alongside the Diocese, Local Authorities and Academy partners as the Trust grows and develops.

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