We are a small school, where the sense of family at St Matthew’s ensures that each child feels valued, important and known well by all the staff. We have a strong partnership with parents and welcome their participation in school activities. We know that children thrive in a happy, stimulating and exciting environment and we ensure praise, encouragement and fun in abundance during these vital years of early education so that it is a fulfilling and positive school experience.

We offer a variety of sports, including swimming, and many different extra-curricular clubs, as well as breakfast and after school care for working parents. We are proud of our Eco Schools status and we take advantage of our idyllic location to embrace meaningful outdoor learning experiences that enhance our curriculum provision.

Christ is at the centre of our school & Children are at the centre of all that we do

Our Christian vision and values are at the very heart of our whole school curriculum, underpinning teaching and learning as well as ensuring a strong, cohesive community that nurtures and develops happy, confident and successful learners. Our values are central to shaping attitudes towards learning and life in the community and they permeate the school environment and what we practise in school – in our daily work, interactions and relationships. With these values, our children are helped to prepare for their lifelong journey.

Let the little children come to me – start them off on the way they should go

– and they will spread their wings and soar like eagles

(Luke 18:16; Proverbs; Isaiah 40:31)

As Jesus said, Let the little children come to me, we have inclusive, open arms that welcome all children in the local community

As Proverbs tells us, Start them off on the way they should go, so our Christian values-based curriculum, with high standards of teaching and learning enables all children to succeed, to reach their full potential academically, spiritually, and personally by the end of Key Stage One, being ready to move on to their next stage in education.

As Isiah tells us, And they will spread their wings and soar like eagles, so we endeavour for our children to grow in self-confidence and self-awareness of themselves as thinkers and learners now and for the future.