Our lovely building is nearly 80 years old and has seen many changes. It began life as a girls’ secondary school in the 1930s and many visitors remember the large sewing and cooking rooms. It became a junior school in the 1960s and has seen thousands of children pass through its doors.We welcome back many parents, grandparents and great grandparents who have happy memories of their early school life at Folville.

The name Folville is a mystery to us. In french it would roughly translate to “Mad Town”, which occassionally is quite fitting! More likely the name comes from the local Leicestershire villages which have Folville in their names.We are all very proud of our school and believe it offers something quite unique to the children who attend.

The pupils at Folville are given a great start in life both academically and socially. We have high standards in all that we do and we strive to bring out the best in every single child  

The vision for Folville Junior School is that it should be a caring and loving place where

ALL members of its community feel valued and confident. Folville encourages its members to co-operate and collaborate in a stimulating and comfortable environment. Within this environment of care and challenge, the school aims to enable children to strive to achieve high academic standards, develop social skills and self-awareness.

The values we wish to influence and promote in the children’s learning include:

• Enthusiasm for learning
• Persistence in learning
• Enquiry and curiosity in learning

The personal values we wish to promote include:

• Self respect, integrity Honesty and trust
• Acceptance
• Courtesy and compassion
• Sharing and learning together
• Openness and optimism in approach.

The values on which the whole staff at Folville base their practice include:

• Learning for its own sake
• Working in collaboration
• Consistently apply an agreed set of policies
• That all members of the school are learners
• Trust in each others professional judgements
• Developing each persons individual form of intelligence 
• Continually seeking to improve the quality of our children’s experiences and attainment      

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