rove Park Primary School is part of the education service provided by the London Borough of Hounslow. The school was opened on 7th January 1952 on a site formerly owned by London's St Thomas's Hospital. The Nursery class was purpose built and opened in 1985. The area is reminded of the link with St Thomas's Hospital by local street names, such as our own Nightingale Close.

Today Grove Park continues to flourish as an outstanding two form entry primary school which is a hub of creativity, high ambition and achievement! Grove Park reached the Sunday Times top 200 schools in the country rightly reflecting our status as a leader of primary provision in the local area. Surrounded by magnificent oak trees with an enviable playground, allotment and pond and wildlife area we see ourselves as a haven of peace and greenery in the heart of West London. Squirrels and other wildlife are regularly seen in our green areas, providing much excitement for our children.

Children are immersed in a multitude of different learning, which encompasses knowledge, skills, values and understanding of the world. Our teachers care very much for the children and provide extensive opportunities for children to learn using a variety of methods and styles. Stories permeate the curriculum and developing children’s reading and writing is a core ambition. Our Year 1-6 curriculum allows places a novel or picture book at the heart of the English curriculum. Pupils use their imagination and explore and discuss their own experiences through the use of picture books right through to Year 6 and produce writing of depth, meaning and amazing quality. Children’s books reflect outstanding marking of quality and pupil outcomes are simply outstanding! A real treasure and joy to see. Pupils use their maths skills effectively and creatively, linking it to real-life problems and challenges.

Our children are often heard singing and composing music of great quality with the support of our talented and wonderful music teacher, Mr Nind. Mr Rick, our dedicated sports and sustainability teacher instils a healthy approach to living in our children and can be seen actively engaging the children in a plethora of sporting opportunities. Our international dimension is a key focus of the school and you will hear our pupils reading and speaking in French throughout the junior classes with our superb French teacher Veronique.

The whole focus at school is around our wonderful children who are a real joy to be with. There is a sense of wonder, enquiry and desire for knowledge that children share throughout the time with us. Equipping children to be the best they can be, equipped with knowledge, curiosity, being a kind and responsible person and ready to make a positive difference in the world drives our infectious enthusiasm at Grove Park.

The atmosphere throughout the school is one of excitement and concentration. The standard of behaviour is extremely high and there are many ways the children learn strategies to develop their social skills. Friendship is greatly valued and our school council offers advice on how to improve the play times and lunchtimes, assuring that they go really smoothly. A creative and vibrant learning environment which reflects the children’s work permeates the school.

Our vision is deeply centred upon the individual child at Grove Park and we strive to provide an exciting and stimulating curriculum punctuated by high standards and creativity. Rich curricula activities form part of our core curriculum whereby pupils contextualise their learning through educational visits, residential visits and many school visitors. To place learning in context enriches and enthuses children to understand why and what they are learning. As John Keats states ‘Nothing is real until it has been experienced’. Children in the infants experience Forest Schools which equips them with team building skills and an understanding of science and nature.

Developing children’s interests and talents and equipping them with strong literate and mathematical skills is a core aim. We use high quality picture fiction and novels from a range of high quality authors to foster a strong individual narrative sense, whereby children engage with the world of literature and imagination and grapple with issues and themes in the world. Producing stunning writing, regularly in the top 5% of writing nationally, children can write at length using a rich range of vocabulary and ideas and creative imagination. Providing children with a stimulating and balanced curriculum is key and through integrating history and geography topics into English and Mathematics sessions, children can learn and discover the world. Music and the performing arts is richly encouraged in the school and a school choir along with amazing drama performances are an important part of our offer. The international dimension to the curriculum equips children with cultural understanding and knowledge and children learn Spanish through music from N to Year 2 and French in the juniors. Children are provided with the skills to appreciate and respect a diversity of cultures and to celebrate this through art, music and languages. Healthy living and PE is enhanced by our wonderful PE teacher and through Healthy School’s Week, sports days and PE lessons we provide children with the core understanding of ‘mens sana in corpore sano’. Opportunities to develop computing skills to equip them for modern life enhances the curriculum and we aim for our children to become proficient users of technology.

Our community and familial ethos is a key aspect of our school; first and foremost we are a community and we welcome parents to be full and active members of the school. Through our parents’ forum, weekly assemblies, open mornings and meetings in the playground each day we aim to be inclusive and cohesive. Our happy and caring staff are passionate about the children and we aim to develop children’s talents and skills and importantly to become the best people they can. Assemblies and our core values offer a conduit to developing children to become kind, empathetic and active members of society enabling them to play a positive role in the future. We work hard to support charities and each class has their own charity to which we dedicate a themed week which involves learning about and making items to sell to raise money for the good cause. Our very own Grove Park Ambassadors support and run charity events throughout the school. Our children’s voice is important to us and we have an active School Council who are a joy to work with and regularly impact decisions regarding playgrounds, school meals and our School Development Plan.

If you're searching for your next teaching post, why not contact us now? You'll be working at a great school and be part of a friendly, helpful team. We're always interested to hear from enthusiastic, committed teachers - send us your CV now via our School Talent Pool and say what sort of role you're looking for.