At St. Chad’s C of E Primary school our mission: “In the light of God; we care, we share, we laugh, we learn” is central to everything we do. We are an inclusive school where at the heart of St. Chad’s Education is the development of the character of each child. As a Christian school our curriculum promotes the development of key Christian values linked to civic, moral and performance outcomes. Our Christian values are fully aligned with British values. This mirrors the Church of England’s vision for an education which promotes “life in all its fullness” (John 10:10).

St. Chads is a warm and welcoming school, full of children who are eager to learn supported by talented teachers and support staff. We have high aspirations and expectations for every one of our pupils and all our staff are committed to providing the highest quality of education to ensure every child has the opportunity to achieve and succeed. Through creative, engaging and relevant learning experiences we aim to embed a love of learning.

The children at St. Chads are amazing and it is a privilege to work with them every day. Our young people continually impress the adults in school with their academic achievements and their personal, social and spiritual development. We place huge importance on Pupil Voice and encourage our children to play an active role in school-life, offering their ideas and taking on responsibilities within the school community. Children are encouraged to build an understanding of social responsibility and their role within a Global community.

Choosing the right school for your child is an important decision. We take our partnership with parents very seriously and through collaboration, will work with you to achieve the best possible outcomes for your child. 

Angela McHale

Head of School

Aims and Ethos:

We aim to engender within the school a caring and sharing ethos where all children and staff feel welcome, valued and respected. We aim to create a stimulating and challenging learning environment where excellence is exalted but where it is also safe to fail.

Vision Statement:

Our school is a calm, caring and friendly place where we all work hard together, try our best and enjoy learning, in a community where achievements are recognised and celebrated. We are polite, friendly and kind to one another and make everyone feel welcome. Our school is a happy, healthy and safe place where Christian teaching helps us to value and respect ourselves, each other and our school.

Mission Statement:

In the light of God, we care, we share, we laugh, we learn.

British Values at St Chads

In June 2014, David Cameron emphasised the important role that British values can play in education. Although in 2014-15 this is something which is developing in its significance for schools, it is not something new at St Chad’s CE Primary. British values are promoted in so much of what we do, including our:

• School collective worship
• Through planned activity days
• Through sessions in targeted and age appropriate curriculum topics
• Religious Education
• PSHCE
• Through our weekly ethos statements
• Our clubs and extra-curricular activities
• The work of school council, the junior leadership team and other pupil led activities
• Our general positive and inclusive ethos

As well as actively promoting British values, the opposite also applies: we would actively challenge pupils, staff or parents expressing opinions contrary to fundamental British values, including ‘extremist’ views.

The term ‘British values’ might be slightly misleading in that these values are integral to so many countries throughout the world – they differ in no way from the values of most western European countries. Below are just a few examples of how we promote British values.

Initially set up as a partnership between the lead academy Abbey Grange and St Chad's Primary School both in Leeds, Abbey MAT has since grown with the addition of our first sponsored academy, Lightcliffe Academy which is in Calderdale, near Halifax, and most recently has welcomed Bishop Young C of E Academy, Manston St James Primary and Holy Trinity Rothwell C of E Primary Academy.

At Abbey Multi Academy Trust we are committed to making a difference to the lives of the children and young people within our academies. We aim to provide an environment which is welcoming, caring, calm, disciplined and purposeful and will stretch our young people academically, support them pastorally and help them develop socially and spiritually.

We are committed to raising the skills base across our communities by ensuring a focus on quality, encouraging innovation and strengthening the ethos of the academies as distinctive schools. The framework will strive to maintain academies which will retain their own independent culture and ethos whilst operating within a strategic partnership to improve quality, share best practice and operate effectively and efficiently.

The primary and secondary schools within Abbey Multi Academy Trust are prepared to truly collaborate. The schools have a desire to question, change and innovate to ensure that what they provide enables our children to become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.

We work as active partners both formally, as part of our growing Multi Academy Trust and informally, in the collaborative work we do with the Diocese, local universities, local and national business and our local community.

"To work in partnership to educate, nurture and empower"