It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School. St Hardulph's offers a caring and supportive environment, where all children are motivated to learn and achieve their full potential. We are proud of the school's caring, happy atmosphere, which enables children to feel secure, happy and valued.

We have dedicated and professional staff, supported by a committed and enthusiastic Governing Body working hard to make St Hardulph's the best it can be. The warm-hearted, Christian ethos that permeates St Hardulph's is very special and allows the children flourish and prepares them for the future.

Throughout the time each child is with us, we acknowledge and respect individuality; we listen and work with parents and are committed to being part of the local community. We have high expectations and seek to develop, in all our pupils, a strong sense of responsibility for their behaviour and a respect for others. 

We strive to help every child to develop intellectually, socially, emotionally and spiritually. We hope that you will support the school to achieve our aims by becoming part of the life of our school. We want every child's experience of our school to be both happy and successful. 

We would love you to see for yourself what a wonderful and special place St Hardulph's is so please do get in touch and come and see for yourself.  

Mrs K Ellis 

Headteacher

Our School Vision Statement

Our school community nurtures the seeds of potential in every child through an inspirational and diverse curriculum for every part of life. Rooted in God’s love, the whole child flourishes and grows into their unique contribution to the world.

Our School Aims

Flourishing Lives

We enable every child to reach their full potential by:

• Providing individual routes through an exciting and enriched whole school curriculum
• Celebrating every child’s achievements, contributions and talents 
• Establishing a culture where we never settle for anything less than our personal best 
• Believing that we can all make a difference and can make a unique contribution to the world 

Rooted in God

We provide an excellent Christian education through:

• Strong and effective partnership with our local church and clergy 
• Our religious education curriculum including understanding of other faiths 
• Engaging collective worship 
• Making space for children to explore their own spirituality 

Nurturing All

We offer a safe and secure environment where children can take risks, be happy and grow by:

• Going above and beyond to meet the needs of every child to ensure their success and guide them to reach their aspirations 
• Encouraging children to explore the fullness of who they are and support their character development within the diverse society we live in 
• Recognising the importance of health and wellbeing of ourselves and others as a key to happiness and success 
• Encouraging children to become good citizens, who take an interest in issues, in our local, national and global communities to make their own contribution to secure the future of the world we live in

The old village school was built in 1874, on the edge of the village for Charles Abney Hastings, widower of the Countess of Loudon, as a memorial to his wife. It is a finely detailed village school of the period in local stone with some elaborate carving.

The current school building was built in the early 1960's to accommodate the growing number of pupils attending. The school is controlled by the Local Authority (Leicestershire County Council), who recognise the Church of England's foundation. The school is situated near to the centre of the village, opposite the quarry. Children start our school when they are 4 years old and leave us at the end of Year 6 where most transfer to Castle Donington College to start their secondary schooling.