Welcome to the website of West Road Primary Academy
West Road Primary is an exciting, happy and vibrant learning community, serving the wonderful community of Moorends – we are all learners. We hope you enjoy looking around our site. If you are inspired, we would love you to come along and see for yourself what we are really like.
At West Road we put children at the heart of everything we do. We believe that every child can achieve amazing things and it is our job to deliver a rich and personalised education, unlocking doors and creating a love of learning, so that every child is empowered and has the opportunity to choose their own future. We provide a nurturing, inspiring environment, maintaining high expectations and challenge in all that we do – enabling each child to develop the resilience, confidence and independence required to succeed.
Ms Julie Woodward
Headteacher
We were judged as good by Ofsted in June 2018 and we are extremely proud that our children achieve outcomes in reading, writing and maths which are above, often well above, national averages.
We are proud to be members of the Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust.
School opening hours:
Reception to Y6: 8.45am – 3.15pm
Morning Nursery: 8.30am – 11.30am
Afternoon Nursery: 12.15pm – 3.15pm
(Total of 32.5 hours per week)
All that we do is underpinned by our West Best Learning Powers. These characters are used consistently across school starting in nursery and help our children to understand how to take ownership of their own learning.
TO LEARN, TO GROW, TOGETHER…
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At West Road Primary, children are at the heart of everything we do.
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We know that education ensures choice, choice creates opportunity – education, choice and opportunity are the keys to unlock a limitless future for every young person.
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We offer an irresistible invitation to learning – an exciting, lifelong adventure. We turn mirrors into windows.
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We will inspire – the child who loves learning has everything within their reach.
At West Road we…
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In partnership with parents, governors and the wider community, staff and pupils ensure a welcoming, caring, safe and secure environment and to ensure a learning culture of continuous challenge and high expectations.
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Ensure that the academic and personal. development, is of the highest possible standard
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Ensure teaching and learning of the highest quality.
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Deliver a stimulating, creative and enriched curriculum for all children.
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Enable young people to think for themselves, to take responsibility for decision making and to become independent, critical thinkers, developing skills necessary for succeeding in an ever-changing world.
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Raise the confidence, self-esteem and sense of self-worth of every learner through celebration of all achievements.
We hold high expectations for behaviour, focusing on good manners, reliability, and punctuality. Our students are encouraged to embrace the pledges, which extend learning beyond the classroom, broadening their experiences and helping them become active citizens. These pledges ensure every young person enjoys equal opportunities for a rewarding, fulfilling life.
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Through these pledges, students will actively participate, lead by example, and commit to serving others.
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Fully participate in school/UTC life by taking on leadership roles, making a difference to peers, leading initiatives like ECO schools, reading groups, or debates, or serving as an ambassador. This could also include learning to ride a bike or leading a healthy school initiative.
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Take part in at least three assemblies or help organise tutor activities or key events. Engage in community projects or activities.
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Attend an experience or visit that extends beyond the curriculum, outside of the familiar context or Doncaster.
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Participate in or watch a professional performance, contribute behind the scenes in a school production, or engage in performing arts to deepen cultural appreciation.
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Advocate for the environment through activities like litter picks, improving the school environment, organising recycling schemes, or leading a gardening project.
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Plan and lead a student-driven fundraising event.
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Represent the Trust in a sporting, cultural, or academic event.
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Take part in a residential trip, either at home or internationally.
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Visit a place of significant cultural difference within the UK.
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Participate in a formal presentation, such as performing a group dance, reciting poetry, or playing a musical instrument in an in an assembly.
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Be enterprising by selling something you’ve made, running a school shop, raising money for charity, or participating in service outside school like scouts or cadets.