Ethos, Vision and Values
Our Identity
Our school is enriched by a playgroup, Nursery and a Deaf Resource Base, all set within our beautiful grounds that provide a nurturing environment for growth and exploration. As a primary School committed to inclusive education, we embrace the diversity of our children and families and strive to create a community where every schild is valued and supported to flourish.
Our Vision
At Warstones Primary School, we believe that every child has the potential to thrive when challenged in a supportive environment. Our vision is to cultivate learners who are confident, curious, and resilient, ready to meet the challenges of their educational journey and beyond.
Understanding our context
Our school community is a rich tapestry of backgrounds and needs:
45.% boys and 55% girls
21.% of learners speak English as an Additional Language (EAL)
38% are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM)
20% have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), with 3% holding Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP)
Our Core Values
We foster an environment where respect is fundamental — for ourselves, each other, and the world around us. Respect is demonstrated through listening attentively, valuing diverse perspectives, and behaving considerately. For example, in classrooms and playgrounds, children are encouraged to resolve conflicts peacefully and celebrate cultural differences, reflecting our inclusive community.
Kindness is at the heart of our school culture. We promote acts of kindness daily — whether helping a peer, showing empathy, or contributing to community projects. This creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere where everyone feels safe and valued.
We inspire all learners to set high goals and believe in their ability to achieve them. Aspiration is nurtured through personalised learning plans and celebrating successes, no matter how small, motivating learners to reach their full potential. We always encourage children to be the very best versions of themselves at all times, allowing their light to shine through.
We encourage learners to develop resilience by embracing challenges and viewing mistakes as opportunities to grow. This value is lived out when children persevere through difficult tasks, supported by staff who model and teach strategies for overcoming setbacks.
We empower learners to take responsibility for their actions, learning, and community. This includes caring for the school environment, participating in decision-making through Pupil Parliament, and understanding their role in the wider society.
British Values
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Our children from Year 1 to Year 6 have the opportunity to have their voices heard through our school council, where they are able to raise concerns and suggestions to their class councilors that will then be discussed in meetings with the rest of the council. In addition to this, we also try offer opportunities throughout school life where democracy is encouraged, such as choosing the reward activity for Golden Time and activities to take part in during wellbeing days.
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The importance of laws, from those that govern the class, the school and the country, are consistently reinforced throughout each day, as well as when dealing with behavioural issues that may occur. As children mature, we encourage them to take more responsibility with behavioural issues and will often ask them what they believe would be a suitable sanction for their actions. We set up regular visits from authorities such as the fire service to teach children the importance of laws and have also had a member of our local community in to talk about the consequences of breaking the law and the impact that it had on his life
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Within school, our children are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make choices safety, through the provision of safe environment and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advise how to exercise these safely, for example through our E-Safety and PHSE lessons. Whether it be through choice of challenge, of how they record, of participation in our numerous extra-curricular clubs and opportunities, pupils are given the freedom to make choices.
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A big part of our school ethos is respect, as seen in the 'Be Respectful' section of our 3 B's behaviour reminders. This strand, along with the other 'B's', are mentioned both formally and informally each day and reminders are up throughout the school. In addition, we ensure that as adults, we model respect towards our children, ensuring that incidents and conflict are dealt with in a calm and respectful way, allowing children to voice their perspective.
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Here at Warstones, we are proud to promote and celebrate our different backgrounds and beliefs. Through the use of our key stage and class assemblies, we highlight and teach about many different faiths and the celebrations that people enjoy throughout the year. We often invite our children to share their experiences of faith with their peers, highlighting the importance of faith in their lives, encouraging our children to be curious learners and to ask polite and respectful questions. Our RE curriculum teaches children about the many different faiths around the world and how, even if we do not have a specific faith, we must still show high levels of respect and understanding.