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Campton Lower School
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Campton Lower School is situated in an attractive village setting backing
onto the recreation ground. The catchment area is the parish of Campton
and Chicksands.
The main building was erected in 1875 and has many attractive Victorian architectural
features. The Hall is in this part of the school and is used for assemblies,
physical education, music, drama and as a dining hall.
The main building provides bright, attractive classrooms for our Reception
and Year 1 children. A separate block close to the main building houses
our Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 pupils in bright mobile classrooms.
We have good facilities for teaching computer skills and have a small library.
The Old School House contains our main reception, Head Teacher’s office and general staff facilities.
The playground to the rear of the school has access to the village recreation
ground which is used for playtimes during the summer months.
The Philosophy of the School
We believe that our school should provide a happy, secure setting in which
children can achieve their full potential in all areas of a structured, broad
curriculum. The learning experience provided should ensure that every
child has equal opportunity to experience success at his or her own level
and progress according to individual rates of development. Children
are helped to grow in confidence and self-esteem, while developing self-discipline
and consideration for others in our caring school community. Our overall
aim is to enthuse our children with the joy of learning through stimulating
and exciting approaches so that essential positive attitudes and responses
to education are developed at this early stage.
The Children
Staff are sensitive to the particular needs of each child and provide individual
learning experiences, when appropriate, to match the ability and developmental
level of each of our pupils. There is a family atmosphere within our
school and we endeavour to make every child feel a valued member of our small
community. We have 109 pupils on roll at present.
News
A beautiful sunny afternoon greeted Campton schoolchildren last Friday 15
July on the recreation ground for their annual Sports Day. It was off to
a flying start at 1.15pm with competitive track races. Plenty of parents
and other relatives were there to cheer them on. A bouncy Castle provided
the venue for younger children who were sponsored for the ‘Two-minute Bounce’,
organised by the ‘Friends of Campton’ to raise money for School funds. The
older children ran sponsored circuits round the field. All children were
given the opportunity to choose whether to be an athlete competing for a
place on the finishing line, a sponsored ‘Bouncer’ or if they wished to opt
out of events altogether, they could do so. A heroic finishing race run by
‘The Dads’ was, as always, a great success.
The House Cup was presented by Mrs Carol Sawyers, the Chair of the Parish
Council, rounding off a strenuous and enjoyable afternoon. Staff and helpers,
as always deserve a thank you, for hosting an afternoon to remember and serving
delicious refreshments to thirsty children and cheerleaders.
For more details contact : Head Teacher: Mrs. J. Woodthorpe Tel: 01462 813359
or visit the Web Site:
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