Cobholm Primary Academy Prospectus 22-23

Prospectus

Welcome to Cobholm Primary Academy

Welcome to our academy which provides the best possible education in a nurturing, happy environment. We support and develop children from Reception up to 11-year olds who leave us confident and ready for high school.

We have one goal – to give your child the highest standard of education. We will support them in setting high expectations for their future and develop their approach to learning to ensure it is aspirational and leads to academic success

Our academy is proud to be at the heart of the Cobholm community, and we trace our roots back for more than 100 years.

We encourage a strong partnership between parents and the academy. Parents, grandparents and other family members play an important role in fundraising and shaping academy activities, with regular events that help us share our passion for learning with the whole community.

Danielle Sargeant, Head of School

Welcome to Cobholm Primary Academy

Our Core Values

Our Mission

Statement of Teaching and Curriculum Information

Reasons to Choose This School.

House System & Student Leadership

School Day Structure & SEND Provisions

Admission Process

Closing Statement

School Map

Safeguarding Statement

Our Core Values

We celebrate progress

Pupils and staff are celebrated for their progress both academically and in extracurricular exploits. We do not praise academic performance but the effort and progress one makes on their individual journey

We value diversity

All cultures are embraced and the school community talks about its diversity and similarities. We actively celebrate different cultures throughout the school year and draw upon expertise of our children to share their positive experiences

We embrace challenges

Staff and pupils look to challenge themselves in every aspect of their lives. This can range from learning to tie their shoelaces to solving algebraic problems. Every member of the school community will embrace challenges and be supported to learn from their mistakes

We have the highest expectations

We strive for excellence and support all members of our community to have the highest expectations of themselves and others. We truly believe that everyone is capable of achieving more than they thought possible regardless of their starting point or perceived barriers. Every child will have the highest aspirations and be supported by all adults to achieve these goals.

Our Mission

We will deliver high-quality, round education.

We will have a progress-driven environment.

We will learn from mistakes.

We will encourage our children to take risks.

We will experience competition including through the medium of sport.

We will expose our children to different cultures.

We will enrich the lives of our children through a wide range of experiences.

We will ensure children's well-being is supported.

We will be a rights-respecting school.

We will ensure all children pass their phonics test.

We will provide children with the opportunity to perform.

Statement of Teaching and Curriculum Info

Here at Cobholm Primary Academy, the curriculum is an integral part of school life, over the last few years it has been developed with the aim to address the following areas:

Subject knowledge

Vocabulary

Social equity

Curriculum Intent

From the very start of their educational journey in Reception right up to the end of Key Stage 2 we aim to provide a fully inclusive curriculum, whilst empowering our pupils to develop the skills and knowledge they require to be successful in the wider world.

Not only do we want our pupils to develop a lifelong love of learning, but it motivates our young people to achieve their full potential through exposure to powerful subject knowledge and a range of tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary

Reading is at the heart of our curriculum: through the explicit teaching of vocabulary, a focus on reading in class and at home, and inspiring a love of reading in pupils. Thus ensuring that all pupils have the best academic opportunities, whatever their backgrounds. We intend to provide our pupils with a wealth of experiences such as involvement in the arts, sports and external visits that they may not experience in their everyday lives and which builds the cultural capital of our pupils

Reasons to Choose This School

Breakfast Club - Cobholm Primary Academy offers a free breakfast club from 8:15 am every day of the week The club is supported by the Greggs Foundation and offers children a healthy and nutritious start to the day

Sports Clubs - Here at Cobholm we offer a range of after-school sports clubs that run after school. These include Football, Rugby, Netball and multisports. Children also have the opportunity to represent the school at local tournaments and competitions

Enrichment - We aim to provide as many opportunities as possible for our pupils to take part in events & activities that they may not have the opportunity to do outside of school. One way is by extending our day for KS2 to provide these experiences. Enrichment takes place on a Thursday 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm for all KS2 pupils

Activities may include:

Choir Drama Music Lessons

DT Club

Cookery Computing

By providing these opportunities we are providing a wider curriculum and opportunities for new experiences.

Work with the Community

Here at Cobholm Primary Academy, we work very closely with the local community. We work with local organisations and charities to provide opportunities and experiences throughout the year to our families

Some examples of this are;

The OutThere Festival

Great Yarmouth Carnival

Live Music Events

Local Competition, such as the Great Yarmouth Minster Christmas tree festival

An active 'Friends of Cobholm' group

Arts and Crafts workshops

Being a Rights Respecting School

Cobholm Primary Academy is very proud to be an accredited Rights Respecting School.

Together young people and the school community learn about children's rights, putting them into practice every day

There are four key areas of impact for children at a Rights Respecting school; wellbeing, participation, relationships and self esteem.

The difference that a Rights Respecting School makes goes beyond the school gates, making a positive impact on the whole community

Children are healthier and happier

Children feel safe

Children have better relationships

Children become active and involved in school life and the wider world

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Curriculum Experiences

Throughout the year the children get to take part in a number of events that enhance our curriculum and support both local and national events, as well as providing learning outside of the classroom experiences.

School trips

World Book Day

Numbers Day

Working with the BBC concert orchestra

Rights Respecting focus days

Express yourself for Comic Relief Day

The Cobholm Passport

The Cobholm Passport is a carefully designed programme of learning experiences that children will take part in as they journey through the school, these range from taking part in a concert or visiting local museums, to sleeping over at the school and going on a residential trip. During their time at Cobholm Primary all children will have their very own Cobholm passport where they can record and journal all the additional experiences they have been on.

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House System & Student Leadership

Leadership Team

We have 2 representatives from each year group who are chosen to represent their class by an in-class vote.

We also have 2 head pupils who are elected by the whole school community after an election campaign including a speech.

The leadership team regularly meets for feedback on the viewpoint and opinions of the pupil body. They also help take part in visits and interviews and help to decide on themes and school events

House System

When children arrive at CPA they are placed into a house along with any siblings they may have

We currently have 4 houses:

Barn Owls

Swallowtails

Hedgehogs

Badgers

Each house has its own colour and represents one of our core values. Children all wear PE t-shirts that link to their house and have a badge to wear on their jumper

Children collect house points throughout the week, and throughout the year we run a number of 'Cobholm Game' events. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the Cobholm House Shield.

School Day Structure & SEND Provisions

School Day Structure

The Cobholm day runs from 8:40 am to 3:10/15 pm. Children in Key Stage 2 have an extended day until 4 pm on a Thursday for enrichment.

Gates will open at 8:40 am for a soft entry and close at 8:50 am. Registration will close at 9 am.

Whole school assemblies are held throughout the week and focus on a range of topics, as well as sharing and celebration assemblies throughout the year which reward pupils for their hard work.

SEND

At Cobholm Primary Academy, we are committed to ensuring that learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are fully included in the life of the school and are able to thrive academically and socially.

If your child has an identified special educational need or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), the first step is to talk to our SENCO, Mrs Mary Williams who can give you an overview of the kinds of reasonable adjustments and provisions which are typically made for learners with SEND at Cobholm Primary Academy to ensure that they can access the curriculum and enrichment opportunities.

Once your child's place at Cobholm Primary Academy is confirmed, we will discuss your child's barriers to learning with you and your child in detail. We will also talk to your child's current setting (if applicable) and any other professionals working with your child. Together we will draw up a plan with short-term targets focused on your child's special educational needs. The plan will include provisions that reduce your child's barriers to learning as well as strategies that your child's teacher(s) can use in lessons. Learning Plans, provisions and targets are reviewed on a termly basis with both you and your child and adjusted as needed to reflect their changing needs. If your child has an EHCP, the short-term targets will be linked to the EHCP outcomes.

For more detailed information about what our academy does to support learners with SEND, please read our SEND Information Report on our website.

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Admission Process

Admission to Main School

By law, children must start statutory education full-time at the beginning of the term following their fifth birthday. Where admission is offered prior to compulsory school age, parents may defer their child's entry into school until later in that academic year. Parents should contact the Local Authority Admissions department

Their contact details are as follows:

Admissions Team

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich NR1 2DL

Telephone: 0344 800 8020

e.mail: admissions@norfolk gov.uk

For the first admission to school, the common application form will be sent to parents using data supplied by Norfolk PCTs in accordance with the published timetable. For transfers to Secondary school, common application forms will be sent to parents via their child's current school. Closing date for applications will be as per the published timetable.

Children may start school full-time at the beginning of the autumn term before their fifth birthday. (Part-time admission will be considered on an individual basis.)

Our admission policy allows children to start school earlier than the law requires. However, the law also allows parents to ask for their child to be admitted but lets them delay the start date until later in the school year. Your child must start school by the beginning of the term following their fifth birthday and the place must be taken up by the start of the summer term. If you inform us that you wish to delay your child's entry the place will be held and will not be offered to another child.

If you have any queries about an application for a place at Cobholm Primary Academy or about the admissions process please contact the School Office.

Closing Statement

Cobholm Primary Academy had an Ofsted inspection on the 20th and 21st October 2021 We are very pleased and proud to announce that the school has been rated as a 'GOOD' school for the first time in its history. The report published by Ofsted recognises our hard work and a strong commitment to providing the very best educational experiences for the young people we work with Please see below for the highlights from our report

What is it like to attend this school?

Cobholm Primary Academy is a welcoming and friendly environment. Everyone is valued and well cared for Pupils speak with great enthusiasm about the staff and about their learning. One pupil said, 'I really love that this school influences us to try new things like reading more books and learning different subjects.' The school is a calm, orderly, and purposeful learning environment. Both pupils and parents speak about how much behaviour has improved over the last year or so

Pupils enjoy the many opportunities the school provides for them to visit interesting places and hear from people with expertise in different subjects. All pupils participate in the school's enrichment programme. This includes different sports activities and curriculum learning like food technology. Staff have high expectations of what pupils can achieve. Improvements in teaching and pupils' behaviour are helping pupils to achieve well. Pupils of all ages gain the knowledge they need to be well prepared for the next stage of their learning.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school is led and managed well with the school's curriculum carefully designed to build on pupils' knowledge in each subject. Curriculum leaders help teachers to teach important knowledge in a logical order This helps pupils to know more and remember more in each subject. Pupils build their knowledge and understanding throughout the curriculum from when they start at the school. They talk enthusiastically about what they have learned over time in different subjects. Pupils achieve well across the curriculum. They gain the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to be successful in the next stage of their education.

There is effective teaching of reading from Reception to Year 6. Most children know the sounds they need to read and write simple words by the end of their Reception Year. Pupils build on this good start to reading in Year 1 and Year 2. Pupils read books that match the phonics knowledge they are learning in class. As a result, pupils read accurately and with understanding.

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Safeguarding Statement

At Cobholm Primary Academy we are committed to keeping staff, pupils and visitors safe and happy Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) ensures that effective support is provided to pupils that need it and our strong pastoral system ensures that all pupils are well known and their needs understood.

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