Our School

Pastoral Care

At St Nicolas’, we develop the whole child academically, spiritually, socially and emotionally, creatively and physically. We put real time and thought into our pastoral care and, as a smaller school, it is possible for all of our adults to get to know all of our children very well and to spot any problems immediately. The smaller setting and close community we can offer at St Nicolas’ means there is no risk of your child ‘getting lost’, as it were, among hundreds of children as might be possible in a larger primary school. Instead we offer a secure, nurturing and colourful learning environment in which our children learn and grow during their crucial first three years of school.

Partnership with Parents

We believe that it is vital to establish a positive and constructive partnership between home and school. We pursue an ‘Open Door’ policy so that you, as parents and carers, feel you can informally approach the teaching and leadership staff with any questions, suggestions, issues or concerns, whether large or small. There are opportunities for you to meet more formally with the teacher each term to discuss your child’s progress and you will receive a written report towards the end of each school year. Curriculum Parents’ Meetings are held to provide you with more information about the subjects we teach and our approach to them.

We welcome parental involvement in the daily life of the school. We ask parents to help with cooking, running the library, hearing children read, Forest School, school trips and generally assisting in the classrooms.

Ofsted June 2019