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St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is set in extensive grounds, off the Dorchester Road in Broadwey. It is located with the Wey Valley Sports College and the Wyvern Special School.
Facilities include a large hall, library, ICT suite, two playgrounds with a range of equipment, and shaded areas for picnic lunches and protection from the sun in the summer. There is a fenced wildlife garden and pond and a large playing field.
There are approximately 208 children in school at present.
Our school enjoys very close links with all the churches within the parishes of Bincombe with Broadwey, Upwey and Buckland Ripers. We benefit from the advice and support of the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education.
A Christian approach is applied throughout the curriculum. Religious Education is a curriculum subject and this reflects the Christian foundation of the school. An Act of Worship takes place in school every day, either as a whole or in smaller groups.
These are Christian in nature, while focussing on other major religious festivals where appropriate.
“Church schools are at the centre of the Church's mission.
Church schools reach out to the young in far greater numbers than regularly attend church, and because through the young the Church is reaching out to parents and communities who would not otherwise engage with it." The Dearing Report
Our School Prayer
Dear Father God,
bless our School
that working together
and playing together
we may learn to serve you
and to serve one another.
Our School's Mission Statement
At St Nicholas and St Laurence Primary School we will work in partnership with parents to put the children at the heart of all we do. They will receive, within a caring Christian environment, the highest quality education that will ensure they reach their full potential and prepare them for future life.
Our School Ethos
Recognising its historic foundation, the School will preserve and develop its religious character in accordance with the principles of the church at parish and diocesan level.
The school aims to serve its community by providing education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers all its pupils.
The Aims of our School
· To demonstrate, by actions, strong Christian values and so help the children develop their own personal faith and values to equip them for future life. -
· To develop spiritually through reflection on feelings and relationships and through a sense of awe and wonder.
· To engender a sense of self-worth, self-confidence and self-esteem in each individual.
· To ensure that each child has the confidence to ask questions and make their own choices and decisions.
· To help each child develop a life-long love of learning.
· To ensure that each child can work co-operatively, showing respect, empathy and
tolerance for the views of others in a multi -cultural society.
· To ensure that each child leaves our school equipped with the social and practical skills needed for everyday living.
· To ensure that every child has a clear understanding of good health and a healthy lifestyle.
To achieve these aims we will:
· Work in the context of a warm and welcoming Christian ethos so that the love of Jesus Christ will be evident to all.
· Educate the whole child by presenting a total experience, which is right and relevant to his/her individuality, thus fostering the child's intellectual, physical, cultural, moral and spiritual development.
· Teach a broad and balanced curriculum by carefully planning and delivering the National Curriculum, with assessment of the child's progress; and provide time for reflection and evaluation by the teaching staff.
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