Welcome to The Acorns Primary and Nursery School, a member of The Rowan Learning Trust

Mission: Be The Best You Can Be

Vision: Providing A World-Class Start To Life

At The Acorns Primary & Nursery School, we are a Rights Respecting School where everyone is welcome - we have No Outsiders. We give our pupils the skills and knowledge they need to become positive citizens. During their time here, children develop into motivated, life-long learners: they understand the value of working hard and they want to achieve their best.

Our pupils leave us wanting to do the right thing, comfortable in their own skin, and knowing their own minds. They are full of self-belief and self-worth and are capable of being in respectful, trusting relationships with others.

Throughout their time at The Acorns, we help all pupils develop their characteristics of effective learning. These allow them to develop into confident, resilient and independent adults, prepared to succeed in the modern world.  

We achieve this vision through our daily mission - Be The Best You Can Be - and by remaining true to our core values.

Mutual Respect∼Equity∼Inclusivity∼Love

Come and tour our amazing school, meet our pupils who make us proud every day, meet our dedicated and passionate team, view our stimulating environment, and experience the safe, happy and vibrant haven we provide.

Message from Headteacher, Mr N Painter

Welcome to The Acorns Primary & Nursery School.

What we want above all else at The Acorns are happy, safe and curious pupils. Pupils who want to do the right thing and who want to be the best they can be because it makes them and others around them feel good. We will guide our pupils though the many educational and personal challenges they will face with positivity, patience and love, while doing all we can to build and maintain positive relationships with parents, carers, families and our wider community.

Our school is proud to support our pupils to ‘be the best you can be’, by providing a stimulating, and progressive curriculum. We believe that by both supporting and challenging our pupils in a nurturing environment we ensure that they develop into confident and independent learners, with the highest expectations of themselves and others. The values of tolerance, liberty, democracy and a respect for others and the rule of law are embedded in all that we teach, and the way in which we run our school. As a Unicef Silver Award Rights Respecting School, we firmly believe that we have a duty to support our pupils to become well-rounded, proactive global citizens. 

We value, respect and celebrate all achievements, both within and outside of school and encourage parents, families and the community to join us in doing so. We work hard to ensure that our pupils experience a range of enrichment activities to engage and inspire them, creating memories for life and a thirst for adventure. 

From a wonderful start in our Nursery, our 2 year old children settle quickly into our community and are nurtured as individuals, swiftly building positive relationships with both the staff and their peers. This continues for the 9 years they are with us. 

We believe community is at the heart of the work we do and have close relationships with many agencies, ensuring that our families have their holistic needs met. 

I welcome you to come and tour the school; meet our pupils who make me proud every day, meet our dedicated and passionate staffing team, view our fabulous environment, and experience the safe, happy and vibrant atmosphere we provide.

If you are a parent, carer, professional or member of the public and want to speak to us or book a tour, please call 01513551546 and one of our three lovely office staff, Mrs Stride, Ms James and Mrs Pitt, will kindly assist you.

Article 28: Every child has the right to education

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