Welcome to Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
WF Happy Healthy Holidays- part of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme
We are excited to announce that we have loads of fun activities happening this
summer as part of our WF Happy Healthy Holidays programme.
Wakefield Council are working with over thirty voluntary and community organisations,
local schools and childcare providers to provide a summer of free activities
and food for children and families eligible for income – related free school
meals throughout the district.
There are free places available for any children and young people (aged 5-16)
who are eligible for income based free school meals. This opportunity is provided as
part of the government’s expanded Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.
What Activities are Available?
There are lots of activities on offer including dance, pottery, climbing wall, forest Schools,
fire fighter courses, football, rugby, family picnic days, cricket, archery, arts and crafts,
cooking and baking, and much more!
How Can I Book a Place?
If your child is eligible for Income Based Free School Meals please visit our website:
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/schools-and-children/...
You will find a link to the booking site. Please do check back as new activities / places may be added over the coming days.
6.7.21 DfE Update
Following the announcement in the House of Commons this afternoon and on receiving
the subsequent operational guidance published by the DfE at 2pm, I can confirm that as
of September, school hours will revert back to 8.50am - 3pm for all classes.
Breakfast Club and After School Care will continue as normal.
We are aware that the preferred option in our recent communication was to continue with
staggered start/finish times. However, the Secretary of State has confirmed that school life
should return to pre covid routines.
We are very aware that this will cause congestion and issues with parking as pre covid, so
we ask that you continue to be respectful to our neighbours and community.
Use of the car park at The Castle Pub
The Castle Pub will reopen its doors after lockdown on Monday 17th May 2021.
Once re-opened, from Monday onwards there will be deliveries each morning
and staff who work at The Castle will be using the car park. During the
afternoon hours, guests will be arriving and leaving. We have always had a
very positive working relationship with the manager and staff at the Castle
and due to this have benefited from their kindness and consideration given
to parents and carers in allowing use of their car park. However, unfortunately
there has been complaints of parents being rude, aggressive and confrontational
regarding parking and they have even denied access to staff who live on site.
Therefore parents/carers will no longer have the luxury of using the car park
for parking/drop off or collection, both AM and PM due to the inappropriate
behaviours and attitudes of the minority.
Please DO NOT use the Castle Pub car park .
BBC Breakfast - The Importance of Putting PE at the Heart of School Life
SANDAL CASTLE VA COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
- A Church of England school serving the Community since 1686
On behalf of the children, staff, governors and myself it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our School. As a Church of England school, we value the spiritual as well the educational development of all our children,
whichever faith tradition they come from. We seek to be inclusive of everyone and to help our children to build their lives on firm moral foundations of love and service of one another.
If your child is joining us for the first time, we look forward to establishing a happy and successful partnership with you over the coming years. If you already have a child here, we hope to strengthen our existing links with you to
enable us to provide the best education possible. Parents are welcomed and valued as partners in their child’s education, as we believe that our children learn best when staff and parents work together.
Together we can ensure our school remains the popular and very special place that it is today.
We are all extremely proud of our school and committed to providing the very best possible education for all of our children. Sandal Castle Primary is a school where children are happy and feel a sense of belonging.
They are supported, encouraged, nurtured and loved. They enjoy learning in a stimulating and attractive environment in which each child is encouraged to have fun whilst achieving their potential in the widest sense.
It is within this positive nurturing ethos that children understand the skills they need in order to learn. We want our children to develop lively and enquiring minds, to discuss and debate, to be creative and imaginative and to
apply themselves well as they strive to reach their full potential in all aspects of school life. Our whole school vision underpins every decision we make within the school environment considering what is in the best interest
of our children. In this way, our children will always lie at the heart of everything we do
If you would like any more information, or to arrange a visit, please contact the school. We look forward to meeting you.
Nichola Russell
Headteacher
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Vision Statement
Ofsted Report - Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School, October 2019
If you would like a paper copy of the information on our school website, please ask at the main reception and we will organise this for you.
Contact Details:
Headteacher: Nichola Russell, headteacher@sandal.wakefield.sch.uk
School Business Manager: Karen Tierney, ktierney@sandal.wakefield.sch.uk
If you have any questions or queries please contact either the Headteacher or School Business Manager. Thank you.
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