St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School

I would like to welcome you and your family to St. Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School. I am very proud and honoured to serve as the headteacher of such an inclusive and successful school.

We have high aspirations for every child both academically and personally and we expect that all children will achieve their full potential. We follow the teachings and values of Jesus to encourage mutual love and respect throughout our school and community.

"We welcome children from all faiths and those who do not have a religious background and we believe that every child is equally precious and blessed with their own set of gifts and talents."

Our school has been graded as good in the past three Ofsted inspections and was graded as good with outstanding features in our Diocesan inspection in 2018.

St. Wilfrid’s is a very special place where high expectations of work and behaviour helps to foster a love of learning in a happy and stimulating environment. We have a vibrant curriculum, designed to inspire our children and an enrichment programme of extra curricular activities such as after school clubs (e.g. Space Camp, Forest School, sports and arts), trips and visitors and theme days which add to the excitement of learning.

Children have the opportunity to contribute to our school development through roles such as Head Girl and Boy, house captains and vice captains, school councillors and science ambassadors.

We take the care and support of our children’s emotional health and well being very seriously and recognise that in order to thrive children need to feel safe and secure. All staff receive regular and thorough safeguarding training and we also have key staff who provide small group and individual support to those who need it.

We joined the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust in 2020 and have welcomed the support, opportunities and benefits that this has brought to our school.

Please take the time to explore our website and please feel free to come and visit us - ring to make an appointment and see for yourself what the St. Wilfrid’s family can offer to your child.

At St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School, we are a community of learners inspired by the Gospel Values of Jesus. We ensure that everyone is valued and respected as unique, special and gifted individuals.

Encouraging pupils to succeed at all levels, developing confident, independent learners, we promote creativity and curiosity in the belief that everyone has the capacity to achieve great things.

All are fully committed to the Mission Statement and promote the development, understanding and living out of our Gospel values.

As part of God’s family, we at St Wilfrid’s believe that the Light of Christ is present in each and every one of us. It is because of this we recognise, respect and celebrate that we are all special.

There is a strong belief that we can make a difference to our children’s lives.

Our Catholic mission underpins all school life and is the driving force behind our desire to improve outcomes for all of our children. We also endeavour to build caring and supportive partnerships between school, home, parish and the wider community, strengthening an atmosphere of trust, friendship and respect.